This is an instrument that plays wonderfully and sounds heavenly.
While I have transitioned to a Musicman Stingray, for live shows, I still write on my tobias. A member of Gibsons Limited Run Series, this version of the Tobias Growler takes everything that made the original such a powerful instrument, and tweaked it for even better performance. I found it very easy to play, the asymmetric neck is great and allows a lot of movement. This special edition of the Tobias Growler celebrates a bass that has continually exceeded conventional bang-for-the-buck standards. Īll the good things you've heard about pre-Gibson Tobias basses are true. I have a pre-Gibson Tobias Growler, it was my main bass for about four years. We will contact Michael Tobias to verify the woods used, and will update this post when we get that info. It was outfitted with the usual pickups and hardware that this instrument would have. The collapse of the high-end session scene in NYC in the early/mid '00's combined with the fact that British Airways lost his favorite bass ( after which he stopped traveling with this instrument because he didn't want to risk losing as well), led to this instrument going into storage and becoming a collectors item instead of a full-time working instrument.īecause he's a working musician who actually used this bass on the job it's no longer in pristine, excellent condition.But it IS very good condition for exactly the same reason. He used it on some prominent records of that era - especially on the Brazilian recordings he worked on (message if you want to know on which artists’ records this bass can be heard). This bass is currently owned by bassist Melvin Gibbs (Rollins Band, Marisa Monte, David Byrne, Femi Kuti, many others) and was one of his 'go-to’ recording basses in the '90's and early '00's.
Gibson tobias bass serial number#
This Tobias Signature 6 String Bass is a pre-Gibson Tobias that bears the serial number 1373.
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