At last, 2015 V-Bass photos

[uwe]

It'll be a commercial failure, of that I'm sure, Ilan. But it is probably intended as a vanity project and capability statement in the first place.

I'll never ever use all those knobs once! 

Maybe it's the demented Stratocaster player in me that lets my gaze fall graciously on this thing. For some reason, P and J Basses never look like a Strat.

[TBird1958]

Fenders all look the same to me..........Except the ones on my Subaru 

[uwe]

An iconic automobile if there ever was one and I fondled it in person!!!

[TBird1958]

An iconic automobile if there ever was one and I fondled it in person!!!

You're killin' me!

    It looks like I'll be getting it a younger sister soon 

[uwe]

Oh dear: You'll be the big brother (in platforms) she'll have to look up to!!!

[slinkp]

It doesn't look bad at all, it might even be a really good instrument, but yeah I think they're going to have a hard time finding an audience.
Unfortunately.  I really hope for the best. 

And honestly, it doesn't look $4k special to me either.  If I wanted something boutique-ish, with fancy-looking woods, Tobias has some astonishing looking wood selections. Not normally my thing, but some of these are really stunning.





Okay, not a fair fight, those are probably more in the $6k range if I read the price sheet correctly.

[Dave W]

At least MTD (Tobias) doesn't build them with those mutant singlecut humps. But I think the top on the one in the top photo is hideous.

The Gibson V is much nicer. And less expensive. Still, Ilan is right. Most boutique bass buyers won't consider Gibson.

[uwe]

Most bass players won't consider Gibson!!! 

I'm not a fan of the look of those Barts on the Tobiassesss (or any other bass) though they sound fine and the active circuit isn't sterile sounding.

For some reason, the V 2015 reminds me of this here, a Löwenherz (lionheart):



With its simple switching options. 



I provides ample explanation why the crusades really didn't work out too well.

[ilan]

those Barts on the Tobiassesss

The plural of Tobias is Tobaii.

[uwe]

Ilanssssessss! 

[gearHed289]

It's a boutique bass with a boutique price tag. If it had an Alembic logo they would have priced it at $8K+.

It would also be built and finished to perfection, with spectacular electronics.  Probably with a classier combination of woods too. That Gibson is very "busy" looking to me.

[Highlander]

I think most of the regulars know my opinion of fancy control systems...

[ilan]

Looks pretty straightforward to me. Volume, tone, and then the EQ section from your amp.

[Blackbird]

Needs an Opti-grab.

[slinkp]

Are the electronics built by Moog?  Maybe it's in the GIbson tradition after all!