neil16 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Hi. can anybody help? just got my son his first bass, he is keen on learning and picked up a 'battered' Yamaha RBX170 in blue. Its been through the wars with its previous owner so we are trying to bring it back to life. It has a broken peg, does anybody have a spare at a reasonable price they could/would pass on? its all that's needed to get a 12 year old going. I've been through al the usual routes and no luck. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Yeah sure, I can send you a set of 4 machine heads if you'd prefer? Call it a fiver posted? They'll be off a 270 which is the same as the 170 except for the addition of a bridge pickup. PM me to let me know your address. Cheers Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Nice one Truckstop 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thump Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Another fine example of just how awesome this place is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil16 Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 To the above!! you said it - I have had a difficult time trying to find these. You would think it was easy with a standard RBX but its not. Thanks all - I really appreciate the help!! PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1427030469' post='2724827'] Yeah sure, I can send you a set of 4 machine heads if you'd prefer? Call it a fiver posted? They'll be off a 270 which is the same as the 170 except for the addition of a bridge pickup. PM me to let me know your address. Cheers Alex [/quote] Actually the rbx170 also has a bridge pickup. And i think the 170 has the cheaper tuners with 4 screws in the back cover almost retro, while the rbx 270 has the 1 screw modern style. But they will work but you may or may not have have to drill a hole. I know this as i had a rbx 170 and changed the tuners to some better ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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