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.
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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
