Machines

Me too. I found the fret ends sharp, EQ overpowering and generally underwhelming.

Cool it has an headstock bottle opener.

It's speculation. Doesn't mean the actual for sale value will be that high. Remember the keenly priced stuff has already sold and you won't see it (unless you check eBay sold items!)

I would guess they don't fit (on purpose) - the 5 string definitely doesn't as pickup shape and lower section is different.

Looks good - will require drilling though I think ?

That's a bit like saying you should buy an ugly car because you'll be sat in it and can't see the outside.

I'd have bought one of these already, if it weren't for the giant bridge plate. There seems to be a significant lack of aftermarket replacements also (I know Retrovibe did some, but are long gone).

This is simple physics, i'm afraid. Can't be done without adding the weight a headstock would have had to the top, or drastically move the top strap point - probably to the middle of the body.

So I got my 8th bass Monday (which made it the 59th since 2002, I know this because i have a spreadsheet). It's a Line 6 Variax, as such has 24 basses inside it. Am I going to suddenly sell all of my others ? Obviously not, but maybe 2.

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I hope you mean Yamaha's.

RBXJM2 / BB415 / RBX765A

I have 7 currently (8 later if the courier makes it through the snow), it is too many. I use 2-3 for my band (one would probably suffice), the others are purely there for the fact I have the space, can afford to have them sat there, and I like variety. I have 2 up for sale, but which 2 they are could change by the end of the day as my whims change with the weather.

You must be oven a laugh mate. I'm not a fan either but no need to roast them so bad. That said I think it was Ken Woods bass before.

Yamaha for me, it seems. I tend to find they work for me - necks particularly, as well as having unique designs and not-too-boring finishes. I like not having a 'everyone has one' brand that the F logo tends to be (although I do have a P bass for occasional use) but also that they tend to be pretty cheap 2nd hand. I've been through pretty much all the big names (except R*ckenb*cker) and all the others tend to get moved on faster. All the Yamahas I have sold, have been 4 strings. Current stock: Yamaha BB415 Yamaha RBXJM2 Yamaha RBX765 Yamaha RBX775F Previous: Yamaha BB734A Yamaha RBX374 Yamaha TRB4 Yamaha SBV500 Yamaha BB614

I had a natural BB614 in apx 2006, and whilst it played well I did not get on with the preamp - always preferred the 414 but never got round to getting one. Seen a few pop up on FB/eBay etc but never in the right colour, or location. This is the first 415 in OM i've seen for many years, and it was moderately local (we met halfway, 30 min each). As soon as it was serviced and plugged in - it's the orange 414 (plus a string !) I remember trying out in Dawsons Manchester in ~2005, i'd hazard a bet @AndyTravis may have been the man that let me try it out. Me with BB614 (2006 Aston Uni) BBs in Dawson's Manchester (2005- I had one of the first camera phones !)

Moved it on - didn't get on with the bridge pickup at all. Liked the bass mostly passive with the neck pickup, as such it was over engineered for me, sold it for what I paid.

Sounds good to me. Allow me to warn you that this is a wicked place, the admins are tyrants and it will dent any sense of satisfaction with any gear you already have.

And i'm back with this 2005 BB415. Facebook market this time. Needed a clean, a few bits tightening up and new strings. However it's now bang on. May change the bridge purely for the extended saddle aesthetics, but no rush. Was going to take it to rehearsal tomorrow night but they just cancelled 😭

Hi Rob, what instruments/amp you got ?

Contentment is never permanent, it is the human condition.

What strings you got on it ? Took me a while to find the right ones, the B string seems better as a light gauge (.125) for me.

Great score. I've got one identical and it delivers far more than it's price suggests.