The MTD4Lyfe charity event was a huge success. All of the MTD family came out to show their support and brought an A-List of musicians with them to help support the cause. For this we are both grateful and touched. A DVD of the show is in the works and we are very excited to share the event with you as soon as it is completed. For now, here are a few photos of the MTD booth at NAMM 2012.

Options As Shown

• Redwood Burl top
• Makore body
• 5 pc laminated flamed ash neck with bubinga stringers
• Unlined ebony fretless board
• Body matching peg head and truss rod cover with world logo
• Matching control knobs

Available Options

• “10″ Top (Price depending on choice of wood)”
• 24 Fret Fingerboard
• Bird’s Eye Maple Fingerboard
• Black Limba Body
• Chambers (semi-hollow body)
• Ebony Fingerboard, Honduran rosewood, Rose of the Mountain, other exotic woods.
• Epoxy Fingerboard (for lined or unlined fretless)
• Korina Body
• Laquer Finish
(Sunbursts, See-through’s, Fades: red, coral blue, amber, tobacco, cherry)
• Lined Fretless
• Maple Fingerboard
• Matching Peghead Veneer (matches face of instrument)
• Matching Trussrod Cover (matches face of instrument)
• Matching Trussrod Cover (matches fingerboard)
• Piezo Bridge System (Ghost Piezo system in Hipshot A bridge with matching Bartolini preamp)
• Rubbed Oil Stain
(Sunbursts, stains, Fades:chianti, amber, tobacco)
• Walnut Body
• Wenge Neck/Fingerboard (very limited supply)

Download full price list here.

Options As Shown

• Mango top
• Makore body
• Maple neck
• Honduran Rosewood fingerboard
• Matching peg head
• Matching truss rod cover
• Matching knobs

Available Options

• “10″ Top (Price depending on choice of wood)”
• 24 Fret Fingerboard
• Bird’s Eye Maple Fingerboard
• Black Limba Body
• Chambers (semi-hollow body)
• Ebony Fingerboard, Honduran rosewood, Rose of the Mountain, other exotic woods.
• Epoxy Fingerboard (for lined or unlined fretless)
• Korina Body
• Laquer Finish
(Sunbursts, See-through’s, Fades: red, coral blue, amber, tobacco, cherry)
• Lined Fretless
• Maple Fingerboard
• Matching Peghead Veneer (matches face of instrument)
• Matching Trussrod Cover (matches face of instrument)
• Matching Trussrod Cover (matches fingerboard)
• Piezo Bridge System (Ghost Piezo system in Hipshot A bridge with matching Bartolini preamp)
• Rubbed Oil Stain
(Sunbursts, stains, Fades:chianti, amber, tobacco)
• Walnut Body
• Wenge Neck/Fingerboard (very limited supply)

Download full price list here.

Options As Shown

• Amboina Burl top
• Makore body
• Maple neck
• Birds Eye Maple fingerboard
• Matching peg head
• Matching truss rod cover
• Matching control knobs
• World logo

Available Options

• “10″ Top (Price depending on choice of wood)”
• 24 Fret Fingerboard
• Bird’s Eye Maple Fingerboard
• Black Limba Body
• Chambers (semi-hollow body)
• Ebony Fingerboard, Honduran rosewood, Rose of the Mountain, other exotic woods.
• Epoxy Fingerboard (for lined or unlined fretless)
• Korina Body
• Laquer Finish
(Sunbursts, See-through’s, Fades: red, coral blue, amber, tobacco, cherry)
• Lined Fretless
• Maple Fingerboard
• Matching Peghead Veneer (matches face of instrument)
• Matching Trussrod Cover (matches face of instrument)
• Matching Trussrod Cover (matches fingerboard)
• Piezo Bridge System (Ghost Piezo system in Hipshot A bridge with matching Bartolini preamp)
• Rubbed Oil Stain
(Sunbursts, stains, Fades:chianti, amber, tobacco)
• Walnut Body
• Wenge Neck/Fingerboard (very limited supply)

Download full price list here.

Options As Shown

• Flamed Tasmanian Myrtle top
• Makore body
• Maple neck
• Honduran rosewood fingerboard
• Matching peg head
• Truss rod cover

Available Options

• “10″ Top (Price depending on choice of wood)”
• 24 Fret Fingerboard
• Bird’s Eye Maple Fingerboard
• Black Limba Body
• Chambers (semi-hollow body)
• Ebony Fingerboard, Honduran rosewood, Rose of the Mountain, other exotic woods.
• Epoxy Fingerboard (for lined or unlined fretless)
• Korina Body
• Laquer Finish
(Sunbursts, See-through’s, Fades: red, coral blue, amber, tobacco, cherry)
• Lined Fretless
• Maple Fingerboard
• Matching Peghead Veneer (matches face of instrument)
• Matching Trussrod Cover (matches face of instrument)
• Matching Trussrod Cover (matches fingerboard)
• Piezo Bridge System (Ghost Piezo system in Hipshot A bridge with matching Bartolini preamp)
• Rubbed Oil Stain
(Sunbursts, stains, Fades:chianti, amber, tobacco)
• Walnut Body
• Wenge Neck/Fingerboard (very limited supply)

Download full price list here.

Options As Shown

• Quilted Maple top
• Makore Body
• Maple neck
• Bird’s Eye Maple fingerboard
• Matching peg head
• Matching truss rod cover
• Matching knobs
• World logo

Available Options

• “10″ Top (Price depending on choice of wood)”
• 24 Fret Fingerboard
• Bird’s Eye Maple Fingerboard
• Black Limba Body
• Chambers (semi-hollow body)
• Ebony Fingerboard, Honduran rosewood, Rose of the Mountain, other exotic woods.
• Epoxy Fingerboard (for lined or unlined fretless)
• Korina Body
• Laquer Finish
(Sunbursts, See-through’s, Fades: red, coral blue, amber, tobacco, cherry)
• Lined Fretless
• Maple Fingerboard
• Matching Peghead Veneer (matches face of instrument)
• Matching Trussrod Cover (matches face of instrument)
• Matching Trussrod Cover (matches fingerboard)
• Piezo Bridge System (Ghost Piezo system in Hipshot A bridge with matching Bartolini preamp)
• Rubbed Oil Stain
(Sunbursts, stains, Fades:chianti, amber, tobacco)
• Walnut Body
• Wenge Neck/Fingerboard (very limited supply)

Download full price list here.

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Affiliations: Bassist, Composer

Website: Bob Lee on ReverbNation

Bio:
Gear: MTD-535

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Affiliations: Omarion, Keyshia Cole, Confunkshun, Angie Stone,Dave Hollister, Tank, Kim Burrell, J. Moss, Karen Clark Sheard, Ki-Ki Sheard, Dorinda Clark Cole, Byron Cage, Myron Butler & Levi, Dr. Bobby Jones, Darryl Coley & New Direction

Website: MySpace

Bio: Tim Williams affectionately known as Rawbiz comes from the Midwestern city of Milwaukee Wisconsin by way of Texarkana Texas, and now resides in Houston Texas. Starting out as a drummer at the age of 5, Tim went on to learn several instruments throughout his lifetime, but once he began to play bass at the age of 12, drums & bass are what he became notorious for, mentored by great gospel bassist Andrew Gouche & starting a professional career at the young age of 12 as a gospel bassist, Tim has played on several national recordings, and performed with several national recording artists before he was even old enough to drive. Tim was also one of the youngest endorsing artists in the bass industry, signing deals with Dean Markley Strings & SWR Engineering & the age of 15, and MTD basses at the age of 17.  In recent years, Tim has become an alumni of Berklee College Of Music in Boston where he studied music synthesis, and music production. Throughout his life, he has performed,recorded and worked with Grammy nominated & premier world renoun recording artists such as  just to name a few in which he is still affiliated with a few of them. Only 25 years young, he is somewhat of a veteran, however he is just beginning to scratch the surface of his career.

Gear: MTD-635′s

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Website: Lynn Keller

Bio: Lynn attended the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, IL for two years as a flute performance major and became very discouraged by the music department and the flute professor she was studying with. Although she learned a lot and had some wonderful teachers, she decided to stretch my wings. During those years she discovered the electric bass. She began playing with dear friends Kristin Lems and Cherry Wolfarth in a band called “Ms. Conception”. Kristin had a friend at the time who was a guitar player and owned a million basses as well. Each rehearsal he’d bring her a bass until she found one that suited me. One of the first songs she ever played on bass was “For What it’s Worth.” Lynn notes “Believe me, when I played it many years later on a gig with its composer Stephen Stills, I couldn’t have been more touched!”

“Mike and I have been working diligently the past several years to create a petite 5 string bass that has a shorter neck, smaller body size and is lighter weight. Of course the most important thing is that the sound must have a phenomenal low end with punchy mids and clear, sweet highs. Michael was able to make this happen. Here is a photo of the first of the basses. As you can see it’s a true beauty. The body is mahogany with a spalted maple top. The neck is maple with a rosewood fingerboard. This bass is a 34″ scale with 24 frets and uses the Buzz Feiten Tuning System. The new line that Michael and I are working on features a 32″ scale bass with 24 frets and uses the same tuning system. His basses are the primary instruments I use.”

Gear: MTD-535
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Affiliations: FNF/Lupe Fiasco, Warren G, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Soopafly, Westurn Union, The Warzone

Website: Bubby on Facebook

Bio: What started out as a fun pastime at his father’s church in Flint , Michigan , soon turned into a growing career and a definite musical mission! Robert, also known as “Bubby”, began playing bass at the age of 14, and soon became known around his home town as a musical prodigy. It was at the NAMM Show in 2003 that he sparked the attention of gospel bass legend Andrew Gouche’, who introduced him to Michael Tobias. Although Robert had yet to build his performance/recording resume, after hearing him play and witnessing the crowd of hundreds that gathered at his display booth in awe of Robert’s talents, Mike Tobias offered him an artist endorsement, saying that he would be elated to be the one to craft Robert’s custom basses.

Gear: MTD-635

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