Our ability to match woods for tone quality and voicing along with innovative ergonomic design, has made Tobias Basses one of the most desirable instruments available. It is possible to give the player the tone quality he or she desires while allowing several choices of wood combinations to aid the expansion and growth of your personal statement. Our basses offer a wide range of tone qualities and voicing depending on the woods selected. For instance, a maple and purple heart neck will be bright and articulate while a walnut and purple heart neck will be more on the mellow side. The easiest way to explain the variation in tone qualities of different Body woods is to rate them in terms of hardness.
Softer woods tend to sound sweet and mellow while harder woods tend to sound bright and clear.
By combining different soft and hard woods, as found in our Classic and Signature models, we can tailor the sound to needs of the player. This makes for an extremely versatile instrument.