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New Yamaha TRBX 600 Series!

#22
I got to try one of the Black cherry ones the other day. Honestly it sounded and felt and looked fantastic. One of the best modern sounding basses I have ever tried. If I played long scale regularly I would have bought it right the and there.
 
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UNICORN BASS said:
Nice looking bass, sounds good too.Problem is, i'm over this trend of flame maple over the base body wood. Problem is i don't know why! A mild and tasteful spalt? Subtle tiger eye? Bit of pretty Bubinga and they would of had me. But again, nice sounding, robust bass.
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Regarding the flame maple top, the bummer thing is the top is just a very thin veneer, very thin slice of wood.
 
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This series caught my eye as a potential 2nd bass, either the 505 or 605. Notable differences not yet mentioned, that may warrant the extra cost:
500 - Mahogany body. 600 - Alder body. Benefit of Alder being lighter weight?
500 - matte translucent finish. 600 - gloss translucent finish (for Black, Dark Red Burst). I am concerned considering reviews of the similar Ibanez SR505's light matte finish, being more susceptible to scratching. Maybe the gloss finish of the 600 is more durable?

edit: 600 also has a snazzy black and metallic silver Yamaha badge on the headstock, instead of the regular printed logo. That's gotta be worth a bunch ;)
 
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UNICORN BASS said:
A serious rival to Sire, IMHO.
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I tried both. The Sire (at least the one I tried) felt somewhat unfinished, cheaper, the materials seemed less quality. Soundwise both were very good. The Yamaha's high-mids are a little too present and and had to cut them a little on the Ampeg rig at the store, the Sire highs are nice, but can get a little too brilliant in tweeter equipped amps. Bought the Yamaha.
 
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LoTone said:
It looks like the stole a page from the Ibanez playbook. Same bass has the TRBX500 but with a flame maple top finish. Good Looking but does this warrants the extra dough? Not sure...
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I have TRBX 605 and i did have the oportunity to play the TRBX 505 before getting the 605 and honestly if you own the 505 there is no point in getting the 600's series.The sound is very similar, i can say that because of the alder body the TRBX 605 has a sound that is just a little more brighter than the TRBX 505, but besides that and the look of the bass the 500´s and the 600´s series are practicly the same bass. But in my case what makes me bought this one instead of the 505 was the look of the bass, so for me the looks worth the extra money.
 
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