Guest MoJo Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I've owned my Yamaha BB415 for 6 months now and love it to bits. I was playing at a Wedding last night and during the interval was approached by one of the guests who announced that he was a bass player too and loved the sound I was getting out of the Yamaha. I said "It's incredible when you considered what I paid for it" "How much?" he enquired,"if you don't mind me asking" When I told him it was only £229, brand new, his jaw dropped. "For a [i]five[/i] string?" "Yes," I replied and I bought it just up the road from here at the Guitar Workshop in Ibstock. A quick scan on ebay this morning revealed that they are now selling brand new BB415's for £218. This guy plays an American Fender Jazz V and for him to comment on the clarity of the tone and punch from the bargain basement Yamaha is praise indeed in my eyes. I defy anyone to find better value-for-money than the BB415 at £218 [i][b]brand new[/b][/i] Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 They are great little basses. I was impressed by a 615 I tried. Same thing with the added pre-amp. Sounded good passive or active. Tight B. In the world of cheapies, I would consider : - Ibanez BTB 405QM. - Ibanez ATK305. - Yamaha BB415 / 615. - Ibanez SR505. That would be my GAS list is I was broke. Ibanez makes great low to mid-range basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 If Squier can repeat the quality/value trick they performed with the Vintage Modified series with a 5-string version, they'd be formidable... I was waiting for my car to have new brake pads fitted, and spent 2 hours in a nearby guitar shop. I played my way through about 20 basses, mainly Deans, Ibanez, Fenders, Corts, G&L tributes and a Tokai. Prices ranged from <£200 to >£900. The best (for me) were an Ibanez BTB 400/405, and the Squier 70's VM Jazz. There was a CIJ Marcus Miller Jazz and a (MIA) Fender Deluxe Jazz in amongst those tried. They were okay, but not £650 better than the VMJ. The expensive Cort was hamstrung by some truly dead strings, though. I was using an Ashdown 2x10 combo of some sort. I really didn't like it much (!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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