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Troy Martin Bass - know anything about them?

B-Mac

Happiness is a Warm Puppy and a Great Bass!!
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Jan 7, 2017
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South Central Susquehanna Valley, Pennsylvania
Came across this the other day and thought it had a Pedulla vibe going on..
Troy Martin Guitar Works
Apparently MIA
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Any experience with one? Please chime in.


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Specifications:

Body Wood: solid Honduran Mahogany.
Neck Wood: 5-piece Curly Maple/Walnut laminated neck (for maximum tone and stability).
Fretboard Material: Madagascar Rosewood.
Knobs: East Indian Rosewood.
Headstock: Figured Satinwood.
Scale: 34”
Frets: 24 (2 octave) vintage size frets.
Bridge: Vintage-style (getting vintage Fender tone with a high-mass bridge is nearly impossible - it really does make a noticeable difference).
Neck Profile: Early 60’s Jazz bass profile.
Truss Rod: Bi-directional stainless steel double truss rods for precision neck adjustment and stability .
Finish: Birchwood Casey TruOil.
Weight: 7.45 lbs.
Strings: DR handmade PURE BLUES (0.045” - 0.105”)
Pickups: Nordstand NJ4 (vintage-voiced).
Pre-amp: Nordstrand 3B-5B 3-band preamp with mid sweep control.
(LOW: +/- 12dB @ 50Hz)
(MID: +/- 12dB @ 1k Hz)
(TREB: +/- 12dB @ 4k Hz)

Controls:
(upper)
VOLUME (pull passive)
PICKUP BLEND (center indent)
TONE
(lower)
MID (pull freq. select)
TREBLE/BASS (stacked)