THIS BASS IS NOW SOLD
I'm having a bit of a 'tidy up' of my basses so here's my beloved MTD 535 for sale. It's not seeing anywhere near enough playing time so I'm going to offer it out & see if there's much interest.
It's #855 which I think places it late '02 / early '03.
Basic specs are:
Mahogany body with spalted maple top with matching headstock and truss rod cover
35" Scale maple neck & board with 21 frets
4 coil pick-ups and electronics custom made by Bill Bartolini (IMHO these are much nicer than a lot of 'stock' Barts)
Controls are vol / pan / bass / treble & mid with a 3 position mid frequency selector switch
Buzz Feiten tuning system (I use a standard tuner & have never noticed any problems with tuning or intonation)
The neck is fairly wide and shallow & the action is set really low. This bass is an absolute delight to play. I think it weighs around 8.5lbs but, if anything, it feels even lighter.
The mix of mahogany body and maple neck gives the bass a huge range of tonal options. The 'stock' sound without any tweaking is smooth & controlled (not as bright as some MTD's) but you really can dial in just about any sound you'd like!
The quality of workmanship on the USA MTD's is seriously nice and the spalted top (with matching headstock) makes this one a real 'looker'.
Not really looking for trades as I'm trying to thin down the number of basses I have but I would consider something that was easy to sell on like a US Fender. Having said that you never know - if you have something interesting to trade then feel free to throw it at me, lol.
I've bought & sold basses across Europe and the USA so have plenty of experience in arranging shipping. I'm happy to ship pretty much anywhere in the world once funds have cleared my bank account. I have a variety of shipping options depending on location - zap me a PM if you need a quote.
