binky_bass Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 Currently on route back from London with my new prize... a very nice Yamaha TRB6P in turquoise blue. It is in desperate need of a thorough set up, clean and new strings and has a nasty but very stable crack between the pots, but it was nothing short of a steal. Looking forward to spending the afternoon giving it some well needed TLC. This is how it looks now... not terrible, will hopefully look better later today! 2 Quote
binky_bass Posted October 20, 2019 Author Posted October 20, 2019 And now the clean, set up and re-strung result... Love these basses... 4 Quote
Reggaebass Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 That’s cleaned up real nice, looks great 👍 Quote
grayn Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 Looks very nice indeed. I really rate Yamaha's higher end basses. Mind you, that neck is seriously wide. Quote
bubinga5 Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 When you play one of these you realise how fantastic they are. he clarity and growl they have is just.. If I could only have one six string it would be a gen 1 TRB Quote
Hellzero Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 Terrific basses, these Yamaha TRB-6P first generation. I had a few, some were defretted, and as a fretless it's a killer bass. I do tend to prefer the 2 trussrods models, which are the rarest ones ... of course. Well done, Russ. Quote
visog Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 Very nice. Agree with all the posters previously. Built like tanks! Quote
djc63 Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 Top quality basses these, I've owned one since the late 80s, but they did cost a small fortune, about £1800 in '88 if I remember correctly, not an insignificant amount of money at the time. Great feel and sound especially with the piezo pickups. I love the blue ones. Enjoy! Quote
Chris2112 Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 That has cleaned up very nicely indeed. I love this colour on the TRB. Quote
binky_bass Posted October 20, 2019 Author Posted October 20, 2019 I wasn't the biggest fan of this colour, it's growing in me though... either which way, it a great eBay steal! 😁 Quote
binky_bass Posted October 20, 2019 Author Posted October 20, 2019 The serial number on this one is 1N22064 which I think means it was the 64th guitar/bass built on July 22nd of either 86, 87, 88 or 89... I assume 1989 as I don't think the TRB6P's were made before 89. Can anyone confirm this? Quote
Hellzero Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 1 hour ago, binky_bass said: The serial number on this one is 1N22064 which I think means it was the 64th guitar/bass built on July 22nd of either 86, 87, 88 or 89... I assume 1989 as I don't think the TRB6P's were made before 89. Can anyone confirm this? This is a 1992 Yamaha TRB-6P, Russ, as it's more IN22064. Their pdf explaining the serialisation is not always accurate, especially for these old TRB's as they have sometimes hard to decipher serial numbers and strange ones too... Quote
LukeFRC Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 2 hours ago, binky_bass said: I wasn't the biggest fan of this colour, it's growing in me though... either which way, it a great eBay steal! 😁 that was a ridiculous price! 1 Quote
binky_bass Posted October 21, 2019 Author Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Hellzero said: This is a 1992 Yamaha TRB-6P The serial number is definitely 1N22064 and it can't be a 1992 as it was bought by the original owner in 1991! Having reviewed as many guides to Yamaha serial numbers as I can find, this particular serial number layout is apparently for 1986/1989 basses and as the TRB6P was introduced in 1989 (so say the Yamaha archives!) I am close to certain it is 1989. Edited October 21, 2019 by binky_bass Quote
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