Product Description
Versatility, playability and serious tone: Yamaha TRBX 500 Series
TRBX500 is all about tone. Premium mahogany construction and an ultra-music active/passive preamp design deliver the flexibility to sculpt the perfect sound for your music.
- Solid mahogany body construction
- Maple / Mahogany 5-Piece Neck
- Slim 38mm nut width
- 3-Band Active EQ with active/passive preamp
- Battery Alert LED
You’re the bedrock of your music. The foundation. The fundamental. The link. You need an instrument with the strength and power to perform. An instrument that gives you the freedom to innovate, to create and push the boundaries. You need a bass where everything‘s just right. Sound, feel, looks – nothing comes second.
With Yamaha’s unique combination of advanced design, precision engineering and time-honoured craftsmanship, the Yamaha Guitar Development team have created the perfect instrument for bass players who aren’t ready to compromise. An instrument with the tone you need to underpin your performance and the fl exibility to allow you to create and defi ne your own voice. An instrument that offers unparalleled comfort, incredible playability and road-ready durability - night after night, session after session. An instrument designed and built to be the core of your music.
This is TRBX. This is the bass you’ve been waiting for.
Yamaha TRBX 500 Series Features
TRBX Electronics
TRBX500 features controls for master volume, balance and 3-band EQ with active/passive switch for maximum flexibility.
Pickups
YGD designed H5 pickups are defined by a clean, open tone that’s perfectly matched with the flexibility of the active/passive preamp design. Their quad-polepiece design and alnico magnets give them the power to drive the active circuit and the sensitivity and subtlety to capture every nuance in passive mode.
Electronics (Active/Passive selecter, Battery Alert)
TRBX500 models feature an audiophile-grade active/passive circuit for fine tonal control and extreme flexibility. The advanced design offers a level-matched output whether in passive or active mode and tone-switching circuitry that seamlessly moves from treble control to master passive tone. High-quality gold plated parts are used for key signal chain contacts, providing increased conductivity and reliability and a battery alert LED installed on the back panel gives instant indication of low power to eliminate sudden power loss during performance.
Body
TRBX features a sculpted solid mahogany body, with a mass-optimized 3D design for the optimum balance between tone and comfort coupled with perfect weight distribution.
Neck
TRBX’s neck design combines a fast, ultra-comfortable profile with 5-pc maple/mahogany laminated construction for outstanding stability and excellent tone.
Neck Joint
TRBX uses a precision fitted bolt-on neck joint for maximum adjustability and clear, punchy tone. Developed through hundreds of hours of play-testing, the refined neck joint shape perfectly balances strength, vibration transfer and upper-fret access.
Headstock
Straight string pull from nut to machine head eliminates lateral tension, providing superior tuning stability and reducing overtones.
Headstock
38mm (4-string) or 43mm (5-string) nut widths give fast, comfortable playability for any style.
Bridge
A high-mass die-cast bridge efficiently transfers string vibrations to the body for full, rich tone combined with excellent adjustability and road-tested durability. 18mm string spacing on the 5-string model offers outstanding playability for technical slap or finger styles.
Output Jack
Yamaha’s metal plate-mounted standard jack socket offers superior durability and easy maintenance.
