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Bass Guitars > Bass Guitars > 5-String Bass Guitars > Tobias Basic 5-String Tobias Basic 5-String Handcrafted 5-string Bass with Through-neck and Bartolini Pickups - Swamp Ash Serial #: 12017 View Photos   ItemID: BAS5SWCH   Retail Price: $4,500.00 SAVE $1,500.03 (33%) WHEN YOU BUY TODAY! SALE PRICE: $2,999.97 Add the Basic 5-String to Your Wishlist Yes, It's In Stock! This item is available for immediate delivery. Our centrally-located warehouse ensures you the fastest delivery time in the industry. Order now by adding to your cart or call your Sales Engineer. 3 other models available: Bubinga  -  $2999.97 Mahogany  -  $2999.97 Walnut  -  $2999.97     Payments as low as $90/ mo. Customers also bought...   On-Stage Stands Classic Guitar Stand Classic Guitar Fret Rest $12.97     Korg GA-30 Standard Tuner $14.99     On-Stage Stands A-Frame Guitar Stand A-Frame Guitar Stand $22.97   View More Suggestions

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A 5-string Basic Bass! Mike Tobias began making custom guitars and basses in his music store in Orlando, Florida, in 1977. His instruments featured innovations in every facet of bass design. Combinations of exotic tone woods gave bassists a wide range of natural tonalities to choose from, so that each instrument could be tailored for the individual player. Ergonomic improvements, such as the deeply sculpted body and the asymmetrical neck, enhanced the feeling that each bass was made to fit the individual player. Tobias relocated to California in 1980 and eventually settled in the Hollywood area. By 1990, with demand for Tobias basses growing far faster than production capability, Tobias joined the Gibson family of musical instruments. 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. Whether it's rock or reggae, the 5-string Tobias Basic will effortlessly handle any demand. The two-piece body and five-piece Asym neck-through make it a solid masterpiece of modern bass design. Gibson's strict quality control standards ensure you receive the best handcrafted instrument made. Tobias Basic 5-string Bass Guitar Features: Color: Natural Body Wood: Swamp Ash Neck: Maple, with Purple Heart or Bubinga stringer (depending on availability) Scale Length: 34" Machine Heads: Grover chrome Fingerboard: Pau Ferro No. of Frets: 24 Pickups: Bartolini curve-top neck and bridge w/Bartolini preamp Controls: Master volume w/push/pull Slap Tone, Pan-Pot, Bass, Midrange, Treble, Mid-cut boost Bridge: ABM machined brass, chrome-plated Hardware: Chrome Case: Black hardshell The Tobias Basic is a masterpiece of a bass! More 5-String Bass Guitars from Tobias: · Tobias Basic 5-String · Tobias Growler 5-String · Tobias Classic 5-String · Tobias Killer B 5-String · Tobias Killer B 5-String · Tobias Growler 5-String · Tobias Killer B 5-String · Tobias Signature 5-String · Tobias Classic 5-String · Tobias Basic 5-String View All Products from Tobias  Tell a Friend About the Basic 5-String!  Print This Page

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