juliusmonk

It's to replicate the portion of string beyond the nut that you would have in standard headstocks, so that you can, say, play a harmonic then press down (or sideways) on the string after the nut to apply vibrato. Easiest on the G string, of course. An old MK trick.

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Up it goes. Pics and sound clips available on demand - just pm and tell me what you want to see/hear. Incoming Marleaux means unfortunately this one has to go.

I'm seriously tempted by this now. Lucky me I can't collect.

Gorgeous.

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Hi

For sale this rare instrument I got from BCer chuckstones a while ago. Just because I really need to reduce my collection now.

It is a 1996 limited edition instrument and allegedly one of the best basses Tanglewood has ever produced. This is easily on par with basses two or three times as expensive (and I've had a few).

Neck through, with a beautiful grain in the 5-piece neck (wenge), rosewood fingerboard, brass nut, Bartolini PUs in PJ configuration, and the slimmest (maple) body I have ever seen! Immaculate construction, reminds me of 80's neckthrough basses built in Japan, but much lighter. The neck is a breeze to play, again very flat and slim. The tone is very punchy, growly and modern, not too far away from Warwick or Spector. It basically plays itself. It has had an East U retro deluxe pre fitted, so concentric vol/bal, concentric hi/lo (push pull for bright), concentric mid/mid freq, push pull on tone knob for active/passive. Needless to say, the range of possible sounds is astonishing. Set up with very low action. Gold Gotoh hardware. Weighs a bit less than 4 kg.

I'd easily keep it, but I have too many basses, and a new arrival means this one has to go.

Original sales thread here:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/144329-sold-to-juliusmonk-fs-tanglewood-baron-bass-limited-edition-with-east-pre-amp/"]http://basschat.co.u...h-east-pre-amp/[/url]

Will include the original EMG Select PUs the bass came with.

The bass is in very good condition, hardware slightly tarnished, some dings (see pics below for the most apparent on sides of the body, small anyway) and some scratches near the input jack (again see pic below).

So, lovers of modern tones, slim bodies and necks (and brand agnostics), here's a good chance to grab a phenomenal bass for little money.

Shipping from Barcelona included, in a standard hard case (or gig bag if preferred). Check my feedback here on BC if in doubt.

Any questions, just pm please.

Thanks!



















Updated pic with Bartolini PUs:

Well built, very average sound - I've tried four of their pedals (for guitar)

Successful trade with Ryan completed. My second transaction with him, everything fine again!

Cheers Ryan!

Now traded, thanks

They have separate outputs, so you need a way of mixing both signals, or just use two amps, or an effects unit like the Line6 M9 that has stereo input (so you would hear a J on the left and a P on the right 😊). A mixer would of course work as well. Not sure if you could use a 'Y' cable to plug into a mono input. Either way, it sounds immense if you use both outputs simultaneously... The original owner used two amps with separate signal paths to put one output through an aggressive path (filters, etc) and use the other to keep the low end intact, I think.

I typically use it as two different basses by just alternating between both outputs. I was eventually planning on getting a Boss LS-2.

Hope this helps.

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The MkI is a better bass than the Retroglide, I believe?

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Yes, indeed. I tried a dozen different basses in the same price range and there was no comparison. It also smokes all later BBs imho. Cheers

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Sure, I do that all the time.

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Ah, pity it is the PJ type and not one with humbuckers...