OLP Tony Levin

[BetaFunk]

Anyone know if the OLP Tony Levin was available as a 5-String only or did they do a 4-String version?

[Big Bass Man]

Think it was only 5 string mate - I had one when they first came out and they're great sounding basses :-)

[drTStingray]

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.

[BetaFunk]

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!

[stingrayPete1977]

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.

[dudewheresmybass]

I picked up one of the last batch.
What a beauty! Definitely my goto fiver- the only 'ray I've ever liked

[WinterMute]

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.

[pete.young]

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.

[WinterMute]

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.