Marvin

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1379834830' post='2217101'] Very useful I think thanks Very good machines for the price. I tried one in PMT and came away thinking that there wasn't anything in that price bracket that compared with it. It has raised the bar I think. Other companies better watch out. [/quote] Pretty much anything with an F on it, unless of course the buyer needs a certain 'look'. Also as you can pick these up for about £100 less than an SR500 then maybe Ibanez should be worried

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1379961494' post='2218831'] +1 I tend to join the music party very late. I'm not old, just retro [/quote] I'm old, not retro

Heard one track from the Dream Theater album the other day...very meh!

I have satisfied my bass GAS...for now. Just have to work on the amp GAS

I stood next to an ESP bass when I was playing a gig once. It belonged to the bass player in the headline band...other than that that's my only experience of them.

Not bought a 2013 album yet

Friend of mine lent me a couple of Crue albums back in the wot not...they were returned very quickly

I have both passive, active and passive/active. Plug them in and...they all sound like me playing. The only difference being, at the moment, is that my passive bass has flat wounds on it which is the biggest tonal difference between any of them.

The TRBX has, like a Jazz neck, a 38mm nut. It's also what I would call quite 'shallow' ie. it's not very thick from back to front. I'd say it's quite similar to the Ibanez SR neck, known for it's skinnyness. My Squier Precision is quite chunky and the Yamaha it's definitely nothing like that. Overall, like I've said previously, I find the TRBX incredibly comfortable to play. It's light, sits well, access to the upper frets is very good...basically I've spent quite a lot of time playing it since I've got and find it difficult to put it down, to the point the Mrs thinks I'm ignoring her :\

Yamaha TRBX504. Thin with a 38mm nut. Still not quite as thin as the Ibanez SR though

It arrived this morning! Out of the box, first impressions - I checked it over thoroughly, the quality of finish is very good. Everything is tight and well finished. The neck relief is spot on, I might just take the action down a fraction, however, it's very playable out of the box. It's light and very comfortable, it's sits just about perfectly. I've played a Rockbass Corvette before and that sat in a way where the neck felt incredibly long and faaarrrrrr away. This Yamaha is quite the opposite. The neck is slim, quite similar to that of an Ibanez SR. I've been noodling around with it now for nearly 3 hours. How does one describe the tones and sounds you get out of this bass? There's so many... It's got a great passive tone, very p bass in the neck pup position. A nice tight bridge pup tone. The active tones, again, just great. For the price tag this should give the mid range and some more expensive basses some hefty competition. It's a great bass

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1379245006' post='2210162'] It might seem a daft question , but if you were there ,why did you not go and talk to the guy ? [/quote] That's not very British is it now...randomly going up to a stranger and talking to them? Just not the done thing

It's the weight of the things and, there's one in a music shop near me, they look quite awkward to lift and move around. They're wide and deep. They sound ok, I got plugged into one to test out a bass a few months ago, but...well. Saying that, my 410 weighs about as much as a small planet

That was my band... actually, no it wasn't.

It's a Jamiroquoi song??? Yeesh. Easy then...move on to something else

[quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1379179664' post='2209586'] [b][i]Is there a special technique?[/i][/b] Something I'm doing wrong? Particular fingering that should be used? [/quote] Just keep practicing it over and over. There's a song I play with a band (originals) that's got a similar pattern to that and has a fast fill at the end. I've been playing it for a while now and it's a sod not to either get sympathetic ringing from the open strings or accidentally hit a string on the 'way back up' as it were.

Mistakes are fine...can't be arsed to get it right...I've left bands because of this attitude

Don't mention it

Taking it back will be your safest bet. P basses are a big pita for this, which is why I go for basses that have properly shielded basses with hum cancelling pups Btw, even shielding all the cavities might not fix 'noise'. But I agree with Ou7shined that it sounds like a grounding issue.

Mine should be with me on Monday. I could have had it tomorrow...but no one's home

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1378836900' post='2205396'] Haha, I really should sell some of my basses first but you don't know how tempted I am to ask my local PMT to order one in for me in black. Must resist... as I need new glasses too and someone mentioned that they're a little more important than a new bass, or summat like that. [/quote] I've got to tax the car the end of the month

I've just ordered a new bass and the wife was sat next to me whilst proceeding with the transaction...no problems whatsoever. She was actively encouraging me...she's mad I tell you

RIGHT! I couldn't wait, I've just pulled the trigger on one of these. Hopefully be with me sooooooon!!!

Not a chance, not while playing. I either get it, or I don't...it's not like I'm a women and can multi task, like :/

Stop it! Stop it! I ain't got the cash yet