Happypants Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) Yamaha TRB1005J natural. Excellent used condition. Some minor marks, most noticeably on the back of the body and some fret wear mainly on the lower frets but plays well with no buzz. Some minor tarnishing of hardware, mainly on the bridge and neck screws/collars on back of body. The input jack is slightly loose, I believe this is a common failure on these barrel jacks over time. I've purchased a replacement Neutrik jack but haven't had a chance to fit yet - it will be included with the sale. Took this in as a trade and I rather like it ... but then I picked up something Sadowsky and Japanese and I only have room for one active fiver. I've weighed this as 9.6lbs which I believe is quite reasonable for these. I have a Thomann gig bag which can be included or can ship with a very sturdy flight case on the condition it's made available for the BassChat community for anyone that should need it for shipping. Shipping to UK Only. Collection or meet-up within a reasonable distance of Orpington BR6 also an option. Specs: Construction: Bolt-on Scale Length: 35" (889.0mm) Body Materials: Trancelucent color : Maple / Alder / Quilted Maple Laminated, Black color : Maple / Alder Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane Neck Materials: Maple / Mahogany (or Nato) 5-Piece Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane Fingerboard Materials: Rosewood Fingerboard Radius: 23-5/8" (600 mm) Fret wire: Medium Number of frets: 24 Nut materials: Bone Width @ 0 Fret / 12th Fret:43.0 / 65.9 mm Thickness @ 1st Fret / 12th Fret: 20.0 / 24.0 mm Neck Pickup: Humcanceled Single Coil / Alnico V Bridge Pickup - Humcanceled Single Coil / Alnico V Controls: Master Volume, Pickup Balancer, 3-Band EQ(Bass, Middle, Treble) Bridge: Solid Brass String spacing: 18mm Tuning machine: Die-cast Edited July 15, 2023 by Happypants Specs 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Great basses - I have 2, fretted and fretless. Play like basses in a much higher price bracket - no replacement parts required - this is a top bass for not many pennies. If you're hankering for a quality 5er you could do much worse. GLWTS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby K Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 I have one in the same colour. Typical Yamaha quality you can rely on. Punches well above its price. Somebody will be very pleased. GLWTS 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJWW Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Lovely top on that 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy777 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Is this still available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happypants Posted July 15, 2023 Author Share Posted July 15, 2023 27 minutes ago, Paddy777 said: Is this still available? Yup. Let me know if you want any more details. 4 hours ago, TheGreek said: Great basses - I have 2, fretted and fretless. Play like basses in a much higher price bracket - no replacement parts required - this is a top bass for not many pennies. If you're hankering for a quality 5er you could do much worse. GLWTS. Thanks Mick. Yup, can’t go wrong with Yamaha. Don’t tell the Sadowsky but I’m a tart and want a trans black one! 4 hours ago, Bobby K said: I have one in the same colour. Typical Yamaha quality you can rely on. Punches well above its price. Somebody will be very pleased. GLWTS 👍 I concur, cheers! 4 hours ago, EJWW said: Lovely top on that 👌 ❤️ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldman Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Oh dear, I’m smitten, a little bit 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) Your Smitt machine isn't working properly if you're only a "little bit" smitten. You need to get your smitt together sir..😷 Edited July 18, 2023 by TheGreek 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Madness...madness I say!!! This is an absolute steal at this price. There's one on ebay currently for £800 which is still a fair price for a bass of this quality. If I didn't already have one I'd be all over this. In fact, I paid more than this for my fretted. Come on people, it's £550 not your first born. Could be your best buy of the year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffbass Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Agree, an insanely good price for this monster. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobiewharton Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Unbelievable value! Glwts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happypants Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 Now sold on the bay of fleas. Thanks to @TheGreek for all his sales pitches! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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