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I've owned a trb5p and played a trb5pII fairly regularly. I can't remember how they differed tone-wise, as it's about 20 years ago now, but I felt the trb5p had better ergonomics, which may or may not have been related to the longer scale of the trb5pII. (On that note I also noticed recently that some of the original trb5p have the neck set a little deeper into the body, than others, so the playability issues may even exist there too with the balance/reach to the first fret etc)
So while on vacation I remembered a party I attended a decade or so ago and I played someone's TRB. (Pic was taken in 2010)
Yes my shorts are very low hahahaha. Anyways I was thinking about this bass and was looking up info on it as I'm not very well versed in TRBs but I guess this was a TRB 1005. I've never really experienced one in depth, and I'm not really too keen on the newer TRBX, so I decided to pull the trigger on this. Got a great price brand new with shipping from Japan!
I'm excited!
Yes my shorts are very low hahahaha. Anyways I was thinking about this bass and was looking up info on it as I'm not very well versed in TRBs but I guess this was a TRB 1005. I've never really experienced one in depth, and I'm not really too keen on the newer TRBX, so I decided to pull the trigger on this. Got a great price brand new with shipping from Japan!
I'm excited!
Hope we’re going to see a video with your impressions!
Oh yes. I'm very excited and this is the first Yamaha I've ever owned that I wanted to buy. I bought the older BB in my last BB video but didn't buy it with the intention of keeping it. I'm very excited for this.
Salutations, crustacean, beautiful bass, hope to see that review, soon.
Here she is! Loving the bass thus far. Very interesting in regards to the preamp voicing and pickup setup.
The 4 string version has been on my list for years! Maybe after I graduate college I'll finally buy one lol. Can't wait for the video and look forward to your thoughts on it!
Very nice!
I play the six string version of this bass (in this exact color) and was, coincidentally, looking up your channel a few days ago in search of a review. Great to know there's one forthcoming!
Awesome! I'm really really really liking it. The tone and controls are definitely interesting and a bit bright by itself but sits so nicely in a full band mix. It plays so well however I would definitely call the bass a little unforgiving for a novice player as the bright tone and high output makes every mistake stand out like a quarter sized bug bite between your eyes. However if approached with care, finesse, and precision, the TRB can definitely sing and roar like no other.
The modern TRBs are definitely hot. The highest output bass I've ever owned. That said, I generally concur with your assessment, though it's exactly this nature of the beast I find so alluring. Also, that neck profile is THICC. Especially on the six. Others would call that a baseball bat.
My only real gripe is the upper fret access, the neck heel gets in the way of your thumb if you reach for frets 17 and higher, especially on the lower strings. But that's a pretty common problem.
Here she is! Loving the bass thus far. Very interesting in regards to the preamp voicing and pickup setup.
I've had one since the 1005j came out - exact same colour. It was my daily driver up until very recently. Interesting things happen when you boost the midrange and cut the treble slightly, then pan slightly to the neck pickup. Otherwise, it's tone tends to be razor-sharp, and not really pillowy. Very modern.
I noticed that upper fret access bit as well. I've been mega spoiled using my Cirrus Custom Shop Tiger Eye 5 for my last gig and subsequent rehearsals. Getting to the way top was a bit more challenging with the yammy.
You're absolutely right, though I found I could get pillowy with some palm muting and the bass responded really well to that. This thing is super dynamic and responds well to all sorts of techniques and playing styles. I ended up snagging a like-new 735A to revisit and spend more time with.
On a different note, I think Gotoh is the OEM for the bridge and tuners. The finish is their same cosmo black and the screw pattern on the 5 string bridges is the same as Gotoh. I got a 404BO-5 bridge in cosmo black that has quick release that should be a drop in replacement as well as some res-o-lite GB350 tuners to make it my own. Electronics are absolutely never getting touched as there is a lot of special sauce here
Has anyone shimmed the neck on a TRB JP2? I got my JP2 last December and I have been struggling to keep the action as low as I want it, while keeping some very slight relief on the neck. At the moment the C and B string saddles are bottomed out, no more room to lower them, and the G string almost bottommed out. My two options would be to 1. Shim the neck, 2. Grind about 2 mm off the bottom of some of the saddles so they can go lower. I have lots of experience setting up basses, and have shimmed necks on four and 5 string basses, but this is a big neck, I'm sure someone has done it?
neck shimmed on a trb6, super low action with almost no relief on neck.
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I was a Trb6p Player about 30 Years ago, played my first Trb6p for about 10 Years and now I bought two of them and I´m in love again ;-) Nice Couple
I shimmed the neck on my TRB JP2. I used an old debit card. I sanded off the raised numbers, tapered it and drilled a couple of holes in it for the neck screws to pass through. I’m surprised I would need to shim a bass of this quality, I know John Patitucci likes high action, so maybe that is partially how they are designed? Anyway, job done and it plays and feels amazing now.
