bubinga5

Listen to lots of music and play to a metronome or drum machine.. even better play lots with a good drummer.. these are the best exercises you could ever have...

check these guys out.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_pGAGpbycA&feature=player_embedded#!

good call Pete..yeah one of the greatest ever...shes my number 1 groove player, apart from pino.... she got so much taste.. love her slap on this.. looks like a Modulus VJ4 shes rippin up there.. a fantastic bass player in every way...... shes the real deal for me, this is her groove playing put to full effect, on this classic with Ron.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VeqnL9IO-0

Just got hold of one of these, thought i might do a review... never seen one on here First impressions.. wow, you only have to hold one of these to know its going to be very good... rock solid neck and construction... Features.. Two piece ash body, Maple neck, Rosewood FB, abalone dot markers solid gold hardware, 3 EQ Yamaha preamp with a 3 way mid selector, and Yamaha soap bars.. tweakable mids via the preamp.. very comprehensive EQ from this system.. Playability.. Apart from my third subject, this is where this bass shines...the action you can get from this bass is superb.. the lowest ive ever got from any bass... it really doesnt feel like your putting any pressure at all on the strings to sound a note... total ease... very comfortable sitting on knee or standing...the neck is fairly wide.. a bit like a Lakland 55 but they seem to flattened it somewhat... i love the 34 scale on this bass as it adds to the feel of comfort what with the mega low action, and the profile.... The cutaway of these TRB's are great to give a bit more access... no neck dive and balances well.. the only bad point is the slap cutaway, which is a little deep for me, will take some getting used to Sound.. these TRB's are renowned for there classical clarity of tone, which is there... beautiful tone for a bass thats not a boutique... Chords sound wonderful on this bass... ive had a twiddle with the EQ and my favorite tone comes from its awsome mid range burp, but with both pups on full.. treble up two thirds... fantastic gospel growl.... these basses have such a bad ass side to them.. i cant really ind a jazz bass tone on this bass.. a slight P bass maybe.. its a modern sound but its a modern sound with LOTS of character i had the TRBII and it was pretty much the same.. very polite when played that way, but when you want to get funky it does the business... Reggae, Jazz, Funk, Pop, Rock.. not alot you couldnt do with this bass... Construction... Built like a f***ing tank.. The Japanese know how to make a quality bass... as good as anything ive ever played...the neck on these older TRB's are sunken further back into the body, with 6 bolts.... people say this all the time, (including me) but this bass was about 1500 new in its day, but from the Sukops, STR's, Sei, ive played this is easily as good. basses like this make me think i dont need to spend thousands on a bass, and i think thats a great thing.. i do have a habit of bigging up new basses only to find faults later and trade looking like a monkey, but i really dig this bass.... the funny thing is its the cheapest bass ive ever had, but its prob the best...

forward to 1.55... Ed Motta frickin rocks... as does the rest of this band... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4NmR4F_QqU&feature=channel_video_title

Any ideas where i could buy the gold bridge and tuners from for an early TRB5

MIJ and CIJ dont have this hole, or any other routing under the pickguard (apart from the pup of course)

i wasnt aware of it dude... would love to though.

Everytime i hear this track im amazed at Pino's bass playing... hes got the most amazing way of putting the best groove together with some killer note choices and fills, with flawless timing.... i think he has such an impact on this tune.. if i aspire to any bass player, its Pino P..oh and Meshell..... perfect tasteful bass playing.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY5jB5p8GGo

that chap can play anything and its good... i loved that Sei 8 string he had.... the magic man of well placed bass notes..

i cant get used to brian's enthusiasm

i stand corrected... beer,football and bass chat dont mix

ha ha.. apart from the music, Johann expressions are wicked.. love that guy..im immune to cheese, so all i see is great jazz funk played by masters.. the style of music for me is a mute point when you see these guys play...

i know a few have seen this DVD... but i wanted to post the particular track.. man these guys are tight.. ive loved them since i can remember...the detail in there playing is amazing.. everytime i listen to them i hear something different.... thats one of the things i think make a great band.. the highlight being, the bass played by the drummer on his sticks... please no lift music gags, ive got the hat... and yes im aware i may have duplicated an old post...? and no i dont care [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFmfqClkmA[/media]

ha... yes sorry tis indeed the custom Hamer Impact.. damn i love that bass...

what in gods name where they thinking..

am i the only one who thinks Bjork is a quirky hottie..?

Nothing else sounds quite like that big growl punch of an SR5... nothing ive come across anyway..

edit.....please explain..

awsome.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQOZOqRDMG8[/media] Fanbloodytastic...!!! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYnVMoO-EPc[/media] why is there no music like this any more..????????!!!!!!!!

sorry its a rare pic of a very rare bass.. i cant make it any bigger.... the make is not that rare though... not seen too much now in bass circles.. although they make make basses now...