Withdrawn: Yamaha RBX1000 (high-end model) made in Japan 80s (3,44kg) trans black ---> €300 = steal!! £475 Netherlands

[SurroundedByManatees]

Yamaha RBX1000

 

Great high-end model from the RBX range. According to the serial explanation of Yamaha, this bass was made between 1986-1989. 

 

 

 

 

This RBX1000 is an active bass and has a 2eq preamp along with a vol and pan control. It is finished in a pretty trans black, which makes the (ash?) grain show through nicely. It's a pretty light bass, my kitchen scale sets it at 3,44 kilo's. So it's a comfortable bass to play for longer sets or rehears. Tonewise it's a versatile bass, and sounds serious. I like it especially with bass and treble boosted a lot for a deep thunderous modern sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cosmetically this bass is in "road worn" condition. It has a lot of scratches, dents and a few chips of paint missing... Technically the bass is all good. All electronics and hardware work like they should, the neck is straight and adjustable, the frets are still pretty good and allow low action. The bass has been set up with sadowsky strings.

 

All in all this is a high quality, well used bass at a decent price.

 

€550

 

The bass is located in the Netherlands, but I am happy to ship at buyers risk.

Edited September 4, 2021 by SurroundedByManatees

[ped]

Img tags are no longer supported so just remove them from the front and back of each url

[SurroundedByManatees]

7 minutes ago, ped said:

Img tags are no longer supported so just remove them from the front and back of each url

Okay, that explains

 

Apparently I don't get it so will see if I can fix things tomorrow. Imgur app is horrible and appears useless for sharing links.

[ped]

4 minutes ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

Okay, that explains

 

Apparently I don't get it so will see if I can fix things tomorrow. Imgur app is horrible and appears useless for sharing links.

I’ll fix them for you, give me a few mins

[SurroundedByManatees]

Great, thanks a lot. 

 

I'll look into it anyway, as this kind of stuff is so frustrating😅

[ped]

Done, a couple didn’t work for some reason. You need to hit enter twice after removing the tags. It’s annoying but you can just upload them here directly next time to be safe. Cheers!

[SurroundedByManatees]

Thanks a lot!🏅

[ped]

1 minute ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

Thanks a lot!🏅

My pleasure, the headstock on that bass is awesome by the way!!!

[SurroundedByManatees]

Price dropped to €495 for this high-end japanese Yamaha.

[SurroundedByManatees]

€450

[SurroundedByManatees]

€400 

 

This is a huge banger for the bucker!

[mattbass6]

I keep coming back to view this. Loved these when they first appeared on the market. If this was in the UK, I’d come and try it for sure. I couldn’t risk it being sent, and as I’m not sure about the customs system in this stupid country, this will be going to some other lucky soul. GLWTS. 

[SurroundedByManatees]

Thanks! It's a high quality bass indeed, which was pretty expensive at the time. I must have a German review from that era in my mailbox too

 

The customs thing between UK and EU seems still to be a mess:

I was brave enough to buy a bass from a UK based member here, knowing that I had to pay customs. It took about 3 weeks to arrive (pre Brexit would be around 3 days mostly) with unclear tracking and whereabouts. I was waiting for the digital customs bill, so I could pay and receive my bass....until DPD showed up at one morning with the bass. And I've never seen any customs bill, while labels on the parcel clearly show it has gone through inspection. So in the end it was kinda "okay-weird".

 

 

[mattbass6]

I’ve heard so many different stories, that I just don’t know. Such a shame, and utterly ridiculous. Anyway, I’m sure this won’t be around for long. Take care, and many of us miss being part of the EU, a lot. Cheers. 

[SurroundedByManatees]

Drop to €350.....🤔

[SurroundedByManatees]

Last drop to 300 before withdrawal.... This is really a good price for a bass of this build quality.. 

[SurroundedByManatees]

And withdrawn