Quest for Yamaha TRB 6P I

[Bradley Young]

Paul,
 
You look like you're sleeping on the job again.
 
Congrats on the bass.  Looks very nice.

[gtrguy]

That looks like a great bass! Congratulations! I love the notes on these things, they are so powerful. I stick a little booklight on the end of the neck on my 6P to see it better on stage (It's been converted to fretless).
 
Dave

[palembic]

Hi Dave!!!!
Hi Bradley!
NOOOOOO I am not alseep. But I seem to be carried away by the notes the thin-striong people (see Bill TGO) play!!!!
But ...I can answer: okay ...you trapped me, I played bass asleep in my former life! So ...wanna see what's going to be when I'll be awake in the next 10 years???
JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave ...I really think these basses would sound GREAT fretless but for one or another reason I'll keep my fretlesses the Rob Allen MB-2 5 string and G-bass (formerly called Broomstick)
We'll see!
Thanks for comments guys!
I'll dig more into details of my basses later: other place, other time!
Yoooodely-haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Paul the still bad one
(oooooooooooooooooooooooooooh I am bad)

[2400wattman]

My old bass teacher bought one of these brand  new($2100.00 U.S.$) and immediately had the frets removed, filled and oiled the board. He did'nt like the fretted sound as there was'nt a deep low end to it. He claimed that removing the frets made it sound better, less clacky.  
But your soooooo bad Paul I doubt you'll need to do that! hahaha
 Enjoy it!

[palembic]

Mmmmm ....there IS something to say however for replacing the frets by mandoline frets, the very-very thin ones. That's the Lee Sklar way to play these basses (he played them once -still do I guess- but you see him mostly with the Dingwall nowadays).
There is a member on the club who has these kind of frets on his 6 string I guess see here http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_lionsroar.html
It seems that it gives the sound more wood and deepness.

[gtrguy]

BTW, this guy is also playing one:
 
http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/46355.html?1196877116