1990s Yamaha RBX650 Electric Bass Guitar

I bought this as part of a lot from a local guy offloading gear. It was kinda gross, had paint marks all over the top, a bad wiring harness, and it played like garbage -- at the time. After cleaning, a "glorified setup," and a new wiring harness, this thing is righteous. It's completely not my style but I admire it as a bass. It's lightweight, plays fast as heck, is comfortable to play, and sounds like a more "acoustic" P-bass, if you will. It's got more "breath" to it or something. Maybe because it's light and probably totes brighter ceramic pickups?

Either way, it now belongs to a friend of mine. More power to him! I heard him trying it out and blasting-out tunes like he'd just powdered his nose with confectioner's and put on sparkly pants. I mean -- dang!

So -- if you see one of these out there, don't deny it. Yamaha sure knows how to build fun toys.

Repairs included: fret level dress, new wiring harness (500k pots, 010 cap, Switchcraft jack), lots of cleaning, restring, and setup.

Body wood: several-piece ash

Bridge: upgraded to a cast aluminum one at some point

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: maple

Pickups: 1x P-Bass-style

Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: real light, "clear nylon" tapewound of some sort, feels like 85w-35w equivalent

Neck shape: slim C

Board radius: ~14"

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium-big

Scale length: 34"

Nut width: 1 5/8"

Condition notes: it's got 20+ years of wear on it -- light scuffs and scrapes and scratches here and there and some heavy pickwear just north of the pickup.