what is a Yamaha TRB5P2 worth ?

[StanS]

As title. Comes with hard case + gig bag. Unmarked/as new. Natural/light wood finish.
Done a search on here but no results.
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Cheers,
Stan

Edited March 16, 2010 by StanS

[bassmanady]

I only have one now,but i have bought 4 in the last 3 years paying between £800-£900 for them,which is quite cheap IMO for such a good quality bass.

Edited March 16, 2010 by bassmanady

[StanS]

Cheers.
That is disappointingly low - think I paid about £1900 for it
Thought about £1200 !
Did you get a hard case included with yours ?
Stan

[bassmanady]

They all came with the OHSC and were in really good condition...there has been one for sale on here recently for £900,i am not sure if it sold or not....and i agree with your price,seeing they are well over £2000 new now.Ady

[StanS]

Oh well
Thanks for your help/input Ady !

[mr zed]

I bought a TRB5P2 around 5 years ago with the bubinga finish. List price at the time was £2169 but I go it in a sale for around £1600 new. List price now is £2869 but most places have them up for £2249 (GAK, Soundslive etc).

I was toying with the idea of selling or part ex to fund a 4 string Stingray but, looking at what they are fetching on the second hand market, I decided to keep the TRB5, save up and add the Stingray to the collection. (I ended up buying an American Jazz deluxe but that's another story). There was a TRB5P2 up on fleabay a month or so ago with a starting price of £800 and it didn't get 1 bid! Madness!!

Anyway, i've no regrets - I would have been mad to let this baby go - it's the best bass i've ever had the pleasure of playing and I count myself as being very fortunate to own 2 fantastic basses (IMHO). I still get a buzz everytime I open the case and get her out.

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[Grand Wazoo]

if its in good condish you can get £750-£800, sad but true. Value reflects demand and doesn't seem to be much demand for them. I had one and took me ages to shift it. Nice bass though, only someone who appreciates it would want to buy, say..... a Jazz or John Patitucci afficionado.

[StanS]

[quote name='bass5' post='778829' date='Mar 18 2010, 04:57 PM']if its in good condish you can get £750-£800, sad but true. Value reflects demand and doesn't seem to be much demand for them. I had one and took me ages to shift it. Nice bass though, only someone who appreciates it would want to buy, say..... a Jazz or John Patitucci afficionado.[/quote]

Cheers guys - depressing or what ! If they are £2K+ to buy new, it must be down to lack of demand for 2nd hand that puts them so low
Mine is unmarked, and still has protective plastic on the black plastic bits on the back !
If <£1K is all I could get I'll definitely keep mine !

[bubinga5]

It is really depressing what basses like this go for nowadys..they are worth so much more....

[jhk]

I agree with other comments here .......................... for some reason they are not sexy ,fashionable basses.....BUT!!!.
secondhand you get so much bass for your money.I can also give a big thumbs up for the mk1 series,as you can see I have two and the build quality is fantastic.