Jellyfish Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Thought I'd share some pictures of my recently-purchased Yamaha RBX765A! I've always had a thing for Yamaha so I had to take a punt when this one came up for sale at a good price. It's got an alder body with a lovely Ash top (I tried to capture some of the figuring in the photos) and a maple neck. The electronics are awesome and I love that the bridge pickup isn't tinny or weak - it stands up by itself easily. As a bonus, it's had Hipshot Ultralite tuners fitted and has recently been setup so it plays beautifully. Not too sure if I'll be holding onto it but for now, enjoy the pics! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 They did an advert in ‘bassist’ magazine For these which was a colourful whole page affair. I thought these were the absolute pinnacle of bass guitar design, lovely looking basses. I had the ad stuck on one of my school work books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellyfish Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 Just now, AndyTravis said: They did an advert in ‘bassist’ magazine For these which was a colourful whole page affair. I thought these were the absolute pinnacle of bass guitar design, lovely looking basses. I had the ad stuck on one of my school work books. That's the most ridiculous advert for a bass I've ever seen... 😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 That is really nice. I love the 90s look. A lot of modern basses try and pull off the style but never seem to get it quite right. Did you pay much for her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I had the red version of this as my first 5 string, I loved mine, in the end I sold it to a friend who is still using it, great sound and very comfortable to play, I had mine string with DR Marcus Miller strings and it was a very nice sound. Worked well with picato flats as well. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Crazy cool bass! I do love that era of Yamahas. I suspect the pickup and preamp configuration is identical to my BBG’s, in which case it will sound terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I had a red one of these for the best part of a decade. Comfy neck; good eq, solid bridge, made a good noise, even with me playing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellyfish Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 5 hours ago, Bassfinger said: That is really nice. I love the 90s look. A lot of modern basses try and pull off the style but never seem to get it quite right. Did you pay much for her? It was £160 shipped. I perhaps could have waited for a cheaper one but it felt right... 5 hours ago, Matt P said: I had the red version of this as my first 5 string, I loved mine, in the end I sold it to a friend who is still using it, great sound and very comfortable to play, I had mine string with DR Marcus Miller strings and it was a very nice sound. Worked well with picato flats as well. Matt I always hesitate to put flats on active basses but this one's a bit of a spare at the moment so I might have to give it a go. I got round to taking some nice(r) pictures in the garden. I do love the colour and the gold hardware really 'sets it off' (in my humble opinion) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I really wanted one of these when I first started and then got a TRB6 instead. No regrets, but I would still like one! I did own an RBX JM6 briefly which I absolutely loved apart from the 35” scale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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