Lower-priced Chinese-made MTD Kingston bases include the Precision Bass-inspired CRB (or "classic rock bass") and the Kingston Saratoga bass, billed as "a modern re-imagining" of the classic Jazz-style bass. All currently manufactured MTD basses, including Kingston basses, employ the Buzz Feiten Tuning System. In 1994 he moved to New York State to design prototypes and has since developed a line of very popular high quality custom basses which have become the focal point of the boutique bass market. Pickups and active electronics are a proprietary design for MTD made by Bill Bartolini. After selling his company to Gibson in 1992 and fulfilling the contractual obligations not compete with Tobias, Mike launched MTD (Michael Tobias Design). MTD bodies and necks are ergonomically carved to allow access to the instrument's extended scale and feature an asymmetrical neck, a design where the neck is thinner on the lower side than the upper. Call our Gear Experts now for help with your purchase: 80. All MTD basses are designed by master luthier Michael Tobias for elegant style and spectacular sound. Interview with Bassist John Myung Dream Theater has been on the cutting edge of pioneering Progressive. The MTD Kingston Z6 bass has a 6-string design and sports MTD proprietary pickups and a Buzz Feiten tuning system. Bass Videos Legendary Dream Theater, John Myung: February 2022 Issue. Wood bodies are made from medium weight ash, domestic tulip wood (aka Eastern yellow poplar), alder, and mahogany. Related Topics: Bass Gear, Michael Tobias Design, MTD, NAMM. Necks are made from maple or ash with a rosewood fingerboard.
After a couple years of collaboration with Gibson/Epiphone in the early 90’s, he left to make basses on his own under the name MTD (Michael Tobias Design), but Gibson still owns the Tobias name. MTD handmade American basses come in 35 inch-scale 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-string models and are available in a variety of configurations. Here’s the deal: Michael Tobias has been a respected bass luthier for decades. Following the sale, Tobias moved to Kingston, New York, where he began building basses under the Eclipse name before settling on "MTD" (Michael Tobias Design) for the company name and trademark. MTD is a successor to Tobias Guitars, established in Orlando, Florida in April 1977 and sold to Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1990. Tobias also designs and develops electric and acoustic basses in collaboration with musical instrument makers that have included Lakland, Modulus, Alvarez, Brian Moore, and American Showster. MTD's Kingston, Heir, and Saratoga basses are manufactured in China to Tobias's specifications. Tobias, along with two part-time helpers, currently builds about 10 electric basses per month at his shop in Woodstock, New York.
Michael Tobias Design (MTD) is a Kingston, New York-based manufacturer of electric bass guitars founded by luthier Michael Tobias in 1994.
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