NBD MBJ Guitars

[TJH3113]

Joe Kruse has been working on my basses for years and I finally got around to having him build one for me. I could not be happier with it.
Here are the vital statistics…
- 4 string
- 34” scale
- 24 frets
- Ebony fretboard
- Mahogany body/Maple
slice/Bastogne Walnut top
- Roasted Flame-Maple neck
- Turquoise inlays
- Hipshot hardware
- 6.8lbs!!!
- Vintage Guild pick-up
- Volume/ToneStyler passive tone control

 

[two fingers]

Well that's just beautiful.

 

[Herrick]

That's pretty cool. I don't usually see boutique-looking basses with just one pickup and volume & tone.

 

[TJH3113]

That's pretty cool. I don't usually see boutique-looking basses with just one pickup and volume & tone.

Thanks. The only thing I use less than the tone knob is the volume knob. It started out with just the ToneStyler and a kill switch, but quickly went back to Vol/Tone. Even with a resistor in place of the Vol knob, there was something I didn't like about the sound. We could have experimented with different value resistors, but took the path of least resistance instead (I think there may be a pun in there somewhere).

 

[TJH3113]

Well that's just beautiful.

Thanks!

 

[Mastodon2]

Extremely smart. I saw your video on Facebook the other day and thought to myself that it was a very pretty bass. The electronics package is simplicity defined, in fact to even call it a "package" may be over-selling it.

I always enjoy your stuff, I've been watching you on YouTube for a good few years now, your covers are excellent. I look forward to hearing this in more videos to come.

 

[Spidey2112]

(I think there may be a pun in there somewhere).

 

[BigJohnAZ]

Hi there Troy! That's a fine axe you have there! Enjoy that bad boy. Sounds really nice.

 

[Resonance129]

That is a really nice looking bass. Even moreso, it sounds GREAT. Deep, clear, and just enough twang .
And at <7lbs! Good stuff. Congrats .

SN: Always glad to see your cover vids.

 

[slowburnaz]

So nice! Love it!

 

[lowendrachel]

Sounds good!

 

[TJH3113]

Extremely smart. I saw your video on Facebook the other day and thought to myself that it was a very pretty bass. The electronics package is simplicity defined, in fact to even call it a "package" may be over-selling it.

I always enjoy your stuff, I've been watching you on YouTube for a good few years now, your covers are excellent. I look forward to hearing this in more videos to come.

Thanks. Joe usually does a lot more fancy inlay work on his basses, but I'm not a flashy/fancy guy, so this bass is a bit understated from a lot of his other basses. Originally, I had planned on putting Spector-esque guts in the bass with EMG's and a HAZ preamp, but thought that something passive would suit Joe's build style better and I'm happy that I went in that direction. Thanks again! I recorded 6 videos with it on Easter Sunday.

 

[TJH3113]

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I thought so, but, knowing TalkBass, someone would have quickly and harshly corrected me if I'd been mistaken.

 

[TJH3113]

Sounds good!

Thank you!

 

[TJH3113]

Hi there Troy! That's a fine axe you have there! Enjoy that bad boy. Sounds really nice.

Thanks a lot!

 

[thisheregiraffe]

That is one sweet lookin’ bass! I’m sure it sounds great too. Gonna watch the video now.

 

[Hectobar]

Man of many heads- Sounds great. And my music room clearly isn’t as cool as yours. SpeechLess

 

[gumbynotpokey]

The Emperor of Internet Bass has scored a BEAUTY.

Congrats, sir. Thanks for sharing.

 

[wysiwyg248]

Great bass and great homage to Graham Maby.

 

[mb94952]

Oh it's Troy ! How cool. I think this is the first itme I've seen you on Talkbass and I've been here since 2006. I have been sub'd to your Youtube channel for years, so cool to see you here. - Mike

Of course, you KILL it on this video !!!