I believe there are a couple of misinformation. 00:42 These are passive pickups but there is an active 2 band EQ. 01:08: It is not a tone control. There isn't a tone control in an active preamp. That is a blend knob. It blends the pickups. Rotate clockwise to get more signal from the neck pickup, reverse for the bridge pickup. Center point engages both pickups. Thats why there is a notch. 03:15: These tuners aren't recessed. There is an extra plastic cover for aesthetics. The headstock is not straight. It is angled. There is no need to put recessed tuners in angled headstocks. I don't want to sound picky but i believe that you are a guitar player rather than a bass player. Active bass controls are "very" different than electric guitar layout.
Ordered the 5 string Peavy Grind bass online a while back. Hated it. Absolute firewood if you ask me. Returned it for this. Feels great to play and sounds great. The thumb notches at the top of the pickups are a cool feature.
Very nice and capable bass! I picked a red used one some time ago for a very good price. The previous owner had not taken very good care of it and the input jack was not functioning. That was a $3 fix and I had a great gigging bass with lots of tone variation and punch. The only remaining issue was the painted finish on the back of the neck. It is easily damaged by regular use. After several extra coats of paint still kept showing the slightest ding, I decided to sand all the paint off the neck. This had the unexpected result of revealing the beautiful wood grain in the neck. Since then, the bass performs wonderfully.
Cool story, man. Yeah the painted neck was my only concern about this instrument. Finished timber always feels sweeter to me. Thanks for watching Gearfacts :)
FAT. the active pickups add compression into the overall tone. where tf do you get all this gear from? some of the real quirky stuff especially like the japsynths and other weird thingys. +1 to the vid anyways
Front knob is balance between the 2 pickups. Bottom knob is bass boost/cut, back knob is treble boost/cut, top knob master volume.
It's a nice bass, one of my favorites :)
I believe there are a couple of misinformation.
00:42 These are passive pickups but there is an active 2 band EQ.
01:08: It is not a tone control. There isn't a tone control in an active preamp. That is a blend knob. It blends the pickups. Rotate clockwise to get more signal from the neck pickup, reverse for the bridge pickup. Center point engages both pickups. Thats why there is a notch.
03:15: These tuners aren't recessed. There is an extra plastic cover for aesthetics. The headstock is not straight. It is angled. There is no need to put recessed tuners in angled headstocks.
I don't want to sound picky but i believe that you are a guitar player rather than a bass player. Active bass controls are "very" different than electric guitar layout.
ha, dude I'm barely even a guitar player :)
I have the RBX374 and I agree, a real high quality instrument made to last and really versatile sounding.
Hey! I'm about to get of of those basses... Do u find any sonic difference between the two pickups? Or they sound almost the same?
Same here! Had mine years and still sounds as good if not better than when I got it and built very well and has taken some knocks in its life
@@andregolovan5110 They sound very different
Ordered the 5 string Peavy Grind bass online a while back. Hated it. Absolute firewood if you ask me. Returned it for this. Feels great to play and sounds great. The thumb notches at the top of the pickups are a cool feature.
Never tried the Peavey Grind but I have to say that the RBX would be very hard to beat at this price point.
Passive pickups with active onboard preamp, not active pickups.
Some Crimson Guitars fretboard lubricant would go down a treat on this gem of a bass!
When were these basses sold in stores ? 1990s?
Yep I got mine in the mid 90's
I bought the bass yesterday from my friend and am absolutely enthusiastic. a great instrument
Very nice and capable bass! I picked a red used one some time ago for a very good price. The previous owner had not taken very good care of it and the input jack was not functioning. That was a $3 fix and I had a great gigging bass with lots of tone variation and punch. The only remaining issue was the painted finish on the back of the neck. It is easily damaged by regular use. After several extra coats of paint still kept showing the slightest ding, I decided to sand all the paint off the neck. This had the unexpected result of revealing the beautiful wood grain in the neck. Since then, the bass performs wonderfully.
Cool story, man. Yeah the painted neck was my only concern about this instrument. Finished timber always feels sweeter to me. Thanks for watching Gearfacts :)
I am considering sanding mine back as well... That shiny, slick looking neck isn't as conducive to sliding up and down as it looks...
You got a picture of the wood neck .got the same guitar
Should I get this over a affinity J V bass
Personally I would, yes. But I’m not a pro :)
How much was this new? With the active pickups
hmm, when bought back in the late 90s it was about $AU800
FAT. the active pickups add compression into the overall tone. where tf do you get all this gear from? some of the real quirky stuff especially like the japsynths and other weird thingys. +1 to the vid anyways
Yep, the new owner calls it "big girl". Glad you liked the video /Gearfacts
Difficult to get an impression of the sound, too much acoustic string sound here. Nxt time please use more volume on the amp :)
Yeah this is a really old video, Gearfacts has changed a lot since then :)
There is no tone control.