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Yamaha 4 String Bass - Dark Blue Metallic

SKU: # 418021   |   Model: # TRBX174 DBM   |    Product Reviews12 Reviews  Write a Review

4 String Bass - Dark Blue Metallic
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The TRBX174 represents a price breakthrough for the TRBX range, yet the quality is everything you'd expect from a Yamaha bass.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Scale Length: 34'' (863.6mm)
• Neck: Maple
• Fingerboard: Sonokeling
• Radius: 10'' (250mm)
• Nut Width: 40mm
• Body: Alder
• Tuners: Covered
• Bridge: Vintage Style
• Pickups: Split Coil x 1, Single Coil X 1
• Hardware Color: Chrome

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Yamaha Bass TRBX174 OVS 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Langley, British Columbia
Yeah. Sounds better than the other bass that I used about 10 years ago. I found the sound i want in this bass. Some said it is a beginner bass but if a beginner try this bass they will sound like a intermediate to pro.
Posted by anonymous on Dec 24, 2022
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A Solid Choice - High Value 6 of 6 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
I am pretty pleased with its performance. Out of the box, some tuning tweaks and then a great opening experience.
Posted by b Schmidt on Aug 23, 2021
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Fantastic bass for the price point 11 of 11 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Burlington, Ontario
I've bought and played Yamaha drums for +25 years. I wanted to learn bass, and bought this Yamaha guitar. Yamaha gear, high, or low end is always good stuff, and this is a prime example. The finish is stunning (Old Violin Sunburst). The sound is more than I expected and I would strongly advise a nice amp to compliment this guitar. The tone I achieved is what I always wanted so I'm totally pleased knowing that the quality of Yamaha will last for decades to come.
Posted by Adam Bentham on Jun 15, 2021
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Great Bass 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Kanata, Ontario
Bought this for home recording. Great bass for the price. Sounds good, plays well and just works.
Posted by Terry on Jan 20, 2021
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Great for the price 8 of 8 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Regina, Saskatchewan
This a a great bass, at a great price. Have had one for a few years now. The finish and set up from new on this bass is far better than others that i have paid 3 times as much for. Plays and sounds great.
Posted by Nathan on Dec 10, 2020
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Incredible bass for the price 15 of 15 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Ottawa, Ontario
Bought this many years ago (7 maybe?) to replace a way too heavy former bass (not a Yamaha). Currently running it through an older Crown 100w amp, and OMG what a sound!! Has never let me down in all the years and many, many shows. Holds it's tune, tone, and intonation with no issues. Very highly recommended.
Posted by Scott on Apr 17, 2019
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*A gem that costs next to nothing...* 17 of 23 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Nanaimo, British Columbia
If anyone is still dreaming about owning a Fender Bass (Made in the USA), keep dreaming dudes. What we are blessed with today are: South Korean, Indonesian, Mexican and..., believe it or not... even Made in China guitars that are just as good as those "Made in Yankee Land", but way overrated and overpriced. In short: Whenever you stop /
Posted by anonymous on Nov 28, 2018
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Excellent value 24 of 27 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Burlington, Ontario
I'm just learning bass. I didn't want to spend a lot, but I have the means to buy good quality. This is not the cheapest entry level, but the build quality is much better than others. The sound is great. It would be nice if it had active electronics and better strings, but at the price point is probably the best value in its class. I may end up getting another bass later, but I won't be getting rid of this one.
Posted by A. Nonymous on Jun 3, 2016
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Very Happy! 21 of 23 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Winnipeg (Pembina), Manitoba
My lucky day! There was one left at the store. Several salesmen at the store told me it was a good bass. The price comparison was astounding ($199). Got it home and plugged it into Reaper and what a great sound! It's everything the salesmen told me it was. Sure glad I bought this. Definitely would recommend this to others.
Posted by Brian on Feb 27, 2016
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yamaha trbx 174 23 of 24 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Nanaimo, British Columbia
I bought this little thing as my guitar to bass transition toy. This was the first mis-conception. It's not a toy. After tweeking it to my liking, I realized, I just got myself a capital letters, BASS GUITAR, not a toy. Played that thing for a few months and got hooked up on that BASS sound for good. The next step was: I wanted to be Jaco. So I bought the cheapest fretless that I could find. Well, we (Squire fretless & I did not get along ). The Squire looked exactely as Jaco's home made conversion, except one thing: it had a plastic kind of fretboard (I don't even know what it was). Long storyshort: Thanks to L&McQ generous policy (30 days return no questions asked) I returned Squire and ordered another Yamaha TRBX 174 OVS with the intention to convert it to a fretless, with real rosewood fret board (Don't get mis-guided by that "Sonokeling" strange name. It is an Indonesian Rosewood. Not a Brazilian one, but still the real wood. Not a plastic (as I found it on Squire) and not a composite of any kind either. In any case, I truly enjoy playing my fretted Yamaha TRBX 174 OVS and am getting ready to rip the frets off, and experience the fretless sound of my second one. Both of them are an excellent starters for upgrading: KSM Bridge, Duncan noiseless picups, flat-wound strings... Anything that I could think of is still a steal comparing to ... I guess, I'm not allowed to mention any names here but, you know what I mean. Thank you Yamaha, thank you Long & McQuade for giving me so much fun for the fraction of the price of those "big, unmentionable names"
Posted by Sławomir on Feb 13, 2016
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Beautiful Bass 25 of 26 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Burlington, Ontario
I started bass again after 14 years. As a casual player I wanted something affordable and wasn't looking forward to all the humming and popping sounds I had in my old squire jazz starter pack from the 90's. I found this Yamaha in Violin burst of $230 and paired it with the Ampeg BA-108 amp for $120. It is a fantastic pairing. The bass is very comfortable and the sound through the Ampeg is music to my ears...pun was intended. The only adjustment I had to make to the bass was lowering the pick-ups for personal sound preference. Also as a bonus, when I am not using the bass I hang it on the wall as art and it really looks amazing.
Posted by Silvio on Oct 14, 2015
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Superbe basse OVS 14 of 21 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Laval, Quebec
Yamaha s'est surpassé avec cette basse d'entrée de gamme, excellente pour débuter l'instrument. La couleur OVS est géniale et le son de cette guitare me réjouit. 2 pick-up. Je viens de l'acheter et j'en suis fier.
Posted by anonymous on Jan 20, 2015
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