Chris Horton

What year is this bass ? Love the colour

[quote name='plumbob' timestamp='1327832200' post='1517241'] I wondered why he was selling , as I bought my Trb5Pii after speaking to Chris , and I don't think I would ever part with it as it does so much so well ! Why did you want the Bubinga? [/quote] Hi, long before i even got my Maple TRB 5PII , I alway's loved the "look" and colour of the Babinga wood. I watched a video of Abraham Laboriel (my faviorate bass player) and i was hooked [attachment=98482:6B9F21F5-Abraham-Laboriel-Sr.jpg] TRB 5 PII's of any kind don't come up for sale very often so when i saw the maple up for sale i went for it Recently ,Mr Z , sent me a PM offering me his Babinga version , i was in the fortunate position where i could buy his bass and then try the Maple & Bubinga bass guitars side by side I can't justify keeping 2 TRB 5 PII's as much as i love them both. Personally i prefer the colour of the Babinga top TRB. I can feel a comparison review coming on ok, with all the tone controlls set in the middle position on both bass guitars and my Epifani UL 502 amp I think that the - - Maple TRB is a lighter bass guitar - Maple TRB has a slightly more zingy / brightness at the top end. - Bubinga TRB is heavier. - Bubinga TRB has a very slightly fuller sounding notes right across the range. (slightly more creamy sounding) with very slightly less Top/zingy end. I found that with a small (and i do mean small) amount of adjusting from the bass guitars & amp controlls , i could get both bass guitars to almost sound identical. I find it quite hard to put down in writing the differences between these two fantastic bass guitars. After playing both Maple & Bubinga TRB's side by side at home in a quitet room, you can hear these subtle differences. They really are subtle. I think that in a normal "live gigging" situation with lots of noise etc,i dont think that you could really tell the difference between the two. It was a real privalidge to try these two basses side by side to satisfy my curiosity but it was allway's going to be a short term experiment thing. I have a very understanding wife They always say that if you are going to test and play a bass guitar , you should do it with your eyes shut and your ears open. For me , this time ,even though the Babinga TRB is the heavier bass guitar, the lure of the Bubinga wood grain and colour won. I hope that is helpful Best Regards Chris

I really like the colour of this bass , a real cracker

I used to have one of these amps , I loved it The amp has a great tone Best wishes with the sale

Thank you so much for the very kind words Andy I was a total pleasure doing the deal with you P.s - PM replied to

[quote name='pierreganseman' timestamp='1327749573' post='1516132'] could you please confirm the scale?? thx [/quote] Hi , The scale length is 34" Here is a link from the Yamaha web site - [url="http://usa.yamaha.com/en/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/trb/trb5/?mode=model"]http://usa.yamaha.com/en/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/trb/trb5/?mode=model[/url] Hope this helps Best regards Chris

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The wood grain and colour of the bass body is beautiful

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[color=#ff0000][size=6]Sold pending payment[/size][/color] This Juicy Yamaha TRB 5 factory Fretless is up for sale as I fancy a change. The serial number is - 5I23027 This bass is in great condition and plays really well. This bass is sold with the Yamaha Hard case. Specs from Yamaha - [url="http://usa.yamaha.com/en/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/trb/trb5/?mode=model"]http://usa.yamaha.co...rb5/?mode=model[/url] I am looking for £ 500 including UK postage. Pictures of the bass can be found here - [url="http://s1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff464/cmsb_horton/Yamaha%20TRB%20Fretless/"]http://s1237.photobu...TRB%20Fretless/[/url] Thanks for looking I am also selling a - Stingray 5 , Piezo , Natural - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/166186-stingray-5-piezo-natural/"]http://basschat.co.u...-piezo-natural/[/url] I am also selling a - Yamaha TRB 5 PII , Maple - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/165966-yamaha-trb-5p-ii-maple/"]http://basschat.co.u...rb-5p-ii-maple/[/url] Chris

I am in shock !!! That is the most stunning bass that I have seen in ages

That's very cool looking

mmmmmmmmmmmm nice bass

Up for sale is my 2002 Stingray 5 Piezo in natural colour. The bass is in great condition for year and all in working order. The bass is sold with a Hiscox hard case. The bass is strung with Ernie Ball super slinky strings. The Stingray 5 weighs 4.6 KG This Stingray has the extra Piezo pickups which are mounted under the bridge. This feature can add a nice "fretless / accoustic bass" type of tone to the bass. Pictures can be found here - [url="http://s1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff464/cmsb_horton/Stingray%205%20piezo/"]http://s1237.photobu...ay%205%20piezo/[/url] [size=5]Straight sale or part trade for a[color=#0000cd] WAL Fretted 5 string Mk 3 or MTD 535-24 [/color]plus cash.[/size] [color=#ff0000]£ 925 including UK postage.[/color] You are welcome to try out the bass , Payment via bank transfer or cash on collection. Many thanks Chris

That is a super cool bass Best wishes with the sale, I don't think it will hang around too long