Identify this Tobias

[TremmelBass]

Is this really a Tobias? Which model has the knobs so close together? Serial number is u0308005. Thanks

 

[WarriorJoe7]

Yeah it's a tobias. that middle knob was added (not original.)

 

[TremmelBass]

It's a Korean made Toby with an added knob, thanks!

 

[CrashClint]

It's a Korean made Toby with an added knob, thanks!

+1 have never seen a real Tobias with the Truss Rod adjustment at the top.

 

[alexofc69]

I saw a Tobias knock off made in Peru on eBay a while back. It was hard to tell except little stuff like the truss rod adjustment and bridge. This may be it.

 

[Munjibunga]

The craftsmanship certainly is not characteristic of Mike's work. It's rather cruddy, I'd say.

 

[jmoroney]

i have a pre-gibson tobias 6 string. This one, the maple stringers are wider, the Tobias logo is smaller, the truss rods are on the top instead of the bottom, different pickups and electronics, and the quality is not nearly as good. doesn't look legit.

 

[speyer]

The craftsmanship certainly is not characteristic of Mike's work. It's rather cruddy, I'd say.

+1 That thing looks like firewood to me.

 

[jmoroney]

plus tobias serial numbers never went above 2000-something, mine is 640, where did u0308005 come from?

 

[whoapower]

Per the ebay auction here: http://cgi.ebay.com/TOBIAS-6-STRING...temQQimsxZ20080921?IMSfp=TL080921131001r30187

A TOBIAS 6 STRING FRETLESS BASS--HAS UNDERGONE SOME CHANGES---HAS A CHANGED BRIDGE --PICKUPS ARE EMG'S --- MIGHT HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN A FRETTED BASS --HAS HAD A PRO JOB DONE OF MAKING IT A FRETLESS BASS--HAS A NON ORIGINAL HARDSHELL CASE--VERY NICE PLAYING AND SOUNDING BASS--SEE PHOTOS. NECK THRU BODY---EBONY NECK---34" SCALE. SIDE MARKERS ARE IN BETWEEN THE FRETS AS THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ORIGINALLY ON THIS FRETTED BASS CHANGED TO A FRET LESS. serial number is u0308005

Simple search in google from the s/n alone.

 

[Wadge]

Its definitely a korean made Tobias Toby bass which used to be sold from Musicyo.com - they don't sell them anymore.

I have an identical model except mine is still un modified. As stated in the auction the bridge and pickups have been changed. Also the preamp has probably also been changed - the knob configuration is the giveaway. It comes stock with a diamond layout and a knob has been added between the bottom two standard knobs.

The neck was also most probably defretted as I don't recall there having ever been a fretless model, much less a six string fretless.

It is a suprisingly good bass, except that they have skimped on the electronics. I have been wanting to swap out mine for a while but couldn't find pickups which would fit without routing the pick up slots. Does anyone know what model EMG pickups those may be.

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

You can see that whoever owned that was not satisfied with it as well - as he/she has modified it and messed about with it, quite a lot!!