help me identify this old yamaha fiver

[jjace1313]

Look at the B and E strings. They're wound from the bottom of the tuner post up to the top.

wow didnt notice till you posted

 

[jjace1313]

looks like it could b a nice bass...depending on $

 

[two fingers]

A black one sold on Ebay for $182.

 

[nilorius]

Change the way the G goes.

 

[murphy]

the slanted pickup

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Look at the B and E strings. They're wound from the bottom of the tuner post up to the top.

Yikes.. good catch.

 

[pipelinepete]

If you don't buy it, restring it and immediately post pics of it restrung correctly, several of us will suffer internal damage.

This is why I love coming here....you guys crack me up with your observations and comments!!!

 

[Altitude]

RBX755 for sure. Those were late '80s/early '90s models, and I don't recall a natural finish offered (could be wrong). That one might have been refinished.

 

[jmlee]

Boy, nothing says 80's like a headstock like that.

 

[CapnSev]

Boy, nothing says 80's like a headstock like that.

It doubles as a great crowd control tool.

 

[Slevage]

That's what she said

Before the bed broke.

 

[JW56789]

That angled aft pickup is a 'thing' with the Japanese, you see early Soundgears, Moons, and others with that configuration. This is also made in the Yamaha Taiwan facility, which since then has closed as they moved all non-Japanese production to China.

Nice enough basses, but they make me very sad, while embodying that Japanese mindset of relentlessly roiling their product ranges regardless of how the current or last year's models were selling: This RBX range of basses completely replaced the BB axes around the world, except for some Japanese-only BB models. Hard to fathom . . . .

 

[HarveyRobertson]

For sale locally. Looked through hundreds of google images but couldn't find any 5 string Yamahas witih a slanted bridge pickup, so I'm thinking it's probably an older model. I checked it out and it seems ok - some buckle rash and fret wear. Couldn't locate a model or serial number. Looking for any thoughts or experience. Thanks! Peter.

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It's an RBX early 90's

 

[okcrum]

It doubles as a great crowd control tool.

Ah, THAT"S why it's still in fashion.

 

[hypercarrots]

That angled aft pickup is a 'thing' with the Japanese, you see early Soundgears, Moons, and others with that configuration.

not soundgear. it was the neck pickup that was angled.

This is also made in the Yamaha Taiwan facility, which since then has closed as they moved all non-Japanese production to China.

several yamahas are made in indonesia now.

This RBX range of basses completely replaced the BB axes around the world, except for some Japanese-only BB models. Hard to fathom . . . .

most BB models moved to indonesia after taiwan ceased production.

 

[Kun2112]

Like others said, RBX-755A
One was my second bass back in the 90's
Great basses. IIRC, they came in trans-matte and natural finishes