It is. It’s still very woody and I’m running the Thomastik Acousticores which I love (but didn’t at first). Besides being a looker, it’s a dream to play.
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Renaissance/Turner Basses Club
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I'm not sure D-Tar is still a functional entity between Seymour Duncan and Rick Turner anymore, but you might pick up one of those outboard preamps secondhand. I have a D-Tar Equinox that I mostly use for my upright bass rig, but it works marvels with a Renaissance too. It's also a fantastic DI. I haven't tried it out yet with the Model One piezoelectric blender. The 'Real Job' and a nagging medical condition is eating up all my time, will, and ability to play right now, but I'm planning to put up some video of that thing this Fall.
The shop is responding to email but no one is there to answer the phone, so you might email either Scott (Office Manager) [email protected], or sales@rickturnerguitars will get you Eric. Either one should be able to get you an answer from The Boss on retrofitting a piezo bridge.
I'm not sure D-Tar is still a functional entity between Seymour Duncan and Rick Turner anymore, but you might pick up one of those outboard preamps secondhand. I have a D-Tar Equinox that I mostly use for my upright bass rig, but it works marvels with a Renaissance too. It's also a fantastic DI. I haven't tried it out yet with the Model One piezoelectric blender. The 'Real Job' and a nagging medical condition is eating up all my time, will, and ability to play right now, but I'm planning to put up some video of that thing this Fall.
The shop is responding to email but no one is there to answer the phone, so you might email either Scott (Office Manager) [email protected], or sales@rickturnerguitars will get you Eric. Either one should be able to get you an answer from The Boss on retrofitting a piezo bridge.
I will just say this, it’s a good thing I was sitting on the john when I saw this .....
Rick Turner Renaissance RB-6 Bass Natural (300) | eBay
very pricy and he has several more basses and guitars. But pricy!!
Rick Turner Renaissance RB-6 Bass Natural (300) | eBay
very pricy and he has several more basses and guitars. But pricy!!
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Willcutt Guitars keeps a pretty good stock of inventory of top-shelf Turner goods. They're listed at full price, but I imagine negotiations have taken place. (it is a brick-and-mortar storefront...)
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A cool sequence...
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Gorgeous! A model one is the only bass on my gas list.
Turner friends...did you all see this on Reverb? It listed a couple of days ago and I've been drooling since. Please tell me I don't need this...help a friend out. 
Rick Turner Electroline Guitar - Roasted Ash Sunburst | Kralltime's Cool Gear | Reverb
Rick Turner Electroline Guitar - Roasted Ash Sunburst | Kralltime's Cool Gear | Reverb
- Aug 21, 2013
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Turner friends...did you all see this on Reverb? It listed a couple of days ago and I've been drooling since. Please tell me I don't need this...help a friend out.
Rick Turner Electroline Guitar - Roasted Ash Sunburst | Kralltime's Cool Gear | Reverb
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Man... DO NOT do that stuff around here. Some of us have guitar-itches too!
Turner friends...did you all see this on Reverb? It listed a couple of days ago and I've been drooling since. Please tell me I don't need this...help a friend out.
Rick Turner Electroline Guitar - Roasted Ash Sunburst | Kralltime's Cool Gear | Reverb
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Best I can do or say is.....
You’ll only ever need one more bass or guitar. In that order.
I was using Pyramid flats on my Model 1, but they just didn’t sound right and the tension felt too high for this bass. So, I replaced them with TI jazz flats and boy did it make a difference! The bass sounds great and the string tension is perfect for this bass. It’s amazing how some strings work well on one bass, but don’t jive too well with another. The other thing I learned is to accept the bass for what it is. I was trying to make it sound and play like my other bass, but when I let that go and viewed this bass for what it is meant to be it really came alive. Very psyched to have this in the fold and look forward to taking it for a spin with an ensemble when people can get together again! 
Saw this nice Model 1 bass posted recently
Rick Turner Model 1 2005 Custom Flame Maple Burst | Wooleyburger Inc | Reverb
Rick Turner Model 1 2005 Custom Flame Maple Burst | Wooleyburger Inc | Reverb
I was looking at that one last night and drooling a bit.....our friend @EdwardofHuncote grabbed the last one I saw listed and almost bought.
This one currently listed only has two knobs for the electronics. What is the difference to the 4 knob electronics? Thanks!The one in the link I posted has three knobs (one is up on the top "horn"). This bass has the same electronics as mine: volume and tone (likely with push/pull coil tap for the magnetic pickup) down below; and the upper knob is the pan for the magnetic and piezo pickup. GoH's bass has the Turner EQ system, he has a post farther back in this thread with a photo that shows what all the knobs on his bass do.
I like the simple setup on my bass, straight forward that still provides a variety of tonal options.
I like the simple setup on my bass, straight forward that still provides a variety of tonal options.
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I was looking at that one last night and drooling a bit.....our friend @EdwardofHuncote grabbed the last one I saw listed and almost bought.
Mine has the semi-parametric equalizer circuit... that's the extra two knobs and switch.
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I oughta' be fired for not posting a picture in a month. Or really much of anything else. I swear though guys, (and maybe a couple girls?) I've been totally killin'it at the real job. I might as well put up a mailbox and save myself the commute.
Anyway, I was telling somebody around here the other day about my Electrolines. They really don't get enough yakety-yak. Both of mine are fully-pully EL-535-PMM models, Reference Piezo bridges and two magnetic pickups, blending electronics. You could hard-pan to any one source, or balance all three. Let me be upfront about it... these these will smack your butt faster than yo-mamma will. (My Mom was a pro at smackin'...) The reference piezo is like a bass boost function. I have solo'd it out and played that way. It is nothing like the acoustic-y response you get back from a Renaissance. I can't adequately describe it, but it is much more sensitive. It can't do that Ren thing nearly as well as a Renaissance does. It could be the strings too. My parenthetical point here is, there is a lot of difference between the undersaddle piezo element and the reference piezos which have a separate element for each string. I think more accurate information is being transmitted that way, by each being isolated. Someone more educated about how they actually work is free and welcome to chime in and correct me.
So what does it do? Pretty much any music you want to play. I like playing Grateful Dead music, Dead & Company, Fleetwood Mac, I like quite a bit of pop country. My main gig (back when there were such things) was a newgrass/jamband thing. Those guys don't care what instrument I play as long as I keep their time straight, but the Turners fit right in. During the shutdown gig-less Summer of 2020, like quite a few of you I spent some time playing through the home practice rig. You can easily dial-up just about anything with these basses. They are not complicated at all. Volume, Pan between the magnetic pickups, Pan between the piezo and magnetics, and two concentric tone knobs for treble roll-off on each source. Simple. Just play it. They balance great. A little bit heavy, but the trade off is ergonomics. I got a Titanium plate, and an arthritic spine and I can play 'em for two sets with no problem.
I'll hush up and post some pictures now...
First up, here is #05-2129 an Electroline 5-string, converted to a lined fretless, by Rick Turner, himself right after I bought it. I am the second owner, and a gracious hat-tip to @Road Hat for this Ferrari Red hot rod. She never disappoints.
Pretty figure in this neck...
#05-2129... got yer mmwahh right here.
Hang on... there's more coming.
Anyway, I was telling somebody around here the other day about my Electrolines. They really don't get enough yakety-yak. Both of mine are fully-pully EL-535-PMM models, Reference Piezo bridges and two magnetic pickups, blending electronics. You could hard-pan to any one source, or balance all three. Let me be upfront about it... these these will smack your butt faster than yo-mamma will. (My Mom was a pro at smackin'...) The reference piezo is like a bass boost function. I have solo'd it out and played that way. It is nothing like the acoustic-y response you get back from a Renaissance. I can't adequately describe it, but it is much more sensitive. It can't do that Ren thing nearly as well as a Renaissance does. It could be the strings too. My parenthetical point here is, there is a lot of difference between the undersaddle piezo element and the reference piezos which have a separate element for each string. I think more accurate information is being transmitted that way, by each being isolated. Someone more educated about how they actually work is free and welcome to chime in and correct me.
So what does it do? Pretty much any music you want to play. I like playing Grateful Dead music, Dead & Company, Fleetwood Mac, I like quite a bit of pop country. My main gig (back when there were such things) was a newgrass/jamband thing. Those guys don't care what instrument I play as long as I keep their time straight, but the Turners fit right in. During the shutdown gig-less Summer of 2020, like quite a few of you I spent some time playing through the home practice rig. You can easily dial-up just about anything with these basses. They are not complicated at all. Volume, Pan between the magnetic pickups, Pan between the piezo and magnetics, and two concentric tone knobs for treble roll-off on each source. Simple. Just play it. They balance great. A little bit heavy, but the trade off is ergonomics. I got a Titanium plate, and an arthritic spine and I can play 'em for two sets with no problem.
I'll hush up and post some pictures now...
First up, here is #05-2129 an Electroline 5-string, converted to a lined fretless, by Rick Turner, himself right after I bought it. I am the second owner, and a gracious hat-tip to @Road Hat for this Ferrari Red hot rod. She never disappoints.
Pretty figure in this neck...
#05-2129... got yer mmwahh right here.
Hang on... there's more coming.
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I was on vacation at a Fiddlers Convention quite a few years ago when this one popped up on ebay. I had withdrawn cash from my little music-kitty-bank-account to carry with me, you know... in case an old Gibson mandolin or Martin guitar that tickled my fancy happened to be at this Festival at a discount price. So of all times for my PayPal account to be depleted... needless to say, I got up the next morning and drove 60 miles to the nearest branch to deposit funds sufficient to purchase this Turner Electroline 5-string. She's #07-2551... a total badass in vintageburst swamp ash. On to the photo-shoot.
This kinda' tickles me... when they stamped the serial number, somebody had an 'aww-crap' moment. See it?
Here's a look at the bridge. If you look close enough, you can see each saddle has a wire running to it. That other thingamajig is an aftermarket mute. It was on there when I got the bass, and I was going to remove the thing but it actually works. And it ain't hurting my pride.
#07-2551 Come to think of it... '07 was a kinda' sideways year.
I'll lay the Renaissance basses out on the mauve sheets next.
This kinda' tickles me... when they stamped the serial number, somebody had an 'aww-crap' moment. See it?
Here's a look at the bridge. If you look close enough, you can see each saddle has a wire running to it. That other thingamajig is an aftermarket mute. It was on there when I got the bass, and I was going to remove the thing but it actually works. And it ain't hurting my pride.
#07-2551 Come to think of it... '07 was a kinda' sideways year.
I'll lay the Renaissance basses out on the mauve sheets next.
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@EdwardofHuncote Daaaaamnnnnn! I knew you had both of these but I don't think I was aware of the finishes on yours. Both are stunning in their own way! Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for posting these photos with the info. What do yours weigh? I think I got lucky with mine... My EL-434-PMM weighs 8.6lbs and the EL-434-MMM fretless prototype weighs a little less than that.
On a more important note...how is your back doing? Sounds like you've been able to stand and play for a while now.
On a final note...how is that Model 1?
On a more important note...how is your back doing? Sounds like you've been able to stand and play for a while now.
On a final note...how is that Model 1?
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New Renaissance owner here... just acquired a used Renaissance Fretless 5 and absolutely hooked on the sound and the playability. I wasn't sure I'd like the Thomastik AB strings as I'm a confirmed flats player but I think I'm there. Is there any way of dating the bass from the number on the headstock?
