Cameron Hood on tonewoods in MTD electric basses

The first of five videos comparing various MTD basses and their unique tonal qualities. Hopefully dispelling many myths on tone woods, and on MTD basses in general. These instruments are the pinnacle of electric bass building techniques, and are by far the most expressive and unique instruments available, regardless of price.

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• Cameron Hood
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• electric bass
• 6 string electric bass
• MTD electric bass
• Michael Tobias Design
• MTD
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• music teaching

[drums6912]

Do you know why these men all say tonewood matters? It is to make themselves richer! They know they can make some poor sap believe that this rare expensive type of wood sounds differnent or better than Alder or Ash. This is how they make their living, but getting people to buy their "boutique" instruments, even though they are no better than a Fender or a Gibson (besides may the electronics). They all want you to think that you should buy a $3000 guitar over a $300 one.

[MrBassflute]

@drums6912 and drum wood doesn't matter. It's only the mylar skin vibrating....and if you buy a drum set worth more than $300.00, you're an idiot, totally duped by the drum lobby...they all sound the same. You could build them out of plastic buckets...

[RonnyOnBass]

MTD ROCKS!!

[MrBassflute]

@drums6912 And if Byron played a pre, identically set up, with an ash body and a maple neck, then one with a rosewood fingerboard and an alder body....we KNOW 30 year old flats are going to sound different from Stainless Rounds and through a hi-fi system...you missed the point completely...

[MrBassflute]

@drums6912 And if Byron played a pre, identically set up, with an ash body and a maple neck, then one with a rosewood fingerboard and an alder body....we KNOW 30 year old flats are going to sound different from Stainless Rounds and through a hi-fi system...you missed the point completely...

[MrBassflute]

@drums6912 And if Byron played a pre, identically set up, with an ash body and a maple neck, then one with a rosewood fingerboard and an alder body....we KNOW 30 year old flats are going to sound different from Stainless Rounds and through a hi-fi system...you missed the point completely...

[MrBassflute]

@drums6912 And if Byron played a pre, identically set up, with an ash body and a maple neck, then one with a rosewood fingerboard and an alder body....we KNOW 30 year old flats are going to sound different from Stainless Rounds and through a hi-fi system...you missed the point completely...

[drums6912]

@MrBassflute What personal battle? The last comments I have had in 10 months were to other people. I have my view and you have yours, why is discussing this is a mild-mannered comment section so offensive to you. You took your personal opinions and posted them on Youtube, as well as Talkbass. This is the internet, if you get all butthurt about someone not agreeing 100% with your opinions, then you probably shouldn't be posting. Sorry for trying to express my own ideas.

[bassmorpheus]

Informative. Thanks!

[MrBassflute]

@drums6912 So post some videos of YOUR playing to show YOUR point of view, and stop trying to make this a PERSONAL battle between us, as we've NEVER met, and I've never personally insulted you or YOUR viewpoint. We can all have different viewpoints, you're free to have yours, I disagree with it completely, and so does a long list of the worlds finest bass builders. Show me who's on 'your' side, and quit trying to insult me. Time to put your money where your mouth is.

[MrBassflute]

I've been playing for about 41 years now, and have lived through and tried most of the new innovations in electric bass, in bass design, amplifier design, strings, pickups, pretty much everything. There is not a lot that I HAVEN'T tried. Just trying to spread my knowledge and wisdom to a new generation of players...at least the ones who are open minded, can listen, learn, and not read a bunch of things into my statements that I'm not really saying.