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Nice looking MTD 535 in Ireland.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MTD-535-Left-Ha ... 3a86ed313c

"Appears to be signed by Michael Tobias" lol

Hmmm... doesn't he do that on all his basses?

exactly. Seller has a few other nice lefties for sale, odd he's not aware of this..

Nice MTD, though. Never seen a bass made from primavera before - I never even knew that wood existed!

Looked it up on the wood database:

http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-ide ... primavera/

And from the tone wood database:

Primavera Tabebuia donnell-simthii, Spring or Paradise Wood
Similar in appearance to Mahogany, Primavera has creamy golden white colors with darker variegated lines randomly running through the wood. The iridescence in this species is strong and beautiful, combining with interlocked grain. Sometimes you'll also find ribboned figure. Primavera has excellent finishing properties with a fairly high luster. It works easily and well by hand or with power tools. The tone and volume of Primavera is excellent, with a perfect balance of bass and treble. The density is almost the same as Hawaiian Koa. Often substituted for superior hardwoods due to its easy workability. A light tan timber with darker, reddish brown streaks. Grain is wavy and interlocked, resembling mahogany in luster and texture. Medium to coarse texture. Good for steam bending. Medium blunting effect on tools. Glues, nails and screws well. An excellent finish usually can be acquired. Note: sap rises and falls with the moon's phases versus the seasons.
This gorgeous wood is found in most of Latin America. Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, North and central Honduras. It is amazingly beautiful, perhaps ideal for light guitar construction. It is far better than Cypress when comes to the Flamenco sound but the great side to this wood is that it performs fantastically well in Classical music as well making it a top choice for Flamenco/Classical Construction. In Paraguay the wood is commonly known as Paraiso (Paradise) because the Jesuits would use it to make sacred objects in the early 1600’s.

Specific gravity is 0.45, 28lb/ft3