DiMarco Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 5 hrs drive but worth it. My first ever Yamaha product. A TRB JP1. Fixed action and intonation first then played it some. It needs new strings but sounds great already, very articulate. Neck profile is nice and thin. So far I am really impressed with it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Nice! I have a first gen TRB6 which is a little similar and it's outstanding. This is a level or two above, it must be a beast! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomTing Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Very Nice 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Seriously impressive bass, congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Being mainly a five string player, I am amazed by how easy the thing plays with a massive fretboard such as this. Just ordered a pack of Fodera strings for it which will arrive on wed-thu. Must say the bass is pretty heavy but that's to be expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I've never found yamahas visually appealing until now, that's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I've owned a few of these over the years, they are (in my humble opinion) the very best 'stock' 6 string bass out there. And for what it's worth, I truly believe they are better than the series II version of these. Excellent choice! If you decide to sell it, give me a shout! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 New strings. Turned out the old string were some form of 'light' gauge and after throwing on the Fodera strings I had to adjust the dual truss rods. No biggie, just need to take some time to let the neck settle after turning the rods. Did some fine tuning this morning and the action is perfect and low again. Just the bass sounds even better with regular gauge strings. I have owned the bass since last weekend and am quickly learning to love it. This thing is just great! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 The colours in that last photo are different then the previous ones because this was taken with a Nikon DSLR instead of a smartphone. Didn't do anything with contrast or light in photoshop, only reduced the size of the image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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