Well, I own 2 of them. Any rule about joining a club (pic necessary etc)?
I have a 5-string I got in the 90's. The neck pick-up is sort of like a P-bass, the bridge pickup is sort of like a jazz pickup. (I'm not sure if all the "first-generation" TRB's came with this type if pickup configuration, so thought I'd mention that.) It's also hard to find spec info on the older TRB's.
I also decided to go TRB when I took a plunge ifor a 6-string. I opted to go with the TRB6PII OV.
I actually did an A/B/C between ovangkole/bubinga/maple/ top wood models. I was really surprised that the top woods made such a BIG difference to the tone. I mean, the body and the fingerboard use identical woods (as far as I know) and the electronics are the same, but the different wood used for the top made such a difference.
I opted to go with the ovangkole top because, to me, it had the darkest, warmest, most "bassy" sound out of the 3. Yet, it still had some "bite" to it that I like. Sound-wise, it was basically the most similar to my "first-generation" 5-er that I own, but better.
The maple top sounded good too, but because of my preference for a bassy tone that really "comes from the floor", I opted to go ovangkole.
Incidentally, not to bash or anything, but the bubinga model's tone didn't really speak to me. I don't know why, but unlike ovangkole vs maple, where I thought the difference was a matter of subjective taste, I failed to find the "strength" of this model. (Could have been just how I dialed in the settings as well as well as just my personal preference.)
I also did a test with the Patitucci model, which I considered to be a different instrument altogether.
Anyway, didn't mean to make it a super-long post, but just found it interesting how the top woods really made the instruments sound so different.
Btw, can I join the TRB club???
