Can anyone give me an I dea of what sort of a sound the tobias basses have - I play a Warwick thumb, and am looking at the tobias basses because I like the crafting, but have never heard one played?
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Tobias Basses
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Are you talking about the original, pre-Gibson Tobias basses, the cheapie Korean Growlers and MusicYo stuff, or the Gibson-made models that cost an arm and a leg?
Or are you talking about the MTD basses made by Michael Tobias?
Or are you talking about the MTD basses made by Michael Tobias?
I dunno, I guess its the new stuff, so its made by gibson right? Do they cost an am and a leg? I just saw them on the site and thought they looked really nice...
Eric Moesle said:
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Each model is goinbg to sound a bit different than it's sister models. Which one/s are you looking at?
Growlers are terrible for the money. The MusicYo Tobias Toby's are not available at MusicYo anymore. I hear they are excellent for the money. Pre-Gibsons are excellent, but I doubt that's what you're thinking of. Gibson-made Tobias basses are hit or miss. I played a 5'er that I hated and then right after, a 4 that was absolutely incredible. You HAVE to play them before you buy.
MTDs, you get what you pay for. Kingstons are cheap, and good for the money. MTD 535's are expensive as hell, but can have just an INSANE tone. Listen to some Norm Stockton.
Good Luck.
-Eric.
MTDs, you get what you pay for. Kingstons are cheap, and good for the money. MTD 535's are expensive as hell, but can have just an INSANE tone. Listen to some Norm Stockton.
Good Luck.
-Eric.
Depends GREATLY on when it was made. I've heard/played one of the earlier Growler 5's (dual dip switches) and it was AWESOME.EricTheEZ1 said:
+1MTD 535's are expensive as hell, but can have just an INSANE tone. Listen to some Norm Stockton.
One of his favorite demos is that you can play three voice chords in the FIRST position, and they actually sound like chords instead of mud. Further, they don't even have to be super basic voicings, either.
I've owned mine for a while now and still can't believe the clarity as well as how useful the preamp is (much wider "usable" range than most of the active pre's I've used). Beware, tho, that clarity tells all!
