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The Official MTD USA Thread

#10,861
metallutca said:
Super cool. I always saw Daniel describe black limba bodied MTD with "fat" or "thick" sounding in his IG. Why did you opt for the mid cut frequency change?
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The bands and my playing styles call for those frequencies. And the super 5 electronics are designed to only handle two freq not 3 like the 535 electronics. So it was an easy decision. Because I never use the 800hz it’s too honkey for me. I never ever slap. But l like the ability to have a switch that makes me forward or sit back and fill out in the mix.
 
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#10,863
metallutca said:
Super cool. I always saw Daniel describe black limba bodied MTD with "fat" or "thick" sounding in his IG. Why did you opt for the mid cut frequency change?
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The "smoothest" sounding 535 I owned had a beautiful black limba body and a wenge neck. I'm not sure how much was the body and how much was the neck but black limba would definitely be on my short list of body woods if I was to order a new 535.
 
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#10,867
vision said:
I'm loving the increased activity in this thread! mtd4lyfe...
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I agree. What I would really like to see is a show your MTD off Page. There are so many beautiful combinations and having somewhere to drool over them all would be nice.

If you guys are cool here is a spin off for just showing off your basses and we can leave this page for the informative type stuff?

Show Off Your MTD Page
 
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#10,868
bassgrackle said:
I agree. What I would really like to see is a show your MTD off Page. There are so many beautiful combinations and having somewhere to drool over them all would be nice.

If you guys are cool here is a spin off for just showing off your basses and we can leave this page for the informative type stuff?

Show Off Your MTD Page
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Well, there was this thread:
MTD Gas Pics (Part 2)
 
#10,869
Green1 said:
[Q

Tom, do you happen to have a picture.......specifically of the laminate neck?
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Here you go.
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#10,872
soong said:
Do people recommend magnetic covers $300 upgrade? How easily removed are they?
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I did it :D I felt like I almost had to talk Dan into it, didn't seem like something they've done a lot. I also don't know if this is normal for that option, but I'm getting little routes made in the truss rod cavity for the wrenches to live in, too :)

I retrofitted neo magnets in my own (non-factory magnetic) truss and battery covers, and it's awesome. That's why I went this way for the new build.
 
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#10,875
bass12 said:
The top on that bass warrants a repost. :)
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Happy to oblige!

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I spent more time (over the course of years!) talking with Mike about this build than I have for any other custom bass I have owned. We discussed every aspect of tone woods, laminations, wood combinations, etc. ad nauseum, and I have to say, it was totally worth it. For my preferences, this is the clearly and notably the best MTD I have played.
 
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#10,876
tombowlus said:
Happy to oblige!

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I spent more time (over the course of years!) talking with Mike about this build than I have for any other custom bass I have owned. We discussed every aspect of tone woods, laminations, wood combinations, etc. ad nauseum, and I have to say, it was totally worth it. For my preferences, this is the clearly and notably the best MTD I have played.
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I've always loved the look of that bass. Makes me think of a Lawren Harris painting.
 
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tombowlus said:
Happy to oblige!

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I spent more time (over the course of years!) talking with Mike about this build than I have for any other custom bass I have owned. We discussed every aspect of tone woods, laminations, wood combinations, etc. ad nauseum, and I have to say, it was totally worth it. For my preferences, this is the clearly and notably the best MTD I have played.
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That is beautiful. Do you happen to know what kind of upcharge it is for a neck like that?
 
#10,880
Green1 said:
That is beautiful. Do you happen to know what kind of upcharge it is for a neck like that?
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I do not recall, sorry. I do know that I had seen a flamed ash neck and asked Mike if he had any more (and for a long time, he did not). When he did get some in, and we were talking about necks and laminations, he suggested wenge as a good wood to use. Well, I happened to know that Pete Skjold had sent Mike some "white wenge" (which Mike used in a killer fretless he built for Pete), and I knew he had some left over, so we ended up using that in my neck.
 
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