Yamaha BB435 vs Yamaha TRBX305

The only issue with the bass is that the J pickup is a bit noisy, but if you roll it down 1/4, the noise goes away. Other than that, I'm very satisfied with the bass. I had a very small issue with the shipping that the seller, GearTree, was very quick to resolve to my satisfaction. Superb customer service

At the end, it's a very balanced Bass, have a variety of tones, and the pickups are very good, define very precisely and naturally every note. I love how it sounds, fits in every sound I play. So my personal opinion is: it's worth it, it's good and versatile, very comfortable, not so heavy, but not light either, but is honest and delivers what you're paying, and a bit more, you can definitely use this Bass in your gigs ahead. Bonus:Yamaha's life time warranty looks like a very good deal

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Tone is excellent. Of course, these days the things are slapped together in Asia by slave labor, so it'll require a proper setup once it arrives. Figure that into the price. Also accept that something WILL go wrong

One last note - Amazon ships these in their factory shipping box, but I had no issues. The hardshell case the bass came packaged in was fine, unblemished and totally safe when it arrived at my door. I would recommend this over any comparably priced bass, and to anyone who wants a passive, vintage-style bass that does the classic P-Bass thing exceedingly well but offers more than any other manufacturer can offer at the price. This is a lifetime type instrument for me, I believe

It's as good as or better than some $900-$1,300 basses I've played. Definitely recommend. And I really don't understand why cheap basses are pushed on beginners: you're gonna need an instrument that makes you want to learn to play it. It's much harder to make a cheap bass sound good

You get an alder body with a maple neck and a rosewood fretboard; already uncommon these days when you have manufacturers charging you much more for basses made with poplar bodies. Folks, poplar is not a tone wood and it is only fit for making bookshelves in your kid’s bedroom. However, what really impresses me about this bass is the build quality, the playability and the tone; it’s a great bass by any measure. I was originally planning on replacing the pickups but it was not necessary, the stock pickups sound great

This fixed the humming noise unless I max the treble out, in which case I can hear it just slightly again. To sum up, this bass gets 3.5 to 4 stars from me because of the minor imperfections, but it's so fun to play, that I couldn't bring myself to return it, or rate it any lower.

I was just so excited I wanted to review it right away. I'm not new to this. I starting playing the summer of 1980. I own a fender jazz deluxe,A MIM jazz, 2 Ibanez sr4 series, A sterling Ray 5, and a fender dimension all 5 strings

I will always sing the praises of Yamaha since I picked up the TRBX305 as my first 5-string, and later traded up to the TRBX605. If you spend just a little more, you get a very good bass that plays like it costs a couple of hundred dollars more. If you can swing it, I'd say save up a bit and buy the Yamaha new or keep an eye on Reverb for a used one that's more comfortably in your range.