Yamaha mods

[trim]

Hi! 

Does anyone had modified the TRB 1005J? 

I was wondering how it would go with some single coils jazz bass type pickups.. 

Passive, New preamp, other pickups, jazz, precision, anything.. 

Please, tell me your experiences. 

Regards, 

Nuno

[LeftyJ]

Why? What is it that you don't like about the tone that makes you want to change the pickups and electronics? What type of tone are you looking for? From your post, I gather you don't really seem to know yet. 

[Machines]

My advice is sell it and get some that has what you want.

[Munurmunuh]

14 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

From your post, I gather you don't really seem to know yet. 

 

That's probably why he's asking what people's experiences have been, no? 

[trim]

Hi! 

I really like Yamaha's basses, actually i am endorsed by Yamaha. 

I love the measures /comfort /constriction on trb's. I had and still have many trb's, bb's and the bbne2 is my main bass right now. 

This is a project. 

Actually 2 projects. 

The first is for my trb 1004j that i made it on fretles but it's needing more growling and I'm thinking about running it passive, just not sure about J/J or P/J. 

 

Second project is for a fretted 1005j that I would like it to sound not so mid /treble and also give it a killer slap sound. 

I already have and play a fender jazz, but i rather the trb radius and overall feel. 

 

I'm not familiar to the various on board pre-amps out there, and that 's the reason for this post. 

I've read that John East works fine but never tried out, and I was wheeling to ear more experiences. 

[trim]

10 hours ago, Machines said:

My advice is sell it and get some that has what you want.

Thank you. This would be a project 

[LeftyJ]

5 hours ago, trim said:

Second project is for a fretted 1005j that I would like it to sound not so mid /treble and also give it a killer slap sound. 

This can mean different things to different people, but here's what I would consider: I would go very basic, and go for passive Jazz Bass pickups and a simple 2-band EQ plus a passive tone control to roll off sharp highs. I would look closely at the center frequencies of the EQ controls though. Something like an Aguilar OBP-1 has the bass pot centered at 40 Hz and I hate it, because it only boosts the sub lows and adds low-end rumble but also a lot of mud. I have an OBP-3 in a custom 5-string and it's a great pre, but I rarely touch the bass control for that reason. I quite like the MEC preamp in my Warwicks because the bass control is centered at 100 Hz with a fairly broad range, and also adds a slight bit of low mids and punch. It works well to add warmth and punch for a great slap tone. That bass boost plus a treble roll off gives a huge range of tones, and will get you all the traditional Jazz Bass tones plus a modern active slap tone and everything in between. 

 

I have owned two TRB5II's by the way, so I know these basses well and they are indeed very good! I loved the neck profile, the tones and the looks, but I didn't love the feel of a 35" scale. The stock preamp was good and flexible, but the EQ controls were fairly subtle to my ear. 

Edited March 16, 2022 by LeftyJ

[trim]

5 minutes ago, LeftyJ said:

This can mean different things to different people, but here's what I would consider: I would go very basic, and go for passive Jazz Bass pickups and a simple 2-band EQ plus a passive tone control to roll off sharp highs. I would look closely at the center frequencies of the EQ controls though. Something like an Aguilar OBP-1 has the bass pot centered at 40 Hz and I hate it, because it only boosts the sub lows and adds low-end rumble but also a lot of mud. I have an OBP-3 in a custom 5-string and it's a great pre, but I rarely touch the bass control for that reason. I quite like the MEC preamp in my Warwicks because the bass control is centered at 100 Hz with a fairly broad range, and also adds a slight bit of low mids and punch. It works well to add warmth and punch for a great slap tone. That bass boost plus a treble roll off gives a huge range of tones, and will get you all the traditional Jazz Bass tones plus a modern active slap tone and everything in between. 

Thks! 

That helped. 

Single are on top of the list, and also a tone control. 

I probably will start running it passive with a couple of J's