Electric Fretted Bass Yamaha 
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Characteristics 
This is a surprisingly great bass guitar. I do not know where it was manufactured. It has two pickups, with a tone knob and volume knob. The bridge and neck are nothing special, just the standard types. The neck is a dark hardwood.
Utilisation 
This bass plays great. The neck has a very nice feel, the body is lightweight and nicely shaped to make it comfortable to play sitting or standing. It has a large cut-out, so access to the top frets is very easy. When recording bass, I usually put this through the DI on my Avalon AD2022 preamp, and it sounds great.
Sounds I use this bass in my studio and let clients use it. It has found its way into a large variety of genres very well. I usually just go DI with it, in lieu of using a bass amp. You have to kind of find the sweet spot on the tone control - personally I find it's best around the middle slightly leaning toward the bassier end. When you put this in a mix, maybe compress it, but it hardly needs EQ. It's powerful and has plenty of low end while still cutting through. On either extreme end with the tone knob, it's hard to get it sounding right, but again, the tone knob is there so use it well. I love this bass for recording. For the price, you wouldn't expect it to sound so good.
Overall Opinion I've been using this bass for about 3 years. I love the low price/great sound value of this thing, and the fact that you don't need to do much to it most of the time in a recording to get it sitting right. I've tried a bunch of other basses, this is one of my favorites. The value is fantastic, if you're in the $500 range, this is a great bet. I'd definitely get one again.
Yamaha RBX765A
By RickD on 05/07/2008 at 02:11 Serious about music, want to make it your profession.
By RickD on 05/07/2008 at 02:11 Serious about music, want to make it your profession.
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Characteristics - In What Country was it made? (USA, Japan, Mexico, France...)
Taiwan.
- How many frets, Pickup Type and Configuration?
24 frets, 2 active humbucker pickups.
- What are the setting controls (volume, tone, pickup selector position)?
1 volume, 1 pickup balance, bass, treble.
All except the volume have a middle setting that you can actually feel very easily.
- What type of neck?...
It's a 5 string so the neck is quite wide, and i have little bass experience so it's hard to tell, but it seems nice enough to me! ;-)
Taiwan.
- How many frets, Pickup Type and Configuration?
24 frets, 2 active humbucker pickups.
- What are the setting controls (volume, tone, pickup selector position)?
1 volume, 1 pickup balance, bass, treble.
All except the volume have a middle setting that you can actually feel very easily.
- What type of neck?...
It's a 5 string so the neck is quite wide, and i have little bass experience so it's hard to tell, but it seems nice enough to me! ;-)
Utilisation 
- Does the neck have a nice feel?
Yep!
- Easy access to the top notes (last frets)?
Yes, in fact it is, but do you really want to do that??
- Is it's design ergonomic(in terms of the shape, weight...)?
It's a heavy beast and it's a bit unbalanced, which is not so nice when playing sitting down...it leans toward the head of the neck... :-/
- Can one easily get a nice sound?...
Yes!
Yep!
- Easy access to the top notes (last frets)?
Yes, in fact it is, but do you really want to do that??
- Is it's design ergonomic(in terms of the shape, weight...)?
It's a heavy beast and it's a bit unbalanced, which is not so nice when playing sitting down...it leans toward the head of the neck... :-/
- Can one easily get a nice sound?...
Yes!
Sounds - Does it suit your style of music?
Yes. But beware that unless you EQ it this bass sounds very "slappy", metallic & 80's style. Say Billy Idol on White Wedding, but more slappy.
The EQ is powerful and both pickups sound very different so you can tune your sound to get something quite different, don't worry.
- With what amp(s) or effect(s) do you use it?
I don't have an amp anymore, i go direct via a tube preamp or preamp-compressor and it sounds great.
Yes. But beware that unless you EQ it this bass sounds very "slappy", metallic & 80's style. Say Billy Idol on White Wedding, but more slappy.
The EQ is powerful and both pickups sound very different so you can tune your sound to get something quite different, don't worry.
- With what amp(s) or effect(s) do you use it?
I don't have an amp anymore, i go direct via a tube preamp or preamp-compressor and it sounds great.
Overall Opinion - For how long have you been using it?
About 8 years.
- What thing do you like most/least about it?
Least: I don't really like the shape or colour (mine is a weird translucent blue-green, yuck!), i'd much prefer a natural finish and a shape like the Rickenbacker 4001 or even a Hofner violin bass...i think this one looks rather vulgar to be honest.
Most: it has that slappy sound i love, and has that extra deep 5th bass string...nice!
- Did you try many other models before getting this one?
Tried an active 5 string Yamaha before, can't remember which, it was white though...didn't sound good at all. Then in the store i tried a few and this came out on top for me, cos it has that old 80's slappy sound right off.
- What is your opinion about the value for the price?
I think i paid around 3500 F (£350) (530€) for this, which is not bad for a new 5 string active bass...i think it's pretty good value, but don't go amiss: this is not a high quality instrument. If you want something real good try a MusicMan maybe...
- Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice?...
Yes, but i'd go second-hand. No point in buying new instruments if you can get a second-hand one that's in good nick.
About 8 years.
- What thing do you like most/least about it?
Least: I don't really like the shape or colour (mine is a weird translucent blue-green, yuck!), i'd much prefer a natural finish and a shape like the Rickenbacker 4001 or even a Hofner violin bass...i think this one looks rather vulgar to be honest.
Most: it has that slappy sound i love, and has that extra deep 5th bass string...nice!
- Did you try many other models before getting this one?
Tried an active 5 string Yamaha before, can't remember which, it was white though...didn't sound good at all. Then in the store i tried a few and this came out on top for me, cos it has that old 80's slappy sound right off.
- What is your opinion about the value for the price?
I think i paid around 3500 F (£350) (530€) for this, which is not bad for a new 5 string active bass...i think it's pretty good value, but don't go amiss: this is not a high quality instrument. If you want something real good try a MusicMan maybe...
- Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice?...
Yes, but i'd go second-hand. No point in buying new instruments if you can get a second-hand one that's in good nick.
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