Is this made in Taiwan or japan? I’ve come across made in Taiwan So I’m just curious. Looks great by the way- nice pickup
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My TRB II 6, produces huge highs, I must cut all of the highs on the bass, and some on the amp to, to get the right tone, enen though I dont use very muddy sound....Thats normal on that basses?
Yeah, but the active EQ doesn’t cut too mutch when turned down.... The change very subtile....
I swapped it with a custom made preamp. I often use it in passive mode with tone completely off.
Do You keep the pickups? But, doesn’t single coil hum without the orginal pickups and the dummy coils?
No, swapped pickups also. Yes, the originals did hum without the Yamaha preamp. I ordered a custom made set, dual coil + split coil instead of two single coils.
Ah, yes...
What pickup and preamp you ordered? Sometimes I also thinking to change, the electronics, but this bass has it's own character.....
What do you feel, how alter the upgrade the bass sound and feel?
Got myself a used TRBX505 as a backup bass. It's a decent player, lightweight which I love, and sounds beeeeeefy!
They are made by an Italian company, "MAMA pickups". Preamp was made also by an Italian tech, totally handmade.
The TRB typical character remains while having more tonal options (beefier bridge, passive tone, no hum, etc..), and more controllable EQ points in active mode. But it's still a TRB indeed.
Hi Yamaha TRB lovers! I'd read your threads and noticed many of you had replaced pickups in trb1006 basses! I would like to buy bridge pickup, because dummy coil on my pickup is broken and the noise is soo huge! I guess some of you stil have this original pickups and would like to sell 'em! Or I can tread it for EMG 45 JCS - a noiseless single coil pickup in humbucker shape.
Love & peace!
Love & peace!
hi .
i am looking for original active circuit for my trb4p 1 generation . is there anybody who still have original ?
Thanks
i am looking for original active circuit for my trb4p 1 generation . is there anybody who still have original ?
Thanks
Not easy to replace the original PUs in TRB 6 basses, because size is not standard Bart or EMG soupbar size....
Somebody replaced with Delano 7 string pickups, or some manufacturers offers custom size options, like Nordstrand, Aero and Häuser.....
Hey everyone. I really like the feel and playability of my Gen 1 TRB4 (non-piezo, JJ pickups, MIJ), but I have always struggled a little with the tone.
How would people describe the generic tone of these basses - I find the overall tone a little bland... Could a pickup\preamp swap be in order?
How would people describe the generic tone of these basses - I find the overall tone a little bland... Could a pickup\preamp swap be in order?
Oh OK, sorry. Good luck with your search, but I don't think out of the (not many) owners of TRB4-5-6P 1st gen, one removed the preamp to put a 3rd party preamp with piezo input (i don't even know if it exists).
Just to mention that due to the way pickup phantom coil is managed in 1st gen TRBs you have to change both pickups AND preamp if you want to keep a phantom coil feature.
