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Really fantasic basses! Mr. Michael Tobias is one of the best master luthiers on this planet! I wish their more affordable production models would have some better electronics. I wouldn't mind to pay some more for it.. But he is right : It's the wood that makes the bass, not the electronics!!
@DuxJerome I held a Ken Smith BSR5M at GC about three years ago, it was used only $1200.00!. Super neat craftsmanship, multi-laminated, and VERY HEAVY. I went and gather the $, but it was gone when I went back, record time, 3 days on the wall... The sound DID not impress me, and I was testing it thru an SVT Classic stack, with the amp's EQ set flat all accross...
@spectorman09 Who cares? If the guy who builds cars but doesn't drive makes great cars then what does it matter? As for the electronics making the sound well, that's a common point of dissent amongst players and luthiers alike. From my personal experience, wood does make quite a difference. Turn the amp off and you'll see that every bass sounds different acoustically. Furthermore, I've owned several MTDs in different (and identical) wood combinations and they ALL sounded different.
@spectorman09 mnn i've played so many basses with the same bartolini, aguilar obp3 systems, believe me, the neck wood provides the 70% of the sound of a bass, the body wood gives the character of the low end, and the electronics are good when they keep a clean and transparent sound. Other electronics, like emg, change a lot the signal of the wood.
Really fantasic basses! Mr. Michael Tobias is one of the best master luthiers on this planet! I wish their more affordable production models would have some better electronics. I wouldn't mind to pay some more for it.. But he is right : It's the wood that makes the bass, not the electronics!!
Basstard22 1 month ago
@DuxJerome I held a Ken Smith BSR5M at GC about three years ago, it was used only $1200.00!. Super neat craftsmanship, multi-laminated, and VERY HEAVY. I went and gather the $, but it was gone when I went back, record time, 3 days on the wall... The sound DID not impress me, and I was testing it thru an SVT Classic stack, with the amp's EQ set flat all accross...
4cuerdasexcessa 6 months ago
@4cuerdasexcessa well thats not a fact but very personal. Ive got a 535 but I like my Ken Smith BSR5M much more.
DuxJerome 6 months ago
@spectorman09 Who cares? If the guy who builds cars but doesn't drive makes great cars then what does it matter? As for the electronics making the sound well, that's a common point of dissent amongst players and luthiers alike. From my personal experience, wood does make quite a difference. Turn the amp off and you'll see that every bass sounds different acoustically. Furthermore, I've owned several MTDs in different (and identical) wood combinations and they ALL sounded different.
dillikins 6 months ago
@dillikins I agree 110%, I AM a happier player with my Tobias.
4cuerdasexcessa 6 months ago
The Best Basses out there, period. ( Just attend concerts where the real pros are; one example: Dancing with the Stars).
4cuerdasexcessa 6 months ago
@DuxJerome This is so true!
4cuerdasexcessa 6 months ago
@spectorman09 mnn i've played so many basses with the same bartolini, aguilar obp3 systems, believe me, the neck wood provides the 70% of the sound of a bass, the body wood gives the character of the low end, and the electronics are good when they keep a clean and transparent sound. Other electronics, like emg, change a lot the signal of the wood.
cacapatin 9 months ago
alder is the best!
fredhodshon 9 months ago
Mtd, perfect basses.
Hrv4ch 10 months ago