Yamaha RBX170 Electric Bass

Solid Agathis body. Maple neck. Rosewood fingerboard.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

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"Forget the Squire-Yamaha is soooooooooooo much better"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
 
 
 
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Feature:
One good feature is that is light-weight and has reasonable action. The Ibanez (and I do like Ibanez) was too heavy for my wife to play- The Squire is a piece of crap-the strings are about a mile off of the frets.

Quality:
Ask me in 6 months

Value:
Great value-$20 cheaper than the Squire-300% Better!

Desirability:
Sexy red solid body-the blue looks cool too!

Sound:
It has a pretty good sound-pickup controls adjust the sound well

Ease of Use:
Yep, easy to use, easy to play

Support:
n/a

Overall:
It's a beginner bass for my wife-probably trade it in - a year or two. Liked the Ibanez-but too heavy for the wife- Hated the Squire-It's basically crap.

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""It is definitely worth the price...""

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
The Passive tone controls are very easy to use.

Quality:
This bass is wonderful and is rugged and it will last a long time. My only problem is, is that the output nut is constantly coming loose and I have to tighten it each time I plug in.

Value:
This Bass is way more then the what the price tells you. It is definitely worth the price.

Desirability:
It has a sexy curvaceous body. and it has beautiful color choices.

Sound:
The sound on this is warm and strong.

Ease of Use:
This bass is great for beginners and pros alike. Its ease of use is top quality.

Overall:
Its Amazing all around. Bravo Yamaha.

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Yamaha RBX170 Bass Guitar Customer Review

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
Like I said, P-J pickups give a wide variety of tone. 24 fret neck lets you go a whole extra octave. 3 knobs that all do something. Light weight. Beautifully built. The only problem i had with it was the tuning machines were crap. they wiggled alot. but after i got new tuners, i was happy.

Quality:
Quality is pretty good. Beautifully crafted

Value:
This is a nice bass for the money you pay.

Desirability:
Hey, as long as it sounds good and is reliable (which it is) , i don't care about the look. (as long as it's not unbelievably ugly) I wish it had active pickups but these passives put out a lot.

Sound:
The passive pickups put out a lot of sound for this bass and the controls really work well. I paired it up against an Ibanez GSR 200 and the yamaha kicked it's butt. The P-J style tends to give a whole different variety of tones from fat to boomy.

Ease of Use:
Hey, it sounds great, the neck is smooth, easy controls. The pickups were a little bulky and pointy, but i got used to them.

Support:
Never had to deal with it.

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"Kick @$$ bass that won't let ya down."

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
Didn't come with anything that i know of, i bought it off of a friends brother

Quality:
I've drop it from a broken strap w/ no signs to tell on the guitar

Value:
I bought mine for 150 but its easily worth that much.

Desirability:
Looks pretty sweet, got a nice sleek look to it

Sound:
Really good from slap to constant strumming

Ease of Use:
Plug it in, adjust volume, start strummin'

Support:
Never needed it

Overall:
Its sturdy, sounds good, i plan on using it for about 4-5 more years (having it for 2 already).

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"What A Freakin Awesome Bass!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
No stand out features but you still get more for what your paying for.

Quality:
This thing is very well built. Yamaha puts a lot of effort in everything they make and it really shows.

Desirability:
This thing is amazingly sexy. I play at gigs with other bands and they ask me how much my bass was and there surprised because it looks much better than some of the more expensive basses out there. Pure Sex

Sound:
This thing has great, full sound that really stands out over the other basses that are in this price range. I have tried out many basses before but this has better sounds than some basses twice the price.

Ease of Use:
Really easy bass to play. Also its very light to its great for long gigs.

Overall:
For the money you spend you get a hell of a lot more than you paid for. Don't hesitate to buy this bass.

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"The Beautiful Yamaha RXB 170"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
Lots of pickups for a lovely crisp treble sound and a great looking body and head.

Quality:
I expected nothing but the best from yamaha, beautifuly crafted.

Value:
Great value for money.

Desirability:
I already own one its great for me and my band.

Sound:
The sound in this bass is amazing. You can play any type of song you like with this bass and it the sound quality just simply refuses to let you down.

Support:
They were always on hand to sort any problems i had with the bass and they were very friendly to.

Overall:
Excellent bass guitar its what you'd expect from yamaha. top noch

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"The best budget bass you can buy."

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Quality:
For the money it looks fantastic.

Value:
Excellent VFM I bought it for
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Yamaha RBX170 Bass Guitar Customer Review

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
I like the pickup alignment.

Quality:
The moulded chrome machine heads look a bit cheap, and are not too sturdy, but apart from that it seems pretty unbreakable...

Value:
Excellent value for the sound quality and durability.

Desirability:
To the untrained eye it looks expensive, and the girls seem to love it ;-)

Support:
I haven't needed any product support.

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"this is definatly the only good begginer guitar"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Quality:
amazing durability

Desirability:
so beutiful

Sound:
with its deep sound and amazing feel its the best for such a small price

Ease of Use:
so easy to use

Overall:
overall its almost perfect

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"It's the best for the money."

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
For what you are paying, its ridiculously tricked out.

Quality:
i love this bass, its the best thing you can possibly buy in this price range.

Value:
This bass is worth every peny and more.

Desirability:
its not the sexiest bass I've ever seen, but i care more about how i sound with it than i care about how i look playing.

Sound:
The sound is really good. I like the tone and warmth it produces.

Ease of Use:
I found a sweet spot that I really like in this bass. Its exactly what i wanted.

Support:
I've never need suport. :)

Overall:
I'm more than happy with this bass.

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"The RBX170"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Value:
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