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#24
scourgeofgod said:
The string travel looks fine to me, it's just always been my rational that if you're going to spend upwards of $1000 on an instrument it had better be perfect construction wise. Not trying to take a shot at the bass or Acoustic356, I just couldn't help but nitpick this one particular detail, the bass looks otherwise looks flawless.
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No problem... I looked at the back of the headstock for a while myself. When I realized that it didn't impact playability, I couldn't see any way they could have kept the symmetry. Ibanez offsets their tuners for this same reason, I guess... I kind of like it...
 
#25
Someone was asking about Tune basses in another thread recently - just thought I'd mention that the Tune folks claimed the "straight pull" from tuner to the nut (the perpendicular business) was a good thing, though I don't recall the specifics of the argument. Would seem to make it less likely that there'd be uneven tension left after tuning (when there's an angle, makes it more likely that the string windings will get "hung up" on the back corner of the but, leaving uneven / unresolved tension, maybe). (And yeah, some of Tune's headstocks looked odd at first glance because of the way they did the offset business.)
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#26
Acoustic356 said:
Is that a good thing?
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That's a very good thing, as it lessens the stress on the strings. The straighter the line between where the string leaves the tuning peg, and the tailpiece saddles...the less bending that is asked of the string...the mo bettah it for everything, from string life to intonation.
You got a beauty in this one, no doubt...and don't be too quick to sell your Ibanez short. It's a rock solid instrument as well. I wish you years and years of great playing with both of them...
and then you'll add a third guitar to the fold and then etc. etc. etc... :)
 
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#31
the harp unstrung said:
The headstock of bholder's (Tune?) bass is an excellent example of that 'straight pull' thing. They went as far as they had to to arrange the tuning pegs (asymmetrically) so as to create that effect. (GAWD, ain't spell check a wunnerful thing?)
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Perhaps I should point out - that's not mine, I do have one downstairs in a case, no pics though, that's just a link off to their website or some such. But yeah, that's a Tune Bass Maniac headstock (that was one of their first models, it's the one that Bass Collection and then later SX licensed and copied).
 
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#32
I wish someone knew where this came from (Google has failed me), that thing is gorgeous!
How much was it, if you don't mind my asking?

Everyone saying it looks like this or that...personally, the body looks most like the Fodera Monarch to me (obviously not a Fodera, though).
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#33
I took the bass by my tech today... he gave it the thumbs up! Popped it open to see if there were any markings on the inside and found an Aguilar OBP-3.

1 toggle turns the pre-amp on/off. When you turn it on, it activates a deeper bass boost.
The other toggle acts as a mid-scoop. You can get a good Marcus Muller finger style sound, then flip the mid-scoop and get a killer slap tone.

I strung it with D'Addario 45-100... NICE
 
#34
If all goes well, his sister is going to be coming home with us tomorrow! His sister is a greenish/blue 5 string tenor bass made by the same luthier. Same electronics, hardware... the only difference is that this has a bolt on neck.

Can't wait to get her home... all we need is for the weather to hold up...
 

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