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05-18-2009, 11:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey | | | Pre-Gibson Tobias Owners Club!
Alright well I searched around a little and I was surprised to find that a club didnt already exist for Pre-Gibson Tobias owners, although there is a picture thread here. Anyway I decided to start one. All you have to do is tell me your an owner and I'l add your name to the list. Pictures are welcome of coarse and I thought it would be cool if everyone posted their serial number and il put it next to your name on the list. I'l try to keep the thread as up to date as possible.
Here is the list so far:
1) WordToHerb (#753)
2) Whoapower (#1751)
3) evilgus (#1162, #616, #1983)
4) Hydra7 (#1426)
5) leloupa (#2008)
6) dkterry (#1608)
7) kesslari (#1976)
8) Debased (#720)
9) rnlytton (#478)
Last edited by WordToHerb : 07-09-2009 at 12:44 PM.
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05-18-2009, 11:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey | | Here is mine!
1988 Pre-Gibson Tobias Classic 5 #753
Walnut Body
Goncalo Alves Top
Flamed Birdseye Maple Neck
Wenge Neck Laminate
Pau Ferro Fingerboard
When i bought the bass i was told that it belonged to Bobby Sheehan from Blues Traveler before he passed.       |
05-18-2009, 06:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, TX | | 1992 Basic 6. #1751. (also pictured, a late 90's Gibson Tobias Guitar - not bass)  |
05-18-2009, 06:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey | | Quote:
Originally Posted by whoapower  1992 Basic 6. #1751. (also pictured, a late 90's Gibson Tobias Guitar - not bass) | very cool! It's pretty rare to see a tobias guitar as well. your #2!
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05-19-2009, 07:25 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia | | | Join me up!
I currently own Classic 5 #1162 and Basic 6 FL #616. The Classic has a walnut body, purpleheart/birds-eye maple neck, wenge top, black hardware. The Basic has a deep-blue finish, chrome hardware and *extremely* low wear for it's age.
Pics to come...
Cheers,
EG |
05-19-2009, 09:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey | | Quote:
Originally Posted by evilgus Join me up!
I currently own Classic 5 #1162 and Basic 6 FL #616. The Classic has a walnut body, purpleheart/birds-eye maple neck, wenge top, black hardware. The Basic has a deep-blue finish, chrome hardware and *extremely* low wear for it's age.
Pics to come...
Cheers,
EG | Awesome!. Your number 3. I can't wait for pics since both of those basses sound gorgeous
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05-20-2009, 03:54 AM
| | | | I own a Tobias Classic 6-String #1426.
I'll post a photograph soon! |
05-20-2009, 08:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: belgium | | here is my basic 4 fretless... Isn't she lovely ?!!!!
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05-20-2009, 09:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey | | | 4) Hydra7 (#1426)
5) leloupa (#2008)
That is a very cool color green by the way!
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05-20-2009, 09:44 AM
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Owner: BassStringsOnline.com | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: LA California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by leloupa | makes me think of POISON!
very cool! |
05-20-2009, 10:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: belgium | | thank you.
yep, poison-like, a kind of Shrek-vomit-green. 
In full sunlight the bass turns into a sunburst going from yellow in the centre to green on the edge of the body.
I really love this bass. I bought it used for 1500 dollar it's in a like new condition, really fantastic.
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05-21-2009, 04:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia | | I can see this thread becoming very GAS-inducing very quickly, such sexy basses!
Here's my Basic 6 FL...
EG |
05-21-2009, 04:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia | | | And my Classic 5!
EG |
05-23-2009, 12:37 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Southeastern Wisconsin | | | pre Gibson owners
dkterry (#1608) pre-gibson signature 5 goncalo alves top & back with walnut body & maple (5-piece). Neck is walnut/maple/purpleheart/wenge (9 piece).  
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05-26-2009, 03:19 PM
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Lark in the Morning Instructional Videos; Audix Microphones | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Santa Cruz Mtns, California | | Classic 5, #1976
Walnut top, alder body, mondo thick wenge tone plate, tone for days 
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Zon, Genz Benz, BFM, LDS
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05-26-2009, 04:04 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles, the ashtray of CA | | Count me in .
'88 Classic #720. Goncalo alves over alder; Eastern flame maple neck with wenge stringers, and a pau ferro board. I've already posted pics in the "pre-Gib show time" thread, but here are a few more:   
It has a Jim Williams preamp with sweepable freq centers, which is a tremendous improvement over the stock TCT while still maintaining the classic warm, smokey Tobias tonal character, though I still have the original Bart.  |
05-27-2009, 07:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey | | | 7) kesslari
8) Debased
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05-27-2009, 08:45 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Delaware (USA) | | | Man, that flame maple 5 string that's pictured on the cover of the old Tobias brochure shown in the previous post is killer. I've been searching for that bass for years! |
05-28-2009, 01:47 PM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Naples, FL | | | Tobias Basic 5-string S/N 478.
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06-07-2009, 10:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia | | | Hey,
Has anyone else tried R. Cocco strings on their pre-Gib fretted? I nearly went close to selling my C5, after blowing my budget on an Alembic Rogue, but after fitting some of these strings, it's sounding so good I can't stop playing it! I was running MTD steels on it, which are pretty good in their own right, but something about the R.Cs just brings out the warmth and low mids, especially the bridge pickup. They have a bit of mid/upper-mid scoop going on, so definitely not a "even response" string, but it seems to work well! And they also have a smooth feel to them, which really suits the smooth/rubbery feel of the bass...a bonus!
I don't think it's related, but along with the new strings, I've also gotten the action on the bass completely nailed, so it's super-fast to play, but still PHAT. The (non-original) NTMB pre probably helps with that, it's HUGE!
Cheers,
EG
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