noirpunk Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 No sale here ?! Moving topic . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 [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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smash Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) Yep I had one a few years back sounded fantastic, colour was purple with black hardware and looked great, very similar to a Bass Collection, neck was super skinny very fast and the preamp was good too. I sold mine for £240 thinking now that seemed too cheap for such a nice bass. Edited July 19, 2009 by Smash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 One of our members on here, [b][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showuser=64"]Phaedrus[/url][/b], currently owns a Tune, and I think may have had a couple more in the past - might be worth dropping him a PM to see if he has anything to share? Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) I couldn't give you any idea on price, though I can tell you that they were god enough for Bass Collection to copy the design and sell it cheaper to huge success. And even the Bass Collections were mid range basses. The Bass Maniacs were hugely influential and spawned the whole fashion for small bodied lightweight basses in the early nineties. Edit: In a bizarre coincidence, I happened to have the first edition (Nov 94) of Bassist in front me after scanning in a review for someone the other day and I've just noticed it's also got a review of a Bass Maniac STB11-2. List price was £799. Edited July 19, 2009 by Musky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Tune Korea still do a version of the [url="http://www.tuneguitars.com/store/wizmart.php?code=000701&lv=2"]Bass Maniac[/url]. Current price for a natural finish 4-string $972. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Interesting! Any idea of how I could tell if it's an original Japanese or a Korean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_of_the_bass Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Just for info. Tune were part of Washburn. Superb basses - I always wanted a pink one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) Interesting thread about Tune over on [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=503443"]talkbass[/url]. It seems they are still in production in Japan by the original and entirely separate company. The Korean company appears to have started in producing them in 1999 and hold the rights to the bass everywhere outside of Japan. BigRedX - don't happen to know any history on this do you? Edited July 19, 2009 by Musky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveybass Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 I've got a Korean SJX-4 up for grabs..do a search in the sales section and it should come up.They are lovely basses and getting really hard to come across. I only found out about my one from some Korean website, can't get them new now so could potentially be a bargain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Thanks Musky, seems to me that the Tune brand is a massive mystery... at least identifying the origin of the instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanSpeeltBas Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 That's a nice Tune. The original Bass Maniac (MIJ from '84 on) however had 25 frets, so this one is a later model. Up to the 90s Tune made beautiful quality basses but suffered from poor distribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Cheers for that Do you think it's Japanese or Korean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHUFC BASS Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Looks like a good spec indeed - with an ash body too. How much did you pay for it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) Got a swap Edited June 5, 2014 by noirpunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Bargain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) 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 Edited July 20, 2009 by noirpunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanSpeeltBas Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 My guess would be a later MIJ model. The current japanese Tune (Guitar Technology) company isn't really making Maniacs anymore though there's one in the "outlet" section of their website, 24 frets like yours. The Korean models (like sold by Bass Centre) are 25 fret models with a square fingerboard end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tune Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Hi, Have someone any kind of idea what modell my Tune is and when it is produced. See enclosed photos. Best regards, Tapsa [attachment=30011:IMG_0112.jpg] [attachment=30010:IMG_0111.jpg] [attachment=30009:IMG_0110.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 (edited) [quote name='noirpunk' post='545622' date='Jul 20 2009, 07:10 PM']Cheers for that Do you think it's Japanese or Korean?[/quote] There's one on the Ishibashi used box just like that, well with a fancy facing. It's up at 50,000 (yen, I'm afraid ) Item 326190201-14 [url="http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/e/"]Ishibashi Used Box. [/url] No model info but I can ask my friend there if you'd like me to. Edited July 30, 2009 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Early Jap made Tunes are great quality. (Newer ones not so bad either) Seem to remember the bassist in Aswad using one. They made a fabulous 6 string bass also. Heard one at a function one night many years ago. The guy was a good player admittedly but it was only through an old Trace 715 and sounded superb. Really high tech. I reckon you've had a serious result. Cheapest 4 I've seen has been about €600 here and about £450 in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassibz Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 If you want real Japan Tune (high end instrument), [url="http://www.cc.rim.or.jp/~tune/"]http://www.cc.rim.or.jp/~tune/[/url] is website what you looking for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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