Yamaha TRB1006
 

[B]Overall: 9/10[/B]

This is the best bass I've ever played, and I try out every bass I can, which has been quite a few. It feels good, it's not neck or body heavy, and it sounds incredible. It's quite heavy so a wide strap helps. This is almost the perfect bass for me at the moment apart from the fact i wish it had a piezo pickup, which is why I gave it 9/10. There's always a better bass.

[B]Factory set-up: 9/10[/B]

The set up when I got almost perfect when I got it. it needed a slight adjustment of the truss rod for the 'treble' side of the neck (not sure what the correct term is for the half of the neck with the D G and C string). The action is nice and low without any buzzing, and the intonation is fine.

[B]Playability: 9.5/10[/B]

Finger style playing is soooo easy because of the tight string spacing, and narrow neck. However, the tight string spacing makes slapping a bit harder, but you get used to it over time. Also, there isn't much space between the neck pick up and the neck, also making slapping harder.

[B]Electronics: 9/10[/B]

Active EQ - Bass, Mid, and Treble.

Volume control, pickup blend.

Yamaha pickups and EQ. Plenty of control, you can get a sound to suit anything. I'd personally prefer it to run off 18V instead of 9V for even more power.

[B]Tone: 10/10[/B]

I love the tone. Wouldn't change it. In fact, you can get so many tones out of it, it's incredible You can o from soft, and warm, to a massive growl, to really snappy high end. If you play around enough you can get quite a hifi tone like Marcus Miller. I've found quite a few surprises with this bass actually. I never used to like a slap tone with lots of mid range, but now when I slap i like to crank the mid control on this bass, sounds gorgeous.

[B]Hardware: 9/10[/B]

The bridge is solid brass, very sturdy, the machine heads are pretty sturdy. The tone controls are all plastic, but they'll last.



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Great review :thumb:.

How much does it cost?
RRP

£829
$2799 Australian
i think $2561 US, not too sure though

I'm still wondering if it's better or worse than the previous model, the TRB6II.

[QUOTE=kev_trb1006]£829
$2799 Australian
i think $2561 US, not too sure though[/QUOTE]

No, about $1575. Will be cheaper in america though probably.

Yeah that bass is great, I've got one with the natrural look

[QUOTE=DJDeath]No, about $1575. Will be cheaper in america though probably.[/QUOTE]

sorry, i meant to put it down in the 1000's not the 2000's, typing error

[QUOTE=kev_trb1006]sorry, i meant to put it down in the 1000's not the 2000's, typing error[/QUOTE]

okey dokey then :thumb:

I would love one of them. Unfortunately, I have a PC and and new rig before a new bass.

Music123 has 1006's for $900...

Also: I have that amp. Awesome.

[QUOTE=kev_trb1006]£829
$2799 Australian
i think $2561 US, not too sure though[/QUOTE]

woah, thats even more than my TRB6II
Its actually my favourite "black" bass, i love John Patitucci's black Yamaha

Wow, that's pretty expensive.

I our local stores it costs about 800€ which would be 900 dollars i think.

[QUOTE=kev_trb1006]sorry, i meant to put it down in the 1000's not the 2000's, typing error[/QUOTE]

its not taht expensive... i just made a typo!! :thumb:

Thats a lovely looking bass, and has anyone ever told you that you resemble Mark King (tenuously)?

lol no i havn't actually... how thats made my day....

Nice review and that bass is awesome.. I tried it once at my local guitar shop ;)

Nice review man

I actually thought the bass felt "cheap" when I tried it out, compared to the older series. Turns out that the biggest differences between the is the origin (the older ones are made in Japan and the new ones in Korea) and the body type of wood (old in ash, new in alder). I personally prefer the old one but you can't really go that wrong with the new one, because they seem to have the same electronics which are top notch.

never trried a 10006, but i have tried a few 1005s, and i love them. they are beautiful

[QUOTE=Acrophobia]I actually thought the bass felt "cheap" when I tried it out, compared to the older series. Turns out that the biggest differences between the is the origin (the older ones are made in Japan and the new ones in Korea) and the body type of wood (old in ash, new in alder). I personally prefer the old one but you can't really go that wrong with the new one, because they seem to have the same electronics which are top notch.[/QUOTE]

i think its alder body but it has a maple top

i've got the same amp as you except cab and head form :thumb:

[QUOTE=Phalanx]i've got the same amp as you except cab and head form :thumb:[/QUOTE]

most awesome isn't it? :thumb:

Feck. I want a TRB so bad right now.

yamaha sixes are just top of the range

How tight is the string spacing exactly?

[QUOTE=kev_trb1006]most awesome isn't it? :thumb:[/QUOTE]

yeah, great for the Yamaha :thumb:

I love yamaha's

welcome to the forums.

[QUOTE=IamJaco2]How tight is the string spacing exactly?[/QUOTE]

I can't give you exact measurements, as I physically can't because of my wrist but I can tell you that the string spacing is in my mind perfect. IT's tight enough that it doesn't take a half hour to reach the next string but there's still enough space to slap and double thump without hitting multiple strings at once, not that I can DT but I've let someone have a shot of my bass who could and he thought it was great. In fact he thought it was so great that he's saving up for a 5 string version, because he says he won't use the high C, but the string spacing is much the same.