| Reviewer
| Knowlton
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| Manufacturer
| Tune
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| Model
| Bass Maniac 4 string
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| Price
| $1300 list, $650 retail
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| Neck Type
| 3 piece maple, bolt on
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| Fingerboard
| rosewood, 24 fret
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| Body Type
| solid ash
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| Finish
| translucent poly
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| Pickup(s)
| Tune P/J active
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| Controls
| Volume,Pan,Treble & Bass Cut/Boost
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Tune Bass Maniac 4 string - list about $1300 paid $650 new
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This bass is a light weight wonder. The body is ash in a translucent
golden poly finish, the grain is accentuated with a base coat, making
it stand out better, the body is two bookmatched pieces and the finish
is superb ( and I'm VERY picky about wood. The body is smaller than a
Jazz bass and has a more extended horn and the combination balances
very well.
The neck is a three piece maple neck with a rosewood, 24 - fret board,
very slim and easy to play and is guaranteed for life. It is finished
in gloss poly and has a little drag when your hads get wet but is not
too bad. The neck is much easier to play on than the Jazz bass I had
before. Very tight fit between the body and the neck. I could not
slip a piece of notebook paper between the neck and body.
Tone controls, active (9-volt) blend, volume, treble and bass - very
easy to use and have +_15 dB range. The pickups are TUNE P-J set and
the electronics are also by TUNE. The bass sounds so good that I use
just a little bass boost and a slight blend toward the bridge pickup.
I have had many friends play this and they have always preferred
the Tune to their basses. (As most of my friends are pro's or
older fanatical players, their basses have been great) The tone
of the bass is quite good and with a P-J set of pickups, you can
get most any tone you want. I highly reccomend this bass, if you
see one used, don't hesitate to buy it!
| Construction
| 99% | 
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| Playability
| 95% |
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| Appearance
| 92% |
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| Sound
| 97% |
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| Value
| 99% |
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| range, all the sounds I can think of, great
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| player, punchy, lots of sustain, I have NO complaints)
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| Cust. Service
| 100% |
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| guy who used to import them) had it fixed faster
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| than other shops rush service (and I told him I
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| wasn't in a hurry)
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| Overall
| 98% |
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| bass, but I think its as good as any other I've seen) |
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