Yamaha TRBX505 - Brick Burst Review

TRBX505

excellent bass guitar. Great tone, nice feel hanging over your shoulder. Beautiful matt finish. Love everything about it especially the active/passive switch.

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Only bass I need

Really impressed with this bass and Yamaha. I've mostly owned Fenders MiM Ps and Js over the years, a couple Stingrays and Sire Marcus Miller, and this is the best "do-it-all" bass of the bunch. Fantastic build quality, feels great to play. Absolutely love the neck. The option to switch between active/passive is something I never considered needing, but it's a great feature now… read more that I have it. I play out in 2 cover bands regularly and this bass covers all the required styles from funk, rock, country, hip hop, R&B, etc. I prefer the classic bass tone so I play it in passive 99% of the time and it gives me everything I need, but it's great to have the ability to switch to active EQ for a more modern bass sound when the song calls for it. Humbucking PUs sound great, lots of tone options in both active and passive modes. This bass also just looks beautiful in person (Brick Burst), it's received several compliments already and I rarely get compliments on any of my other basses. The TRBX505 is solid, well-made and versatile enough that it's become the only bass I bring to shows, and pretty much turned my other basses into niche instruments (which makes me a little sad but does not affect how much I love this bass lol). Highly recommend the TRBX505 and Yamaha basses.

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Return Review

After playing this bass every day for several months, my enthusiasm has not diminished in the least. I love this bass as much as the day I received it, maybe even more. I have been playing in passive mode since most of my 9V batteries died and the tone is fantastic. I buy mostly inexpensive well made instruments and transform them into world class instruments. I kave made no modifications… read more on the 505 because it does not need to be upgraded although I will change the nut with brass because I prefer the slight improvement in tonal clarity.

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Trbx 605 vs the 505

Had an oportunity to play trbx605fm alder body, it was the reason i looked to purchasing a yamaha but due to high volume sales the 605 was nit available which turned out to be a plus i chose the 505 mahogany body model and so glad i did the tone is warmer and punchier, the difference in the tone is more ti my likeing than the alder both models have their pluses but i clearly prefer… read more this model. Customer service expeirience was top notch.

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Big Bang for the Buck

I'm very impressed with the workmanship, playability and tone of this bass. As a 4 string convert, this Yamaha has an excellent neck. Perfect width and depth. The pickups and electronics sound great active or passive. The body shape is very comfortable and it looks great! Very versatile, covers all the required tones for R&B, jazz, pop, rock, gospel, country etc. I can finally… read more leave home with one bass. Well done, Yamaha. Finally, Colton Smirwicky was gracious as usual. Sweetwater has been a good experience for me.

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