Tobias Bass

Micheal Tobias the founder of Tobias instruments has been creating guitars and basses since 1974. He started learning how to craft fine instruments by doing repairs on just about every major brand of guitar and bass that you can think of. He leraned very quickly that every guitar or bass at heart was really an acoustic instrument. This rings true even for electric guitars and basses. He also learned what an instrument should be and started designing his own.

The history of Tobias instruments spans the whole country. From it's start in Orlando, Florida, to many different cities in California and back to New York. Many things were learned along this journey and every bit of knowledge goes into the designing and fabrication of a Tobias Bass.

Soon there were so many orders that Micheal and his crew could not keep up. The back order list was growing by leaps and bounds as word of these great instruments spread across the United States.

Eventually Micheal sold Tobias to a very well known company. Perhaps you have heard of them. Gibson? Gibson helped to increase production but the want was still greater than what they could produce.

In 1992 Micheal Tobais decided to leave Gibson. Once he left, he moved to the east coast and starting doing what he does best. Making a new line of instruments that were far beyond anything that he had ever created. His current line-up consists of electric basses, acoustic basses and some six string acoustic guitars. If you are lucky enough you might be able to get your hands on one of his newest masterpieces. His current production rate is about 10 instruments a month, so you had better get in line!