mike tobias - wow

Wenge you say? This one has had some war wounds, but it is KILLER!

PS, they can be had under 3k, you just have to wait for them to be run over first

 

Small world, I have relatives in New Haven. I have to agree that MTD's are awesome. I really like the Norm Stockton model.

 

yeah,,,just wait for somehting to happen to them..lol

and hey tim you need to fix your profile...o wait so do i..lol

steve

 

My MTD 535 is my favorite player: fits me like a glove; I don't even notice that it's 35" scale. Preamp is awesome: all kinds of great tones. The the woods and finish are top notch. I got it used for $2200: minor playing wear, a couple of dents on the outside bottom edge that aren't through the finish and aren't noticeable from the front.

Also, Mike Tobias gives great customer service.



FWIW, I've bought basses from GGuitars, Bass Northwest, and Bass Central... I'm very happy with all three.

 

And the Kingstons and Saratogas kill for the price

 

I have a 635 and this bass covers all the different types of gigs that I play and I have to agree with IvanMike the tulipwood does have a fuller sound than the ash however I chose to go with a mapleneck/rosewood fingeboard which gives it a real,real good Fender Jazz tone.The bass is very comfortable and very player friendly.

 

Picked it up for $2350 in mint condition and yes it does kick butt!

 

Yep, I agree with your comments on Mike's MTDs. The articulate and punchy B string on this baby is what I use to judge Bs on all other basses.

Don't sell the kids! if you keep them, you can make them work and generate income for you when they get older.

 

I was just thinking the same thing

 

ohhh.

me too,



at least they can sell them when I die,
it's my cash after all ...

 

ANB
TCole

I sit here looking at this beautiful
bass, and wonder,

Fretboard

ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PICKUP

sorry, I was at the Rhode Island School of Design
Museum in Providence faculy art show opening last night , and the artist mind got really pumped!

Then my son showed up with his black shoes painted weird colors with latex paint.

Bless him ...

Sow and yee shall reap ...

I gotta do more art,
right after the AC Cobra I want.

 

??????? Ya lost me.....what was the question?????

 

I hear ya man. I felt the same way until late last year, when Gard "made" me buy a 535.

Yowza!!! What a phenominal instrument! Mine's tulipwood with a wenge neck and wenge fingerboard and I've yet to find anything else that sounds better to me for the types of music I play.

Yeppers........ Mike T. is definately "Da Man"!

BTW, you might not have to spend $3K for a new one. Have you checked Bass Central? PM Gard for more info.

 

Dude, nice avatar!

 

Theres a couple of really nice Looking MTD's on ebay right now. I love the burst finish on the 4 string......

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2561297575&category=4713


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2561297258&category=4713

 

What's with no-one mentioning the Korean or Czech MTDs? Of course Mikey's work culminates on the top-of-the-line American MTDs, but besides the actual building the basses there's also the designing part, and when it comes to building to a certain price point it's even more difficult!

As we talked with Jan-Olof Strandberg(who is behind importing MTD's to Finland) last night, Mikey T has actively taken part in building methods and quality of his Korean partners, it's not just that he sends drawings to them with a note saying "build me an axe that looks like this".

I think Mike Tobias is successful as both, a craftsman and an instrument designer, which results to a balance that really separates him from the other builders.

 

i really wish the heir was available as a 6-string, as i'll never be able to afford a usa-model 6er