dans107
04-20-2004, 05:19 AM
Manufacturer: Tanglewood
Model: Rebel 4K
Price: £200
Neck: Korean maple
Fretboard: Roseword, 24 frets
Body: Korean maple
Pickups: 2 EMG passive pickups, both J and P
Colour: Wine Red, wood effect
Controls 2 tone, 1 volume
I started playing bass around three years ago, with a second hand Squier. After a month or two of playing, I decided I wanted (or needed) a new bass. I didn't have a whole lot of money, so my Dad was going to pay for most of it.
I looked around, and soon saw this.
I think, because I hadn't been playing that long, it was the colour that caught my attention. It was a rich, wine red colour with the nice wood effect, looked really good.
Needless to say, I bought it soon after.
The more I played, the more I realised how good it was.
24 frets give you HUGE playability. It's like how people say "once you start on a 5 string, you'll never go back down to 4". For me, it's exactly the same with 24 frets. I don't enjoy playing other basses with 20 frets as much as I do this, you miss the extra notes.
Staying with the neck - it's very, very smooth. A lot basses tend to have a somewhat 'rough' neck, which decreases it's playability. Not this bass.
Another thing on it's side, is that it has a small body, meaning it's really light. Because of this, you'd expect the balance to be terrible - but it's not. It's near perfect.
The good thing about this bass, is the range of sound you can get.
You want a metallic sound, whack the P up. You want some good low end, whack the J up. For best of both worlds, whack both up!
What I tend to do, is have the J on 3/4's, and the P on 1/4. This gives me a nice low end, bass sound, but enough treble to cut through the guitar. It works wonders.
The durability of this bass is amazing. I've knocked, dropped it and banged countless times, and I'm yet to find a scratch or dent on it.
What also seems to be a problem with other basses is the strap points. On these, they are as solid as anything. You'd be pushed to find something stonger than these ones.
It's great for all types of music - punk, rock, metal, jazz, funk - everything! I only have one other bass, for a back up when I gig. It's a Tanglewood again, and very trustworthy. If you're not going to gig, you won't need another bass - you can get every sound you need out of this. A session players dream!
I've seen a few people not bother to give this bass a second look, mainly because it's a Tanglewood and it's overly expensive. I can't understand why though - for £200, you can't drop of with this bass. I've had it over 2 years now, and can't find any faults with it.
For me, it's an easy 5/5.
I really, really like this bass however, but I'm sure some people have some little 'niggles' about it, as I've heard some have come with a scratch or whatever, but it's still a strong 4.5/5.
Dan
Model: Rebel 4K
Price: £200
Neck: Korean maple
Fretboard: Roseword, 24 frets
Body: Korean maple
Pickups: 2 EMG passive pickups, both J and P
Colour: Wine Red, wood effect
Controls 2 tone, 1 volume
I started playing bass around three years ago, with a second hand Squier. After a month or two of playing, I decided I wanted (or needed) a new bass. I didn't have a whole lot of money, so my Dad was going to pay for most of it.
I looked around, and soon saw this.
I think, because I hadn't been playing that long, it was the colour that caught my attention. It was a rich, wine red colour with the nice wood effect, looked really good.
Needless to say, I bought it soon after.
The more I played, the more I realised how good it was.
24 frets give you HUGE playability. It's like how people say "once you start on a 5 string, you'll never go back down to 4". For me, it's exactly the same with 24 frets. I don't enjoy playing other basses with 20 frets as much as I do this, you miss the extra notes.
Staying with the neck - it's very, very smooth. A lot basses tend to have a somewhat 'rough' neck, which decreases it's playability. Not this bass.
Another thing on it's side, is that it has a small body, meaning it's really light. Because of this, you'd expect the balance to be terrible - but it's not. It's near perfect.
The good thing about this bass, is the range of sound you can get.
You want a metallic sound, whack the P up. You want some good low end, whack the J up. For best of both worlds, whack both up!
What I tend to do, is have the J on 3/4's, and the P on 1/4. This gives me a nice low end, bass sound, but enough treble to cut through the guitar. It works wonders.
The durability of this bass is amazing. I've knocked, dropped it and banged countless times, and I'm yet to find a scratch or dent on it.
What also seems to be a problem with other basses is the strap points. On these, they are as solid as anything. You'd be pushed to find something stonger than these ones.
It's great for all types of music - punk, rock, metal, jazz, funk - everything! I only have one other bass, for a back up when I gig. It's a Tanglewood again, and very trustworthy. If you're not going to gig, you won't need another bass - you can get every sound you need out of this. A session players dream!
I've seen a few people not bother to give this bass a second look, mainly because it's a Tanglewood and it's overly expensive. I can't understand why though - for £200, you can't drop of with this bass. I've had it over 2 years now, and can't find any faults with it.
For me, it's an easy 5/5.
I really, really like this bass however, but I'm sure some people have some little 'niggles' about it, as I've heard some have come with a scratch or whatever, but it's still a strong 4.5/5.
Dan