BetaFunk Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Anyone know if the OLP Tony Levin was available as a 5-String only or did they do a 4-String version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bass Man Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Think it was only 5 string mate - I had one when they first came out and they're great sounding basses :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Definitely only 5 string. I read an interview with Tony Levin at the time and he said he'd been involved with re-voicing the EQ - which might account for them sounding different. Dunno how many they made but fairly rare I think. I remember being in a shop in Denmark St trying some basses out and a guy came in asked to buy one - needless to say they'd never heard of the model and were not very helpful! The guy was trying to buy one for his daughter IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Thanks to both of you for the info. I remember when the OLP Tony Levin came out but didn't think any more about them. Saw one recently and realise that there were a bit of a bargain and wish i'd have bought one at the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I have used one a lot, nice basses. The tort guard is a bit flimsy and the string spacing is even narrower than a regular ray 5 but it did not bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I picked up one of the last batch. What a beauty! Definitely my goto fiver- the only 'ray I've ever liked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I've had mine a year, I changed the pup and preamp for barts, but it's still a cracking bass. There wasn't a 4 string version, and the early ones were a bit suspect as i understand it. If you can find one the are worth the money. The neck is a little narrower, but is deeper tan the standard SR5 profile, more a D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I think the early ones had a 3-point bridge which was prone to failure - something it shared with the MM3. I had a later MM3, which had a MusicMan pattern and 5 fixing points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Mine has the bridge with the Allen keyed bolts into sleeves set in the body, just like real MM bridges, OLP standard bridges were simply screwed, I don't know if early TL models had the standard OLP Bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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