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First of all its innards need the tender hand of a competent surgeon. iirc I attempted to bypass the active electronics at the very least. Probably the neck pickup too. I had no idea what I was doing, it's a miracle it still makes a good crunchy noise. The action is unbelievably low. I took it out of its box a few months ago, for the first time in half a lifetime, and was bored of it within half an hour. Once the world is a bit more open, I'll have a go at finding it a happy home, or at least someone who can get it vaguely as it should be and find it a happy home.

I was about 16. You should see what I did to the active electronics 🤯 Many many many years later the neck is still in exactly place. I might have had a foolish streak a mile wide, but at least I instinctively recognised decent quality.

Is it not just that the body beyond the bridge and the number of frets mess with the perspective?

That's not how you spell how wonderful to see another Westone Thunder! Those strings are vintage, you know.

Neat? Not crowded? Ah.....

You can get a 734a for only £80 more than that 🙃 To be fair, though, it is red.....

It's got a third knob where I was expecting to see a switch

Did the G&L JB-2 have a slimmed down body? Currently the American versions is discontinued, but the Indonesian Tribute version is still going. PMT advert

Yamaha's specs pages for the 424/5, 1024/5 and 2024/5... BB 2 series ...and the 234/5, 434/5, 734/5 and P34/5: BB 3 series

Don't think the G&L 3+2 has been shown yet, much nicer than the 4+1 on the JB5

Does the USA one have a more narrow nut, or am I getting misled by the perspective? Whilst browsing through the YouTube results for demos to listen to, I came across this very entertaining 56 seconds Fender Zone duet

$1950 and $850.....20 years ago... 😮

424 434 The 434 neck is 1mm thinner at 1st fret, and 2mm thinner at the 12th (21mm / 23mm vs 22mm / 25mm)

I've a G&L SB-1 on its way, too. It's possible that between them the BB424 and the SB-1 will render my TRBX604 redundant and sellable. (But selling your first bass.... I still haven't sold my one and only guitar, and I haven't played that properly since I was 17)

I should say that the price I paid was to a retail outlet, includes shipping and was via PayPal. The bass appears to be in very good condition. I've also budgeted for a set up and fresh strings, so I'm not really bothered about a few £££ on the price, especially as it was the only example on Reverb of the only bass I was wanting to buy. I'm going to put Pro Steels on this BB, which will complement the Chromes on my TRBX. Hopefully I'll have two very different sets of feel and noise.

Someone has to be the idiot who drives up prices, why not me? 🤷‍♂️

I'm safe on both accounts!

A BB424 is now on its way to me 😁 🎸🎶

Just noticed, the BB PH comes fitted with the usual Yamaha EXL170: 45-65-80-100. Meanwhile the Bass Centre Elites steel rounds Peter Hook Custom Set is 60-65-85-105. Anyone tried those strings on that bass yet?

Thanks, I thought you might say that. If I get a 424, there's a specific clangorous sound that I'd like to go in search of.

Paul Reed Smith made a half and half neck one-off guitar for this Youtuber. A nice demo of it comes at 8'50" PRS half fretless guitar

Have you ever put Daddario Pro Steels or Rotosound Swing Bass strings or something similar on your 425?

Recently youtube insisted I watch a video of a guitar that was fretted up to the 10th or 11th fret and fretless there after. And I wondered if something similar would be more useful to bassists? Looking at this, um, aggrandisement, I feel my thought to be, at least, not the worst idea going.