WOW! Nice bass! "Black hardware and sharp styling complete the 21st Century look. The signature RBXJM2 model features a 3-piece Maple neck, oval Abalone position markers and a choice between Inca Silver or Plum Pearl Metallic finishes. Named for Dream Theater bassist John Myung, the RBXJM2 delivers distinctive tone, thanks to a custom Seymour Duncan SMB-6a pickup and a high-octane active preamp that features a three-band EQ." Only problem: Retail is $1650! If anyone plays it, PLEASE post impressions/reviews/etc.
I think they look okay, not bad really, but I will never understand why he gave up those beautiful Tung basses for these Yamahas. IMO the Tung's make the Yamaha's look a piece of mass produced imported .... oh wait EDIT: These new ones look miles better than his old Sig model
But you gotta admit, they look pretty fancy for "pieces of mass produced imported..." Stephen, how was the string spacing? Even narrower than the first model? The neck looks tiny for a 6 string!
Sorry guys, I'll have to disagree. It certaintly doesn't look bad, but I don't see anything particularly special about it. I certaintly don't think it looks all that fancy.
Stephen, I have not played it, so I don't know whether I like it or not. I was merely commenting on its appearence, as were most of the people who responded to this thread. You've played it and liked it, so it's probobly a nice bass. All I'm saying is it doesn't look amazing. (It looks fine, just not amazing).
Also, is it just me, or did it look a LOT lighter on various bootlegs? I saw a vid of The Glass Prison, and the bass looks a lot lighter gray, which IMO was a bit better. While this bass looks AWESOME, I think that if the bass was actually silver and not charcoal gray it would look a bit better.
Sheesh, do I just have a pic for every thread today or what? A friend of mine had a photo pass for the DT show on 7/26/03 and I let her borrow my camera.
i actually thought that it did feel light. i don't really play 6ers regularly , so it felt like a bigger neck than my 5. especially since i have an ibanez soundgear also. but it felt really good though. i wasn't really testing it, i was just thinking to myself, damn, i am playing john myungs signature bass, lol . EDIT: i think it was the lighter color in the picture... i'll get my pictures back tomorrow and post it then.
How does it sound?! The pickup placement is sooo wierd!. But John Myung is sooo coool, I'm sure he knows what he's doing.
and besides, they make motorcycles, not basses Anyways...that does look pretty sweet. I think in that picture and on the bootleg videos the color looks diff because of the lighting on the stage.