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Official TUNE Club
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Never seen that weird bridge routing. It looks like it was done in the dark.
Hard to say if it was Japanese or Korean, but if it is $300, it's probably not Japanese. But that would not be the factor that stopped me- the story behind the bridge would be the problem.
Hard to say if it was Japanese or Korean, but if it is $300, it's probably not Japanese. But that would not be the factor that stopped me- the story behind the bridge would be the problem.
I've been doing research myself and I can't really find a bass that looks similar to that one. It only has 3 knobs, most of the Tune Bass I saw has 4 or 5 knobs.
So how do I identify if its Japanese or Korean? What I can tell though is the owner is an old guy 60's I guess. Could that mean maybe that bass belongs to 1st Gen or early basses of Tune?
So how do I identify if its Japanese or Korean? What I can tell though is the owner is an old guy 60's I guess. Could that mean maybe that bass belongs to 1st Gen or early basses of Tune?
That shape occurs more often in Korean than Japanese. Most Tune basses you see here are Korean, especially since the Japanese ones are more expensive.
$300 is a good deal for a Korean one, and a nonsensible one if Japanese, but I don't think country of manufacture would be my concern.
$300 is a good deal for a Korean one, and a nonsensible one if Japanese, but I don't think country of manufacture would be my concern.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I wouldn't touch it without seeing the bridge business up close. Looks like a deal breaker.
Honestly though, I'd probably pass on it. Just me, though.
Honestly though, I'd probably pass on it. Just me, though.
That is an early-mid 90s Japanese Zi-I or II. I believe the Zi-III models had a normal bridge mounted flat. Also, I think the model designation is called Somnus. I've seen these with vol, blend, and 3-band EQs and I've seen them with just a vol, blend, and tone control. Most of the ones I've seen were 3 or 4-pc maple neck-through with ash wings and either mahogany, walnut, wenge, or ebony tops and backs.
If it's in good condition, $300 is a steal. $400 is a deal. I would say $500-$700 would be a normal price for this.
I've owned the 4 and 6 string versions of this and I regret selling them! Phenomenal quality, feel, and tone!
If it's in good condition, $300 is a steal. $400 is a deal. I would say $500-$700 would be a normal price for this.
I've owned the 4 and 6 string versions of this and I regret selling them! Phenomenal quality, feel, and tone!
Tune had a booth at NAMM this year, obviously trying to increase their dealerships and perhaps get back into the US market. The WBC-4 looked very cool.
TUNE (WSC) was on NAMM last year, and the year before, and the year... and so on.. and their basses are back on North American market for quite some time (5-6 years or so).. but for some reason so many people seem to miss that fact... and yet a simple Google search is just 4 keystrokes away..
That is my bone of contention.
Back in the mid 2000's Sam Ash carried them,but discontinued them because people didn't like them.
But I love them.
Because they're not that same 'ol same 'ol you see everywhere on every wall.
Where are they back on the market at?BTW?
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Oh.OK.That's not how it happened. Sam Ash carried them and did great with them. Than they got the idea to try to buy the brand as their house brand. WSC in Korea refused to sell the name so Sam Ash, out of spite, blew out their substantial stock of TUNE basses at pricing that was below the manufacturing cost. All in an attempt to tarnish the name so much that eventually WSC decides to sell the brand. Terrible business ethics. But since WSC is one of the worlds biggest pickup and hardware manufacturers, Sam Ash tactics did not work.
I mean .. really?
Man.. I do not want my account to be suspended..
I stand corrected!I thought that it was because people didn't like them.
Sorry about that.I wouldn't want that to happen.
I used to wonder why I bought my first TWB at $860.00 in 2007 and my second at $450.00 a year later.
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And you are the sole dealer listed in the North American market. Is that correct?
