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For more than 20 years, the Yamaha BB Series basses have been the workhorse for great bass players like Nathan East, Tony Kanal, and Michael Anthony. Now Yamaha has reinvented the bass that started it all. The BB series basses boast all the classic characteristics of the original BB’s, from the distinctive big body design and bolt-on neck to vintage-style hardware and soapbar and split-coil pickups.

Yamaha's fame in the world of electric bass began with the BB series. This updated BB bass is rich in that heritage with unwavering attention to detail and quality construction. It comes with a solid alder body; maple neck; rosewood fingerboard; vintage-style tuners; alnico split-coil and single-coil pickups; and a and a specially designed vintage-style bridge that extends the number 5 saddle for more string tension.

Alder body,Bolt-on maple neck ,34" scale ,Rosewood fingerboard ,21 frets .

Yamaha has updated the original BB shape with active electronics. It retains all the quality features that made the original BB series so popular: attention to detail, quality construction, alder body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, rock-solid tuners, and vintage-style bridge

Vintage re-issue BB stylings with original Yamaha BB pickups and machineheads.
With an alder body, bolt on neck and original BB fretboard inlays.

You get the original BB shape and style in a 5-string, crafted with a solid alder body and bolt-on maple neck. Plus you get versatile active electronics with 3-band cut/boost EQ and hot pickups to deliver the tones you want. A smooth rosewood fingerboard with pearloid oval inlays, rock-solid tuners, and and a specially designed vintage-style bridge that extends the number 5 saddle for more string tension.

Progressive looks and effortless playability make the RBX series our best-selling basses. The ergonomic body design and smooth tapered feel of the bolt-on necks are identifying qualities of RBX basses. New to the line are the 374 and 375, which feature the unique RBX body shape and 3D headstock, along with newly designed humbucking pickups and active circuitry.

The Yamaha RBX374 electric bass guitar is a muscular, contoured double-cut alder body with 24-fret maple bolt-on neck and 3-D headstock design for flash looks. The RBX has high-output ceramic humbucking pickups with 2-band active EQ and pickup blending pot which let you dial in a wide range of thick tones. 

The Yamaha RBX374 electric bass guitar is a muscular, contoured double-cut alder body with 24-fret maple bolt-on neck and 3-D headstock design for flash looks. The RBX has high-output ceramic humbucking pickups with 2-band active EQ and pickup blending pot which let you dial in a wide range of thick tones.

The RBX 170 is Yamaha' lowest-priced bass guitar and features a solid Agathis body, versatile P/J style electronics. No doubt that the Yamaha RBX170 is a great value, but it's a superb instrument, too. Yamaha builds some incredible high-end basses for professional artists as varied as Michael Anthony of Van Halen, Nathan East and John Patitucci and even the RBX benefits from all of Yamaha's experience and expertise. Other features include a maple neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard, and chrome hardware.

For more than 20 years, the Yamaha BB Series basses have been the workhorse for great bass players like Nathan East, Tony Kanal, and Michael Anthony. Now Yamaha has reinvented the bass that started it all. The BB series basses boast all the classic characteristics of the original BB’s, from the distinctive big body design and bolt-on neck to vintage-style hardware and soapbar and split-coil pickups.

The new BB600 Series of electric basses offer classic style with modern features. The BB614 bass features the classic BB shape, active electronics.

The TRB1005 bass boasts top quality woods and electronics. With high-grade Alder body crowned by stunning Quilted Maple top and rock-solid 3-piece bolt-on Maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard, the strings dig low and stay punchy. The 35" super long scale offers a tight feel with plenty of attack, even on earth-shaking low notes.

This model features two Alnico hum-canceling pickups, made exclusively for the TRB in Yamaha's Japan factory. The pickups are mated to a proprietary active preamp that features a three-band EQ, master volume and blend controls.

The TRB1005 bass sports die-cast machines and solid brass bridges. Other appointments include oval Mother-of-Pearl position marker inlays.