Epiphone Toby Deluxe V 5-String Bass - Vintage Sunburst

Epiphone has unveiled the Toby Deluxe-V, a 5-string version of the bass originally designed by Michael Tobias. The new instrument shares many of the same features of the last year’s reintroduced Toby Deluxe IV, including an asymmetrical neck profile, Tobias SCR and SCT split humbucker pickups, and the Active Tonexpressor Bass Enhancement control.

The Toby Deluxe-V sports a radiata body, hard rock maple neck, and a rosewood fingerboard. Toby basses introduced the asymmetrical neck profile, which means the neck is thinnter on the lower side than on the upper side. Epiphone explains that though it feels thinner to the touch, it still retains enough thickness to keep the neck strong and stable.

Controls on the bass include Master Volume, Pickup Blend, Master EQ, and the Active Tonexpressor Bass Enhancement Control, which both boosts and cuts bass and treble frequencies simultaneously to add bottom end without becoming boomy.

Epiphone Toby Deluxe-V Bass Specs: