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Yamaha TRBX304 Bass Guitar - Candy Apple Red

4-string Electric Bass with Mahogany Body, 5-pc Maple/Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Candy Apple Red
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An Extremely Versatile Bass

The Yamaha TRBX304 bass guitar brings versatility, killer looks, and amazing performance together in a complete package. This sleek-looking, great-sounding bass gives you a comfortable Yamaha body shape and a fast action, bolt-on 5-piece maple/mahogany neck with a smooth playing rosewood fingerboard. A pair of humbucking pickups delivers hum-free sound and the Performance EQ active circuit instantly optimizes your bass for different playing styles. Factor in the Yamaha TRBX304's solid hardware and thoughtful design, and you have a bass that's ready to conquer any stage.

Comfortable body with progressive styling

The deep cutaway on the Yamaha TRBX304 electric bass guitar gives you clean access to the higher registers for soloing, while the pronounced upper bout provides balance. The 5-piece maple/mahogany neck has a comfortable and fast playing profile, and the straight string pull of the headstock offers improved tuning stability and reduces overtones. You're going to love the way the TRBX304 looks, plays, and feels.

Humbucking pickups deliver massive bass tone

Yamaha loaded the TRBX304 with a pair of custom-designed M3 humbucking pickups. These ceramic pickups have oversized pole pieces for depth and definition without any hum. The TRBX304 also has a versatile set of active electronics, making you ready for any gig. An active 2-band EQ lets you dial in your ideal sound fast and easy. And the Performance EQ 5-way switch's optimized EQ settings instantly call up tones for slap, pick, fingerstyle, and solo bass playing. The Yamaha TRBX304 bass can get you any tone you need in seconds.

Yamaha quality, through and through

The Yamaha TRBX304 bass is covered by the company's Limited Lifetime Warranty. Yamaha has been making world-class instruments for over a century. And Sweetwater is supremely confident in the quality of the materials and workmanship that goes into their products. You can rest easy that you've made a solid decision in purchasing the Yamaha TRBX304 electric bass guitar.

Yamaha TRBX304 4-string Bass Guitar Features:

  • A versatile bass for all styles of music
  • Fast action, 5-piece maple/mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard
  • Comfortable mahogany body with deep cutaways
  • Custom-designed humbucking pickups
  • 5-way Performance EQ switch delivers optimized tones for different playing styles
  • Yamaha Limited Lifetime Warranty

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Tech Specs

  • Number of Strings: 4
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: TRBX
  • Body Material: Mahogany
  • Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color: Candy Apple Red
  • Neck Material: 5-piece Maple/Mahogany
  • Radius: 10"
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Dots
  • Number of Frets: 24
  • Scale Length: 34"
  • Nut Width: 1.496"
  • Nut Material: Urea
  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Die-cast Bridge
  • Tuners: Covered Die-cast
  • Neck Pickup: M3 Ceramic Dual-coil
  • Bridge Pickup: M3 Ceramic Dual-coil
  • Controls: 1 x volume, 1 x balance, 1 x bass, 1 x treble, 5-way Performance EQ switch
  • Strings: D'Addario EXL, .045-.100
  • Case/Gig Bag: Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: TRBX304 CAR

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Rated 5/5

Great bass

I've had this bass for about a year now and I have to say, its a really solid instrument. Lots of tones, and very good playability. However I will say if you are experienced with a P or J bass it might be a little weird for you, the fretboard just seems smaller than a traditional fender style basses, but thats not necessarily a bad thing, I can rip that thing up way easier than my J bass because of that. My only complaint I personally dont like how it looks, it looks like a strange sci fi movie bass.
Music background: Experienced bass and bassoon player
Rated 5/5

Super great bass

This is a mega great bass for someone needing a high quality inexpensive bass. All aspects of my bass are of excellent quality. Light. Great simple controls provide lots of tone shaping. 4 knobs control volume, pickup blend, bass, and treble. These controls work very excellently. Lots of bass and treble boost. Great sounding pickups. The 5 position switch does not select pickup combinations like on a strat. It provides 5 predesigned sound profiles that can further be modified with the controls. The result is a lot of sonic territory easily at hand. Great Yamaha quality and ergonomics. This is a great inexpensive bass for someone needing something good.
Music background: 50 years of playing.
Rated 5/5

Exceeded all my expectations

If this isn't the best value of any bass guitar, I'd be shocked. I'm a guitar player who just wanted a bass for recording rhythm tracks and occasional goofing around, so I didn't want to spend too much money. This Yamaha looked very nice and got good reviews, so I pulled the trigger. I couldn't be happier. The fit, finish, and playability are far beyond my expectations for this price range. The paint is beautiful, and the only flaw anywhere is a tiny dark spot on the back where no one will ever see it. I wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't been going over it with a fine-toothed comb. The rosewood fingerboard is nicer than any of my guitars (which were all more expensive); a beautiful, deep rich brown with nice grain, and very consistent. Normally you expect budget hardware on a budget guitar, and I'm sure these aren't Yamaha's best pieces, but they certainly look and feel high-end. Everything has a beautiful smoked chrome finish and a quality feel. The pots turn very smoothly and the knobs look like some expensive aftermarket ones I bought for another guitar. The tuners are very smooth and solid feeling. I feel like I got a $1,500 bass... You really can't go wrong with this beautiful instrument. Highly recommended.
Rated 5/5

Incredible axe for an unbelievable price

I searched high and low for a nice sounding and nice playing budget bass to supplement my main instrument (electric guitar) until I discovered the Yamaha TRBX-304. Tried to buy one during the entire course of the pandemic but couldn't because it was out of stock everywhere. Finally, I got the in-stock notice from Sweetwater and I pulled the trigger right away.

It arrived yesterday in great condition, perfectly tuned and set up by Sweetwater. I plugged her in, plucked some grooves, and man, does she sound fantastic. I can totally see myself playing this bass for a long time. She has a beginner price tag but sounds like a pro.

Special shout out to Eric from Sweetwater who made the entire shopping experience even better than it already was. Eric, if you're reading this — thank you! It's people like you who take shopping to the next level.

Highly, highly recommended.
Rated 5/5

Yamaha TRBX 304

Great for praise and worship team. I wanted the Ibanez Mezzo SRMD 200D, forrest green, but unavailable probably until June. (6 months). My starter bass was working intermittently. I tried the Yamaha TRBX 304 just because nothing else was available. It has plenty of thump, cut your finger nails, and then I can switch to the pick mode for back ground solo. Eg. RATTLE! . PICK MODE between verses and chorus. We don't have a lead guitarist at the moment so the upper frets on the "G" (4th) string did the trick. I've only been playing bass for about 9 month But I actually enjoy it now more the accompany guitarist.
Music background: Off and on for 45 years .
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