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.
Comments
When you recommend a bass, it's worth considering.
I found my blue one for $25 at a Cash America store. I bargained them down from $100 to $25.
Old strings, missing both strap pins, tuners questionable. But when I played it on an amp, that was the tie-breakers. The amped sounds were wonderful on a cheap electric guitar amp.
So I bought it for $25. Sure enough, it had a very bowed neck (the guitar guys laughed a bit). But for $80, my guitar guy made repairs and put on new strings.
Light as a feather, almost. It weighs perhaps only 7 pounds. In your video you whipped the Yamaha upright as if it weighed nothing. I noticed.
Took it home and it plays "like a guitar", light and likeable with great sounds.
When you recommend a guitar, even a beginner/intermediate guitar like the Yamaha RBX170, people like me pay attention.
Thanks Jake.