Yamaha
Yamaha TRBX305 5-String Electric Bass - Black
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About this product
Overview & specifications
The Yamaha TRBX305 is the five-string that gets working bassists onto stage without a four-figure outlay. A mahogany body, a five-piece maple and mahogany neck, two double-coil pickups and Yamaha's active Performance EQ with five preset voices on a switch: it is a modern, low-B-ready instrument that sounds finished straight out of the box. This is the Black finish.
Performance EQ: five voices on a switch
The active preamp gives you master volume, a pickup balancer and a two-band EQ, but the trick is the five-position lever switch that recalls Yamaha's Performance EQ presets. Flat, slap, pick, fingerstyle and solo settings are dialled in and ready, so you can change your sound between songs without reaching for the amp.
Mahogany body, five-piece neck
Solid mahogany gives the TRBX305 a warm, full foundation, and the bolt-on five-piece maple and mahogany neck resists twisting under the tension of five strings. The rosewood fingerboard carries 24 medium frets on a 600 mm radius, with a 43 mm nut that keeps the string spacing tight enough for fast fingerstyle.
Pickups with definition
The neck pickup uses Alnico V magnets and the bridge pickup ceramic, both in double-coil designs that stay quiet under stage lighting and deliver a clear, punchy note with real depth on the low B.
Hardware that stays put
A die-cast bridge transfers string energy into the body for sustain, and covered die-cast tuners with a straight string pull from nut to post keep the tuning stable set after set.
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The finer details
Specifications
| Brand | Yamaha |
|---|---|
| Model | TRBX305 |
| Strings | 5 |
| Body | Mahogany |
| Neck | Maple/Mahogany 5-Piece |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius | 23-5/8" (600 mm) |
| Frets | 24, medium |
| Nut | Urea |
| Nut Width / 12th Fret | 43.0 / 63.4 mm |
| Neck Thickness (1st / 12th) | 20.5 / 22.5 mm |
| Neck Pickup | Double Coil / Alnico V |
| Bridge Pickup | Double Coil / Ceramic |
| Controls | Master volume, pickup balancer, 2-band EQ (bass, treble), 5-way Performance EQ switch |
| Bridge | Die-cast |
| Tuners | Covered / Die-cast |
| Colour | Black |