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My Maruszczyk Jake V P/MM has passive Delano pickups, which are lovely but very 'polite' sounding. What passive pickups (5 string Precision neck and Musicman bridge) would the good folk of BC recommend to 'dirty up' the sound a bit?
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I bought this brand new in March for £135 and I've tried it a few times at home (obviously not gigged yet but it does have velcro underneath) and I just don't like chorus effect for bass (this has been my third different chorus pedal and it's been the same with all of them, so I've come to the conclusion chorus isn't for me).
Still has original box and postage is included.
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I've a Kent Armstrong magnetic pickup fitted to the end of my fb and it does cut down on the feedback considerably, but those f holes are the real culprit. Going to have to get them filled with foam cutouts.
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1 minute ago, Cairobill said:
These basses are the pinnacle of Yamaha bass building (I have an incredible TRB6P). GLWTS!
Thank you. I agree. If only they could have made it a bit lighter for my old shoulder injury
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Many thanks to Mark at Bass Direct for trading it back.
Here's all the blurb.
A 1990 example of Yamaha TRB5P. The bass features a 34" scale, two band eq and switchable piezo bridge with independent volume pot. The bass comes with a fitted Yamaha hardcase. Maple / Mahogany / Flame maple body, maple / mahogany 5 piece neck, ebony f/b.
Controls are volume, blend, bass, treble, piezo cut and a switch to turn piezo on and off.
Weight: 10lb 5oz/4.5kg
Piezo Pickups in Solid Brass Bridge
The piezo pickups used on the TRB models use individual bi-morphous piezo elements for each string, all built into a specially designed bridge which is machined from solid brass.
Figured Maple Body with Thru-neck Construction
The TRB-series basses feature figured maple bodies that offer the requisite tone as well as outstanding visual appeal.
Neck-thru Models
Because piezo pickups directly pick up the resonance of the instrument body, the body itself must be made from the finest woods and designed to deliver rich, deep tone. The neck-thru design of these basses affords the best possible foundation for this amazing sound.
Construction - Neck-thru-Body
Scale Length - 33-7/8" (860mm)
Neck - Maple/ Mahogany
Fingerboard - Ebony
Nut Width - 1-13-16" (46mm)
Radius - 23-5/8" (600mm)
Frets - 24
Body - Figured Maple/ Rose/ Maple
Bridge - BPZ-5 (with Piezo), 19mm string spacing
Pickups - Single Coil x 2, Piezo Pickup
Pickup Switch - 2 Balancer
Controls - 5-Control System
Hardware – Gold
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8 minutes ago, nekomatic said:
That's neat but I'd want to check what the current draw actually is - what counts as 'very low power consumption' might be a bit different between a model boat that runs for a few hours on a rechargeable pack and a bass that you expect to last for months on a PP3.
Or here's the guitar version - $17 from the states and over £50 over here. Looks to be the same thing.
https://www.ninetribe.uk/products/low-battery-indicator-pmt-lobat-for-active-electronics
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51 minutes ago, Phil Starr said:
A little LED is not a bad idea and any competent tech could fit you something easily enough. You'd be able to buy a lot of batteries with the cost though. A bicolour LED with green for a good battery and red for one nearing the end of it's life would be brilliant of course. The pre-amp in my acoustic guitar has an LED.
I've just got my first active bass (a Yamaha TRB5P) and there is even a small plug for where an LED should go, so I'm getting one fitted. I've found an LED warning light for when the power starts getting low (there is a posher version that costs $17 or £50 depending on where you buy it and that is set so the light comes on at 7.7v. The type below costs £3 and they can set it to come on at whatever you say you want it to.
https://www.modellingelectronics.co.uk/products/low-battery-indicator-model-boats/
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Up to now I've gone for lightweight and passive (2 Maruszczyk Jake V's - just over 3Kg each), so why have I gone for a 4.5Kg active bass? I can't answer that but it was love at first sight, so it was both Maruszczyk's off to Mark at BassDirect (one as a part ex, the other he's selling for me) and one 1990 Yamaha TRB5P back in return. I haven't played it properly yet, but even though it's 1.5Kg heavier than the Maru's, it doesn't feel like it (ask me again after a 3 hour gig), but it feels 'proper luxury' compared to other basses I've had in the past (even some really quite posh ones). Old strings already off and a set of TI Jazz flats fitted. Tuned up and will recheck everything tomorrow after the strings have settled in.
Here's some photos.
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13 hours ago, adamg67 said:
Don't buy them. I did I couldn't even complete two grooves before the kit had fallen apart and the files were smooth. You pay for what you get.
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There's two more Maru's for you to look at at Bass Direct - both Jakes (a P/J and a P/MM), both 5 strings and weigh just over 3Kg. I've just part exed them for a Yamaha TRB5P. Great basses but the Yamaha was on my bucket list and I couldn't afford it without getting rid of them both
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Bought my Rickenbacker 4003 S5W back off Paul after I'd sold it to him last year (it must have been hard for him to actually sell a Rick). Great chat and rummage through all his basses
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45 minutes ago, marvin spangles said:
Thanks but I live in Ireland and would be getting the Set up done here regards p
It doesn't need a setup if you've a bridge that already fits. You just need someone who is good working with wood/luthier to cut and fit the adjusters etc.
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I had Simon Farmer at GUS guitars convert mine to adjustable plus pickup holding screws.
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On 03/03/2020 at 09:55, 6feet7 said:
This happened to arrive in the post yesterday
It's returned. Massive thank you to Prowla for selling it back to me a year after I sold it to him. New black pickguard, TRC and thumb rest thanks to Rickysounds. New band first meet in a couple of weeks, so I think this will be the bass to take.
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You mention that they are all lightweight. One mans lightweight is another mans boat anchor.
Can you pop some figures down please? Doesn't matter if it's lbs or Kg :))))
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3 hours ago, NickD said:
My L5 has no dive at all, and comes in at about 8.1lbs. I do wonder whether the posh neck wood (mine's just regular maple) has anything to do with it?... it just 'looks' heavier to me.
One of my Maru 5's has posh flamed neck wood and the other doesn't at all, and they both hang the same.....
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I've two Jake 5's (a P/J and a P/MM) which balance perfectly (3.1Kg and 3.2Kg - so both just over 7lbs), but I do use a 4 inch wide suede backed leather strap (also Maruszczyk made) which may well help here.
I love them both and would always consider getting another Maruszczyk again (actually got my eye on a Jazzus 5 at the moment).
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Oh I wish that it were a 5'er.
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I've been hankering for a 5 string Ricky. I did have the new version with the triangular pickups, but was underwhelmed with it (you buy a Rick for it's looks, and this new version has been watered down too much).
Does anyone have any experience with the late 1980's/early 1990's 5 string version? If so, are they worth it or is it all hype (I should say that I've had 2 4003's and the new 4003/S5 in the past and sold them, but I still keep coming back
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I remember lusting after this before you bought it, must have been a couple of years ago on Reverb. I don't need it now, unfortunately, but can you remind me of its weight?
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4 hours ago, BigRedX said:
Interesting neck break...
I used to own a Washburn B20-8 (8-string bass) which had a very similar selection of cracks and breaks in the neck, and which had been fixed with a selection of what looked like rosewood wedges, plus a glued-in block at exactly the same point where it looks as though the truss-rod was coming through the back of the neck on this bass. I wonder if this was a common Washburn problem with their necks?
I used to own an AB45 (5 string version of this bass) and was sorely tempted to get one again as I really regretted selling it (it's the sound hole that just looks so wonderful), but after seeing this repair I've gone and bought an Ibanez electro-acoustic instead.
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3 hours ago, fretmeister said:
They look interesting - where do you get them from?
3 hours ago, ubit said:They look very heavy. What thickness are they?
I just did a google search (or amazon). Loads of places sell them.
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I use Black Mountain Thumbpicks. About £5 but they allow me to alternate pick or fingers easily.
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14 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said:
Because I have another cunning plan
Oh, do tell
I must say that I've been trying to find an AB45 to replace one I stupidly sold last year, but after reading this I've gone for something else as I wasn't sure if the same neck would withstand 5 strings, let alone the 4 this bass is having to deal with.
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Non-polite sounding 5 string pickups
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Probably not the SVT - I'm happy with my amp, but I'll look into the Barts. Thanks