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The Official MTD USA Thread
- Thread starter johnpaulbass
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It's really only $70 after the adjustment from the pricelist.
Yeah, I'm an in for a penny in for a pound kinda guy. 100 for the logo and 270 or whatever it was for the finish matched knobs were drops in a bucket after I swallowed the initial cost of entry.It's really only $70 after the adjustment from the pricelist.
That's how they get you
And I did the same, although I just picked every option I wanted and got a quote, YOLO!
I bought a shop build and then made changes so it was a little different scenario. Even adding time with my changes saved me a solid year of waitingThat's how they get you
And I did the same, although I just picked every option I wanted and got a quote, YOLO!
When did you order yours? You went through Bass Central, right? I went through Fretspot, my specs were confirmed 10/11/21, so in theory I should be getting tops to choose from any day now... but with all the supply chain stuff, who knows?
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FYI, I love the different logo options. The world logo on my makore/ebony/flamed ash & white wenge/birdseye 535 looks oh, so nice:
I love the "black on black" look on my 435:
While I do also like the black and white logo on my Marilyn (#3 of the first three), I do think the world MTD logo would have looked even better (though I don't think it had come out yet):
But I have to say that I also really love the even more simple logo on my Saratoga 4, which just seems so fitting:
Multiple logo options for multiple different thematic styles. Another reason to love MTD!
I love the "black on black" look on my 435:
While I do also like the black and white logo on my Marilyn (#3 of the first three), I do think the world MTD logo would have looked even better (though I don't think it had come out yet):
But I have to say that I also really love the even more simple logo on my Saratoga 4, which just seems so fitting:
Multiple logo options for multiple different thematic styles. Another reason to love MTD!
I have a 5str fender pj and ibanez sr. Thinking of selling both and getting an MTD USA instead. I play mostly slap stuff on the pj (wooten, stu hamm) and prog on the ibanez (polyphia, dream theater; basically mm and dingwall tones).
which 5str mtd model would be good enough to cover both? I’m thinking either a saratoga 5-24 pj or mtd 535-24 with super pups in jj locations. But am open to other suggestions too.
which 5str mtd model would be good enough to cover both? I’m thinking either a saratoga 5-24 pj or mtd 535-24 with super pups in jj locations. But am open to other suggestions too.
Is this the bag the US MTD’s are shipping in now? Is it any good?
TKL Vectra IPX Electric Bass Impact-X Case
TKL Vectra IPX Electric Bass Impact-X Case
I don’t think that’s it exactly. Close though. Same company and model name, but I think the MTD version is a bit roomier at the top, and there’s a padding insert chamber around the body edge. Can’t see everything in those pics though.
Mine’s held up okay. Minimal usage though, mostly home and a few jams. It’s gotten a bit misshapen.
Thanks- some of the other pics I’ve found on Reverb and such look like the MTD version is a bit more “robust.”
Magnetic covers are not listed there. I think they are around 300 bucks.
