The early experiences that he gained by fixing a wide variety of instruments, most of them being acoustic, helped him later go one to design and build some of the most impressive electric basses in the world.
All MTD Handmade Basses use the revolutionary Buzz Feiten Tuning System which enhances tuning dramatically, allowing the player greater freedom of expression.Michael Tobias began his career by doing repairs in The Guitar Shop in Washington D.C in 1974. HARDWAREīridges and tuners are custom manufactured for MTD American Basses by Hipshot. The tone will vary depending on the rig and technique used. This offers a very percussive finger tone. MTD Basses can be made to sound very "traditional" by cutting the mids all the way at 1000 (switch in top position), and boosting the bass and treble to 10 with the blend pot at center. This offers a great slap tone.īoosting the mids at 250 ( switch in lower position), with bass at 10 and treble at 9-10 with the blend pot on the bridge pick up gives the early Bartolini TCT tone. It will debut at NAMM 2020, replacing the previous +/- 9 version while keeping the same voicing. The EQ has 2 batteries and our new proprietary Bartolini/MTD preamp is +18 volts. When the mid pot is at center click, the switch has minimal effect. Down is lower mids, center is middle and up is upper mids. The three position switch selects the mid range cut and boost point.
which consist of a master volume and pan pot, treble, mid, bass cut and boost, with center click (from neck to bridge). The pickups and active electronics are a proprietary design for MTD made by Bartolini Inc. We think it works best with a maple board. We have been using ash as a neck material and found it to be very similar to wenge in its focus but more “open”. Ebony on maple is very quick in its response with lots of snap. A maple neck and rosewood board is more open and slightly warmer than a maple neck and maple board. A hard top tends to create a quicker response with more bite and definition while a soft top will tend to round out the voice.Ī wenge neck and board add compression and focus to the speaking voice of the bass. In general, ash (medium weight) has more growl and is more aggressive, poplar bodies have more punch, makore has similar properties to mahogany, however it has more sparkle and presence.Īlder makes a very warm, big sounding, punchy bass, slightly compressed. Adding a top helps to focus the low end. MTD Handmade American bodies and necks are ergonomically carved to allow comfortable access to the extended scale bass. Other finishes are available upon request. This allows the bass to breathe, sounding more wooden. The MTD Standard Finish is a catalyzed acrylic urethane satin that looks and feels a lot like oil but is many times harder without building great thickness. Makore body with exotic top, wenge neck and board Makore body with exotic top, maple neck maple board
Poplar body with exotic top, wenge neck & boardĪsh body with exotic top, maple neck & rosewood boardĪsh body, with exotic top, wenge neck & boardĪsh body with exotic top, maple neck maple boardĪsh body with exotic top, ash neck, maple board.Īlder body with exotic top, maple neck ebony board POPULAR COMBINATIONSĭomestic tulip wood (aka poplar) with exotic top, maple neck, rosewood board *Necks and bodies are available in a variety of combinations and we custom build-to-order for each Bass Player’s preferences. Standard necks are maple with Indian laurel fingerboard.Īsh necks are available at no extra charge.ĭomestic Tulipwood (Eastern Yellow Poplar) HANDMADE INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS MODELSģ5” scale bolt-on necks with 21 fret (plus 0 fret) standard on the 4, 5 and 6 string models, (24 frets optional).Ģ4 frets are standard on MTD735-24 30”scale, 32” scale and headless basses.
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