TRBboy

So, heard back from Aaron Armstrong, he can certainly do it, and price would be £240.

The lowest price seems to be about £239 from some quick googling, or there's @walshy's brand new set in the classifieds for a bit less. I think I'm going to email Aaron Armstrong first though, and just see wear he can offer and for how much.

In the same ballpark IIRC

Try Mike and Dustin in the setup /service /tech department: [email protected]

I've not played them, just heard them and I must say they sound very good.... Maybe worth the expense!

Just checking out your links, they seem to be 4 string pickups? Or do you mean there should be 5 string versions of these available? Thanks

Thanks guys, will check all those out! 😊👍

Hey folks, I'm hoping to start a build soon with the help of a local luthier I've found recently. It's definitely going to be a 5 string, and ideally I'd like it to be PJ config, but they're seems to be such little choice around? I want the bass to be passive, so that rules out EMGs, and apart from that there only seems to be Aguilars which are pretty pricey! Just wondered if anyone knows of any decent, reasonably priced PJ sets? Many thanks

This is looking fantastic man! I've been lusting after a pink like this too and currently planning a build from scratch with the help of a local luthier in a similar colour. I actually resprayed my Yamaha BBN5 with Montana Black during lockdown! Best spray cans I've ever used hands down! You said the finish feels a bit fragile - I sealed mine with a couple of coats of matt polyurethane after, and it's rock solid now! Might be worth looking at.

Sorry, late to the conversation, but back on pickups: After nearly 10 years and many different Sandberg models /configurations, I've found the following; Sandberg large pole piece standard pickups - they're pretty good all-rounders, some say a bit lacking in output, but I've never found that especially. They are pretty well balanced, but quite clean /neutral (some would say too clinical). Sandberg Black Labels - I ordered a Cali VM5 with these as I'd heard great things, and after 9 months patiently waiting, I ended up selling the bass almost immediately.... I found these pickups to certainly be very aggressive /hot, but to my ears they just didn't seem to have any 'tone' to them, the neck P pickup and the MM bridge pickup sounded almost the same! I know others love them, but that was my experience. TT Passive alnico V pickups - These are probably the best pickups I've ever had, toneful, organic, but plenty of guts. I know my tastes have changed a bit over the years, but these are really great. I believe they're the same as in two of the signature models, the Marlowe DK and the Torsten Sholtz, which I guess says something also. As with everything though, it's entirely subjective/personal 🤷🏻‍♂️

Very nice mate, exactly the same as the one I used to have!

We've kind of assumed we won't be playing until next year now.

I think also this business of being a 'professional' musician will be somewhat of a quandary for pub bands that have a day job, but maybe get paid to play every weekend; most people in this situation will take cash in hand, and will have never declared any of it.... Therefore, on paper, you've never earned any money from being a musician, ergo you're not a professional.... Unless you want to drop yourself in it with the tax man... 😬

I had an RBX270, that I got really cheap and tricked out with Dimarzio model P/J set - what a bass! It was absolutely incredible. If it wasn't for me moving to 5's exclusively, I definitely would've kept it.

Is I had the money spare and it wasn't 4.5kg, I'd be all over it! 😂

I know this is the BB thread, but really it's the superawesomeYamaha thread, and we were talking about TRB's recently. Just spotted this in the FS section.... A fairly early model with the slap cutout and the 34" scale (which suits me better)...... Very tempting!

I get the guidance for pros if rehearsing or recording etc, but what is the deal with actual gigs /events? They seem to be happening in some parts, but as far as I can tell from the guidance, they haven't been given the okay yet, and noise levels must still remain low enough not to raise voices in pubs etc.

So.... I think I've missed a lot somehow. What are the actual rules on gigs etc at the moment? Are you only allowed to perform if you're professional musicians (I. E. Main source of income), and there's social distancing measures in place? When the pubs reopened, the guidance was that any music must be quiet enough that customers don't have to raise their voices to converse - does this apply to band performance also? Sorry if I'm being dim here....

I think the Stu with the 2x15 looks killer! What I've seen though is a LM tube 500 with a 4 ohm STD104 HF.... Seems like a decent rig. I used to have the CMD102p with a Traveller 151p, great rig and never should have sold it tbh! GAS prevailed in that instance too.......

Thanks guys, very helpful! 😂 You're absolutely right though, no point even thinking about it until we're back to gigging, whenever that might be..... It's just.... I have seen a nice markbass rig on ebay..... Must. Resist..

In finding that not gigging is causing me all sorts of stupid thoughts. I got my new fender rumble rig late last year (500 combo and 1x15 cab), and I was really happy with it, it was fantastic. But since we haven't been gigging, and I haven't been using it every week, I keep convincing myself that I need different amp...... I've been through various ideas, the latest of which is that I need to sell it and get a Markbass head and std104hf cab (4 ohm). I had a markbass rig two rigs ago, and it was great. Not entirely sure why I sold it.... Anyway, I keep trawling through amps and agonising over what to do, even though it doesn't look like we'll be gigging until next year sometime. Is anyone else suffering this sort of frustrating insanity?! I don't know what I'm asking anymore, think this is just a cry for help! 😂😔🤪 ... But if anyone can comment on their experiences with the markbass STD 104HF that would be great!

Are you in the UK? Are we allowed to get back to it?! 😮🤞🤞

Ooooh, just realised I had a BB605 for quite a while too! Incredible bass, but I didn't like the NE1 preamp.... Unpopular opinion, I know. 😬

Heads up 4 string BB fans; just spotted a BB604 on ebay that looks absolutely immaculate, as in brand new with tags! And the starting bid is £179..... These have the NE1 preamp in them, and are fantastic! Personally my favourite era of BB's. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133475052777

Having used one for years, I don't think a 2x12 gives me quite what I want. They're loud and sound great, but it never had quite enough low end authority. I'm back with a 2x10 +1x15 setup now (like I did before the 2x12,albeit a different brand), and it's giving me much more of what I want, certainly more ballsy in the lower frequencies, but still plenty clear and punchy. As with everything though, it's all entirely personal, subjective, and dependant on the application. There's no right or wrong, you've just gotta find what works for you.