Brother Jones Posted April 23, 2020 Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) Yamaha TRB 5 Mk2, MIJ. Probably mid nineties. Bought by me from a BC'er about three years ago for (IIRC) £475. Very light use since then. I'm not 100% on the finish description, but "light honey with figuring" seems right. 35 inch scale; very solid B string. Nearly-new DR Sunbeam 45-125s. The neck is straight, and the set up is low/medium. It's no lightweight, but not a total anchor for a five; probably about 4.7kg. Very few dints, perhaps one or two.. Nothing serious, either cosmetically or functionally. However there are minor, and completely fixable, issues on this bass. The jack socket is a bit loose, and the centre detentes of the pots are very worn. It was like this when I bought it (unmentioned by the seller) and in practice is not an issue. Because Yamaha still make the TRBs, I'm told that replacement pots shouldn't be an issue. Selling for £400. Given the extremely reasonable price for such a solid, pro-quality bass, collection is preferred. With appropriate social distancing measures, etc. HOWEVER, I've found a bass box and a spare gig bag, so courier is possible. Edited May 6, 2020 by Brother Jones 4
dyerseve Posted April 24, 2020 Posted April 24, 2020 23 hours ago, Brother Jones said: I'm not 100% on the finish description, but "light honey with figuring" seems right. The finish is Amber Sunburst IIRC. I only know this as i had a 4 string with the same finish which had the model number TRB4II AS. Incredible basses and this is a bargain
Brother Jones Posted April 25, 2020 Author Posted April 25, 2020 Please, no more lowball offers. This bass is already extremely generously priced. Thanks.
bubinga5 Posted April 25, 2020 Posted April 25, 2020 That is a bargain. I got a TRB6 2 for 600 and that was a bargain. Awsome basses.
lee650 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 18 hours ago, Brother Jones said: Please, no more lowball offers. This bass is already extremely generously priced. Thanks. He's not wrong!! 1
Brother Jones Posted April 27, 2020 Author Posted April 27, 2020 PMs replied to. Many nibbles, but nothing definitive.
Brother Jones Posted April 28, 2020 Author Posted April 28, 2020 Bump. Am a bit surprised this is still here tbh.
Bassman72 Posted April 29, 2020 Posted April 29, 2020 50 minutes ago, vmaxblues said: where is it? Title says Kingston, Surrey.
Brother Jones Posted May 4, 2020 Author Posted May 4, 2020 I've found a bass box! So courier may be possible, although access to a printer might remain an obstacle.
BreadBin Posted May 4, 2020 Posted May 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Brother Jones said: I've found a bass box! So courier may be possible, although access to a printer might remain an obstacle. Couriers bring their own labels 👍 Always write the address on with marker pen though, just in case. GLWTS - I'm surprised it's still here tbh.
Brother Jones Posted May 5, 2020 Author Posted May 5, 2020 Nearly went, but buyer withdrew. So still here....
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