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Link to the manual here: I'm not seeing any reference to a Nathan East / NE Circuit? https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1049534/Yamaha-Bb604.html?page=3#manual

Are you saying the BB604/BB605 bore the Nathan East name. I can't find anything official published by Yamaha on that. Have you something that does to share please? Very likely have hardwired the Deep 4 setting? Really?, hardwired in a setting? Isnt it just a pot with a sweepable EQ?

Dont know - here is a spec sheet I've just found online.

Aware of all that - my query was as to how the BB604/BB605 has this NE / Nathan East tag on it. BB604/5, higher end NE signature Yamahas, and the NE pedal - My thoughts are they are all different circuits. Im not disputing the quality of any them. Just curious as to how the BB604/605 got the Nathan East tag. I've had an admittedly quick google around and can't see anything on the official Yamaha published information that ties in the Nathan East preamp, or a variation of, into the BB604/BB605. Looks like nothing more than just a sweepable mid - found on many basses.

Yep, sweepable mid, but can't adjust the Q. @thepurpleblob mentions it in this thread too.

What is the deal with the NE1 link to the BB604/5?. I've had a BB604. I've had the NE-1 pedal too. I found the BB604 pre to be nothing alike. I'm sure I remember reading the NE link to the bass was from a Yamaha typo and has become a myth and that there is no link to anything Nathan East related?

Nice....still much prefer the black above though!.

Haha, I don't hence, wanting to paint it....

I've got pickups and pre amp to upgrade. Works so much better in black...yes??

Yes, your old one. Not me on the 5...

Spector NS94. Great bass. Visually looks like a cheap wardrobe....

That did occur to me - not for the front but maybe for the back....

Thanks - Yes, not overly bothered about how perfect the finish is. Value of the bass is relatively cheap so not precious about it. I will of course strip all the hardwear off the bass first.

I'm more or less decided on painting this bass black - the natural body doesn't do much for me, a bit bland I want to paint the body but not the neck. Will be a homemade job as the value of the bass doesn't warrant a pro job. Looking for suggestions on: - The black paint to use - How to address the neck heel - I don't want to paint the neck, so what to do? Tape it off and have a hard, straight line stop? - where exactly should I be looking to do that. - What prep work to the wood do I need to do? I don't think the bass has a coating / covering - so paint straight on or not?

Yeah - I saw some talk on TB of the narrowing the spacing fix to get nearer to the pickup magnets, but also that left the feel of the neck feeling weird given the neck profile's relationship to the string spacing. If this is the case then surely that's just a quick fix. There are a few comments that people didn't notice how pronounced it was until rehearsing / playing live and not as noticeable at home volume levels. Rehearing and gig activity is down as we all know so maybe not all aware and reported. Shame - as I was quite interested. I'm not comfortable it was just a duff pickup batch in the first run. Possibly a batch were CNC'ed incorrectly and routed in slightly the wrong place?, but having said that, photos I've seen of those reported with this problem look to have the pickups in the same location as all the other photos online of the stock images etc. Thats more speculation though of course. Its a design /QC issue to me - hopefully with a full fix on the way.

Only an issue on the 5's? Do you know what the fix is?