6feet7 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) 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 Edited June 18, 2021 by 6feet7 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Beautiful bass, fantastic player as well. Great instrument 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) Indeed these TRB-P's are just amazing basses, sadly on the heavy side. That said, not everybody has a bad back. 😉 It will sell very quickly as they are sought after, for some reason. And it's also a really beautiful one ! Edited June 17, 2021 by Hellzero Missing word 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 These basses are the pinnacle of Yamaha bass building (I have an incredible TRB6P). GLWTS! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6feet7 Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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