Overview
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- bass guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1994 to 1998
The Yamaha TRB5 5-string bass was introduced in 1994 and made until 1998 when it was replaced by the Yamaha TRB5-II model. The TRB5 had two double coil alnico pickups controlled by Yamaha's 5-control Active System Electronics. The custom 3 band EQ gave the TRBs extensive tonal versatility and the 3 position Midrange control, with user tweakable settings, enabled fast and repeatable presets.
Specifications (23)
Body
Body material | ash body |
Body shape features | double cutaway |
Hardware
Bridge | brass fixed bridge |
Hardware color | gold hardware |
Tuners | brass tuners |
Controls
EQ or mix controls | mix control |
Tone controls | 3 tone controls |
Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
General
Finish colors | amber finish, blue finish, gray finish, red finish |
Finish effects | sunburst finish |
Made in | Japan |
Number of strings | 5 strings |
Scale length | 34 inches scale-length |
Neck
Neck joint | bolt on neck |
Neck material | maple neck |
Neck width | 1.81 inches neck width at nut |
Number of frets | 24 fret |
Tuner layout | three-up-two-down |
Electronics
Pickups configuration | 2 stacked humbucker pickups |
Preamp | active preamp |
Prices (4)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
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2017 | $1 | good | ||
1995 | kr9900 | new | Carl | |
1994 | kr10000 | poor | ||
1995 | $1876 | new | wewe | wewe |