NBD - 2004.Yamaha TRB 5p ii - Bubinga

[nilorius]

An hour ago courier delivered 2004.Yamaha TRB 5p ii - Bubinga. Sounds superb. Bought from reverb, Australia.

 

[Reggaebass]

Lovely nilo, congratulations 

[Doctor J]

Great bass, well chosen!

[Paulhauser]

I think these are some of the best production basses ever. I had a sixer a few years back and it was wonderful albeit the nech was quite substantial for me, both in width and thickness so I sold it in the end, much to my regret. 

Congratulations @nilorius!

[nilorius]

23 minutes ago, Paulhauser said:

I think these are some of the best production basses ever. I had a sixer a few years back and it was wonderful albeit the nech was quite substantial for me, both in width and thickness so I sold it in the end, much to my regret. 

Congratulations @nilorius!

Anyway, i feel much confortable with this 5 neck than with my Fender Jaco 4 string neck, but it's always different for anyone on earth.

[BlueMoon]

Nice one!

 

Yamaha often reassures, and sometimes surprises. I find their quality control very good.

[nilorius]

For a short try, i found that piezzo pickup could give a great intonation especially when playing together with acoustic instruments and brass, not needed for all the time but very usefull at special moments. Anyway i havent tried the instrument with my Aguilar tonehammer and sl112, just on headphones from amp ballanced out to focusrite scarlet. Anyway - impressive. 

[Rich]

Oh good score, these things are amazing. I'm very envious.  

[TheGreek]

I love this body shape - I have 2 TRB1005 basses, so well balanced - joy to play. 

There's a blue 5er on Gumtree at the moment for £500, along with a 614, a 615 and a 1025x at reasonable prices. 

[LeftyJ]

Great score! I loved the TRB5II's I owned, they felt incredibly solid and well-built. They were the regular bolt-on neck model without piezo's, but still a very flexible and versatile workhorse.