![]() ![]() I will try my best to ship within 24 hours, but I work three 12-hour shifts per week and cannot ship on days that i work. This offers a very percussive finger tone." Boosting the mids at 250, with bass at 16 and treble at 9-10 with the blend pot on the bridge pick up gives the early Bartolini TCT tone. The basses can be made to sound very traditional by cutting the mids all the way at 1000, and boosting the bass and treble to 10 with the blend pot at center. There is great variety in the settings of the EQ. There is a trim pot inside the control cavity to adjust the gain. Be especially careful not to change the batteries when the bass is plugged in. This eq has 2 batteries and is a +/- 9 volt system. When the mid pot is at center click, the switch has minimal effect. Down is lower mids (250), center is middle (500) and up is upper mids (1000). ![]() The three position switch selects the mid range cut and boost point. The controls are: master volume and a pan pot, treble, mid, bass cut and boost, with center click (from neck to bridge). The new, active pick ups and electronics are custom made by Bill Bartolini. The truss rod is doubled square steel, adjustable with the 5/16" wrench supplied with this package. The fingerboard should also be oiled regularly with a good quality wood oil or mineral oil. If the bass is lacquered, it can be cleaned and polished with any high quality guitar polish. This can be done with "Butchers Wax" (follow the directions on the can) or by using a few drops of lemon oil on a rag and wiping down the instrument. Periodically, you will need to replenish the oil finish. ![]() This should make a great feeling and durable finish. The neck is hand finished with an epoxy base coat, oil and urethane topcoat. The neck is wenge with a wenge fingerboard. The serial number is 39209298. The body is swamp ash with a maple burl top. ![]() This is the 372nd bass of my kew MTD series. ![]()
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