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MTD "Marilyn Club"

#61
Bassflute said:
And thanks; sometimes I think I come off as a bit of a jerk, but I really don't mean to. I'm actually a really nice guy (at least my doggy thinks so!).
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Woah... I'm not sure where this came from, but I hope it wasn't anything I said. I have NO problem with you or anything you've said.
 
#62
Say hello to a bad photo of Marilyn #34

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So, where's my membership hat? :D
 
#63
After many long months of waiting, my new fretless arrived yesterday afternoon, and it was worth the wait. Unfortunately, my wife learned of some family coming into town at the last minute so I had to pick up the bass and shove it in the corner until today. I have to say that the smell of a brand new MTD trumps new car smell anyday (I slept with the bass on the floor next to my side of the bed last night...the scent was soothing:ninja::hiding::D).

Anyway, here are some specs before the pics:
**Fretless 635
**Unlined ebony board
**Maple neck
**Chambered Mahogany Body
**Blackened Redwood Top
**Wenge/Purpleheart Veneers
**MTD World Logo
**Piezo Bridge
**Single Bart pickup in the sweet spot with Bart preamp

And the sound...

Well, I haven't been able to spend a lot of time playing it, but what little time I did have was awesome. The piezo system adds a lot to the tone, and the single sweet spot pickup solves the problem (IMO, a problem) of trying to dial in nice tones on a fretless (bridge pickup is too nasally and the neck pickup is too bassy). I can get some great mwah, all the way to some nice upright tones by soloing the piezo and playing around with the preamp. Just a great bass and a definite keeper.

Here is some eye candy. I know that I'm a crappy photographer, and some of the shots might seem like repeats...but...well, I don't think I posted this many pics of either one of my kids when they were born.:ninja:
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#65
Well I'm now in the "waiting for a Mairlyn club", here are the specs on my girl:

635/24
Mahogany Body
Redwood Burl top
Maple neck
Macassar like Ebony board
Barts + Piezo
My mid selector option will be 250/500 (487 according to Mike)
 
#66
As club founder and President, I hereby appoint Vic as the official Marilyn Club Secretary/Treasurer, and I delegate all member number assignments, changes, modifications, deletions and all number management duties to said Secretary/Treasurer. :D

Tom.
 
#67
tombowlus said:
As club founder and President, I hereby appoint Vic as the official Marilyn Club Secretary/Treasurer, and I delegate all member number assignments, changes, modifications, deletions and all number management duties to said Secretary/Treasurer. :D

Tom.
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Huh? Whu? *snork* *cough* uhhh... did somebody say my name? :D
 
#69
Vic said:
Huh? Whu? *snork* *cough* uhhh... did somebody say my name? :D
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tombowlus said:
That, my friend, is one of the most moving acceptance speeches I have ever heard. I'm still choked up over it. :p
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and strongly feel that this will go down in the anals of basstalk history for its profundity and eloquence.

Cheers,
Cameron

PS - I'll probably get an infraction for this...

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#76
Just arrived this morning after a 13 month wait. Beautiful instrument! The neck has a very comfortable "knife-like" profile and the overall weight is surprisingly low. I won't be able to plug it in until this evening but I know I will not be disappointed.


Specs:
Blackened redwood top
Mahogany body
Maple neck
Ebony fingerboard
Bart pickups and preamp
Ghost piezo bridge pickup

Couple of amateur pics for your viewing pleasure.
 

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#77
rexnarticus said:
Just arrived this morning after a 13 month wait. Beautiful instrument! The neck has a very comfortable "knife-like" profile and the overall weight is surprisingly low. I won't be able to plug it in until this evening but I know I will not be disappointed.


Specs:
Blackened redwood top
Mahogany body
Maple neck
Ebony fingerboard
Bart pickups and preamp
Ghost piezo bridge pickup

Couple of amateur pics for your viewing pleasure.
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NICE!!!

No, you won't be disappointed... not by a LONG shot... :)
 
#78
KJung said:
These basses are just beautiful. I had the chance to spend a little time with a couple posted on this thread. I find the MTD tone rather wide to begin with, and this design, to my ear, extends the low end even more. They seem an unusual combination of that quite modern sort of electronic vibe that the MTD's do so well, but with a chambered body usually matched with a more 'organic' sounding bass. I was trying to come up with a playing context where these would really work, and really couldn't.

Do you guys gig out with these, and if so, in what sort of musical settings? Do you consider these more of a 'specialty' instrument, or could you use this bass as your only instrument for a wide variety of gigs? While I've pretty much lost interest in the very modern MTD tone, for some reason, I want one of these!

Edit: My guess is these might work in a fretless model very nicely... at least for a big, modern fretless tone.
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It actually is one of the most versatile basses I have ever played. Definitely with a scooped mid thing, but the overall tonal pallette is just huge. I've been playing her a lot lately, still trying to get her broken in. It is definitely one magnificent bass, with a monstrous slap sound.

rexnarticus said:
Just arrived this morning after a 13 month wait. Beautiful instrument! The neck has a very comfortable "knife-like" profile and the overall weight is surprisingly low. I won't be able to plug it in until this evening but I know I will not be disappointed.


Specs:
Blackened redwood top
Mahogany body
Maple neck
Ebony fingerboard
Bart pickups and preamp
Ghost piezo bridge pickup

Couple of amateur pics for your viewing pleasure.
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Naw, I can tell just by looking at that that that is going to just suck (Hey; I fit three 'that's' in a row in one sentence...cool!).

But seriously, folks; incredible. I think it's time for some Marilyn updates form owners; is the love affair still on? It certainly is for me.

Cheers,
Cameron
 
#79
Bassflute said:
But seriously, folks; incredible. I think it's time for some Marilyn updates form owners; is the love affair still on? It certainly is for me.

Cheers,
Cameron
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Abso-friggin'-lutely. I don't play it as much as my other MTDs, but it definitely gets a regular rotation. :)
 

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