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05-22-2008, 09:26 AM
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Owner: Uni•Sound, Sales & Marketing: TC Electronic Hong Kong | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Hong Kong | | | RARE Tung Bass on the bay!!!
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05-22-2008, 10:25 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Luxembourg, Europe | | | Wasn't John Myung playing Tung basses on Dream Theater's "Awake" album?
Massive low end !
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05-22-2008, 10:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK | | | I've never heard of them, looks pretty cool though.
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05-22-2008, 10:35 AM
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Endorsing Artist: HCAF | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Woodlands, TX | | Quote:
Originally Posted by gillento  Wasn't John Myung playing Tung basses on Dream Theater's "Awake" album?
Massive low end ! | I believe so! And they're in some of his instructional vids you can find on YouTube. |
05-22-2008, 11:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York, NY | | | I have always loved the look of Tung basses.
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05-22-2008, 11:03 AM
| | | | Looks pretty nice, but the price is way out of my range. |
05-22-2008, 11:06 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere in middle America | | | Nice, but 'spensive. |
05-22-2008, 11:28 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Evansville, Indiana | | Oh, I'd sell the proverbial house if we weren't renting. This is a once in a very long time opportunity...  |
05-22-2008, 12:41 PM
| | | | Wow...
If only I didn't just splurge for the new mountain bike. If I had the cash my wife would actually let me go for it...
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05-22-2008, 12:43 PM
| | | | $4000 starting bid and it's got EMG pickups. awesome. i wonder why nobody bid on it yet..
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05-22-2008, 12:57 PM
| | | | That's like a dream bass, I've JUST spent £2000 (about $4000) on new bass gear..... FFS!! |
05-22-2008, 02:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Moldova, Republic Of. Chisinau | | | Awesome bass!
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05-22-2008, 03:22 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Montreal, Canada | | | I had a lot of trouble selling mine for 1500$.
I don't think it will sel for 4000$.
Very nice bass anyway.
And it's not a midi out on this bass.
It's a preamp output (a la alembic) but it's not plugged.
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05-24-2008, 03:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Altoona, PA | | | How's that 5 pin output work? From what I understand, the early Alembics that had this Required using that 5 pin jack for an external power supply. This also has a regular 1/4" jack, so how's that work? Also he claims it has a Bart pre w/ the active EMGs, but that can't be. They shouldn't be able to work together.
Lastly, does anyone know if Tung ever built a bass w/ EMGs? I've only ever seen them w/ Barts.
BTW....Thanks for posting this on TB (sarcasm)! It only had about 100 views before the link was posted on here! I'm really gunning for this if I know I can get some stuff sold in the next couple weeks. |
05-24-2008, 04:56 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | Looks like an awesome bass. I've long loved the look of Tung basses. I heard Nicholas had gone into the restaurant business, though part of me wishes he would go back to making basses! |
05-24-2008, 05:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Metro St. Louis | | The irony is that if the starting price were $1,800, the owner just might get $4,000! 
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05-24-2008, 05:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | I know they guy that has serial # 001, it's yellow, and a pretty rocken' bass!
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05-24-2008, 05:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Montreal, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by knarleybass I know they guy that has serial # 001, it's yellow, and a pretty rocken' bass! | here's a pictures of the one I used to own: 
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05-24-2008, 05:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Montreal, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris2112 Looks like an awesome bass. I've long loved the look of Tung basses. I heard Nicholas had gone into the restaurant business, though part of me wishes he would go back to making basses! | He is back in business!!
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05-24-2008, 05:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Montreal, Canada | | here's what he wrote on another board:
Howdy Fellow Bassist!!!
Thanks for your very kind words and your interest in my instruments. I regret that I've been in selfish pursuit of my other career and hobbies, and I haven't had much interest in bass building these last few years.
I'm in the process of putting a new shop together, and will be taking some custom commissions soon. The new company will be focused on manufacturing of small volume, high performance instruments.
A "Jazz-type" bass will be introduced later this year, with the new Wing Series debuting in 2008.
I'm working on a "Tung Bass" website, and it will be up and running very soon.
I'm very excited to be returning to the world of bass guitar manufacturing, and I hope you will fine my new designs aesthetically pleasing and functionally cool.
If you have any questions you like to ask, please post them here and I will do my best to answer them. Or you can email me at tungdesignstudio@yahoo.com
Sincerely... Nicholas Tung
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