Greg Lake Tune Guitar Technologies King Bass TWB-4BB 1983 Mahogany
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Custom Made for Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
This 13 1/2-inch-wide bass guitar was specially made for Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake & Palmer! It weighs just 8.40 lbs. and has a nut width of 1 1/2 inches and a standard bass scale length of 34 inches. It features two SWS-4H pickups, each with an output of 9.50k. African Bubinga and mahogany body with pointed bottom bout, bolt-on laminated hard maple neck, and ebony fretboard with 24 frets and white dot position markers. "Tune Guitar Technology" on truss-rod cover. Two-per-side Gotoh GB-7GG tuners. Five controls (master volume, pickup balancer, treble, middle, bass) on lower treble bout. Black plastic knobs. Combination bridge/tailpiece. Serial number ("606110") stamped on back of headstock. Housed in the original black hardshell case. With a letter of authenticity from Greg Lake.
"The Tune company was founded in Japan in the early 1980s by bass maker and designer Fugitani Hatzukazu...Hatzukazu had previously been involved with the production of Fender replicas for another Japanese company, but set up his own operation in order to produce other designs. The 25-fret Bass Maniac, introduced in 1983, was notable for the access it gave players to the upper frets, made possible by an extended neck with 'heelless' joint. The overall style and ergonomics of the Tunes were widely copied in the 1980s, primarily by other oriental makers" (Tony Bacon and Barry Moorhouse, The Bass Book, p. 66).
Greg was/is a fan of Tune guitars. here are a few links to him playing them.
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