Show us ya --- MTD's

[RhythmJunky]

Nice.

 

I still have a very early Kingston 5 string which I took the fugly pickguard off 5 minutes after getting it home from the shop. Ive always drooled over a 535, which I know I'll never buy as I'll never be good enough to deserve it.

 

I have seriously contemplated the AG model though and may well take the plunge one day. 

[crazycloud]

22 hours ago, RhythmJunky said:

which I know I'll never buy as I'll never be good enough to deserve it.

If you find one you love at a price you can afford, just buy it. If the idea you're not good enough so you shouldn't buy it was based in reality, only a handful of real high performance cars would have ever been sold.

If I won the Powerball, I'd get another Alembic S2, this time a custom 6.

[lee650]

On 13/05/2025 at 10:00, SumOne said:

I'm a proud new owner of an MTD to show off and can't see an MTD owners thread, so here it starts!

 

MTD Kingston Andrew Gouche AG5. Here it is in the wild:

 

 

It plays very nicely, I'm impressed.

 

The neck and fretboard are real standout features - probably the best of any 5 string I've owned, good feel and low action. 

 

Only thing I might change is I think some smoked nickel knobs would go well on it. 

 

 

 

....and I realise that 4.1kg for a 5 string is relatively lightweight, but as it is all relative and I've owned a 3.4kg Ibanez EHB this now feels a bit heavy. I might get used to it, but once you've gone superlight it's difficult to go back! 

 

Gorgeous! Id love one of these, was this Steff's?

[Bagman]

[Bagman]

MTD Grendel c.1997

 

Made in the Czech Republic 

 

such a great instrument 

[SumOne]

10 hours ago, lee650 said:

Gorgeous! Id love one of these, was this Steff's?

Yes, it was.

 

It's a great bass, I did a gig with it today and it did well (me a bit less so!).

 

[itu]

MTD means Michael Tobias Design, and my MG Genesis is actually designed by M. Tobias (that rightmost 5-string). I think this fits here, some similarities to current models may be seen.

[Bagman]

 Genesis 5'er , rare and by all accounts stunning 

I would very much like a go on one 

well done Itu 

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[itu]

I bought it here from our honourable @graham1945. The 19 mm string spacing of the 35" neck was the thing, this is a very playable and stable instrument. I also like the sound of bartolini pickups very much.