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05-26-2006, 09:40 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | | | MTD Kingston Z Series
If you haven't heard, Mike Tobias is releasing the new Kingston Z Series basses on June 1. The Perfect Bass will have the first and LARGEST inventory of these basses available!!
We have 20 Z's coming in, 10 - 5 strings, 10 - 4 strings and 5 of each in Rosewood and Maple fingerboards. That covers all of the options!
Here's a couple of pics we shot while the prototypes we're "on loan" to take photos for our current ad in Bass Player Mag...featuring our very own Robert Ward!   
Here's a link to MTD's site with more info on the Z: http://www.mtdbass.com/pages/zephyr.html
The pricing on them are as follows:
4 String - List: $1,249.00 ; TPB Player Price: $999.00
5 String - List: $1,299.00 ; TPB Player Price: $1,039.00 We're also throwing in FREE EXPRESS 3 DAY SHIPPING FOR ALL TB'ers who call to order and mention this thread! TOLL FREE: 866.751.3220
We are taking pre-orders now, so feel free to get in touch if you want to reserve one of the FIRST Z's to come out of production!
Peace! |
05-26-2006, 09:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oneonta, NY | | | Are the lefties still due in at the end of the year? |
05-26-2006, 10:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by DaBassman Are the lefties still due in at the end of the year? | I'm not sure when the lefties are due, but I'll find out...
Peace! |
05-27-2006, 01:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by DaBassman Are the lefties still due in at the end of the year? | Ok, I've heard back from Mike Tobias and the earliest that we're looking at having lefties in would be September-ish...
Hope that helps!
Peace! |
05-31-2006, 02:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Grand Prairie, TX. | | | Any idea who's doing the pups & pre?
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05-31-2006, 02:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oneonta, NY | | | Pretty sure it's Bartolini |
05-31-2006, 02:36 PM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | | Any other color options besides redish-orangish? |
05-31-2006, 03:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Racine,Wi | | | Any info or release date on that 6 string version?
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05-31-2006, 04:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ottawa, ontario, canada | | love that sexy pumpkin burst  |
05-31-2006, 05:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by tbone0813 Any idea who's doing the pups & pre? | Pups are Korean, but sound pretty sweet! They're active pickups with a wood covering.
However, I have been talking to Mike T about getting in the direct replacement Bart pups. Aparently the pup cavity will accept a stock Bartolini pickup with no routing, but we do not yet know the model # on that pickup.
Peace! |
05-31-2006, 05:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by SuperDuck Any other color options besides redish-orangish? | Not currently... We expect to see some additional colors later in the year. Again, I'd say September-ish that we'll see more colors and possibly a 6 string version.
Peace! |
06-01-2006, 05:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Parkersburg, WV | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ThePerfectBass Pups are Korean, but sound pretty sweet! They're active pickups with a wood covering.
However, I have been talking to Mike T about getting in the direct replacement Bart pups. Aparently the pup cavity will accept a stock Bartolini pickup with no routing, but we do not yet know the model # on that pickup.
Peace! | Looks like a BC to me, but it could be an MK1. If it's a BC, it will take Nordstrand's pickups as well. Most Korean stuff uses MK1's because they're the same pickup for 4 and 5 strings (See Cort, Lakland 44-01/44-02, Elrick's Cort, Ibanez BTB). But the screws make me think BC...that would be mucho better. http://www.bestbassgear.com/bartolini-bc-pickups.htm
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06-04-2006, 02:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Austin | | | There is a cherry burst Z5 on his site. Hope that makes it out soon. |
06-04-2006, 07:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by SneakyT There is a cherry burst Z5 on his site. Hope that makes it out soon. | September-ish is when we expect to start seeing other colors, fretless and 6 string models.
Peace! |
06-07-2006, 09:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | | | THE Z's HAVE ARRIVED!!!
Just wanted to let all of you know that the new Z's have arrived today!
At first play, I've been TOTALLY impressed with these basses!! They are even better than the prototypes and the quality on these basses are incredible for the price!
We'll ship the first 2 tomorrow for the 2 we had pre-orders on, but the rest are here and ready to ship!
I'll make another post when the basses are listed and able to be ordered online at our web site.
Peace! |
06-07-2006, 09:53 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gonzales, LA 70737 | | | All I can say is WOW!!!
Not only do these basses look incredible, but they sound even better!
I had the chance to demo a 5-string maple neck today and I was blown away. This bass had the sound, look and feel of a high in boutique bass but cost less than half the price.
You better get them fast, the MTD Z series is soon to be the epitome of this price range.
Check back here for our review of the "Z" soon |
06-08-2006, 06:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oneonta, NY | | | Is this forum the right place for advertising by a retailer? I appreciate the info, but it seems a little funny to me..... |
06-08-2006, 06:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oneonta, NY | | | I'll answer my own question: yes!!
sorry, thought this was in the regular bass forum (I got it thru an email)
Carry on the good work guys |
06-08-2006, 09:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by DaBassman I'll answer my own question: yes!!
sorry, thought this was in the regular bass forum (I got it thru an email)
Carry on the good work guys |  |
06-08-2006, 10:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA | | | How would you say these compare to the earlier Saratoga models? Just curious... | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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