gafbass02 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars_detail.asp?stock=px-G15ES2401 Only a bloomin' bassmaster Funk' !!!! For those of you that don't know I've had one of these for the best part of twenty years, kept it through owning over 60 other basses including many four figure warwicks, statii, stingrays etc, and still use it regularly. Folk always want to borrow it for the sound It's one of the best sounding and playing basses Ive ever ever come across at any price, but has always been a total mystery. As to who made it, where it came from, why so few etc. I bought mine long before the Internet and mine doesnt have the 'T' on the headstock like all the others I've come across.. (all three of them, including this one) Also mine has much smoother contouring than this from the looks of the picture. I'd remembered a tiny mention in a guitar magazine years ago that tanglewood would be releasing these 'high end' models, but they never really materialised, so I'd always figured that's probably what it was. A prototype perhaps. Once the web came long I looked high and low for them. I've been contacted twice by other owners doing the same. They both had just the T on the headstock, and no writing This one has both the 'bassmaster funk' logo and the big T. Oddities it seems! Mine... [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/c68790f2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/0b53385c.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/100_2700.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/DSC00010.jpg[/IMG] As you can see mine has been pimped and battered but I'll never ever part with it. Amazing set up and nice ageing along with a mid p/j width neck and the most piano like neck pickup you'll ever hear and the most burbly, burpy bridge. The both on sound is powerful and modern and although they look the same as Epi tbird humbuckers, trust me. They sound nothing like. One of the greatest basses ever ime, IMHO etc If anyone has £300 kicking around if it's as good as mine you'd do well to snap it up!! Edited May 8, 2012 by gafbass02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Looks pretty sweet and at a nice price. How does it compare to your Warwicks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Both are long gone, but the bassmaster stayed. I find it a much better bass, if not as pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Must... resist.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Looks a lot like a Spector! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Very like one I wonder if that's why there's not many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 THink if you went in there with £300 in your pocket you would come out with change- they are good in that store- gave me a free tecamp amp once... but thats another story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) Just looked at it again. The pickups are different, a different size and shape, as is the bridge and the routing around the pickups and extended neck joint looks a bit rougher than mine too. Weird Edited April 22, 2012 by gafbass02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razze06 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Mine now Was looking for a modern sounding bass, and this will do very nicely. Went through to Glasgow this morning, tried it in the boot, loved it even though the neck isn't my favourite shape, haggled a bit, and walked out witjh a fair bit of change... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Nice one. Shame were so far apart, be cool to compare them. Did you get any info on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razze06 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Nothing at all mate, just that It's a tanglewood and it has recently appeared in the shop. I'll take it practice today to put it through its paces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Hope it's as good as mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razze06 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I think it sounds almost exactly like a Spector, which is not a bad thing for me I found out it's got active pickups, but not active eq. The neck is made of two pieces of maple dovetailed and glued together, it's rather comfortable to play, with a little more neck-dive than other much bigger basses I own. I'll try it with reggae on wednesday night practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Mines all passive With a one piece neck, my truss rod cover is different too. Is the electronics cover recessed on yours? Mine sits proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razze06 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 The electronics cover sits up above the cavity! just four screws, and very few wires in there. Surprised to see a battery, to be honest. I wonder if it is an aftermarket job... The pickups look original, and from the lack of wear and cleanliness, i'd say the former user was a pick player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 I had a play with my iPhone camera last night and the bassmaster happened to be on the sofa. Thought id stick em here. [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/c47a8016.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/694f7380.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/a156dc35.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/ac29438b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/5d9ec228.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/4a009ff3.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/bfcf4a84.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/d0c8974e.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/64f7e292.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/47a15e04.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/6735c2f5.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/fd16a20f.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/7fd68d4c.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/ceda61c4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/8a273e7c.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/575fff17.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/d53cc27e.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/36aaf2f4.jpg[/IMG] All real world gig wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razze06 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I'm going to gig my recently acquired one on saturday, and then i'll decide what to do with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_stones Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 LukeFrc sent me over here and i'm really interested to find this thread. Seems there's more than a few weird but wonderful Tanglewoods out there. I've got a Tanglewood Baron bass (according to Tanglewood it's one of only 120 made) circa 1995 which has been pimped with an East U-Retro pre, but otherwise everything is as stock and my, what a bass! Like the OP I've owned and sold some 30+ basses and the Baron always stayed. Seems to be a cross somewhere between a Spector, Warwick and Ibanez. That said, I've put it up for sale due to financial issues, much to my chagrin. I wonder how many other unusual Tanglewood's there are out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 It's lush too! Wish I had the cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Good job the B in the headstock name inlay hasn't been lost. ASSMASTER FUNK would be most unfortunate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 Hmmmm. (grabs black sharpie) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razze06 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) Look what the kind people of Tanglewood sent me! [attachment=108469:TanglewoodCatalogue.jpg] The bass was in production between 1991 and 1996. Edited May 22, 2012 by razze06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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