Traben Basses

[Dark_Hero]

Anyone wanna give me the scoop on these basses. I've never actually played or heard one before but I've heard maby good things about them and a couple of bad things. I've heard the neck gets warped fairly easily due to the huge bridges these basses have. Also, I heard the electronics in them were poor. The good things I've heard is they're fairly cheap for how great they sound. And supposedly a huge bridge gives you a fatter tone. Any opinions?

[lemoley]

meh, to me these basses are just a gimmick

however, like you i have never played one so they could be great but if you say you have heard they have poor electronics i dounbt they will have good tone

[oak tree]

i reckon the bridge thing is rubbish, but ive read a few reviews and as far as i can gather they're just decent quality good sounding (and looking) basses

[edgebass5]

I've heard the neck gets warped fairly easily due to the huge bridges these basses have.

:lol:

Can you explain that theory? That's complete nonsense, but I think the explanation will be humorous enough to brighten my day :p

In all seriousness though, I've played a couple Traben basses. They're nothing I would call spectacular, but they're not horrible either. I'd put them in the realm of most Dean's and Schecter's...

[Sablate McNuff]

They are pretty average, versatile, relatively cheap, but would work well for the intermediate player with a $500-ish budget.

[EADGC]

Good God they are hideous

[oak tree]

the bootzilla (not the start one which is a terrible copy) and the array lines don't look too bad, not as good as i remember them looking though.. i must have seen it in a dynamic pic or something

[Sablate McNuff]

I think that if I had to play a Traben, I'd choose one of the Chaos series.

[BenJammin]

I think that if I had to play a Traben, I probably give up playing bass.

[oak tree]

ecool

[BenJammin]

ecool

I know, right?

By the way, I have nicer equipment than you, more posts, and have been here longer, so stfu please.

[oak tree]

now you feel better irl.

[BenJammin]

No, see. By asserting my e-superiority, I actually feel worse IRL because it makes me realize how much of a loser I am.

[theosd]

If you're in a band who are only concerned with maintaining a "none more metal" image, these are for you.

Otherwise they just look... well, cheap.

[burtonbassist_101]

i dunno... the array five always looked like a really attractive bass to me... i can't figure it out... i think it would be cool if they made a sixer.

i'm pretty sure they stopped making the array five though.. last time i checked...

[muthafunkabass]

I have a discontinued Traben Torrent 5... it had the least "flamboyant" bridge they've offered. It's got some nice features for the $450 I payed. Especially compared to the other lefties available. It has a 5-piece neck, J/MM pickups, 3-band EQ, 24 frets, etc. It has the typical sound you get from mid-priced 5-stringers w/ 24 frets (they usually place the pickups closer towards the bridge, and a lot of the basses have a modern, focused sound).

If you're right handed, I bet you could find a better bass especially in the used market for the price range.

[DrGolovaCroxby]

Trabens are tuff as nails... as long as you don't dig good tone.

[Jimbobntnr]

I think that the wood and bridges on traben basses are on or above par with the more expensive basses that we all know and love.

[trumpeter]

There is an inverse relationship between the amount of metal on the bass and the actual quality of it.

[oak tree]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/698582167_77dbad4eb2.jpg

From what I've read they're surprisingly supposed to sound pretty decent.

[Jimbobntnr]

There is an inverse relationship between the amount of metal on the bass and the actual quality of it.

My bass is all metal all the time \m/

[DrGolovaCroxby]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/698582167_77dbad4eb2.jpg

From what I've read they're surprisingly supposed to sound pretty decent.

that thing either sounds awesome or terrible.

[EADGC]

either way it looks terrible

:-/

[BenJammin]

either way it looks terrible

:-/

No way dude.

It's, like, the meeting of the classical and the futuristic. \m/

[Spaceman Spiff]

I think that if I had to play a Traben, I probably give up playing bass.

ITT Ben cares more about his gear than his music.


lulz

[BenJammin]

ITT Ben cares more about his gear than his music.


lulz

Let's face it, Spiff.

If you wrote music like mine, would you really care about it, either? :p

[Spaceman Spiff]

Let's face it, Spiff.

If you wrote music like mine, would you really care about it, either? :p

:lol:


I just see it all the time, people care too much about their gear and focus on it much more than what they produce with it.

My friend just auditioned for a band, they talked about how they've got thousands of dollars worth of gear, all that stuff, but then they only had one song written and have been acting as a band for a year.

[BenJammin]

:lol:


I just see it all the time, people care too much about their gear and focus on it much more than what they produce with it.

My friend just auditioned for a band, they talked about how they've got thousands of dollars worth of gear, all that stuff, but then they only had one song written and have been acting as a band for a year.

So I take it that reading that post, and the other posts I've made in the thread, you haven't understood that I was being (mostly) facetious?

[Spaceman Spiff]

So I take it that reading that post, and the other posts I've made in the thread, you haven't understood that I was being (mostly) facetious?

I understand you, don't you worry, but so many who talk like that are totally serious.

[Jimbobntnr]

I understand you, don't you worry, but so many who talk like that are totally serious.

wait, so many people that talk facetiously are serious?

[Spaceman Spiff]

:lol:

Please keep posting, Jamey.