My TRBX505 is so light and comfortable to play that I opted also for its sibling in black. The rig is elsewhere, so I'll have to wait and hear it on gig night.
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NBD: Yamaha TRBX305
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Very nice. I had the 505 for a bit but had two of them that had preamp issues. They're gone now but the 305 is still here. Let us know what you think after tonights gig.
It's setup just about perfectly from the factory. Though the Indonesia plant stamped it OK, there is this:
Although it feels OK, and I won't notice it when I'm playing.
Although it feels OK, and I won't notice it when I'm playing.
I guess if you're good with it and it doesn't hurt the playability of the bass then rock on. I wouldn't have any hesitation in returning that either though. Keep us posted. 
Mine also has a similar knot a little higher up. It doesn't phase me.It's setup just about perfectly from the factory. Though the Indonesia plant stamped it OK, there is this:
Although it feels OK, and I won't notice it when I'm playing.
Regarding the knot, I could always tape a set list over it. Or the honey-do list.
I think it's going back for an exchange. That knot is beginning to bug me....better players than I have been severely bugged by much smaller ones.
I bought mine last year. Awesome bass. Is kinda heavy but solid. Great hardware and electronics. Congrats!
The michael jackson song black or white came into my head immediately lol.
Congrats! I'm sure your two lovely basses will get along swimmingly!
As a Yamaha owner, I too was so happy with my bass that I bought a second one just like it (same color, so I guess yours are siblings, but mine would be twins lol):
Double your pleasure!
Enjoy that sweet TRB!
As a Yamaha owner, I too was so happy with my bass that I bought a second one just like it (same color, so I guess yours are siblings, but mine would be twins lol):
Double your pleasure!
Enjoy that sweet TRB!I don't want to be a downer, but I had a bass where there was knot in the neck at the 13th fret and the grain took some weird directions. It developed a wave/bow over the years right there, and eventually cost a fortune to get fixed at the factory. A highly regarded Boston luthier named Mark Herbert said it was a "horrorshow", and that I should always check the grain of necks for things that might appear unstable. Not saying yours will do that, just offering my experience. Personally, I'd return it and ask for another of the same bass.
Mine is not as drastic as the one the OP showed. If mine looked worse, I too would have sent it back.
I got to debut the "knotless" 305 over the weekend and here are my findings: the 5-way EQ contour selector switch performs much better than I had anticipated. I was able to shuttle between the "finger", "solo", "pick" and "slap" selections without missing a beat. The pickups on this bass are hot, so much so that the threshold light on my Ampeg PF800 got quite a workout; it was remedied by dialing the volume down and turning the gain up. I couldn't get a real feel for the overall tone because the venue in which it was played has terrible wiring. The amp was plugged into an outlet that already hosted a laptop (for break music) and other lighting and it was making many scary high-pitched noises. I expected the PF800's fault light to engage, but it did not. The next night I brought a couple of heavy-duty extension cords and plugged the rig into a remote outlet. Result: no more scary high-pitched noises. Can't wait to try it out elsewhere, however, we may end up being the house band at this venue at some point. Wish I were a licensed electrician.
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