But its bending and strength properties are still good, equal to most other softwood species used for similar purposes. The same features also mean that wood density is lower (i.e., the wood is lighter) - a real advantage for building/construction purposes. Radiata pine, with its low chemical levels has non-durable wood, but because the pores linking cells are relatively open, chemicals to increase durability quickly pass through the wood. The natural durability of wood is influenced by its chemical composition. The body shape is exact to the old USA model, pointy yes, but no more than before. The Toneexpressor boosts both treble and bass at the same time. Something that Epiphone has been excelling at for quite some time now. But that is just my taste and purely subjective.īut like I said, the specs look very good. I dont really dig the Dean-esque headstock either. From the EBM to the Embassy and now the Tobias, the horns keep getting more exaggerated. Its like the "swept-C" shape just keeps getting longer and narrower. They look more like weapons than instruments. I take it that these are to replace the now discontinued Embassy basses? The thing that I dont like about the Tobias basses are they way they look. Tobias Toby Bass 4 String Black Finish Maple Neck Precision Style Pickups: 289: Tobias Bass Guitar Catalog Gibson era c.1999 The Classic, Growler Etc. Gibson moved production to Nashville in 1992, and although Mike Tobias left the company, Gibson has continued to raise industry standards for design, quality and performance with Tobias basses, highlighted by the 2003 debut of a new generation of basses made in Conway, Arkansas. I'm guessing its some type of EQ shaping? I'm intrigued by the Tonexpressor becuase the term dates back to the early days of Epiphone electric instruments, but to be honest, I dont really know exactly what it does.
Basses below the serial number 2044 were built in the California factory headed-up by Michael Tobias serial numbers after that were produced by Gibson with a transition period in which Tobias worked with Gibson and continued to produce basses.The specs on the Tobias look good, though I dont know what Radiata is. Bart TCT 3 band pre (The mid pot is inside the control cavity, this is the way these were produced). Solid ash body wings with a 5-ply maple neck with bubinga stringers and a pau ferro fretboard. Michael Tobias left the company in 1992 to found Michael Tobias Design which produces a line of hand-made basses similar in spirit to the older Tobias basses. Gorgeous Tobias Standard 4 String bass guitar. The first Tobias bass under Gibson ownership bore the serial number 1094. In 1990, Gibson Guitar Corporation purchased Tobias and moved production to Nashville.
Although it is the least complex of this quartet, it is substantial in the mouth. A separate pickup-blend control allows you to sweep between all four of its.
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Toby Standard Toby Deluxe IV Toby Deluxe V Toby Pro 4. Tobias basses also were among the first to feature an asymmetrical neck, a design where the neck is thinner on the lower side than the upper. Tobias is a brand of bass guitars originally made by luthier Michael Tobias starting in the 1970s, and later bought out by Gibson. However, once purchased by Gibson in 1990, a few bolt-on models were produced such as the Killer-B (with the "B" in the name standing for " bolt-on") as well as the Growler Basses. The vast majority of Tobias instruments are of neck-through construction, a style of neck-body assembly where the neck of the instrument is a single piece of wood that extends through the body and had the sides of the bass glued to it rather than being bolted on.
Tobias Guitars was established in Orlando, Florida in April 1977.