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Hey thanks for this info, very helpful. I just bought a Yamaha RBX200 and was trying to find out more. Mine was manufactured on the 8th of July 2007, unit 8215, made in Taiwan. Full serial = NN08215

In those 20 precious minutes did you get your allen keys out? Some of the bass lines I pumped out on my 280 were intricate to say the least and in no way compromised by any poor quality from the build. It was incredibly easy to play, quite a fast neck, lovely low action and as you say, a nice...

Reading what radioripster writes I have to say I take back what I said about replacing the pickups (just because they are on the quiet side). He's right, from what I remember, this bass has a tone to itself, a very nice tone too. Keep as is. If I come across another 280 I would buy it and keep...

I know this is an old post but gotta chip in... This was the first bass I owned from 1978 to 1988. It was brilliant, very nice neck, nice weight, balanced well. The only downside are the pickups which are on the quiet side. Would be worth replacing these. Disregard the negative posts, I guess...