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NBD: MTD 535 Nebula Fade

Jrussblues

Jrussblues

Feb 10, 2012
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Prairieville, LA
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Really killer bass and super happy with the build.
This is my first custom ordered bass and Mike and Daniel nailed it.
Cheers!
 

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Jrussblues said:
View attachment 4163198 View attachment 4163192 View attachment 4163193 View attachment 4163194 View attachment 4163195 View attachment 4163196 Really killer bass and super happy with the build.
This is my first custom ordered bass and Mike and Daniel nailed it.
Cheers!
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Hooley dooley that’s really quite incredibly good looking! Mike & Dan can sure make a bass. Interesting choice for the birdseye headstock as well, cool continuation of the fretboard. Does the nebula stain continue around on the back or is that a solid color?

Many congrats on a phenomenal new instrument!!
 
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geggy spoiger said:
Hooley dooley that’s really quite incredibly good looking! Mike & Dan can sure make a bass. Interesting choice for the birdseye headstock as well, cool continuation of the fretboard. Does the nebula stain continue around on the back or is that a solid color?

Many congrats on a phenomenal new instrument!!
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Thanks, the stain does continue around the back.
I went with the Birdseye over the headstock just to try to keep things more simple looking.
 
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Jrussblues said:
View attachment 4163198 View attachment 4163192 View attachment 4163193 View attachment 4163194 View attachment 4163195 View attachment 4163196 Really killer bass and super happy with the build.
This is my first custom ordered bass and Mike and Daniel nailed it.
Cheers!
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Now THAT'S a nice NBD...not the same boring P and J basses that look like every other bass. I dig that plain headstock, too! Couldn't believe how easily Mike's basses played at NAMM when I attended years back...lowest action ever without buzz.
 
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songwriter21 said:
Now THAT'S a nice NBD...not the same boring P and J basses that look like every other bass. I dig that plain headstock, too! Couldn't believe how easily Mike's basses played at NAMM when I attended years back...lowest action ever without buzz.
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Thanks, yes the action is incredible on this bass.
Id post a video but I’m having to relearn how to play because everything is effortless so I have to do a lot of adjusting to keep from tripping up.
My biggest surprise was how versatile the preamp/pickups are. I was expecting the mtd sound, which it definitely does, but it does a lot more than that. It’ll do p/jazz pretty darn well and can sound pretty passive as well. Most basses I own have a set and forget preamp, this preamp gives a lot of flexibility with a pretty simple set of controls.
 
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Jrussblues said:
Thanks, the stain does continue around the back.
I went with the Birdseye over the headstock just to try to keep things more simple looking.
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I’d love to see a snap of the back if you’d be happy to. I think all of the nebula bursts I’ve seen have had a single tone of purple on the backs which still looks nice, but I’ve always thought it should carry over.

Thanks in advance!
 
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geggy spoiger said:
I’d love to see a snap of the back if you’d be happy to. I think all of the nebula bursts I’ve seen have had a single tone of purple on the backs which still looks nice, but I’ve always thought it should carry over.

Thanks in advance!
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I’ll try to remember to snap a pic when I get home tonight. If I forget just shoot me a pm to remind me and I’ll shoot you a pic.
 

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