Official Tobias Club

[magneezius]

So here it is. This started with this
thread: Tobias Experts

So this will Be For Everything Tobias, Including MTD Basses and Gibson made Tobias. I will do my best to keep the thread up to date. PM me for Official Club Member Number.

Lets see those Basses...

[Fealach]

[magneezius]

That red looks Sexy

[EagleMoon]

MTD Beast. 2000ish. Best sounding and playing bass I've ever had.

[magneezius]

so heres the list of people that have PM'ed me. Its short and sweet

1. magneezius
2. Flintc
3. Eaglemoon



PM me for your club number...

[Debased]

Fealach will probably e-kick me , but...








A couple more Classics with goncalo alves tops like mine from an earlier batch, ca. '87:

[Anthbass]

Originally Posted by Debased

Fealach will probably e-kick me , but...

He wouldn't be the only one!

'Kay, I'll play: 1997 Toby Growler 5.

[Fealach]

Originally Posted by Debased

Fealach will probably e-kick me , but...

It looks incredible from any angle. That's one thing that grabbed me from the moment I saw my first Tobias, my brother's '85; They're as much works of art as instruments. There's just something about that one in particular that I really, really like. I prefer the look of the older Tobias basses to most of Mike's (and Gibson's) other creations. The simplicity has an elegance that the Psychedelic Spalted Burl Ives Whomping Willow topped instruments don't have. Not that they don't look good in their own way, and I'm sure sound and play great. I also for some reason prefer the look of a light colored (maple) neck with dark (esp. purple heart) stringers.

[alexofc69]

Im hoping Santa Clause adds another

[tombowlus]

Dagnabit, I thought you were going to PM me so that I could be #2.

At any rate, here are three of my pre-Gibson Tobiases (sold the bubinga Basic 5, though):









Here is a shot of the 12th fret inlay on my Classic 5 (this is Obe's bass, for those in the know):


Here is a Contender 4 that I picked up off the 'bay, but it needs some love, and will be going back to Michael to help get it back into tip top shape:





And what the heck, here is an action shot featuring my red Basic 5:

[Phantasm]

[magneezius]

Bump

[natdrawla]

hi, anyone can help,, how to tell the difference between a usa made tobias and a korean made? tks nt. natdrawla@yahoo.com

[alexofc69]

Originally Posted by natdrawla

hi, anyone can help,, how to tell the difference between a usa made tobias and a korean made? tks nt. natdrawla@yahoo.com

Serial numbers - Tobias only made the Toby Pros in Korea sold through Musicyo.com. MTDs - Korean are Saratogas and Kingston series basses.
Do you have one you are trying to identify?

[4Mal]

Can someone give me some basic Tobias Growler 5 String info ? How do they sound ? How well do they setup ? Years to look for ? avoid ? that sort of thing ? Typical weight ? String spacing

[Fealach]

Originally Posted by natdrawla

hi, anyone can help,, how to tell the difference between a usa made tobias and a korean made? tks nt. natdrawla@yahoo.com

A Korean Tobias will have a "Tobias" logo on the pickups, dots on the fretboard if fretted (though some US ones did if ordered that way), and 4 control knobs arranged in a "diamond" pattern (similar to the Contender above). These are the easiest ways to spot a Musicyo Korean made Tobias.

[73jbass]

Here is my Killer B 6. Early maple body. The build quality on this one is top notch.I have sold or traded this one twice,and it keeps coming back. Maybe I should take a hint?

[Tony G]

I don't need to be in the club, but I love posting pics of my MTD 635.

My MTD 635-24
- Mahogany Body
- Burl Maple Top
- Maple Neck
- Rosewood Fretboard

[scubaduba]

Here's mine:

[bucephylus]

Here are my two darlin's.