Its a great bass but i would never bother replacing it in a million year
Model Year: 2005
Price: $415.00 uk pounds (new)
Where Obtained: guitar amp & keyboard centre, Brighton
35" maple neck. rosewood fingerboard. solid alder body. dual humbucking pickups. diecast bridge with 5 individual saddles . active electronics. black, flat blue, flat silver finishes.
You can get the action on this bass as low as you want it and its an extremely good playing slap, but its very hard to play standing up as the neck is heavier than the body!
As this bass is active there is a wide tonal range and sounds good playing anything from jazz to punk rock. its a very good bass for recording because the sound is so crisp on the high end and so warm on the low end.when your not playing it there is no hum, no matter how loud you have your amp on.
The only thing that has gone wrong on this bass is that the pickup selector switch doesn't work on the bridge pickup but other than that its been fine
I wanted another bass in the 35" scale...tried to buy back the Ibanez BTB405 I sold on eBay, but was unsuccessful. Originally had this particular model on order back in 2003 but let it go. It's too bad it's a discontinued model; perhaps Yamaha will incorporate some of the best features of this bass in their 2006 models.
Price: $300.00
Where Obtained: Private Seller (eBay)
Made in Taiwan, alder body, rosewood fingerboard, 24 frets w/o markers, 5 string 35" scale, volume, tone, boost and pickup selector switches.
Two large Yamaha humbuckers w/active electronics, black hardware throughout, including individual bridges for each string.
The action is extremely good on this bass, even without a setup (which is needed on mine). The neck is an improvement over the RBX765 line; very smooth response throughout the entire fretboard, even in the high registers.
Right now I use a GenzBenz combo amp with an Aphex Bass Xciter and a Digitech BP200 in the effects loop. Very full sound, a bit dark (typical Yamaha sound). Virtually noiseless electronics.
I've only had the bass a little more than a week, but for the most part, I play in a controlled environment and I don't anticipate any problems with durability.
I choose this bass on price, like I said I got it for a song, uhmm I like it very much I do not like the toggle switches I think the bass has a nice look and could pass for a high dollar bass on looks until you get to the switches, I think it w0ould have been better to just have used knobs all the way around, the switches look cheap, I really like the fret board though it is very nice.
Price: $299.00 (new)
Where Obtained: Musicians friend
75% off clearance sale. Called all local shopps they were selling it for around $600.00
This five string is quite nice, I am used to four strings and was afraid the neck would be huge, and painful to get used to. Not bad I really like I used it in public for my first go with it and it was not bad, I made some errors like going to the B string thinking it was the E LOL.
I am using a Mesa Boogie M2000, with six 10's very nice, kinda low on volume may just need a new battery, I ran it through my Zoom 506, Slammin, so I think it is the battery.
Nice tone
Not had this bass long enough, I played it for five hours on stage in front of people tright out of the box, it worked well, I am very confident with this bass.
I looked at a warwick rockbass, an ibanez sr???? and found that the yamaha was the best buy for money and it had the best feel on me. if this thing was stolen, id buy this thing if i had the money, if had only enuf for one, id explore first before getting this one again. hmm, this bass could be better, with an equaliser on it. wider palette of sounds. id change the pickups as well.
Best aspect: Looks
worst aspect: farther than normal controls
In my opinion it is a great bass for me. i am somewhere between beginer and intermediate. honestly, i have bad memory and ears. something will only sound good to me after numerous times using it, just like listening to a song 3 times over 3 days before i can say it is good. so i actually tried it a few times in two weeks over a 15" ampeg. on the last day, i told myself, it sounds good, way better than my ibanez. As for feel, its great for me. fell in love when i first embraced it. i initially mistook its fretboard and neck for being graphite. it almost looks like it. last words, astonishingly wonderful bass for the price.
Model Year: 2002
Price: $950.00 US$560 (new)
Where Obtained: Music Plaza, Singpore
Made in Taiwan.. 24 frets, easy access to the 24th fret, perhaps the inverted horn has got something to do with it. controls: Volume, Tone, 3-way pu selector, mid boost switch. Dual humbucking pickups. active electronics with stock yamaha pickups. mine is flat silver, or actually matt silver. also available in matt black n matt blue(sweet)... looks like the RBX 765, but it has contours that are eye catching. individual bridge saddles.
the design is awesome... mine is called Sylvia.
When i tried it out, the action was just perfect. i was looking for a larger fretboard compared to my ibanez gsr, and this one just did the trick. the b string wasnt floppy. the scale is 35" so it was kind of a reach for the c on the b string, especially when playing metal that calls for low notes. but thats a very minor problem to me. the fretboard is kinda fast, for its medium jumbo fretboard. it has no flaws to me since this is my first 'pro' bass. my other basses were budget basses.
the pickup selector was kinda cool. a wide range of sounds u can find. but the controls were a little farther then other basses. located around the edge of the body. the mid-boost switch offers added punch.. but id rather have it changed into a mid freq knob.
Ive tried it on a carvin(forgot the model) with which i recorded it. tight tight low end. playing experimental metal, and it worked great...
its great for funk too! u can get really bright with this thing, but it cant get really warm without adjustments on ur amp.
obviously, the sound is way better then my samick and ibanez. im very happy with my sound... but i want to listen and try EMGs and Barts before i consider changing my pu's.
Noise level... 0! silent! Most of the time i dun know if the volume is up or down! however, noise is generated when use the switches. darn. the sound is great for live! so is the looks! very punchy, it can be used for studio as well.
Well balanced bass... ive not yet had the need to adjust the tension as i dun have seasons in my country. the strap seems firmly attached, i dunno why but my strap seems to sit there well n doesnt want to come out. they have rubber rings on their knobs. cool! that would compensate for the extended rech for the knobs. the input jack is situated near ur end strap pin, positioned in a way where its almost impossible to come off. much better idea then the input jack locks ibanez has on their btbs.
Model Year: 2002
Price: $750.00 (new)
Where Obtained: yamaha store
Solid Alder Body with Cutting Design
35" Maple Neck
Rosewood Fingerboard
24 frets
Dual Humbucking Pickups
Diecast Bridge
black hardware
color black (mine one)
The perfect rocking bass... 5 stringed with a non to floppy low b string, great look & perfect space between each string if you like to jump too much 'n use to miss the note
Pretty versatil... just not a traditional jazz sound
I need to adjust it 'bout each 3 months
an adornment that makes harder to play wooten's double thumb technic
This bass looks great and the sound is terrific.But I would not buy this bass again if it were stolen.
Model Year: 2002
Price: $800.00 1300$ Can (new)
Where Obtained: Metronomie
Solid alder body. 35" maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard.
Dual humbucking pickups. Diecast bridge. Active electronics. Black, flat blue, flat silver finishes.
Modern rock style body design.
Awesome!!! Good for both pick and finger playing.
The sound is rich, sweet and warm.
The only flaw on this bass is that you must adjust your truss-rod often. The RBX775 is very sensible towards temperature changing.
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