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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Musical instruments |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977; 44 years ago |
| Founder | Michael Tobias |
| Headquarters | Orlando, Florida, USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | bass guitars |
| Parent | Gibson |
| Website | Tobias home page |
Tobias is a brand of bass guitar originally made by luthierMichael Tobias starting in the 1970s and later bought out by Gibson Guitar Corporation. Tobias Guitars was established in Orlando, Florida in April 1977.
Gibson Grabber Bass Serial Numbers Contents. History The vast majority of Tobias Basses are of construction, a style of neck-body assembly where the neck of the instrument is a single piece of wood that extends through the body and had the sides of the bass glued to it rather than being bolted on. Gibson Brands Forums: Tobias/Gibson Model History. I did find out that Michael Tobias only worked for/with Gibson through serial number 2044. Some specific examples of Gibson-era Epiphone instruments from this. Current Epiphone serial numbers give the. Factory unknown found on one 2009 model bass. Mathtype 6 9 serial cracks ws. The serial number of an acoustic is located on the label inside the sound hole of the guitar. All acoustic serial numbers begin with the letter 'A' and are followed by the two digit year prefix. Peavey (Back to top of page) Serial numbers correlate to shipping dates of US models only.
History
The basses are of neck-through construction, a style of neck-body assembly where the neck of the instrument is a single piece of wood that extends through the body and had the sides of the bass glued to it rather than being bolted on. Tobias basses also were among the first to feature an asymmetrical neck, a design where the neck is thinner on the lower side than the upper.[1]
The first serial number was 0178, instead of the usual 0001, as a reference to the month the first bass was completed, January 1978. [2]
In 1990 Gibson Guitar Corporation purchased Tobias and moved production to Nashville. The first Tobias bass under Gibson ownership bore the serial number 1094. Michael Tobias left the company in 1992 to found Michael Tobias Design which produces a line of hand-made basses similar in spirit to the older Tobias basses. Basses below the serial number 2044 were built in the California factory headed-up by Michael Tobias; serial numbers after that were produced by Gibson with a transition period in which Tobias worked with Gibson and continued to produce basses.[3]
Products
- Renegade 4
- Renegade 5
- Toby Standard
- Toby Deluxe IV
- Toby Deluxe V
References
- ↑'Tobias Basses - The Classics'. Gibson.com. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2012-02-03.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
- ↑'MTD History'. Mtdbass.com. Retrieved 2012-02-03.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
- ↑'MTD History'. Mtdbass.com. Retrieved 2012-02-03.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
External links
| Type | Private (1977–90) Brand (1990–present) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | 1977; 44 years ago |
| Founder | Michael Tobias |
| Fate | Company acquired by Gibson in 1990, becoming a brand |
| Headquarters | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Worldwide | |
| Products | Bass guitars |
| Parent | Epiphone |
Tobias is a brand of bass guitars originally made by luthierMichael Tobias starting in the 1970s, and later bought out by Gibson. Nowadays, Tobias bass guitars are sold under the Epiphone division.[1]
Gibson Tobias Serial Numbers
History[edit]
Tobias Guitars was established in Orlando, Florida in April 1977. The vast majority of Tobias instruments are of neck-through construction, a style of neck-body assembly where the neck of the instrument is a single piece of wood that extends through the body and had the sides of the bass glued to it rather than being bolted on. However, once purchased by Gibson in 1990, a few bolt-on models were produced such as the Killer-B[2] (with the 'B' in the name standing for 'bolt-on') as well as the Growler[3] Basses.
Tobias basses also were among the first to feature an asymmetrical neck, a design where the neck is thinner on the lower side than the upper.[4] The first serial number was 0178, instead of the usual 0001, as a reference to the month the first bass was completed, January 1978.[5]
In 1990, Gibson Guitar Corporation purchased Tobias and moved production to Nashville. The first Tobias bass under Gibson ownership bore the serial number 1094. Michael Tobias left the company in 1992 to found Michael Tobias Design which produces a line of hand-made basses similar in spirit to the older Tobias basses. Basses below the serial number 2044 were built in the California factory headed-up by Michael Tobias; serial numbers after that were produced by Gibson with a transition period in which Tobias worked with Gibson and continued to produce basses.[6]
Products[edit]
- Growler 4/5
- Renegade 4
- Renegade 5
- Toby Standard
- Toby Deluxe IV
- Toby Deluxe V
- Toby Pro 4
- Toby Pro 5
- Basic
- Classic
- Signature
Gibson Tobias Bass Serial Numbers
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Tobias bass guitars on Epiphone website, retrieved 30 Oct 2019
- ^'Tobias Killer B Bass'. Gibson.com. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^'Tobias Growler Bass'. Gibson.com. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^'Tobias Basses - The Classics'. Gibson.com. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^'MTD History'. Mtdbass.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^'MTD History'. Mtdbass.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
External links[edit]
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| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tobias bass guitars. |
- Tobias bass guitars on Epiphone website
- Michael Tobias Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2005)
