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I didn't know some Tune basses come with a pre-installed straplock system.
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NOW you are showing what you indicated.
I didn't know some Tune basses come with a pre-installed straplock system.
I know that the modern Korean ones come with "external" strap buttons; but all of my 1980's Japanese Maniacs have the pre-installed system.
I prefer Dunlop straplocks myself, but the plastic disc ones, and big rubber washers also work pretty well.
Dunlop Straplok Dual Design Strap Retainer System - Nickel
Dunlop 7036 Plastic Guitar Strap Lock | Single
Strap Stoppers - 4 Pack | stewmac.com
I'm not trying to drive you to any seller, just these were ones I found quickly. Search around a bit, you can probably find better deals.
Whaaaatttt?? This must be on newer models. Mine did not have those at all.
Looks like this is a Dunlop flush-mount installation. I like those too.
Now I just feel ripped off.I know that the modern Korean ones come with "external" strap buttons; but all of my 1980's Japanese Maniacs have the pre-installed system.
Mine is an '89 from Japan. No strap locks of any kind. External strap buttons only. I ended up putting a DiMarzio quick release strap on it.
For what it's worth, I would not fill the holes of a flush-mount strap lock just to use Schallers. They're nice, but not worth that much hassle in my opinion. Better to go with the Dunlop model if you already have the hole and receiver in place.
Well, here's about how much you can fit into the control cavity of a TWB-63!
Aguilar OBP-3 preamp with separate bass/mid/treble knobs. Pickup blend/volume changed to separate volume/volume knobs. Each knob is also a push/pull switch. Since I found out that the factory pickups had all individual coil wires exposed, I decided to add each pickups series/parallel wiring to the front side options.
Knob switches:
Bass -> neck pickup coils series/parallel
Mid -> mid frequency select 400Hz/800Hz
Treble -> bridge pickup coils series/parallel
Neck volume -> pickup wiring together in series/parallel
Bridge volume -> active/passive
When the pickups are selected to run in series together, the bridge volume knob is disabled and the neck volume knob controls the combined volume.
Also, I love the Aguilar preamp! The EQ is so fantastic and there is no tonal change when run flat! I found this out because when it's flat and I toggle between active/passive there is no change! At first, I thought that I'd messed up the active/passive switch wiring, but with adjusted EQ and toggling, the change is right there. I can actually use the active/passive as a flat/EQ switch because of this. It also doesn't add any hiss or noise. I tested this by cranking the treble (16dB @6.5kHz) with no hiss! This was very good to find out as running pickups in series can attenuate their high frequencies a bit and I may want to add a little back in.
I just got this all wired in last night and haven't gotten too much time to play around with it, but so far I'm loving the bridge pickup coils in series, neck pickup coils in parallel, and both pickups in series with each other switch configuration.
And best of all, since I didn't have to drill any extra holes, I can still swap back in the original preamp board and go back to factory in the future if I feel so inclined (which I most likely won't).
Aguilar OBP-3 preamp with separate bass/mid/treble knobs. Pickup blend/volume changed to separate volume/volume knobs. Each knob is also a push/pull switch. Since I found out that the factory pickups had all individual coil wires exposed, I decided to add each pickups series/parallel wiring to the front side options.
Knob switches:
Bass -> neck pickup coils series/parallel
Mid -> mid frequency select 400Hz/800Hz
Treble -> bridge pickup coils series/parallel
Neck volume -> pickup wiring together in series/parallel
Bridge volume -> active/passive
When the pickups are selected to run in series together, the bridge volume knob is disabled and the neck volume knob controls the combined volume.
Also, I love the Aguilar preamp! The EQ is so fantastic and there is no tonal change when run flat! I found this out because when it's flat and I toggle between active/passive there is no change! At first, I thought that I'd messed up the active/passive switch wiring, but with adjusted EQ and toggling, the change is right there. I can actually use the active/passive as a flat/EQ switch because of this. It also doesn't add any hiss or noise. I tested this by cranking the treble (16dB @6.5kHz) with no hiss! This was very good to find out as running pickups in series can attenuate their high frequencies a bit and I may want to add a little back in.
I just got this all wired in last night and haven't gotten too much time to play around with it, but so far I'm loving the bridge pickup coils in series, neck pickup coils in parallel, and both pickups in series with each other switch configuration.
And best of all, since I didn't have to drill any extra holes, I can still swap back in the original preamp board and go back to factory in the future if I feel so inclined (which I most likely won't).
Was it pre-wired or did you installed it yourself?
I ordered an AGGY OPB-3 for my G Style six earlier this month.
Still waiting on it.
I don't know where in Michigan you live, or if you'd be interested in a Korean Tune but there's a Tune TWB43 bass on the local CL where I live. I'm in no way associated with the seller but it looks like it's in good condition. If I were in the market for another Tune bass ( I have a silver TWX41), I would consider buying it myself. I'm going with medium scale basses these days.
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I did all of the wiring myself. It was a bit of doing but worth it. I used a combination of these wiring schematics to get it all together:
Pickup series/parallel switch:
Pickup coils series/parallel:
OBP-3 wiring sheet: used a combination of the volume/volume wiring and the active/passive wiring
I could probably put together a new master schematic if anybody's interested.
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That does look nice. About a 2.5 hour drive from me. But I'm not looking for another bass.
Here's the link for the Korean Hatsun Tune site.
https://www.tuneguitars.com/
Here's the link for Tune Japan.
TUNE Guitar Maniac
Here is mine. A very nice bass but doesn't get much play.
Just send it to me & it will get more attention... ;-)
In 87 Tune Japan started building for Gary Levinson, the Blade contract brought in more money than their own models.Now I just feel ripped off.
Mine is an '89 from Japan. No strap locks of any kind. External strap buttons only. I ended up putting a DiMarzio quick release strap on it.
The wee touches like strap locks started to disappear as they concentrated on the other contract.
There's not a whole I can say
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As Tune went into the late 80's/very early 90's necks/bodies and hardware were imported from the Korea for assembly in Japan.
The Korean company was Hatsun,part of WSC Music. Now a fairly large concern they supply guitar hardware to OEM factories and their pickup branch (Roswell) build for some large players. The large players include Fender, ESP, Fernandes, Tagima and of course Tune.
Later Hatsun took over both assembly and distribution for Tune.
When Tune in Japan went bust WSC still had orders to complete and continued production. For decades WSC have had the rights to Tune Guitar Technology. It's not a big part of the business and my feeling is WSC keep it going more for nostalgia than profit.
The Tune Guitar Technology in Korea vs Tune Guitar Maniac is a murky area. I only became aware there was a Tune still operating in Japan a few years back, this was after an American living Japan offered to promote the basses in the US.
Obviously he was upset to see his business plan crumble when he discovered Tune in Japan didn't own the name
It was then I started to hear claims of stolen trademarks etc.
There been several claims. In one the original Tune boss passed away having made a verbal agreement with WSC, in another the boss and money had disappeared
Given the centuries long animosity between the 2 countries I doubt we'll ever get the full story
