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TRADED: MTD 635-24 Fretless Marilyn - Reduced Price!
£2500

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[color=#000000][font=-webkit-standard][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]A very rare and amazing USA made MTD 635-24 Fretless Marilyn bass. It's 35 inch scale with a 24 fret range (2 octaves on the fretboard per string). These basses are a limited and rare product, handmade in the USA by master luthier Michael Tobias. [/color][/font][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=-webkit-standard][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]The Marilyn range has acoustic chambers in the bass for a wonderfully lightweight bass with exceptional tone. It also has built in piezo pick ups in the bridge to give it an incredible range of tones. This bass has an upgraded matching heel and headstock with upgraded MTD world logo and laminated back of headstock. It also has glow in the dark [/color][/font][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]luminlay inlays which glow brightly for hours when charged with an LED torch.[/color][/font]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Specs and features:[/font][/color][/font][/color][list]
[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Mahogany body with acoustic chambers (Marilyn)[/font][/color]
[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]blackened redwood top[/font][/color]
[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]maple neck[/font][/color]
[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]ebony board[/font][/color]
[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]35" scale[/font][/color]
[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]18.3 mm string spacing[/font][/color]
[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]pretty light weight[/font][/color]
[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]complete with MTD hardcase[/font][/color]
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[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Upgrades:[/font][/color]
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[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]matching headstock and heel[/font][/color]
[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]back of headstock laminated[/font][/color]
[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]MTD world logo[/font][/color]
[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]luminlay inlays[/font][/color]
[*][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]acoustic chambers[/font][/color]
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[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The bass is in excellent condition, with only some light visible marks to the fret board, which is natural from the strings. Comes complete with vintage coloured MTD hard case. [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The bass is also listed for sale elsewhere. Feel free to contact me with any questions.[/font][/color] Happy to ship to UK and EU.

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[url="http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/musashimonkey/library/MTD%20Marilyn"]http://s1379.photobu...y/MTD%20Marilyn[/url]

Full description and photos to follow, but here is the original sale thread I bought it from:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/268417-gone-pending-the-usual-mtd-635-fretless-marilyn/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url]

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Thanks Goran, it's an incredible bass I'm in two minds about moving on. It's value is much more than what I'm asking, very rare and fully upgraded. Pictures to follow soon.

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NIce nice, really Nice, The MTD is really a cool bass ;), do you have any recording of the bass ? It might be interesting to heard a little bit, rear/front pick up FLAT and EQ with ... Bass Boost, Middle boost with the 3 freq Inside ... might be possible to post it ?

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[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1459178409' post='3014159']
I've played this and it's stunning!
Thankfully for me, it's not fretted haha

Si
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My sentiments, exactly! :-)

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The pick-ups and active 3 band EQ electronics are custom made by Bill Bartolini. The controls are: master volume, a pick-up pan pot, treble, mid,(push pull 250/800), bass cut and boost, with center click (from neck to bridge). There is a blend pot in place of the normal 3 position switch. The blend shifts from the regular magnetic set up to an all piezo Ghost bridge system, and anywhere in-between. The EQ also shapes the piezo output too, so a huge variety of tones available.

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The chambered body is makore with a “Great Lakes” redwood burl top. This top was reclaimed from Lake Superior. The neck is maple with an unlined, ebony fingerboard

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