Yamaha TRBX 605

[sblatinbass]

Hey, I just brought a Yamaha TRBX 605 after lugging a Sire 5 string around. I love this bass- super light, great balance, perfect neck. But I havent had it out of the house yet, and have read a review that said that it sounded a bit thin on gigs. Has anyone here had live experience with this bass, and how was the sound?

 

[michael_t]

...have read a review that said that it sounded a bit thin on gigs. Has anyone here had live experience with this bass, and how was the sound?

I have the TRBX505 as my main bass for church. I play it in passive through SansAmp BDDI v.2 and it never sounds "thin".

You might want to experiment with strings as the humbuckers on the 605/505 do seem to respond well to "high output" alloys such as Alloy 52 (nickel-iron) and Cobalt. I've used GHS Pressurewounds (Alloy 52 rollerwound) and Rotosound Ultramags (Alloy 52 roundwound) on my 505 and they've always sounded meaty with plenty of punch.

I've read posts by people who Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats and DR Pure Blues. @vindibona1 is one of those people.

 

[BassFusion]

I have a TRBX605 and I'm very satisfied with it!

It's very versatile, has a nice, warm tone (I wouldn't want a bright tone like the TRB).

So, the 605 fits well for playing live, strong B string sound and good for "generic" music at festivals But also a great bass for solos, playing jazz-fusion-like stuff.

 

[crazycloud]

Why not just take it on the gig, and if possible allow some extra time before to experiment with EQ and see how it sounds to your ears before bothering with what randoms might think. If I had 10c for every time I had someone tell me something which my own experience found incorrect Id be much wealthier than I am now.

Just enjoy you new bass without colouring it with someone else's thoughts on it that most likely won't apply to your specific situation.