History:
Purchase: This was my first bass which I bought cheap for £170 at Beat n' Track in Tonbridge. Normal price is around £200, although second hand they go very cheap.
What I Like About This Unit: The rebel is wonderfully light alround - Ive since bought an Ibanez BTB and it weighs a ton in comarison - and reasonably well balenced. It has a good combination of split pickups at the neck and an jazz style pickup at the bridge giving a good range of sounds, although the pickups themselves arent of the highest quality. Overall finish is good. My one was see through black - very lush!
What I Do NOT Like About The Tanglewood Rebel 4k: Obviously the rebel is a mass produced bass and comes with a few factory faults. The action was set way too high for my liking and the truss rod needed some ajusting. The tuning pegs were a little stiff and the overall build quality was typical of a budget bass. The pickups produced a good range of sound, but not exceptional sound quality, and the strings the bass was supplied with were none too bright. Thats not to say that without a little time and money the bass could be turned into a real beast. I never got round to changing the pickups but some good quality rotosound or orange strings work wonders. Because its a fairly common mass produced bass it will loose its value before you can blink. I owned mine for 1 and a half years and got £50 for it on a part exchange. Im my opinion, the rebel as it comes is very much a beginners bass.
Rebel 4k Quality: Again - Its mass produced and comes with production faults. Mostly minor and not entirely unexpected. At the end of the day they're nothing a little time and patience and a small amount of money cant sort out. Its a solid bass and wont fall apart on you. The bass I bought was passive so I cant comment on the battery life. I do know there is an active version although ive never seen it......
Summary: This is a budget bass and a beginners bass, and in those categories it does remarkably well, and it beats any of the squire range hands down. Id certainly recomend it to people starting bass guitar. Without a little more fiddling however I dont feel it provides enough for serious, gigging, musicians. Its nicely playable, but just doesnt have the build quality or the tone to compete with the low end ibanez's and peavey basses.
Rating of this product: 3
This Tanglewood Bass Guitars Review Submitted By: Coolchompmonster
Date: 2003-09-20
Tanglewood Rebel 4k Bass Guitars
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