The Official MTD USA Thread

[Combinator]

Because it's a short cut from a much longer video A common editing technique. Often times in videos I'll do fades or blurs between cuts but wanted to make it little faster for this one. Scottsbasslessons does a lot of that sort of thing, for example.

 

[Saluki]

Almost done!

 

[chaak]

i would like to know if anyone out there has an MTD 535-24 strung EADGC and if a specific wood combination (body, top, neck, fingerboard) is ideal for that particular bass.

 

[LeonD]

While I haven't had a 535-24, I did have a 534-21 and I currently own a 532-24. Both were strung E - C.

In both cases, the high C string was a tonal continuation of the lower four strings. Meaning there was no difference tone wise going from E - G and then onto the high C. The 534-21 had the wenge/wenge neck/fretboard. Amazing solo tone; think Norm Stockton.

I'd say if you like the tone of the E - G strings, the high C will be similar.

 

[Vic]

i would like to know if anyone out there has an MTD 535-24 strung EADGC and if a specific wood combination (body, top, neck, fingerboard) is ideal for that particular bass.

i always direct people to talk to Mike about wood combos, but I'd add that, for this kind of tuning, I'd recommend a "warmer, less aggressive, naturally bigger sounding" wood combination.

For example, alder instead of ash for the body, rosewood instead of maple or ebony for the fingerboard, etc. (Mike will surely have alternates, likely better ideas... just examples to show what I'm saying).

I say this because all the basses I've ever played that have a high C, I've always felt the C can sound pretty thin to my ears, even if it was a good tonal continuum. And since you're not extended on the low end from a normal bass, you don't need a super aggressive attack to bring out the naturally bigger overall sound.

So that's why I would personally recommend a wood combo that's naturally warmer/bigger sounding overall, rather than more tightly focused and aggressive.

FWIW.

 

[mikezimmerman]

Does anyone know if MTD & Co will do 20mm spacing on a regular 635, or is that something that's reserved only for the Bubby Lewis signature models? Not sure I want to bug Mike with an idle question about it since a custom MTD is just an idea I'm toying with at the moment, but I really like the 20mm spacing on my Curbows and Boardwell...

 

[Acoustic356]

Does anyone know if MTD & Co will do 20mm spacing on a regular 635, or is that something that's reserved only for the Bubby Lewis signature models? Not sure I want to bug Mike with an idle question about it since a custom MTD is just an idea I'm toying with at the moment, but I really like the 20mm spacing on my Curbows and Boardwell...

If I read their price list correctly, it's a $100 up charge for an MTD custom bridge.

 

[MMiller28]

I asked about width at the nut on my build-in-progress and he said he can make the nut "whatever width" I want. I imagine it's the same with string spacing.

 

[Acoustic356]

Over the past few years I went on a journey to find, what felt like, the perfect 4 and 5 string basses for me.

After trying Sadowsky, Fibenare, F-Bass, Fender, Fodera, Spector, Ken Smith, Ibanez, Cort... so many that I will never remember them all... I believe I have settled on MTD... this bass is easy to play, articulate, balances well... worth every penny!

 

[monsterthompson]

Anyone here know of a 630 in the wild?

 

[Combinator]

Have links to audio/video of your Bartolini CB dual coil-loaded 435/535/635? Post em here! I'd be interested to hear the differences from the standard split coil arrangement. Preferably in parallel but series is all good, too

 

[Combinator]

Have links to audio/video of your Bartolini CB dual coil-loaded 435/535/635? Post em here! I'd be interested to hear the differences from the standard split coil arrangement. Preferably in parallel but series is all good, too

Super pickups instead of the typical Bart CB (if there's a difference) would also be great to hear on a non-Super model!

 

[soong]

Recorded this little ditty last week, trying to channel Andrew Gouche/Wayman Tisdale/Marcus Miller...MTD4LYFE!

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

I would like to get myself a Justin Raines Saratoga model some day.
Any one here own one?

 

[Acoustic356]

I would like to get myself a Justin Raines Saratoga model some day.
Any one here own one?

I have seen other Saratoga's with the same paint job minus the logo.

What's the difference between the Saratoga with the same specs, and paint job - vs the extra few $1000 for the signature?

 

[Jose Bass]

Recorded this little ditty last week, trying to channel Andrew Gouche/Wayman Tisdale/Marcus Miller...MTD4LYFE!

Sounds great man! Are those the proprietary MTD pickups?

 

[Jose Bass]

I have seen other Saratoga's with the same paint job minus the logo.

What's the difference between the Saratoga with the same specs, and paint job - vs the extra few $1000 for the signature?

I think the Justins have custom Barts. Other than that, I'm not sure.

 

[Jose Bass]

I have seen other Saratoga's with the same paint job minus the logo.

What's the difference between the Saratoga with the same specs, and paint job - vs the extra few $1000 for the signature?

Here is Justin talking about it.

 

[Acoustic356]

Here is Justin talking about it.

Yeah.... it's the standard MTD pre - with the B-Axis pickups.

 

[MMiller28]

Here is Justin talking about it.

I'm not quite sure what the difference is, even after that.