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This isn’t based on the current era where it’s given out for trash. His 53 now so his not in this era. How Taylor swift has 14 is beyond me. Rather makes me want to Vomit. Anyhow questlove Is an important figure in African American and also American music. He was or still is in the iconic band Roots.

Nice find. That information will be hard to find. I’ve not found a dedicated forum for Yamaha like tokai. You could possibly contact Dan at Bass direct Japan. His very knowledgeable Where did you find the bass? It’s weird I do Google searches all the time for Yamaha vintage basses. Only Bassbros pop up with any from time to time. I got mine from Bassbros.

Yes his iconic in the hip hop, R&B African American field. 6 time Grammy award winner and nominated 16. His a drummer

His another legend. His muting technique was the stand for me. I actually have his dvd. He was a very humble guy. RIP

I will have to look into them. I don’t know any Japanese shops for basses. Only dam at bass japan direct tbh. Back in 2014 i was unsure on what size to get in a pair or japan mizuno football boots. I decided to go on an Asian trip so I would get peace of mind lmao. Came back with four pairs 😂🤣😂🤣 covid shut alot of my random ideas down. lol

The voodoo album was one of the key landmarks of the “neosoul” movement. D’angelo one of the prominent figures with his first album “brown sugar”. so many timeless songs on voodoo to this day. The kind of album that crafted an era. If you have the time sit and listen to the whole album from start to finish. enjoy

Most definitely a small world. The website could do with a little tlc im sure it will get better over time. lets us know how the bass turns out after the honeymoon period.

I have a soft spot for anything Japanese also lmao🙈. I’ve a pulser 600 coming my way. I just rang curvysounds to let them know the website was down. Had an amazing chat with his wife who basically grew up in the very close to where I did in south London.

Depends what sound you want. I have a 78 pulser 400. I have dr strings, roto 66 and d’addario nickel. Wanted to go for a finger style 70-80’s funk sound. haven’t decided which string I like best yet🙈 lol

Wow beautiful. Vintage Yamahas are super rare to find in uk stores. what store did you pick it up from? I’ve a Yamaha pulser 400 from 78 they are great examples of craftsmanship.

LOOOOL whats interesting is he said the voodoo bass had la bellas. I thought he always used thomastik infeld flats! Either way his a legend. him talking about playing light made me pick up my bass. Turned up the amp a tad and I was surprised I’ve not noticed how sweet the tone is. I normally go funk finger style all the time.

Watched this earlier today. Pino and paul Jackson are my fav bass players. i enjoyed the convo. The soulquarian era (adding Roy Hargrove, Jill scott and pino) shaped my ear as a teen. They all worked on each others albums as they was in the same studios. It took me years later to realise all of them and how much J dilla was apart of the era.

Sorry prob didn’t word it right. The 400 and 600 are the same. I’ll reach out to Brian. Thought I Would ask if anyone here had one hanging around to spare me the hassle lol. Cheer for the heads up on Brian.

Hey guys. I’ve a question regarding my vintage Yamaha. Not a BB but I figured this is probably the best place to ask. I have a 78 Yamaha pulser 400. One of the pickup screws when I got it was stripped. The pickup height was fine but wanted to be able to adjust if needed. took bass to local luthier to upgrade the electrics to cts. I told him about the screw and ask if he could get it out. I didn’t realise that the screws used in original bass is near impossible to find. He put in a standard vintage screw but it’s to high. My question is, is there any pulser players who has any spares? I’ve also a pulser 600 on the way and need a pickguard for it also as pulsers are a slightly different shape to normal ones. cheers

Cream it is then.

He is Amazing. That is the sound in my head of how I play. In reality, is another thing looool

the Instagram video is very informative. I forgot how much i love the sound of these strings. I actually may pickup a set. They sound like a worn in pair of rounds but more thumpy.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsEb9MttEEk/

I’ll post some demos of Mitch when I get on my laptop in a bit

lol when I came here and wanted to find info on Japanese basses I noticed you always chipped in. from a distance you have helped loads. Especially regarding changing the electronics.

I’ve not played them but like you the sound articulate and thumpy. Mitch Friedman who works for la Bella and also who these was made for gives AMAZING demos of them. on talk bass people really like them. They say they don’t seem extremely high tension.

This is really nice. My vibe as well