Michael Todd (musician) - Todd's Basses

Todd's Basses

Spectors

• Rebop5: fretted five-string bass guitar, orange in color. Called "Amber" by Spector.

It is bolt-on construction, with two passive EMG-HZ bass humbuckers and a Spector "Tone Pump" active preamp and EQ. It was made in the Czech Republic and has black hardware with a phenolic nut (a black nut). This bass was used mainly during the Second Stage Turbine Blade and most of the In Keeping Secrets era. This bass can be seen on the Live at the Starland Ballroom DVD along with his infamous red-edged double bass (the beast-monger) sculpted by Todd's grandfather.

• Euro 4 LX: A fretted four-string bass guitar with a natural maple oil finish.

It is of the neck-thru construction, with two EMG pickups, one P style and one J style pickup (the P at the neck position and the J at the bridge position). It has the same Tone Pump circuitry as the ReBop. Its hardware is finished in gold and has a brass nut. This was Mic's bass of choice in the Good Apollo Volume 1 era. This bass can also be seen in the videos "Welcome Home" and "The Suffering." He is also known to own a Black Cherry EuroLX 4. It can be seen in the "Ten Speed (Of God's Blood And Burial)" video.

• Q4: A fretless four-string bass guitar in a black stain finish. It is the same bolt-on construction as the Rebop, and has the same pickups, hardware, nut, and electronics. The Q4 is the prequel series of basses to the current "Legend" Spector series. It is used mainly for recording, very rarely showing up at live performances.

Fenders

• Geddy Lee Jazz Bass: A fretted four-string bass guitar in a black finish.

It has two Vintage Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups (stock). In the Live at the Starland Ballroom DVD, Todd is seen using this bass to play the Coheed and Cambria song "A Favor House Atlantic". He just recently removed the pickguard to give it an all black look.

• American Jazz Bass in alpine white, kept stock (The Running Free music video)

Mic Todd has favored Fenders recently; using them exclusively with Coheed and Cambria on the 2007 Van's Warped Tour. These basses include:

• Highway 1 Precision Bass in red with white pick guard
• Highway 1 Jazz Bass in black with black pick guard
• Highway 1 Precision Bass in black with white pick guard