GreeneKing

I love basses made from beautiful woods. But, the aluminium bass showed pretty damn clearly what a lot of people, including some worthy luthiers have been saying for some time. That the 'woody' tone is little associated with wood and much more with a string and a pickup As for nut material?????? Peter

I've just had the pleasure of dealing with Gareth. Great experience in top Basscaht tradition. Thanks fine fella Peter

I was just reacting to the perceived whiff of slightly racist attitude. My stuff, mustn't bite. I'd have thought that EB would have been into well dodgy territory employing illegal immigrants? However good that may be (and prepared to work for lower wages).

Hang on a minute, are we saying that all 'real' Americans and English folk are white Anglo Saxons? The US and United Kingdom are multi cultural societies and US citizens include a fair few people who originated in Mexico I would imagine. I actually reckon that EBMM quality is higher and more consistent than Fender but they are also more expensive. Being American they are far less likely to respond to criticism in any constructive way. It reminds me of the now non existent British motorcycle industry who had the same attitude, and died in the face of Japanese competition.

I didn't realise that you were in Oz Steve Peter

Well, well, well. We do learn all the time don't we. ACG's are great basses but I acknowledge that not everyone likes the filter pre amp. It takes a whole new approach to creating a tone as you like it. Maybe get lag to put a John East U Retro in it? Peter

Very nice. A stunning example of Bernie's work. Peter

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1318680031' post='1405096'] TRB1000 series are made in Korea. not Taiwan.. the TRB P's are very high end Yamahas with a P pickup and a jazz pup, with a piezo.. im such a geek... [/quote] I'm no geek but it's the TRB5P (and 4P?) that have the P pup, the 6Pers have two soap bar jazz pickups, single coil or otherwise depending on the year. I had a TRB5P once but it went and I wish it hadn't -

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1318673439' post='1404988'] TRB6p's are not made in taiwan.. does it say "made in taiwan on the bass..?? i dont know of any early 6p thats made in that country. be very aware that far eastern bass copies are very close to the original... i saw a Jens Ritter bass from China, and i sh*t you not, from the detailed pic, i could not tell the difference, and im a nerd when it comes to basses.. i know my TRB's and im pretty sure your bass may be wrong un got any pics? [/quote] If it's labelled as being made in that Taiwanese factory I'd be interested to know where the label is or how you got this information? TRB1006's and TRB1005's were made there I believe but they are a long way from a TRB6 and even further remote from a 6P. I'd really like a 34" scale TRB5, may place an ad in the wanted section hmmm...... Peter

Hmmm an early 90's 6P from Korea? Seems odd to my knowledge. I love my 6P and I'm fairly sure it's Japanese made and thought they all were. Mine's a 2EQ. I'd like to know more about these basses although I've owned 5 TRBs over the years including my 1st 'real' bass a new TRB4 Mk1 bought in 1995. Peter

I still had 2 of these Bass collection straps knocking around, both with cable ties fitted on every link as an extra precaution. I fitted one to my newly acquired TRB6P and guess what, the leather at the end tore through and I caught the bass on it's way to the floor Both straps went straight in the bin and a proper Mono strap is now in place on the Yamaha.

Dave helped me out with my 4P to 2P Speakon for a bridged power amp and the cable arrived with some Klotz instrument cables that I ordered in quick time. As ever, quality service from a decent bloke. Peter

It's THE Bass Bash too by my reckoning

Sorry to hear of your woes and I'm hoping that it's sorted to your satisfaction. I would imagine that having 'invested' so much time planning the specs and waiting for the bass it's doubly frustrating. I think we can get lost in the custom vs Fender/MM/Sadowsky debate. They are all just basses, some good some not so. In the mix they usually sound 'just like a bass' and many of the punters don't know the difference between a bass and a 6 string anyway. I owned the lovely 'Rita' (an orange Sterling known to some of us) and fitted a Nordstrand pickup in her, much to the disgust of the EBMM crowd. The Ric forum is the same and it seems many Americans are blind to the possibility that their products aren't perfect every time. Patriotism gone mad or over sensitive insecurity? I've a Sterling 5 HS now and it is quite beautiful, it's light and sounds great and will probably be my main gigging bass BUT, it's slightly but significantly neck heavy (I'm not good with neck heavy basses). It's presently parked up until some Ultralites arrive and I'm fairly sure that they will restore the balance (although the rear of the headstock will be a mess of holes). I've had precious little comment on the EBMM forum although I expected to be told I was mistaken. This problem isn't unique to my Sterling 5 either. So they are obviously happy for unbalanced instruments to walk out of the factory.

Wow, that is stunningly beautiful and yes I too wonder what the technical features contribute to it's tone. It is refreshing to see someone departing from the more conventional.

Wow!

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1317466654' post='1390955'] It is but I always label the amp end of the cable anyway. [/quote] Excellent Dave, you have an email. Peter

Not at all Dave, I'll order one the right length and connectors and some other stuff I need sometime today Is the 2 pole Speakon different in appearance to the 4 pole? If so it would help in identifying which end is which. Peter

I was about to email Dave this question and thought that it may be of interest to other folk so here it is: I'm setting up a new amp with a Summit Audio valve pre and a QSC RMX 850 power amp. In bridge mode the output of the amp is Speakon Pos +1 and Neg +2. Will the standard made up cable accommodate this okay or do I need a special cable made up for this? (I'll be ordering some new cables either way). I've tried the amp at home semi detached cottage volumes and it sounds very warm indeed Nicely so. Peter

Lets not forget that this is a tiny micro amp and maybe it has to forgo some bells and whistles to get it to fit into the case

[quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1316717252' post='1381970'] The site is running very slowly indeed. Disappointing because it was always a fast loader before the changes. [/quote] It's very slow here too. It's the slowest loading site I access by far and it makes accessing and contributing a bit of a pain tbh. Peter

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1316716023' post='1381954'] He didn't play with Weather Report on any instrument. He did play bass with Joe Zawinul though. He was really good at Bass Day the other year. [/quote] Interesting. Maybe it was Pat Methany then? I may have incorrectly remembered something the man himself said. Definitely performed as a percussionist, as opposed to a drummer, and I'm fairly sure he said a Weather Report derivation. Maybe it was a one off and you may of course not be aware? Edited to add, it was the Pat Metheny Group. My point was that he's multi talented. Peter

He played with Weather Report, on percussion! He can play great guitar and has the voice of an angel. I too was almost in tears at Manchester a couple of years ago and we weren't the only ones. Peter