zac362 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Seen as though this is the only forum I've been on where you don't get berated by an angry mob for asking the most simple of questions, i thought i'd give it a go; i picked up a Tanglewood TEB100 a few years ago and pretty much know nothing about it, i think i paid around £275 for it, no idea if i was robbed or not and it didn't even come in the proper box, if i remember rightly it was in a Cort box. i can't find anything on google or the Tanglewood website about it so I'm slightly suspicious of it and I'm wondering if its a fake, not that id be bothered because it sounds great, instead of it saying Tanglewood on the headstock it just has a fancy 'T' So i'd be grateful to anyone who could give me any info on it, mainly if I've bought some knock off and its worth just so i know if i was ripped off, cheers in advance guys. Zac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Shops will often put a bass which has been on display in any box that fits, so I wouldn't worry about the box saying cort on it. Also I doubt that anyone's making fake tanglewoods - it would be a lot more lucrative to put a Martin decal on the headstock. I have a Tanglewood TRB CE "Rosewood Reserve" acoustic bass. Mine has the full "Tanglewood" text in pearl inlay on the headstock, but I've also seen a later version with the big 'T' logo instead and a few other minor differences, so I doubt that's anything to worry about either. Tanglewood do change their ranges - the rosewood reserve link on their website is currently broken, so maybe your one is an older one which has been discontinued. Tanglewood acoustic basses are very nice instruments and seem to be priced well below other brands of similar quality I've compared mine to (although I did get mine for £230), so I don't think you've got a knock-off, but I'm sure you can get further info on the tanglewood forum: http://tanglewoodguitars.com/community/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zac362 Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Thanks a lot for the reply, just wanted someone who knows more than me to put my mind at ease a bit, and now you come to mention it, making knock off Tanglewoods probably isn't the best business to be in thanks again. Zac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMorrell Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 "Fancy T on the Headstock" - you are sure it's not a Tobias? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zac362 Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 that was one of my first worries lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 [quote name='zac362' timestamp='1317919410' post='1396298'] that was one of my first worries lol [/quote] That really shouldn't be a worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judo Chop Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I'm curious, is it just me or has anybody else here got a Tanglewood bass amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstrike Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I got a Traben bass in a jackson guitar box once, heh, I panicked when I saw the box that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zac362 Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Don't think I've ever seen one bud, but i wouldn't call my self a reliable source in that area by any stretch of the imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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