2000s Yamaha RBX170 Electric Bass Guitar

Even though someone removed the logo from the headstock, I immediately recognized this as a roughly 20-year-old Yamaha. They just have that look. These are practical, sturdy, good-sounding, and good-playing (after adjustments) basses that make nice first, second, third, or thirtieth instruments for their owners. This one has some playwear in the body but it's otherwise in good order.

It has a P/J setup with a P-bass pickup in the neck position and a J-bass pickup at the bridge. This is a super-common configuration now but at the time this was made it was a lot less common to see this on a production instrument.

Repairs included: setup and cleaning.


Weight: 7 lbs 12 oz

Scale length: 34"

Nut width: 1 9/16"

Neck shape: slim-med C

Board radius: 10"

Body width: 12 1/2"

Body depth: 1 5/8"


Body wood: basswood

Bridge: standard Fender-style

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: maple

Pickups: 1x P-style, 1x J-style


Action height at 12th fret: 3/32" bass and 1/16" treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 100w-40w or similar

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium-jumbo


Condition notes: it has light to medium scratching and scuffing on the body and rubbing from playwear near where a pickguard would be. It still looks smart and ship-shape, though. The headstock's Yamaha logo was removed at some point.


It comes with: no case.













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