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Cheers Gary, was good to meet you. Thanks a lot for the interview, thank Ash on my behalf also. You played superbly, my mate was very very impressed. I shall see you at the Cardiff show

This is feedback for the Squier 51 bentdice sold to my friend Bill. Spotted it on the boards, after a few messages back and forth a deal was arranged. The guitar arrived to Bills satisfaction, and we're happy all round. Everyones a winner. Cheers mate.

Looks like a Prince bass

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='528405' date='Jun 30 2009, 10:23 AM']The Gordon Smith LP has a cult following in the Punk scene, most Punk bands I play with use them.[/quote] Charlier Harper himself owns a Gordon Smith, so does Nicky Garratt and little old me

Even though I wasn't too familiar with the brand I thought it was a good deal on spec I'm desperate to know which Tune it is and how much it would've cost new

Got a swap

Cheers for that Do you think it's Japanese or Korean?

Ok so I bit the bullet and bought it. Here's some photos, if anyone could identify it or give me a little information I'd be very grateful

I love it haha. Bootsy is a complete legend, and that's up there with the Axe bass is the world of iconic instruments

Thanks Musky, seems to me that the Tune brand is a massive mystery... at least identifying the origin of the instrument.

Interesting! Any idea of how I could tell if it's an original Japanese or a Korean?

Any ideas what model number it could be? I'd like to do a little research and find out how old it is etc

[quote name='Machines' post='544787' date='Jul 19 2009, 05:26 PM']No sale here ?! Moving topic .[/quote] Sorry, was unsure where to post this. Thanks for putting it in the right place

Hi everyone, Just looking for some insight into a bass I could potentially buy. It's a Tune Bass Maniac. EMG pickups (a P style and a J style), Brass nut and looks like an Ebony fretboard. It's go a natural finish. Has anyone had any experience with these and how much would a fair price be?

Well, British Music Strings which was based in Cardiff. The instruments were imported from Korea, inspected and sold. The operation went belly up long ago. They're not uncommon, you see quite a few in cash generators and car boots around the South Wales area. Not particularly well made guitars, but a lot better than the old 'Axe' brand they used to seel in the back pages of Kerrang years ago.

They use polaroid lenses. One is horizontal and the other is vertical.

[quote name='nick' post='502657' date='May 31 2009, 10:39 PM']Great bass sound, probably due to Armand Van Helden's involvement. He seems to love fuzz bass tones lately, & who can blame him! [/quote] How come you never see girls like that in rock videos anymore? Shame!

[quote name='Rich' post='502864' date='Jun 1 2009, 11:58 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260420406244&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123"]Trace rig for 300 sovs[/url]? Strikes me as a pretty good deal. BTW I am in no way affiliated with the seller. Just thought I'd better point that out! [/quote] Cracking rig, shame I haven't got the space for it at the moment!

Do you think I'd be able to get that sound by using a load of compression and possibly my old Marshall Guvnor pedal?

Thanks for the tips. How much would it set me back to get one of those pedals?

Been listening to 'Bonkers' by Dizzee Rascal. I love the strange sound they used on the bass line. I'm not sure how it's achieved so does anyone out there know?

Looks very Sid Vicious. Not worth anywhere near that! I'd give him £50 anyday for it though