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Great bass, not just for the price
By: Rey
Submitted: 3/25/2024
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Bought this bass for gigging as I was not going to take a boutique USA Made 6-String to a gig where it could get damaged. The neck had a bit of a backbow, but after adjusting that, the bridge was intonated and all, so must be just the climate change from shipping to my place. Great woods, pickups, and preamp. Best of all for me was the string spacing at 18mm and the neck is comfortable. It looks and plays like a boutique instrument at a fraction of the price.
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This Bass Is Worth more than the Price!
By: Cameron Dooley
Submitted: 2/27/2024
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When I unboxed the TRBX605, I was blown away by the finish and craftsmanship. It was in perfect condition.
I immediately plugged it in and began to fiddle around with the EQ. The range of tones on this bass are out of this world. You can almost get any tone you can think of.
I typically downtune my basses a whole step and this handled it with no problem. Some trading with the saddles and this thing sang great
This bass punches well above its height! I have a MTD Super 5 and a Schecter Freezesicle 5 and this bass has become a top contender for my number 1 bass for shows. Absolutely worth the price!
If you're on the fence about getting this bass, DO IT! When I tried to order one last year it was not in stock and I got a different bass. I wish this was in stock then because I would have saved time and money.
I have played everything from Ibanez to Fender to Musicman to MTD and the Yamaha TRBX605 can hang with them all! Best purchase I've made!
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The Feel & The Sound Of This Magnificient Bass Guitar!!
By: Ronald Washington
Submitted: 11/6/2023
1 person found this review helpful.
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I've always admired the feel & the Punch Of Yamaha Basses!!
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Resonance and sustain.
By: Isaac
Submitted: 8/17/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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For the last 19 years I've been playing on an rbx765a I recently picked up this one to replace it the Trbx 605 FM and natural Satin, and I am in love it's got incredible tone I can feel the resonance throughout it the action is wonderful the electronics have a huge array of tone you can pull from it and compared to the couple thousand dollar Warwick and other nonsensical priced basses I see no reason to play anything else ever again.
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My “go to” for on the fly tone!
By: Jeremy S.
Submitted: 5/14/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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As the title says, it is very quick and simple to dial in a great tone. The pickups are quiet and the playability is the best I have felt so far. 18mm string spacing makes this an awesome slap machine and the narrowness of the neck is a dream to play. Do yourself a favor and pick one of these up and try it for yourself.
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Sound good
By: Ecner
Submitted: 7/3/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Good size bass guitar. Active an passive switch I love it
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The neck is slick
By: Theo T
Submitted: 1/26/2020
5 people found this review helpful.
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sound punches through. Great Bass. get the Funk out!
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One of the nicest basses I have ever played.
By: David Foster
Submitted: 5/20/2019
8 people found this review helpful.
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I have owned or played several basses in the last 30 years, and this bass is the one I decided to make my go to bass. Not only is it beautiful, but it sounds fantastic in either passive or active mode. The neck is smooth and easy to slide your palm up when changing positions. The controls are solid and smooth. You get a definite stop as you pan them to the center position, which is nice, no guessing. They feel much nicer than pots I've used on other basses above this price range. The finish is superb. And it's very well balanced, and light! My last bass was a heavy MM style and would really hurt my shoulder after an hour of playing. Not this gorgeous gal. And it has very nice sustain. In conclusion, this bass should cost twice what it's priced at. Get one!
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It beckons me to play it.
By: Harry wilson
Submitted: 5/7/2019
5 people found this review helpful.
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I enjoy this bass, it plays well. Easy to tune, optional passive or active output, easy battery install.
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Lovely Instrument--Looks, Sounds and Plays Fantastic
By: Mari Sharp Pro
Submitted: 5/7/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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This is a truly quality instrument and great value for the money. Straight out of the box, the look and feel of the bass is impressive and already felt right in my hands without needing a set-up or additional adjustments. Plugged in, the bass has an array of tonal options with both active and passive controls. Nice Jazz and Funk tones for days, but I'm sure other styles are in there as well. The different curves and contours make the instrument comfortable for extended play while sitting or standing. Very nice!
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Amazing bass!
By: Greg
Submitted: 4/26/2019
5 people found this review helpful.
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Great tone diversity, switchable passive tone or active preamp, and light! This is the lightest 5 string bass I have!
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Well worth the money
By: James Mills
Submitted: 4/5/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Very light weight, fret board smooth and level
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Great action and sound
By: Donnie Morphis
Submitted: 3/26/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Great look. Great feel. Great sound.
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Great Sounding 5 string bass!
By: Dan
Submitted: 3/6/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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Best Sounding bass I have owned. I bought a Ibanez 5 string bass last year cost prob close to double than this guitar. Its blows that guitar out of the water. The low string actually has a full sound. not a thud. Would buy again!
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Amazing bass!
By: Carl Peters
Submitted: 2/3/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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This is a wonderfully built instrument that sounds and plays amazing at this price point. String change when you receive is a must.... Very versatile instrument.
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Outstanding!!
By: Stack
Submitted: 1/28/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Absolutely gorgeous in all aspects. Sounds incredible, plays beautifully, setup was very good from the get go once tuned up. Feels and sounds like a bass two or three times the price
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Amazing Bass and amazing coustomer service!
By: carlos pineda
Submitted: 12/30/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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This Bass is a good deal! (Price/quality)
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Best Christmas Gift Ever
By: Annie
Submitted: 12/28/2018
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Not only was the guitar on time but I arrived in great condition. The colors are beautiful on this one! My husband was so surprised when he opened it up! His got stolen last year and I've been waiting for Christmas to get him a new one. He tuned it up last night and started playing. It has a beautiful tone to it! He loves it so I love it! Thank you for offering such a high quality products and high quality customer service! Also the payments, thank you for letting that be an option!
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Plays Great
By: Dave Parnell
Submitted: 12/27/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Plays Great!!!! So far everyone has liked this guitar, not just the looks but the overall guitar
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This was money well spent, it has a superb sound far exceeds what I was expecting
By: Roger Harrell
Submitted: 11/6/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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It’s a great bass for the price, I can hardly keep my hands off of it. It definitely delivers on stage as well I’m playing through 8x10 Ampeg with the svt4 and boy does it packs a punch. Well worth it for the price$$.
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Amazing sleeper bass
By: Rob
Submitted: 9/27/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Well worth the money. Neck is super smooth. Sounds amazing. The tonal range is endless. Balanced very good.
Will definitely buy more Yamaha guitars.
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Great Bass- Change the strings before evaluating
By: Vincent
Submitted: 5/4/2018
10 people found this review helpful.
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The Yamaha TRBX605 is a "sleeper product". Similar in comfort to the Ibanez SR505, but better built and relatively unsung. Yamaha's attention to detail has produced a flawless specimen. Fit and finish on mine was perfect. You're going to hear demos on the internet and the bass' sound out of the box will not impress you. It's the strings. Not a good match for this bass. Throw a set of DR Pure Blues on it and it becomes a different beast. There aren't a lot of 5-string basses in this price range that can match it. The only thing I can think that can was the older Ibanez SR5 which was replaced by the poorer quality SR505.