Al Krow
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Yeah but not a white one 😉
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Nah - Ibanez SR Premiums with their immensely playable necks, balanced and comfortable weight and very decent 3 band EQ with selectable mid centre points and meaty growl delivered from their big Nord singles are wonderful basses! I get a lot of unsolicited compliments about how great my Ibby looks and sounds from punters and musicians alike. ABM!
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At least you're not an accountant...
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Basses aren't boring. Bass players can be.
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And there was I thinking you were just wanting to see who else had one for curiosity. But it goes deeper than that and your Smith journey seems to be continuing apace! Good luck with the hunt!
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Hi Richard - just pulling your query onto this thread, as there are lots of folk with considerable experience of BB basses, so hopefully one or more of them will be able to address your query! Personally I would go for a BB 1024 every time, but then I'm particularly enamoured with that bass (I have the 5 string version)! And for significantly less than the cost of a BB 1100 you could get a BB414 or 424 which are both excellent value used.
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Hey hang in there. Sometimes a break is a good thing, not least when we're all having to fly solo for 3+ months - it's not easy to keep enthusiasm going. In my case I'm definitely missing having gigs and a full band to play alongside. I also had pretty much a full month off when I was barely touching my basses; in fact only started picking them up again in earnest over the past couple of days. Fortunately I'd not forgotten which way up to hold the thing...although I did manage to leave a Smoothhound connected up to one of my active basses during the period and found the 9V battery was completely flat!
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@Paulhauser thanks for sharing those tracks - enjoyed them both, particularly Roll Out. Bronski Beat meets Whitesnake! And fantastic that you guys have a recording contract.
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Aaaand...order is finally restored to the Force. Phew! That was a mighty big disturbance had you briefly there caused young master T!
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Yup, no two-timing allowed on this thread! Besides it's generally not regarded as a good thing apart from on Basschat, of course, where monogomy is positively frowned upon!
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If you spent half the time, that me and Andy do, hanging around on the Yammy thread, you wouldn't be quite so surprised - I'm not! 😊
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There's a used Yamaha BB 734A in the for sale section that is bang on your budget (inc. P&P). (I have no connection to the seller btw other than we both spend far too much time on the Yamaha thread!). P+J pups, which is a great format. Active / passive modes. Decent 3 band EQ. Yamaha build quality. I think you'll be very hard pressed to find a more capable bass for the money, other than perhaps the Sire P7 on your list, but I see you're less keen on that one, and I think both the Sire and the 734A have 21 frets and you've mentioned a preference for 24. PS I see a BB 734A has made it onto the "if I could only keep 1 bass thread", which is high praise indeed, particularly if you read what other basses he has! I rest my case! 😊 Edit: scrap the above - that s734A has just sold. Someone's got a great bass at a good price!
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Hmmm...the spec on the new Legends seems to be a real step up from their old range! And now giving the old Euro LXs a run for their money. Kinda feels like Spector have taken a decision to "dumb-up" their basses! Obviously it's coming with a price tag, but I applaud the thinking: it's very refreshing.
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The new Legends are also NT, so have drop dead good looks to match!
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@AndyTravistime to sort out that NS2 seller's regret, eh?
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So what's the deal with the Fishman pups? Have to fess that having decent pups are a big deal for me and pups that deliver a full rich tone or growl have me gushing!
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Typical eh - you can only get soapbar format for the 5 string Euro LX!
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@Eldon Tyrell there's a mint 2007 Euro LX in the FS, on for a good price and seller is willing to take offers. If I was after a 4 string, I'd have been sorely tempted, myself!
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There's a video of it being played on the previous page, and more discussion and pics on page 148 (and earlier) of this thread.
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Don't tell me looks have never played a part in any of your choices and you are purely a personality guy? 😄
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For me it's purely about the design / aesthetics. NTs just look great!
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Tbf £1,500 is pretty much the price of the P34 when it first came out (and that's not a NT either).
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True - but you can get a Spector EuroLX for the same price as the Hooky. It's also reverse P + "sculpted" back (which the BB NE2 has happily copied!) + neck through + bridge J pup. And it's a pedigree bass. So I'm sure Yamaha could have made the Hooky a neck through if they had put their mind to it, in the same way they did for the BB1200S. The killer for me is that I suspect that it's only going to be released as a 4 string...
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Yeah - I think I had that at the back of my mind. Shame, as for me a neck through is such a great design looks-wise! Shouldn't make too much difference tonally other than NTs have a reputation for greater sustain, which I guess can be a desirable quality for rock, but probably less so for Motown!
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And I guess that's not surprising, given that the BB1200S was his favourite bass! “My Gibson EB-0 got stolen in America, but it was shite and kept going out of tune,” he admits. “So I went to Manny’s on 48th Street and the only thing that was any good was their Yamaha BB600. It felt perfect. I traded in for the 1000 and after that the 1200, which had a straight-through neck and two non-active pickups. Then someone from a shop called me up saying there was now a three-way active 1200S. I went straight there and never looked back. I’ve tried every other guitar in the world, but they just don’t do anything for me.” MusicRadar August 30, 2019
