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TRB5P for definite ! The P is for piezo, so it's got a piezo pickup built into the bridge. My TRB6P is something like 25 years old this year, and is still an amazing bass to play, it has been well looked after though, but it's probably the best 6 that I've played.

Use nail varnish, I [i]think[/i] it's the same stuff as your bass is covered in anyway. Slightly overfill the dent, then smooth down when it's totally dry with some wet and dry paper that you've soaked in soapy water. Cover the surrounding area with tape first though, you may need to polish it up afterwards, very carefully with some car polish. Do you know any goths, you could borrow black nail varnish from them .

Minor, major, melodic minor, the major modes are all useful too.

Also include bank or paypal charges for currency transfers, you'll get a shock otherwise when you come to pay for it. You'll get your bill for the bass plus shipping and think that's cool, then end up paying a lot more to make the payment. I just found this out last week. Banks and Paypal don't use the exchange rate that you see advertised, they use their own which is biased well and truly in their favour, and they charge you a handling fee.

Don't think it makes any difference, I used to on a fender 5 string jazz that I owned, but that was only because the little metal cups on the back of the bass weren't fixed in properly and used to fall out if it wasn't strung through 😃

There's one at bass direct 😃 think it's a black one.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USED-Yamaha-RBX-6JM-Dream-Theater-John-Myung-Model-w-fretless-modify-/221350105617?hash=item33897e9211"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USED-Yamaha-RBX-6JM-Dream-Theater-John-Myung-Model-w-fretless-modify-/221350105617?hash=item33897e9211[/url] There's a nice looking one .

I've got a very old TRB6P. It's serial number puts it between 1986 and 1989, before then and after you could date the bass exactly, but for that period you can't for some reason . It's a late period one, so maybe 1989, the early ones only had one truss rod, mine has two. It's a 34" scale, personally I don't have a problem going from 34" to 35", my Modulus is 35" my Mayones is 34", I can switch around no problem. The main thing with the TRB6P is the string spacing, it's 19mm so multiplied across the neck you get a very wide neck, but it's quite shallow, and very comfortable. But you may struggle if you have very small hands, and maybe if you wear your bass very low. The bass is sick sound wise though, truly amazing. It does have "a sound" though, and it possibly isn't suited to everything, but then again you probably wouldn't play one on a blues gig down the pub. I think jazz and fusion is it's forte, and maybe more progressive types of metal, I believe John Myung used one for a time. You do read about people criticising the preamp, but they're not using it properly. You have to cut and boost, doing that you get a great sonic pallete. I don't think Yamaha make a bad bass, they've been making them that long they know what they're doing.

I doubt John Myung would put his name to something and actually use that something if it wasn't very good. I think it's the fact he doesn't use them now, they're 6 strings, a funny colour and they do have a very narrow string spacing I believe. I've never played one, but I am intrigued by them.

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1388943252' post='2327910'] If Les Paul was still gigging at the age of 93? I still have a few years left in me....anyway the originals band I am playing in currently is certain to be the next big thing....this time I am certain of it [/quote] I remember reading somewhere that he did stop playing at some point, but he started suffering from arthritis in his fingers, his doctor recommended that he start playing again, he did and it went away .

MacBook pro, slightly over your budget, unless you know someone's who's a student, I got 15% off mine last year. You get garageband with it, which is really great software. Mine's only 4gb and I run Logic X on it, so yes 4gb is fine.

Maybe I'll just quote what makes me smile, and add a smilie .

I see lots of posted that make me smile, it'd be nice to have a like button just to let the poster know .

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1389036650' post='2329163'] I don't believe the original Japanese Tune basses (from the Maniac days) ever had this sort of quilt finish. The older Jap ones that I've seen and played were just a nice plain natural finish or solid colour. Could be wrong though I suppose. Frankly, I don't think that's a great price. There was a red Japanese original on there for about 6 months for £550 and it never sold as far as I know. I'm sure the Korean ones are nice instruments but at that price, I'd look for a Japanese one. In fact, I think there are a couple for sale over here that are originals and quite a bit cheaper. I'll see if I can find a link. [/quote] I found some that had nice wood facings, that's kinda why I thought this may have been Japanese, it looks too nice to be Korean .

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1389026412' post='2328980'] I have a Tune WR-05 fretless, made in Korea. Really nice bass actually, slim neck, good solid build. I'd imagine this to be of similar quality. Black hardware on mine though... can't stand gold hardware, think it looks awful. [/quote] Yeah, I'm not a fan of gold hardware either, somehow it looks a bit too flash.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1389021929' post='2328874'] It looks like a TWB6Z. These came with gold hardware. [/quote] I'm not sure, it has a rosewood fretboard and the seller says the previous owner put on the gold hardware, he doesn't know what was on before.

[quote name='Nickjitsu' timestamp='1386539333' post='2301312'] Hi Mate Have you got any youtube clips or sound clips of your bassing? Nick www.zippertongue.com [/quote] Hi Nick, Sorry I only just saw your reply to this, I don't get notifications from this site for some reason.

[quote name='Sci'enta Dystene' timestamp='1389011747' post='2328681'] [center]Hey bro.[/center] [center]A bass player into Coltrane would be perfect for us.[/center] [center] [/center] [center]We're a 2-piece instrumental post progressive jazz rock metal band.[/center] [center]These demos are a couple of years old.[/center] [center]The new stuff is more Jazz inspired,[/center] [center]but heavy as sh*t.[/center] [center] [/center] [center]We're recording our 1st album this year.[/center] [center][url="http://scientadystene.bandcamp.com/album/scar-demos"]http://scientadysten...lbum/scar-demos[/url][/center] [center]Cheers,[/center] [center]glynne[/center] [center]SD[/center] [/quote] Hi Glynn, Sounds very cool. How often do you rehearse etc ?

On Ebay [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390740206504?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390740206504?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649[/url] It's not according to my research Japanese though it's a Korean made bass, just in case anyone is tempted by it. Still a great looking bass, but I don't know how much difference price wise the country of origin makes. Japanese basses have a 6 digit serial number and no letter, this has a 10 digit starting with the letter S. That may explain why a previous owner has changed the hardware to gold.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1388970949' post='2328383'] According to Al, it's a cinema classic that no-one could reasonably not know about... ...I had a peek on t'tube, to find out what I'd been missing all these decades, and was... ehem... shall we say 'somewhat underwhelmed'... Never mind all that; just get composing..! [/quote] Never heard of him.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1388615011' post='2324147'] Serves you damned right for not colluding..! (No, I didn't either, so I'm just as dumb... ). How about "The illusion of Burt Reynolds"..? No..? Not inspired yet..? (Incidentally, thanks; I didn't know who was in the photo. I'll return the favour; the title of the Escher work is "Ascending descending"...) "The Escher 'tach"..? No better..? Hmm... You're a difficult one, you are... "Monk bandits"..? "Reynolds Stare lift"..? "Stepping out with Burt"..? "Stairs and doors"..? "Un tâche sur l'escalier"..? "Bandits climbing to the bottom"..? No..? Still nowt..? I give up, then. Maybe I'll superimpose the pics and see what happens..? ...or create a 'beat' of tramping feet from a sampled car door slamming. Go on, I'm sure you're cap. Not 'easy peasy', I'll allow, but all the others have the same handicap..! Whatever, it's going to be a really off-the -wall winner this month, that's pretty certain. Good luck... [/quote] Burt Reynolds, that's who the guy in the car is ?

Anyone used these, what are your thoughts on them ? I'm thinking of buying a balanced tension set.

Do a search on the interment there are lots of sites that have tab on them 😃