It kind of looks like the pickups are thinner as well, and more widely spaced apart.
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The Official MTD USA Thread
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It kind of looks like the pickups are thinner as well, and more widely spaced apart.
I'll get some closer pictures tomorrow of it. The paint job has certainly shown its age but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Sweet. You must be getting real antsy now....atleast you know that it's on it's way soon.
yeah, not too much longer...the wenge ramp is in progress, the neck has been carved and fretted...i sent glenn an email last night saying 'just a couple more weeks' and he assured me that everything was on track...then around midnight i got the picture...i'm assuming that it got color in the last couple of days...man, i'm stoked...the body looks hot
Hi all. Long time, no post...
I've been involved with a budding on-line 'social network' site for wine geeks (www.openwineconsortium.org), and I thought it might be interesting to create something similar for MTD lovers.
I put up a very simple, bare-bones version of this on [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] to try it out. Just wondering if anyone out there in TalkBass land might be interested in participating in something like this?
Cheers!
I've been involved with a budding on-line 'social network' site for wine geeks (www.openwineconsortium.org), and I thought it might be interesting to create something similar for MTD lovers.
I put up a very simple, bare-bones version of this on [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] to try it out. Just wondering if anyone out there in TalkBass land might be interested in participating in something like this?
Cheers!
Alright, here's some closer pics of the bass, if that doesn't answer the question let me know.
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Well, here is the body of my bass. There are some definite differences here between mine, which I believe is pretty standard MTD design, and yours, which seems to have some differences. Is your bass a 24 fret model? The truss rod cover as well as the pickups in your bass look very different. The string spacing looks like it might be a little tighter as well, but it is hard to tell.
Call me crazy, but those look like the p'ups on my Pre Gibson Tobias. I don't think those are the MTD Bart p'ups. Not sure what's up with the truss rod cover. Maybe shoot an email to Mike Tobias with pics and ask him what he thinks.
Just don't do it in the next two weeks so he has more time to work on my fretless which is almost done.
I've got the docs that Bassflute had received from Mike actually, it's legit, has his signature on the headstock as well, originally built for a fellow Dale James.
and yea, it's a 24 fret neck, short scale.
That's a pic off his myspace page, I did a bit of research.
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and yea, it's a 24 fret neck, short scale.
That's a pic off his myspace page, I did a bit of research.
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I don't think anyone is questioning that it is a true MTD, it just seems to have some features that we've never seen before.
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I wasn't questioning its authenticity. It's probably a custom build, or had some modifications done to it i.e. pickup replacement by the previous owner.
Same actually, sorry if it came across that way.
I am going to try and trace the history of it, would be something cool to do as it certainly has been well used.
You guys know way more than I do, so I like the questions, ask Bassflute I piss him off all the time with questions
Anymore thoughts, please share them.
I am going to try and trace the history of it, would be something cool to do as it certainly has been well used.
You guys know way more than I do, so I like the questions, ask Bassflute I piss him off all the time with questions
Anymore thoughts, please share them.
I have been having serious MTD gas lately. Does anybody know where I could find a used MTD 635? My gas is getting out of control. 
Oh yeah, BTW, strange0, I'm one of Cams students too. I think my lessons are right after yours. I'm the guy with the long curly hair. I've played that MTD before, it was amazing. Hope you enjoy it.
Oh yeah, BTW, strange0, I'm one of Cams students too. I think my lessons are right after yours. I'm the guy with the long curly hair. I've played that MTD before, it was amazing. Hope you enjoy it.
What's a guy gotta do to get a MTD club number here? Do I need to PM someone? I posted pics and specs a few pages back.
I have been having serious MTD gas lately. Does anybody know where I could find a used MTD 635? My gas is getting out of control.
Steve1, had no idea! That's awesome, man it's funny how small this little world is. Did Cam fix your F*****? (I refuse to spell that word out in this thread)
This is what I tell everyone about playing the 6 string, it's like waking up next to a beautiful woman. On my MTD Korean 5, I can maybe go 1.5 hours before I get sloppy, this thing, 2.5 hours, my band rehersal Thursday was a revelation for me.
Apparently before this bass ended up at Long & McQuade it was on Craig's list, my guitarist remembers seeing it.
