Yamaha RBX170 Bass Dark Blue Metallic

I was gifted this bass. Never had one ever. Never played bass before. This bass encouraged me to get learning. I have not stopped and I am getting better every day. Great product!

I just got this bass this past monday and I love it. I'm already playing The Beatles and NIRVANA and the RBX170 just sounds so good. It's a perfect bass for beginners: comfortable to play, easily tuned, sturdy strings, a solid sound, and it's just fun to play. Even though I just got it, the room I play in is rather small, and my bass keeps hitting the walls. However, it hasn't got a single dent. Not only is it aesthetically pleasing, but it's durable (I mean, even if it wasn't durable, Guitar Center has a pretty great return/damage policy). It looks attractive, it's fun to play, and I honestly can't get enough of it.

My oldest brother gave me this bass as a 14th birthday present. Here I am, almost 25, and this thing still keeps kicking. My dad plays locally where I live and usually prefers his 30 year old fender bass, but as age caught up with him I let him use my bass sometimes and it helped with his back because it was lighter. You can get any tone you want out of it, the tuners have held up over the years and the bridge has not needed adjustment. The pickups have adopted angles from age but it was nothing I couldn't fix myself. Overall I give the bass 5 stars as it has: 1)withstood the test of time holding together through heavy use from myself and my father. 2)Has not once given me problems electronically or physically 3)Always felt smooth and easy to learn on and master 4)withheld it's volume and resonance Overall I am very satisfied with this bass, and I cherish it to this day as my first instrument I ever owned. The best gift a brother could give.

Fantastic bass. A little bit of buzzing on the strings, but it's easily fixed. The Old Violin Sunburst color is great, and looks much better than the picture given above. Fabulous for beginner levels through expert levels.

I recently got this bass for Christmas and although i've never played a bass before, it was really easy to get the hang of it. The noise this beast produces sounds deep and powerful. I hooked it up to my computer to record and it sounded amazing. The one problem for people just getting this bass is figuring out the different knobs for volume and clarity. The pickups are independent of each other, and learning the different knobs is difficult. To know which is which, the first two are directly under each pickup. Having both on makes a rock sound. While having one off or one on changes from heavy rock, to jazz/blues. The one knob all the way in the back of the bass, is clarity so you either get a clean sound. A muffled sound. Or somewhere in between. Over all, the bass is good. So is the colour, mine's a Root Beer. :)

When I bought this guitar I had barely played a bass guitar before. I wanted a solid beginner guitar that wasn't overly expensive so I could start to learn. This guitar is a perfect fit for anyone who wants to get started. I've had it for 9 months and I play it almost every day. It has never needed fixing or anything. It was ready to play straight out of the box. My only complaint was the strings that came on the guitar were not the best but a set of replacement strings fixed that problem. The action was perfect and it stays in tune perfectly. As far as sound, it has a clear defined tone. The pickups hum a bit but it's nothing too annoying. Overall, this guitar is the best beginner guitar I could ask for. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to play on a budget.