Yamaha TRBX505 - Translucent Brown

The Power To Perform.
You’re the bedrock of your sound. The foundation. The fundamental. You need an instrument that’s designed and built to be the core of your music. TRBX combines advanced design, precision engineering and time-honoured craftsmanship to create a bass that doesn’t compromise on comfort, tone, playability or road-ready durability.

It’s ready when you are.

TRBX500 has a simple brief – tone. Premium mahogany construction and an ultra-musical active/passive pre-amp design deliver the flexibility and sheer tonal quality to allow you to sculpt the perfect sound for your music.

• 5 strings version of TRBX500 series

• Solid mahogany body construction

• Maple / Mahogany 5-Piece Neck

• Slim 43mm nut width

• 3-Band Active EQ with active/passive preamp

• Battery Alert LED

TRBX Electronics
TRBX500 features controls for master volume, balance and 3-band EQ with active/passive switch for maximum flexibility.

Pickups
YGD designed M3 pickups feature oversized polepieces and ceramic magnets for a clear, powerful tone with incredible definition and depth. The hum-cancelling design ensures your performance clean and noise-free while the integral thumb-rest provides unrivalled playability.

Electronics (Performance EQ)
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.

Nut
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.

SPECIFICATIONS

Construction: Bolt-on
Scale Length: 34" (863.6 mm)
Body Materials: Mahogany
Body Finish: Satin Polyurethane
Neck Materials: Maple/Mahogany 5-Piece
Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane
Fingerboard Materials: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 23-5/8" (600 mm)
Fret wire: Medium
Number of frets: 24
Nut materials: Urea
Width @ 0 Fret / 12th Fret: 43.0 / 63.4 mm
Thickness @ 1st Fret / 12th Fret: 20.5 / 22.5 mm​​​​​​​
Neck Pickup: Double Coil / Alnico V​​​​​​​
Bridge Pickup: Double Coil / Alnico V​​​​​​​
Controls: Master Volume, Pickup Balancer, 3-Band EQ(Bass, Middle, Treble), Active/Passive Switch.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Bridge: Die-cast​​​​​​​
String spacing: 18mm​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Tuning Machines: Covered / Die-cast​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
String gauge: D'Addario EXL170-5 / 0.045-0.130 (5 strings)