Al Krow

Lighter gear - yup(!) and primarily on amps and cabs. Big reason why I love my BF SC at 21 lbs! A couple of lbs on a bass can also make a difference on a 2 hour gig for me and on that one my Ibby SR, at just 8.3 lbs, wins. However, as I'm sure you know already, weight balance on a bass can mean that a heavier bass is actually more comfortable to wear and play; and the P35 does very well on that score. I've actually been gigging my two Yammys recently (1025 and 735A) - just enjoying the P/J sound a lot. But having a throaty Nord pup J/J Ibby is a nice alternative and being able to mix things up once in a while keeps all my favourite basses 'fresh'. Bit like not playing exactly the same set each gig, I guess? The 735A does passive and active both very well and that gives it a broad usable tonal palette. Kinda just perfect as a grab and go for pub gigs. I'm glad I got the P35 and am rapidly coming to like it a lot. So it's looking like there will be room for the P35 and 735A on the Krow bass rack and both of them will be gigged.

Haha, don't disagree!

@krispn I don't think there is a discernible difference that anyone would notice in a band mix. And even on a standalone basis at home, I would need identical strings with equal wear to be able to answer that question definitively

Why keep the NE2 and P35 out of my various Yammy basses? The NE2 has a more versatile active EQ than the 735A particularly with the parametric mid cut, a low end that can be monstrous and is just a beautiful, very well constructed bass. The P35 is the best of the passives - it just feels a touch classier than the others; what tips the scales for me is its greater playing comfort arising from its weight balance which means I just want to reach for that particular bass. I've been lucky in being able to get all my Yammys used other than the 1025 which was end of line (so pretty much used pricing for a new bass). However, if I was forced to buy them new, there's only one I would go for and that would be the BB 735A which is the swiss army knife of the Yammy BB range and delivers very good value indeed.

This is a summary of where I've got to on your Q krispn. Differences between the 735A and P35 Unlike the 735A, the P35 has a couple of the key ingredients of the former 'flagship' passive BB the BB2025 thrown in: · it has one of the two wood treatment that the 2025 benefited from: the Initial Response Acceleration ('I.R.A') to give it a day one 'played in' feel; · it is a MIJ crafted bass, which I suspect accounts for a chunk of its premium pricing. EQ The key difference between the two is undoubtedly the EQ with the BB 735A having Yamaha's 3 band EQ and active / passive selector switch, whereas the P35 is purely passive. The EQ on the 735A follows a lot of 3 band EQs layout with volume dial, pup selector / blend dial, and then 3 band EQ in active mode and treble / tone roll-off only in passive mode. The new BB "3 series" passive basses have a VVT set of dials i.e. is a separate volume control for each pup and you blend accordingly. Weights and balance The P35 actually 'hangs' a little more comfortably off my frame than my other Yammys including the 735A. So when I put them all on the scales I was a little surprised to find: P35 (and NE2) - 10.2 lbs 735A (and 1025) - 9.6 lbs The combination of a slightly heavier body and lightweight tuners on the P35 gives it more of a balance between neck and body and, in consequence, there is a touch less neck dive on the P35.

Hey buddy, sure, that is a very good question to be asking IMO. I've kinda answered that indirectly with the initial comments I've made on the BB1025 vs the BBP35, which are both purely passive. There is not a huge amount in it between those two basses, but the P35 does feel a little more comfortable to wear (better weight distribution) even though it's heavier, and a little higher quality overall. I managed to get my white 1025 for £550 as a new end of line model from the Yammy store. Would I pay £800 more for a new P35? Nope. Would I pay £350 more for a mint used P35, yes! Put it another way, I've currently got five Yammy basses and if I had to choose which two I would definitely want to keep, it would be the NE2 and the P35.

The B3N got moved on back in Jan 'cos the Stomp was/is in a different league. However the ability to slip the B1X4 into a gig bag pouch and with the added fun of an expression pedal, means I can see barriers to me getting it out the door are going to just disappear. And because of my previous experience with ToneLib, it'll be a doddle to set it up with some half decent patches. In a live mix nuances of bass tone totally get lost for me, particularly with ear plugs in! And I already notice bass tone much more than my bandmates or audiences. So, slightly bizarrely, I'm likely to appreciate having a Stomp much more at home, where I can hear the difference, than when playing with my bands.

Home 'creative' pedal board Live pedal board(!) (Ok so it doesn't arrive for a couple of days, but I'm already looking forward to it!)

No complaints from me! And hardly naff. If Zoom UK want to avoid online "retailers" taking a big cut of their profits (I get that a physical store gives you the benefit of seeing and hearing a bit of kit before buying but what added value are online retailers providing to us?) and pass some of the savings on to us, their loyal customers, where is the harm to me as the end user? No different to Amazon Prime offering free postage in my books.

Wow! Congratulations - I have so much respect for any of us with a creative string to their bow! You gonna post a link to it on here for us?

Good question. But not one that is a burning issue for me; I'm good with using both 😂

Except that the signal arriving at a particular pedal attached to an expression pedal may well have been modulated by previous pedals, so it will have an indirect effect on everything preceding. But maybe I am simplifying things too much as you say.

Quantum tunnelling required, I suspect. Probably via a black hole.

I'm outta new threads for today. What had you got in mind? Something on quantum tunnelling? 😄

Hah! You're over thinking this: I'm a simple guy who uses his Stomp as a pretty, if slightly bulky, tuner. Let me put the Q another way: will the expression pedal on the B1/4 have the same impact on the signal from preceding pedals that a standalone expression pedal at the end of the chain does?

How you liking the monosynth?

+1^^ Exactly. Anyone fancy counting up the number of Fender basses currently in the FS? Then add the ones on Gumtree, eBay and being sold used by stores for good measure! 😎

Thanks Dave. Just ordered the B1X Four from the same distributor. (Can now put off becoming expert on my Helix Stomp for another 6 months - 😂)

OMG! This is excellent!! Thanks for posting.

Bit of a sidetrack, I know, but don't tell me you're an Ibby fan as well as a Yammy fan?! If so I think I've just found a bass twin! Lol! If that SR900 had been a 5er (which the seller mentions he also has), I'd have been very tempted to snap it up myself at just £300. And at that price swapping out the Barts for some Nord big singles and maybe even putting a John East Pre would have have made for a cool little project and I suspect an awesome lightweight bass ( @M@23 just a thought! )

Congrats indeed! What amp and bass will you be pairing it with? Come on - let's see a pic of the new rig and your bass in all its glory! 😎

You do realise you're going to have to change your avatar from something classy and polished to something a bit icky and reeking of war criminals soon? 😄

If we put a B1 Four with an expression pedal at the end of the signal chain, am I correct in assuming that the expression pedal will modulate all the preceding effects before the B1 Four and not just the B1 Four's own effects? If so, that's going to add another fun dimension in getting the X version, and for the additional £15 or so it's a lot cheaper than getting a standalone expression pedal.