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Yamaha TRBX505 5-string Bass Guitar - Translucent White

5-string Electric Bass with Mahogany Body, 5-pc Maple/Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Active Electronics, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Transparent White
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An Extremely Versatile 5-string Bass!

The Yamaha TRBX505 5-string 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 deliver hum-free sound and powerful active electronics lets you optimize your bass or different playing styles. Factor in the Yamaha TRBX505's solid hardware and thoughtful design, and you've got a great-looking bass that's ready to conquer any stage.

Comfortable body with progressive styling

One look at the Yamaha TRBX505 5-string electric bass, and you know it means business. A deep cutaway gives you clean access to the higher registers for soloing, while the pronounced upper bout provides balance (and looks cool). The 5-piece maple/mahogany neck has a comfortable and fast-playing profile. The TRBX505 sports a precision fitted neck joint that gives you clear, punchy tone. And the straight string pull of the headstock offers improved tuning stability and reduces overtones. You're going to love the way the TRBX505 looks, plays, and feels!

Humbucking pickups deliver massive bass tone

Yamaha loaded the TRBX505 with a pair of custom-designed H5 humbucking pickups. These pickups house alnico magnets and four polepieces per string for big, open tone without any hum. On top of amazing pickup tone and performance, the TRBX505 has any extremely versatile set of active electronics so you can be ready for any gig. It starts off with an active/passive switch followed by a 3-band EQ, a balance control, and volume. The EQ lets you sculpt the perfect tone for live gigs and studio sessions. No matter what kind of sound you need, the Yamaha TRBX505 5-string bass can get you there in seconds!

Yamaha quality, through and through

The Yamaha TRBX505 5-string bass is covered by the company's Limited Lifetime Warranty. Yamaha has been making world-class instruments for over a century, and they're supremely confident of 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 TRBX505 electric bass guitar!

Yamaha TRBX505 5-string Bass Guitar Features:

  • An extremely versatile 5-string bass for all styles of music
  • Fast-action 5-piece maple/mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard
  • Comfortable mahogany body with progressive styling and deep cutaways
  • Humbucking pickups give you a universe of great bass tones
  • Audiophile-grade active electronics let you dial in the perfect tone
  • Yamaha Limited Lifetime Warranty

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Tech Specs

  • Number of Strings: 5
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: TRBX
  • Body Material: Mahogany
  • Body Finish: Satin Polyurethane
  • Color: Trans White
  • Neck Material: 5-piece Maple/Mahogany
  • Radius: 23.625"
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Offset Dots
  • Number of Frets: 24, Medium
  • Scale Length: 34"
  • Nut Width: 1.692"
  • Nut Material: Urea
  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Die-cast Bridge
  • Tuners: Die-cast Closed Gear
  • Neck Pickup: H5 Alnico V Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup: H5 Alnico V Humbucker
  • Controls: 1 x master volume, 1 x balance, 3-band Active EQ
  • Switching: 2-way Active/Passive mini-switch
  • Strings: D'Addario EXL, .045-.130
  • Case Included: Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: TRBX505 TWH

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Rated 5/5

Massive tone

Mine came setup almost perfect for me. D string needed some love and a re-tuning. Other than that, a smooth and fast neck; no issues with sharp fret edges or neck dive. Very well balanced bass. The photos don't do the translucent white paint justice. Very cool to see the wood grain/carving through the paint. B string is legit solid and good. Stock pickups are absolute monsters. So many tonal options with this bass. It is on the heavy side. Like Thunderbird heavy.

Awesome bass!
Music background: 42yrs old. Playing guitar and or bass since I was 9yrs old. I also have a Sterling Stingray SUB 4. I play mostly heavy metal, alternative, classic hard and prog rock.
Rated 5/5

BEST ELECTRIC BASS AT THIS PRICE!!!!!

This Bass is hands down the BEST 5 string Bass in this price range!! I got a great deal… new and I have never had a Bass at this price that can do what this Bass does tonally. Wide variety of sounds and great addition of an active/passive switch! I have owned Fenders, Gibsons , Ibanez, Peaveys, AND YAMAHAS but none of them can touch what this Bass can do at this price!! Thanks Sweetwater from a very satisfied customer!! Get a good hardshell case because you'll use this Bass alot!!
Music background: Professional Musician and Teacher
Rated 5/5

One Great bass!

Picked one of these up last year and am so happy I did. Of all the basses I own, this is the one I keep returning to as my "go to" bass. Great tone variations possible with the active tone shaping.Very smooth, comfortable neck. Built like a rock. It says a lot when the ONLY thing you can find to gripe about is that they chose a matte finish for it instead of a gloss. And, if you like the option of going from fat, warm, middy tones to mid-scooped jazz/fusion tones to anything in between, this bad boy will fit the bill just fine. Based on my happiness with this unit, I am seriously looking at jumping on one of Yamaha"s other mid-priced models.
Music background: Semi-pro player for over 30 years, Bass, Guitar, Drums/percussion, Vocals
Rated 5/5

Just buy It !!!!

I purchased this bass with a fair amount of trepidation; It seemed a little to good to be true !! Don't let the price fool you ! The workmanship is all 5 stars! The finish is a flat satin stain so that may have saved a bit for the manufacturer . The five piece neck has a nice carve and is finished in a satin urethane . An adequate but not luxurious rosewood board with nice fretwork make it more than a little playable when
coupled with a Sweetwater set-up ( nice work again guys !) The PU's and electronics are superb and quiet . Honestly , this is great bass for someone who wants to get in the 5 string game w/o a big investment ; Great bang for the buck ! As usual , the best consultations in the universe from my representative A.J. Becerra and great, first rate service from the stellar online music gear retailer!
Music background: diletante noob know nothing
Rated 5/5

Killer Bass

This bass is killer, especially for the price. I was deciding between this and similar offerings by schecter and ibanez, but ended up going with this bass because I know yamaha makes quality products. I have not been disappointed. The active preamp / eq tone shaping options are great, and it's nice having the passive switch as well. This gives a lot of tone shaping options, while maintaining a simple to use knob layout. The low battery LED is a very cool feature as well. The bass really has a "everything you need, nothing you don't" feel to it, which is perfect for me. I put a custom .145 gauge string on the low b, and with this the string has plenty of tension (compared to other basses in this price range) and has a thunderous tone :)). All around, the bass looks, sounds and plays great, is very solidly built and feels like it will last. Thanks to Paul Eckert for helping me with my order, as well as the setup guys for the free inspection/setup. It was nice having the bass play perfectly out of the box.
Music background: Student, Recording/Mix Engineer, Live Musician
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