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Yamaha appreciating thread

#181
Heres my RBX775, It's wonderfully punchy on the bridge pickup - a nice aggressive finger tone with the tone rolled off.

the day I got it..

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And an action picture...

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Yamaha ftw :bassist:.
 
#185
Here's an action pic of my BB414 (OM).


On a side note, are the RBX-760 any good?
 

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#186
JayAmel said:
There's something I've been wondering about for a while :

The BB2005 lists at $1,999, and sells around $1,300 on street price.
Do you all think it's really worth the money, since it's the same price as an SR5 or a Fender AM Deluxe 5 or even a Sadowsky Metro ?

No intention to flame Yamaha, just trying to understand the reason why spend that much on a bass that has so many top-notorious competitors.

Thanks,
Jay
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I haven't played a Sadowsky but...I have played the Fender American Deluxe5 and it, IMHO, doesn't hold a candle to the TRB5 that I have.

The answer is yes, the Yamaha is worth the bucks.
 
#187
Stumpy said:
I haven't played a Sadowsky but...I have played the Fender American Deluxe5 and it, IMHO, doesn't hold a candle to the TRB5 that I have.

The answer is yes, the Yamaha is worth the bucks.
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Agreed that Yamaha is worth the money, but it really is about perceived value anyway. If you think it is worth it then it probably is.
 
#188
I have played on Ricks, Fenders (love the jazz btw), Ibanez basses, and Carvin basses (love the IC5). When I heard Pattatuci (sp) play on the TRB I found the sound that I was looking for.

Later I listened to Mike Barrett (Roland VBass guy) on his sweet green TRB5. Then I began looking for one that I could afford. Being a grad student I really could not afford much. Where did go? eBay.

After a month or so of watching the prices I began to bid on several. I was always well below the end selling price. Then, one day, I came upon an auction that was low enough that I might win...

I paid 450.00 shipped for a well used, not abused, TRB5 natural with gold hardware. It came with a 4" wide strap and old straplocks. I replaced the straplocks with new gold ones, had Skip's Music go through the electronics and a luthier look at the neck. After about 35.00 worth of repair to the electronics it was just like new.

I have gotten compliments on the bass and my rig from every sound guy that has run our FOH. Other players want to try out my stuff.

I guess that I am a Yamaha fan! :)
 
#189
Man, am I ever hooked! I traded for a BB415 primarily because I didn’t have the “vintage” sound covered – my G&L L2500 and my Cirrus USA gave me the modern sounds, but I was needing the old p and j sounds as well

I got the BB415, and immediately took it into a luthier for a setup, which included a string change to D’Addario Chromes. I was thinking that I’d use it once in a while, but….jeez, I can’t put this thing down! Took it to my country rock band practice, thinking that it would be covered up big time---didn’t happen! MONSTER sound! Soloing the “p” (neck) pup and dialing in around a “5’” on the tone dial gave me a great thumpin, fat “p” tone, while switching and soloing the “j” (bridge) pup (with an “8” on the tone dial) yielded a crisp, clear “j” tone.

I’m in love…(and a staunch “p/j” pickup convert, btw). I’m thinking my G&L and Peavey might be spending a lot more time in their respective cases than I had originally thought…Yamaha rules! (And a relatively inexpensive one at that)!
 
#190
beebebop said:
Hi folks,

Thought I'd better contribute as well, since my little Yammy had been such a key part of my bass-playing existence for what must be coming to over 15 years now.

Please excuse the imperfections of my playing, 80% attributable to my lazy attitude towards practice, and 20% to a less-than-ideal set-up of the bass back in 2004.

Enjoy, anyway. :p



Peace,
Beebebop,
Beijing.
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you are too modest my friend, that was a truly beautiful and inspirational bit of playing
 
#192
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Here's my Yamaha BB414. I've already posted a pic of it in the "Show your bass thread", but I just had to post in this thread because now that I've got the hang of getting some decentish tone out my bass (kung-fu oldman accent: Long way to go still yet), I have to say that I love this instrument :hyper:

I've only played a beaten Tokai Jazz (one in the school music class) before, had a go with a few different basses in the stores, and this one seemed the nicest (looks and feel, my fingers couldn't produce decent enough tone to compare the tone of different basses properly). The neck is really nice, and the overall quality seems very good (although I'm no expert). Also, I'm not P and J tone specialist, but the bass definately has a "growl" and a "thump" available with the pickup selector. :)

All in all, I'm very happy about my purchase. :bassist:
 
#195
The Mule said:
Because this thread is already bumped up, I don't have to feel guilty about posting this pic...:D

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Oh man... I´ve never been a great fan of the old BB body style, but that pic may just have changed my mind... stunning. Aesthetical things aside, they are great basses for sure, as is the rest of Yamah´s line-up.

And outside of basses, there is one Yamaha product I feel deserves praise: the C-40 classical guitar. For about 100 euros/dollars you get a good sounding and playing guitar that will literally last a lifetime. Seriously, the thing is totally idestructible.
 

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