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Congratulations on your purchase, and here's wishing you many years of enjoyment.

My first bass (pictured on left) was a Yamaha RBX-260, the "little brother" of the 270 with a single P-pickup.

I later bought a Rickenbacker 4003 (headstock shown below) and just last year picked up a used Michael Kelly Dragonfly acoustic-electric (not pictured).

Some day, I'll get to play again. *sigh*]]> Bass Players Discussion jmb-d https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/paged/2/#post-243395 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/paged/2/#post-240274 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:16:59 +0000 Now I can rest the thumb on the neck pickup and still have the arm/elbow close to the body.
And b.t.w. I have made an recording of myself playing the bass
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=407510&songID=5263835.
Its DemoEtc backing track Bassin´the Blues.
Kalle]]> Bass Players Discussion Kalle_in_Sweden https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/paged/2/#post-240274 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-239411 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:50:41 +0000 Bass Players Discussion vink https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-239411 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-239223 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:34:37 +0000 Bass Players Discussion smokindog https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-239223 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-239202 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:46:01 +0000 Resting my right hand forearm is a problem when plucking with fingers.
The body of the bass is soo much "back" that the elbow of the right arm is high up and far out from my body when I rest the plucking hand thumb on the top of the neck pickup. It just takes minutes with the right arm in this position to get elbow pain.
My most relaxed plucking hand position is to rest the thumb a bit up on the fretboard and have the wrist in the upper cut-out of bass body
I have the bass body in waist level..

Kalle]]> Bass Players Discussion Kalle_in_Sweden https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-239202 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-238652 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:53:44 +0000 Bass Players Discussion vink https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-238652 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-238647 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:32:43 +0000 The light weight ( less than my electric guitars ) and the long upper horn makes it hang very balanced and easy in a neck strap.

But playing bass is a new thing for me and I am using my thum to play(pick) the strings. Playing(picking) with index and middle finger is a far bit away.

Fretting works fairly good and I am strong enough to use the pinky to fret with.

I am starting to play around on the GN "Bassin´ the Blues" backing track.

Kalle Hey, thanks for mention of 'Bassin' the Blues'!

Anyhow, this past weekend I had nothing better to do so I took out my Essex 5-string and was playing it unplugged. But then I remembered that years ago I'd promised myself to adjust the neck relief. It was pretty good as-is, but just a bit harder to play than my other basses. So I got the wrench out, loosened the strings, took the cover plate off and gave it a quarter turn.

What a difference!

I'd never gotten around to it because I'd gotten it, changed strings, used it on a few tracks and then got into my Beatle bass more than anything. Now it's really fun to play - to the point where my picking fingertips feel a little bruised ;)

Anyhow, nice bass Kalle - have fun with it. It's great to play both bass and guitar because you start to get an intuitive feeling for how the two work together in songs.

Best regards.]]> Bass Players Discussion DemoEtc https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-238647 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-238646 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:06:53 +0000 The light weight ( less than my electric guitars ) and the long upper horn makes it hang very balanced and easy in a neck strap.

But playing bass is a new thing for me and I am using my thum to play(pick) the strings. Playing(picking) with index and middle finger is a far bit away.

Fretting works fairly good and I am strong enough to use the pinky to fret with.

I am starting to play around on the GN "Bassin´ the Blues" backing track.

Kalle]]> Bass Players Discussion Kalle_in_Sweden https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-238646 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-238589 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:37:17 +0000 Bass Players Discussion vink https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-238589 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-238549 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:19:12 +0000
:D :D :D

Vic]]> Bass Players Discussion Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/new-gear-a-yamaha-rbx-270-bass-guitar/#post-238549