Have a 2010 5 string Thunderbass. I have worn out the bridge. Having a hard time finding a replacement. Anyone else been thru this? And what did you use ?
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Can y’all keep an eye out for me for a newer model mvp 5 please- the wife said yes so now the search begins
The lack of quality Stock/un-modded MVPs hurt the soul... The "popular trend" during the 90's/00's to swap out the stock electronics (the dreded 3 way switch swap out) with other bartolini (not Ped designed)/east/aggy/audere/glock/etc harnesses as well as pickups removed the signature designed sound... Said modded MVPs appear to be the majority of somewhat affordable MVPs for sale... sad state of affairs...
Also - anyone here done much with Sadowsky master? I’m not sure of their tone or necks hard to tell on tone through a phone
Just a heads up guys I put it on ebay
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Can anyone explain the various Tobias model “classes”?
I was looking at Buzz basses and noticed there’s Custom, Deluxe & Signature. Can anyone explain the differences?
I was looking at Buzz basses and noticed there’s Custom, Deluxe & Signature. Can anyone explain the differences?
Those "grades" of Buzz/MVP were in/around the early 90's. They usually have a brass nut. The difference indicated how fancy the finish/top is. In order from cheapest MSRP to most expensive: "Standard" (solid color w. chrome hardware); "Deluxe" (solid color w. gold or black); "Custom" (A or AA grade flame maple top); "Signature" (AAA). Each step up added $100 to the price of the one below it except for the "Signature" -- that added $400 to the price of the Custom)! The "limited edition" was a quilted maple top. The electronics probably went through different standards and my guess is that you might be able to request a 3 knob layout by the time 4 was the standard. Pickup config was up to the buyer (PJ, JJ, SB)
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I have a 1993 Pedulla Pentabuzz 17.5 mm Cherry burst. Anyone interested in trading a MVP 5 for it?
My ‘82 Buzz is one such instrument. I purchased it used in 1990. The original pickups and circuit were already gone when I purchased it. It had active EMGs and a passive EMG tone circuit in it. It was also somewhat road worn, and I’ve added to the wear since then. It’s a tool, not a piece of dress jewelry. It still plays and sounds amazing.
I recently corresponded about my particular instrument with Doug at Bartolini who told me that my Bart pickups are tonally pretty good, but that the original custom winds are “not yet available”. I was surprised to learn that the original circuit was just a basic Gibson-style pickup selector with a simple passive two volume, two tone control circuit and a TC-3 buffer preamp with a passive/active switch.
I’ve found the three band Bartolini NTMB pre with the mid-selection switch thats in there now to be handy, but I’m seriously considering buying the parts and soldering up a more authentic circuit for it, just to have the original experience.
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On the other hand, what is the “Signature Designed Sound”? The MVP (or Buzz) with P-J, MVP with JJ, MVP with Soapbars, MVP with DiMarzio Model P-J or Model JJ and passive tone(The original Pedulla configuration), MVP with PJ Bart or 9v (JJ), TC-3 and Passive tone, MVP with either of the preceding Barts and a 2-Band Bart pre, or either of the preceding MVPs with the less common but still factory oem stock Bart NTMB 3-Band, Thunderbolt, Thunder Bass, Series 2 with any of the pickup or preamp configurations? Which one is it?
It is not a sad state of affairs, and nobody’s soul is hurt by the electronic modifications or customizations. It’s a beautiful, hand-crafted instrument loaded with high quality electronics, but it’s still just a tool. The builder’s soul is in the woodwork. The musical soul is in the player’s hands, not the electronics.
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We’re still getting our (new to us) guitarist up to date on the 50 or so songs we rotate through and regularly add new ones too. But, here’s a couple of fun ones from our gig Saturday.
Oh, ‘89 MVP wearing Cobalt flats through a GB Streamliner 900 and two Aguilar DB112NTs. No PA support needed or used, most of the time.
I just bought an 89 MVP for short money as a personal project. It's my 7th current Pedulla.
It'd been heavily modded. What I am curious about is the routing around the bridge. It is about 1/64" deep and looks like it was professionally done, if not a factory option. Any guesses on this?
FURTHER INFO: I pulled the bridge (it's an Ibanez AccuCast B20). It sits on a plastic plate. Below the plate it gets more interesting. It looks as if someone tried a tremolo unit in there.
My plan is to strip and refinish it. If it is basic maple, I would probably Bondo the routing and restore it with a Schaller or Hipshot. I will be putting Bartolinis back in it, though, maybe not the Pedulla version.
Thank you for the help!!
It'd been heavily modded. What I am curious about is the routing around the bridge. It is about 1/64" deep and looks like it was professionally done, if not a factory option. Any guesses on this?
FURTHER INFO: I pulled the bridge (it's an Ibanez AccuCast B20). It sits on a plastic plate. Below the plate it gets more interesting. It looks as if someone tried a tremolo unit in there.
My plan is to strip and refinish it. If it is basic maple, I would probably Bondo the routing and restore it with a Schaller or Hipshot. I will be putting Bartolinis back in it, though, maybe not the Pedulla version.
Thank you for the help!!
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