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. Too bad there is only 350 being made.Michael Tobias Design (MTD) is a Kingston, New York-based manufacturer of electric bass guitars founded by luthier Michael Tobias in 1994. It is matched with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard without inlay markers or binding. The neck is constructed from pure maple with purple heart laminate for a creamy feel and comfortable playability. The neck and body function as a single unit, resulting in longer sustain and better tone. Gluing the 34”-scale length neck to the body of the bass ensures an exact “wood-to-wood” contact, leaving no air space in the neck cavity to ensure maximum contact between the neck and body. What, more enhancements?–Other key feature of the Tobias Growler is the change from using a bolt-on neck to gluing it in place. Every fret is accurately aligned, and the bass is properly intonated, leaving the instrument “Plek’d” for maximum playability. The Plek is a German-made, computer-controlled machine that thoroughly measures each fret, along with the fingerboard height under each string, and then automatically dresses each fret, eliminating string buzz and improving the guitar’s action. Another great feature that integrates well with the bass, and what is arguably the guitars’ best overall enhancement - the revolutionary Plek system setup. The new, fully adjustable “Quad Bass” truss rod allows players to adjust the Growler’s neck in both directions for almighty precision. First, Gibson enhanced the Growler’s truss rod by making it bi-directional. How does the Tobias Growler play?–The Tobias Growler features two key differences. Additional controls include the volume knob, and separate treble, mid and bass controls. A separate pickup-blend control allows you to sweep between all four of its coils for limitless tonal possibilities that are on tap. The pickup is cast in epoxy to remove any unwanted microphonics and feedback. A quad-coil, 5-string bass pickup from Bartolini delivers an enriched resonant frequency range, along with more air and definition at the top end without sacrificing its mids and low end punch. How does the Tobias Growler sound?–The Tobias Growler gets its power from one of the finest bass pickups in the business.
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Each guitar comes with a rugged black Gibson hardshell case and each will have its own exclusive Limited Run Series certificate of authenticity.
Like all the guitars from the Limited Run Series, only 350 Growler basses will be produced and distributed. The Growler’s tone is unique and hard to match.
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Swamp ash tonewood is characterized by vast, open pores and soft layers, which give each Growler a deep, full and reverberation of tone across the entire frequency spectrum. How is the Tobias Growler constructed?–Beginning with the bass’ solid, multi-piece swamp ash wood body, the Tobias Growler bass is one of the most resonant basses ever constructed by Gibson USA. 30-plus-years-later, the quality and precision of a Tobias bass has reached new heights in the 2009 Limited Run Series Tobias Growler from Gibson Guitars USA. Gibson Tobias Growler Bass Guitar–Started by renowned luthier Michael Tobias in the mid ’70s, Tobias basses have always found their way into the hands of world-renowned bassists like Mario Guini, Bootsy Collins, Volley Craig, Jimmy Haslip, Dave Baumberger, Del Atkins, Dave Pomeroy, David Bonk, Dean Back, Duane Propes, Kern Brantley and Vernon Heard.
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