SpitfireXXII Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 (edited) This is for purely selfish reasons..... I own a few basses from the Traben Bass Company, and I they are by a mile the most interesting bass manufacturer out there. their 'bigger bridge' and brass nut gives you serious sustain... I am moving back to Blighty, living in the USA at the mo' and wonder how many fans of these are out there... Oh, and a dealer of them in England would be cool too, rather than import them from the US when I arrive. Anyway, just wondering what folks think, over to you.... (Keep it low, keep it loud) Edited March 19, 2008 by SpitfireXXII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 To be honest they hardly have any UK market at all, I'm not aware of any UK dealer either . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Yeees - they are rather lovely basses; if only they did 6-strings I'd have to get another! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Surely you are much better off bringing one with you, you know, the one you 'brought with you' when you left the UK? Also, bringing another one back for me, maybe a black Traben Chaos, one with a 35" scale? Tuning to A might like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitfireXXII Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Queen - Yep they are bloody awesome. But no 6 string... (I never could get on with a sixer, so I'm ok) :-) So, what do you have, Where did you get it?????? Foxen - Oh, I'll be bringing my 3 Traben's back to England with me... (2xNeo's and a Tribal Sun) But somehow, I don't think 3 will be enough...... And the Chaos is a great bass...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I used to have a 5-string Traben (sold that on here last December) but now I just have a 4-string Chaos - got 'em both from this ebay seller: [url="http://stores.ebay.com/Grand-Central-Music"]http://stores.ebay.com/Grand-Central-Music[/url] It works out nicely cheap with the exchange rate and the reasonable postage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 (edited) Here's mine: Phoenix 5-sting. It's my spare fretted bass for live use. Excellent value even with shipping from the US. Could do with a bit more attention to the fret ends but for the money I can't really complain. And if you're bringing some over make mine a Bootzilla or a Bootsy Star 5-string Ta! Edited March 19, 2008 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitfireXXII Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Big Red.. Nice...... Since we're doing Traben porn, here's one of mine...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I want one of these: Only a couple of thousand bucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Traben are now lined up for review from Rosetti . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 [quote name='Machines' post='242343' date='Jul 18 2008, 07:24 AM']Traben are now lined up for review from Rosetti .[/quote] I was enquiring for a Chaos Core 5, and I got a mail from Rosetti. [url="http://www.rosetti.co.uk/"]http://www.rosetti.co.uk/[/url] I'm still looking for a chaos core 5 With the current exchange rate, I'm seriously tempted buying from the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Did they refer you to a dealer ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Machines' post='242383' date='Jul 18 2008, 09:09 AM']Did they refer you to a dealer ?[/quote] no not specifically. I'll have a shitloads of calls to make. They have a list of retailers as long as my leg. And none of those I search import Trabens so far. How much are the Trabens in the UK? Typical dollar for a pound, or more reasonable? I haven't even found one for comparaison. I remember a shop back home in France used to sell them (that was 5 years ago iirc), and found them too flash for my taste, but that Chaos Core looks awesome. I'd love to try it first though. If it's any luck, it would be in the region of an ATK305 (another one in my sights), but I'm not holding my breath. I've used to have a Corvette $$, which was good, but not completely awesome (especially the B ). That could cure my gas for an aggressive bass. Edited July 18, 2008 by Brave Sir Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRinser Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I seem to remember Anderton's in Guildford stocking them... Not 100% but remember seeing something that looked very similar (big massive bridge etc) in the window a year or two ago. Pretty ugly in my opinion but each to their own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Nevada Music in Portsmouth have just had a deliver of some Traben's [url="http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/Bass_Guitars/Bass_Guitars/Bass/sc1114/p7003.aspx"]Here's just one of them there are few others in stock though[/url] I saw them in ther the other week and they looked pretty sweet, sadly no 5'vers which I was looking for And they do ship goods too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 The first batch only shipped a couple of weeks back so it'll take a little time for them to trickle in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Portsmouth, interesting. I'm taking the ferry there next week. As for the Traben looks, I agree, but the Chaos Core doesn't have that sort of bridge and is a lot more conservative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_JimBob Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Before i left my previous job i got a look at the latest Rosetti pricelist and was impressed by the (reasonably) low pricing of the Traben stuff - especially considering what you get for your money. They're also importing TecAmp now, which of course is right up the other end of the money scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 like the look of the core obsession. what do these basses sound like cos they look awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I've just noticed [url="http://www.giggear.co.uk/home/index.php?m=shop&keyword=traben"]GigGear[/url] are stocking trabens now! I'm actually quite interested, some of them are rather nice looking basses! They look a good price too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) thx for the heads up. I'll contact them about the posher chaos core. Edited July 20, 2008 by Brave Sir Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisedude Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 PMT are doing them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 A few months ago i bought a 4 string Traben Bootzilla from a dealer in the U.S. After one month of waiting for the Bass to turn up here in the U.K. i was informed by them that it had been returned to them undelivered and in a damaged condition. My payment was refunded and i was told that they don't make 'em anymore. So no Traben for me. Oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) Just noticed GAK.co.uk are stocking traben as well now, must have been within the last couple of days, awesome. [quote name='BetaFunk' post='244599' date='Jul 21 2008, 05:20 PM']A few months ago i bought a 4 string Traben Bootzilla from a dealer in the U.S. After one month of waiting for the Bass to turn up here in the U.K. i was informed by them that it had been returned to them undelivered and in a damaged condition. My payment was refunded and i was told that they don't make 'em anymore. So no Traben for me. Oh well [/quote] [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/77175"]Traben bootzilla[/url] on GAK, enjoy Edited July 21, 2008 by budget bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Wow they're pretty cheap ! Can't wait to get one for review.. EDIT: The range in general - not the Boosty ! [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/traben/~bass_guitars"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/traben/~bass_guitars[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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