What do you get when you combine a Yamaha TRB with RBX?

[Jellyfish]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFUP4zJ6l3I[/media]

As a fanboy of modern Yamaha's, this excites me very much.

[fatgoogle]

I was just watching this and i too am very excited. Ive been missing my trb 6 string for a while, it just worked in everything.

[Machines]

When ? How much ?!

I've been silently waiting for Yamaha to develop the under used RBX range and this seems to be what I've been waiting for. Can't wait to try one.

[jezzaboy]

Just when you think GAS has gone.....

That black 4 string is a damm fine looking bass.

[ead]

GAK have got the 300 series in and looks like the 500 series on order. Looks to me they are going to be excellent value basses.

Edited April 12, 2013 by ead

[Grafen]

I tried them both a couple of weeks ago and they both feel and sound really good, slim necks but not tiny. I do prefer the more expensive one with the AlNiCo-pickups though.

[cocco]

Do we know anything about prices? This is an exciting bass. Yamaha really do have all areas covered!

[Dingus]

I can see these being really popular . Looks like a lot of thought has gone into the design , and the electronics look very practical and very useful .

[jezzaboy]

Here is a link to Gak. Good prices.

[url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/yamaha-trbx504-4-string-bass-twh/81954"]http://www.gak.co.uk...-bass-twh/81954[/url]


[url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/yamaha-trbx304-4-string-bass-bk/81930"]http://www.gak.co.uk/en/yamaha-trbx304-4-string-bass-bk/81930[/url]

Edited April 12, 2013 by jezzaboy

[Mcgiver69]

Well GAK website has both basses

TRBX-305 (5 strings) £302
TRBX-500 (5 strings) £424.99

Now that's what a call reasonable.

[Machines]

If those prices hold through to when they're released I'll definitely be getting a 5 string version. Just wish I knew when that'll be.

[badboy1984]

think they will do a 6 string? I quite like yamaha 6 string bass.

[Dingus]

How much ? That's ridiculously cheap !

[Machines]

I literally can't wait. Nearly bought an RBX375 a few weeks ago and held off. Looks I did the right thing.

[RandomBass]

If the TRBX plays and sounds as good as the looks and specs, Yamaha have really pulled one out of the bag. And at that price? Blimey.

[uncle psychosis]

These look sweet. Maybe a TRBX would go well with my TRB and my BB?

[bagsieblue]

I do like the look of these - being a Yammy should be pretty solid as well

[cocco]

If I can find somewhere to play one I'm gonna seriously consider a 500, based on how good it is passive, I doubt I'll use the preamp but it will be handy to have. Maybe that will cure my in achievable BB2024 GAS.

[Dingus]

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1365878545' post='2045612']
If I can find somewhere to play one I'm gonna seriously consider a 500, based on how good it is passive, I doubt I'll use the preamp but it will be handy to have. Maybe that will cure my in achievable BB2024 GAS.
[/quote]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings , but good as these basses look , they will in no way substitute for a BB2024 . These TRBX's are cheap and cheerful ( from what I can see ) , but the BB2024 is one of the few high end basses that really lives up to the hype , and is actually a bit of a bargain compared to other high- end basses despite costing a lot of money . The 2024 / 2025 are a wickedly good sounding and feeling basses , especially if you don't. want active electronics in so much as they have got all the depth and power of a good active bass but are in fact passive and very organic sounding at the same time .

Edited April 13, 2013 by Dingus

[cocco]

What I meant was BB2024 inspired yamaha GAS

[Jellyfish]

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1365884045' post='2045709']
What I meant was BB2024 inspired yamaha GAS
[/quote]

I can understand that, the quality very much transfers down the price-line right to the bottom end.

[Dingus]

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1365884045' post='2045709']
What I meant was BB2024 inspired yamaha GAS
[/quote]

Ah , o.k , I see what you mean . When I first heard thses were in the pipeline I thought Yamaha were going to do a high end "X " version of the TRB like they had done with the BBs' a few years ago , and I was wondering what they would be like . Obviously , I had got the wrong end of the stick , but these still look great .

Edited April 13, 2013 by Dingus

[ead]

Anybody played one of these basses yet?

[geoffbyrne]

Get a BBG5 & put RBX 375 pickups on it. Works great!

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/geoffbyrne/media/P1010062.jpg.html

Why can't I post images like I used to?



Oh - I can!! - the one on the right.

G.

Edited May 20, 2013 by geoffbyrne

[Machines]

That BB looks so much better than the 375 with those pickups in. Perhaps just naff colour choices for the RBX3 range ?

I've emailed Yamaha to try and get a release date for the TRBX as i'm impatient !

Edited May 20, 2013 by Machines