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11-13-2012, 03:25 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: germany | | folks, I have a TUNE bass for sale.
it's a vintage model, that was built in the original factory in Japan.
very rare bass... check it out.
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11-13-2012, 05:23 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Big Bethel, Virginia | | | I like this $250 used MIK bass. It's a righteous slab of swamp ash. When I play it, it does what I want it to do. The tree doesn't know what decal is on the headstock any more than the cow knows what brand is on the milk carton.
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11-13-2012, 06:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: germany | | | that means, an ash body squier should sound just like an ash body fodera :-)
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11-13-2012, 06:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Big Bethel, Virginia | | | No. My post means I found in this MIK Tune a fantastic deal in a great sounding, great playing bass.
It also means exactly what it says. The tree has no idea what the decal on the headstock says.
And so one bass may sound better than another regardless of decal.
I have a magic plank. It came on a bass that had a Squier decal. It is now combined with a magic neck, same decal.
Although people are getting snotty about these SQ basses, the reason I was able to afford them is they were despised.
The same decal that got them despised now gets them anxiously asked about regarding collector value.
If that doesn't say what a crock the whole decal thing is, nothing does.
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11-13-2012, 07:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: germany | | | well yes, that's true.
a lot of basses have ash bodies, maple necks and rosewood fingerboards. nothing fancy one would say.
and still, the TUNE i have sounds amazing, compared to the boring sounding lot that nearly made me think i hate ash bodies and maple necks. haha
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11-30-2012, 01:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Germantown, Louisville KY USA | | JIK anyone's interested there's a neck through Tune at GC in El Paso TX... $500 
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11-30-2012, 05:55 PM
| | | | I've got a rare black '91 MIJ Bass Maniac 5 lefty, TB model that came with Alembic pups, which I replaced with Barts & replaced the original bridge with a Schaller roller type so I could get tighter spacing at the bridge. Had it 20 yrs now n it still plays sweet. Can I get a number if someone is still doing that? If not I'll claim #61 unless it's taken or way too high. Will post some pics if I can find any as the bass is currently in storage.
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12-02-2012, 02:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: belfast | | | i just got myself a TUNE TWB4. it has aflame maple top. i remember seeing a japanese made TUNE BASS MANIAC in a guitar shop in belfast in the late eighties and loved the look. mine however as most on this subject will know is a korean made 2006 model and the plastic protective covering was still on the control cavity cover and truss rod cover. i picked this bass up in a secondhand shop here in belfast. i wasnt out looking for another bass as i already have an ernie ball musicman and a p bass,however when i played this bass i had to have it. the last time i played a bass that had that piano like tone it had a big price tag. can anyone shed some light on price guide. doesnt seem to be a lot of info out there on these basses all i know is i aint put mine down since i got it. it is in absolutely mint mint mint condition...once i gave it a good clean and string change. p.s can i join your club please lol...cheers and hope someone can shed some light on rough price guide or what this bass retails/retailed at thanx |
12-02-2012, 08:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: germany | | | seems like tune basses do have a superb b-string too.
i know, my synchron does.
its amazing
check the sound clip in my signature
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12-03-2012, 07:41 AM
| | | Hello,
I'm a owner of a nice TWB53  . Great bass, I will take some pics of my beauty as soon as possible.
I have a question about the supernova zi?
Did you played it ?
what about the sound and the finish ?  
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12-03-2012, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by iuserneim  folks, I have a TUNE bass for sale.
it's a vintage model, that was built in the original factory in Japan.
very rare bass... check it out. |
Looks nice !! Only for sale, some interest for a trade ?
I'm in Belgium !
I would be happy to buy your tune, if I have the opportunity to sale my basses...  |
12-04-2012, 03:19 AM
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12-07-2012, 03:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: germany | | my tune is still up for sale, too.
check the for sale thread.
and the sound clip.
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12-08-2012, 04:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: belfast | | Quote:
Originally Posted by clemford I just bought this TWB53 FM through CL and I love this guitar. The preamp is really versatile and the sound is so warm. My problem is it needs a good cleaning (thumb grease) and some refinishing like staining and oiling. I also tried to email Tune for two missing knob caps and I just noticed that the T Logo on the headstock is missing. I really think this is a beautiful looking and unique guitar and I would love to try and restore it as close to new as possible. Any help would be appreciated. | hi, i have just aquired a twb 43 and its like nothing else i have ever played...i absolutely love it. anyway i am replacing the plastic knobs with nice gold ones so if u want you can have my plastic ones. my headstock logo was missing also but im getting an identical one made cheers gary |
12-20-2012, 12:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: H-Town | | | I recently got a Yamaha 800AF, and I love it. I'm thinking of getting a TWX41, how would this compare to the Yamaha whose neck I love? It seems that I like getting into uncommon basses like this. |
12-27-2012, 04:00 AM
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tune twb53 made in korea ( wenge to)  
Number please ?? |
12-31-2012, 07:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: H-Town | | | Mine should be here Friday...
I'vs got a TWX-41 silver fretless on it's way. This should be fit in nicely with my other two fretless basses. |
12-31-2012, 01:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: South of the USA | | | I lost count... All of you consider yourself numbered as "NUMBER 1"
Why? Because I am reading posts on this board how people are totally or partially unhappy with their brand-name instruments. And I know - THERE IS NO UNHAPPY TUNE OWNERS!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!
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01-06-2013, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Flat Eric Hi. Hoping you can help.
I am a big collector of bass and guitar and have a really interesting
tune bass, that I have not seen before.
BIG sound and a delight to play - just can't pin it down.   
Any ideas??
Cheers.  | You're not alone anymore. This bass has found it's way to Sweden as well. I bought the pig in a poke, and I'm very disappointed 
I don't think it's a prototype, and I don't think it's crafted in Japan. All the parts on my bass seem original and can be found on the link below. My guess is that it's Korean. The bass seems to be an older and simpler version of the Supernova ZI. http://tuneguitars.com/store/wizmart...de=000601&lv=2
I'm afraid I can't give a rave review. The neck is bent at the 10th fret (quite sharp, not a normal curvature) and impossible to adjust with the truss rod. I've never come across a wooden neck this hard. It's almost as stiff as my aluminium Kramer. I have to find a (cheap) way to get it straight. Except for this major flaw, the wooden parts seem to be of good quality and crafted fairly nice. The hardware is cheapish Korean stuff from WooSung Chrous Industries. http://wscmusic.com/1024/guitar_part/guitar-part.htm
To my taste, the "LJF" pickups don't sound good wired in series (no treble at all, and not a nice p-bass sound either). They sound OK in parallell, either as is or the two outermost coils (j-bass sound) or the two innermost coils (MM-type of sound). If I can get the neck straight I'm going to rewire it like this.
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