MTD 635-24
, s/n 1763.

Walnut over ash, maple over ash. Bartolini pickups & preamp. Knob layout is volume/blend, treble/mid/high boost/cut, with a midrange boost/cut point switch. The extra-string brother to the 535 below, this instrument is just amazing!

MTD 535
, s/n 1693.

Walnut over ash, maple over maple. Bartolini pickups & preamp. Knob layout is volume/blend, treble/mid/high boost/cut, with a midrange boost/cut point switch. This bass is just a tone monster with a massive sound. I've loved the playability and look of MTD instruments for many years, but this is the first one that has really spoken to me in terms of sound. As my man, Gary, put it...I would've been an idiot if I didn't buy this bass. :)

Roscoe SKB-3006 Fretless, s/n 5907.

Spalted burl maple on ash, maple/purpleheart/maple neck and an ebony fingerboard. Bartolini pickups and preamp. Knob layout is volume/blend, and bass/treble on a stacked pot & mid+push/pull on another stacked pot. This instrument replaced my old Zon Sonus S/C fretless, which was an incredible bass. I really fell in love with the tone of this one - great punch and and the upper mids are very pronounced.

Sadowsky Metro M5-24
, s/n M432.

Ash body, maple neck and fingerboard. Sadowsky electronics with just gobs and gobs of tone. Knob layout is volume/blend, and bass/treble boost/cut. The bridge-biased pickup layout really emphasizes the upper mids. Combine that with the famous Sadowksy two-band preamp that offers fat, mean lows and crisp highs, and this instrument can cut through any mix.

AMPLIFICATION & SPEAKERS

Epifani UL-210, UL-310 & UL-410

210 - Two 10" drivers and one tweeter. 500 watts @ 8 ohms, 38 lbs.
310 - Three 10" drivers (series 2), 750 watts @ 5.3 ohms, 47 lbs.
410 - Four 10" drivers and one tweeter. 1,000 watts @ 8 ohms, 57 lbs.