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This arrived about an hour ago. Keeper. Just put flats on it. Amazing tone, sustain, intonation, playability- yep 👍 well done Yamaha taking it to studio tomorrow- first gig Saturday

Nice one Dan

excellent!

Let us know - but i'd double check - but if not that's a sweet deal and i might follow suit - tho - a new cabinet might be first on the list

Thomann have reduced the Katana-500 Bass to £499 - it's still 20% on top duty to UK- hoping some UK shops will see this and make theirs sub 600£ - read a comment about the mute button doesnt mute the DI - which seems daft and the fan is a bit noisy - but still like the idea - as some of demo sounds have been great from Bass the World video

I’ve heard good things about the 400 series (thinking of possibly one down the line) but I wanted something of a sure thing after having last 2 brand new basses both have faults and was a really good deal - I have a superb Japanese Fender Jazz bass and in fact have never had a bad Japanese made bass - whereas I’ve had some mediocre MIAs - so after the short experience with the 734a, I’m pretty confident that the 34 will be fantastic… hopefully

Yes same pickups same everything except the IRA sound treatment and made in Japan as opposed to Indonesia - and better case. But yes love the passive tone. I used the 734a in passive mostly - I love a sunburst which I’ve gone for but the cream and the midnight blue are nice too- wish they did a natural finish though really looking forward to this one - got some gigs coming up

Ah it’s going back tomorrow as truss rod doesn’t work and the passive circuit cut out at rehearsal for a few mins - so yesterday found a new BBP34 on Black Friday sale which arrives Tuesday - apart from the faults the 734a was good - loved the neck and clear tones

my guitarist said the same - i think my jazz has set a hex on any other bass that's the last 2 - i had a run of good basses until trying to but new ones!

got 734a on Weds, rehearsal last night. - passive circuit died for about 3 mins - weird - might have been temperamental switch - but it's going back as allen key doesnt fit into truss rod - no purchase - so 2 strikes within 48 hours - going back to Yamaha - how they can send one out like that i dont know - but has put me off an otherwise great playing bass - if i get another will be from a guitar shop that will test it first - pah!

Got the BB734a today. I get it now. Great bass. Got TI flats on. Rehearsal tomorrow 😎

They accepted wasn’t my fault and 10% restocking fee £95 - bit steep but fair enough

There was a dent on the neck when it arrived and now merchant city music are trying to charge me £150 for something that wasn’t my fault. Fighting this claim. 😟