That's what I measured as well. If I remember correctly, there aren't any drop in replacements that are the same dimensions. I think some people have made bezels to cover up the gap around the smaller pickups.
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AFAIK you won't find PUPs with 'dog ears'. The dimensions are standard but without these extensions. Changed my pups for Delanos on my TRB6II and had to print the extensions (see pic). In your case standard pup dimensions would be 4.02x1.5, for example https://www.delano.de/downloads/sbc5_e.pdf.
The closest match to the TRB fiver's pickup footprint is the Bartolini P2 shape, such as the M55CBC and MK5CBC. These are a little narrower, at 4.25"x1.25", but they fit the rout without too much gap. As you'd expect, they pair well with the NTMB series preamps, and this combo is a common swap-out among TRB owners that get tired of changing batteries.
I have and yes, they sound different. The fit, finish, and general playability were very similar, but the different pickup configuration absolutely affects the tones you get from the bass. IIRC the TRB-5P sounds like a high-fi PJ (no surprise there). It has the blend so you can do P or just rear J. FWIW I find the original TRB-6P single coil J tone to be very unique, and I've never played another bass that sounds exactly like it, Yamaha or otherwise.
Not here, brother. I've grown to like the stock sound quite a bit, so I never replaced the stock electronics. Night of Ni recently swapped out the guts of his, you might try PMing him.
What sort of pickups can I put in my TRB 5-II? The electronics blew at a gig over a year ago now and I think I may just replace the pickups and the preamp.
Any soapbar pickup set for 5 strings with a width of 1.5" (38.1 mm). i suspect this is the EMG40 format, 4.0" inches long. (I replaced my TRB6II pups with EMG45 format pickups). The Yamaha pickups have some kind of 'dog-ears' which will leave something like a 5 mm long apparent cavity on top and bottom. So either you don't care about this or you have a luthier do the job. Personally I 3D printed parts that fill the gap.
So basically you a very wide choice about which pup/preamp combo : Aguilar, Bartolini, EMG, Delano plus preamp makers like Audere, John East, Glockenlang etc.
So basically you a very wide choice about which pup/preamp combo : Aguilar, Bartolini, EMG, Delano plus preamp makers like Audere, John East, Glockenlang etc.
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Anybody tired, Rotosound RS66 35-130 on 6 string TRB II? I loved this strings back in days, but never tired on this bass. My student has now on a jazz bass the strings has a nice growl, and the 35 size high C is sympathetic for me, hope maybe makes the high C woulds sounds fatter, but not sure.....
I assume you already have the stock preamp to go with them? (Otherwise they're not much use.)
I just pulled the trigger on a 1998 TRB4II in amber burst. I'd like to join the TRB club, if I may.
I've had a 1992 TRB-5P for 28 years. Original Owner. I used it for recording only and it sounded divine! Sadly I decided to sell it last week as I stopped playing it regularly 10 or so years ago after a severe bout of Guillain Barre Syndrome made it tough for my hands to navigate as well. Here are a few pictures.
Sad to hear this Mike. Hard to let go. Truly is a spectacular bass. Like you I’ve had mine since new (see my avatar). Gigged it 1000s of times. Still original and in pristine shape. But doesn’t get as much attention these days. 24 basses to play. . 
Wish you well. Hope you recover.
Wish you well. Hope you recover.I pretty much regretted it the second I sold it, but if it gets played more I think that is the purpose of the instrument. I recorded all the tracks for the demo that landed me my first big label contract with it. Spectacular sounding. I actually never played it live or out of a studio environment. I am down to a single Spector Ns2 from the late 80s. I plan on a new USA NS2 here in the fall, and I just purchased a customized Sandberg VM4 as an alternative sound compared to the Spector. Having never played the Sandberg I have my fingers crossed that it is a great bass. That hopefully holds me over until I get the Custom order USA Spector in the fall. My original is really old and I need to send it out to be restored by a Spector guru.
What is your favorite lower standard brand model you are using? I really want to explore some budget basses to drag around and just beat the poop out of without worrying too much about damage. BTW That TRB bass looks to be in pretty great shape for all those hours!
