I never thought I would do this, but sometimes one needs to make decisions (also hard ones)
I have decided to let my nr1 bass go a Tobias Classic 6 serial 400s dates back to 1986.
This is the best bass by Michael I ever played, held, heard or owned, and I played quite a few also the current US MTD line Michael Tobias produces.
Anything works, goes and sounds right no matter how you set the controls and that is someting you rarely encounter, that is what a true gem is I guess...
This one has the sought after older type TCT with an original and very rare passive tone control usable in both active and passive mode like e.g. A Fodera. It's a really flexable preamp very natural and organic somehow, don't know why they make them like that anymore...
It has some light wear it has been played and some hairline cracks in the clear coat but nothing that influences playing, frets have great life action is set really low...
Bass has been fully cleaned up when I got it and is setup proffessionally.
The bass will be features in a bass beautique book, that I believe will be published this year or early next year.. I can give you details on that if anyone interested to know.. The book is published by the former owner of Bunny Bass in NY some years back.
Additional news:
I had contact with Michael Tobias about this bass, as I got an email that made me very curious on the original owner of this bass...
Turns out this bass was made for producer and bassist extraordinair (mostly upright) Tim Emmons, you can google him he's done some really impressive works in his career.
This particular bass has a thicker neck mimicking an upright feel Michael told me, I don't get that really co's the neck is asymetrical but the neck has more meat to it then others have also the body is thicker, prolly the reason why the bass has this bigger fatter tone. Anyway I thought it was fun to share that so it has one of a kind custom specs in that respect, very cool and very cool it was ordered by Tim back in the day!
Specs
Alder body wings
Flame maple neck with purpleheart stringers
Pau ferro board
Dual truss rod
The neck has the asymetrical neckshape really comfortable even for a sixer
34" scale
16,5 to 17mm spacing the bridge was hand carved and the space between watch string is identical thats why there is change in the spacing from sting to string. You might think it's kinda tight I did too but it's actually really comfortable to play.
Bass weighs in at 5kg
Original brown tolex case
Included are the std model knobs which are like new
This is one of my dearest instruments I'm putting on the block, I wont sell it for cheap, but I can guarantee is worth every penny as it is holy grail territory stuff or something
sounds like sales talk I know but I mean it.
Anyway the bass is in Europe I have no problem shipping it internationally, for people in the US I know you don't have to pay import tax co's it's an American made product so it will save you some money there, which we in Europe never have and prices are much higher here on gear then in the US like std.
Cheers
I have decided to let my nr1 bass go a Tobias Classic 6 serial 400s dates back to 1986.
This is the best bass by Michael I ever played, held, heard or owned, and I played quite a few also the current US MTD line Michael Tobias produces.
Anything works, goes and sounds right no matter how you set the controls and that is someting you rarely encounter, that is what a true gem is I guess...
This one has the sought after older type TCT with an original and very rare passive tone control usable in both active and passive mode like e.g. A Fodera. It's a really flexable preamp very natural and organic somehow, don't know why they make them like that anymore...
It has some light wear it has been played and some hairline cracks in the clear coat but nothing that influences playing, frets have great life action is set really low...
Bass has been fully cleaned up when I got it and is setup proffessionally.
The bass will be features in a bass beautique book, that I believe will be published this year or early next year.. I can give you details on that if anyone interested to know.. The book is published by the former owner of Bunny Bass in NY some years back.
Additional news:
I had contact with Michael Tobias about this bass, as I got an email that made me very curious on the original owner of this bass...
Turns out this bass was made for producer and bassist extraordinair (mostly upright) Tim Emmons, you can google him he's done some really impressive works in his career.
This particular bass has a thicker neck mimicking an upright feel Michael told me, I don't get that really co's the neck is asymetrical but the neck has more meat to it then others have also the body is thicker, prolly the reason why the bass has this bigger fatter tone. Anyway I thought it was fun to share that so it has one of a kind custom specs in that respect, very cool and very cool it was ordered by Tim back in the day!
Specs
Alder body wings
Flame maple neck with purpleheart stringers
Pau ferro board
Dual truss rod
The neck has the asymetrical neckshape really comfortable even for a sixer
34" scale
16,5 to 17mm spacing the bridge was hand carved and the space between watch string is identical thats why there is change in the spacing from sting to string. You might think it's kinda tight I did too but it's actually really comfortable to play.
Bass weighs in at 5kg
Original brown tolex case
Included are the std model knobs which are like new
This is one of my dearest instruments I'm putting on the block, I wont sell it for cheap, but I can guarantee is worth every penny as it is holy grail territory stuff or something
sounds like sales talk I know but I mean it.Anyway the bass is in Europe I have no problem shipping it internationally, for people in the US I know you don't have to pay import tax co's it's an American made product so it will save you some money there, which we in Europe never have and prices are much higher here on gear then in the US like std.
Cheers
