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With for sure!

[quote name='Mikey R' post='1199666' date='Apr 14 2011, 05:43 PM']you could try bypassing the tone pot altogether[/quote] Just like steve Harris! DiMarzio are great for overdrive etc too!

Oh also a a two manuals one about the bridge and one just about bass care etc

My BTB came with A truss rod adjustment allen key, and an Allen key for adjusting the bridge saddles Also with a plastic plate to show what the controls do, and a padded ibanez soft case That was a BTB676

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1196405' date='Apr 12 2011, 12:10 AM']For that price I wouldn't want anything to of come loose! And with 2 Yammy reps and Billy Sheehan stood next to it I would of been firing someone if had been in charge.[/quote] Agreed!! After a quick chat with Alex at Yamaha Customer service, i was told its the same one that Billy played when they finalised the design, the same one from last year and that has been used at every trade show and that its likely no one has given it a full look over since a few months ago! Seems like the kind of thing you might want to look after... your new £2.5K Signature model with the man right there!

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1196382' date='Apr 11 2011, 11:38 PM']I'm glad someone else tried that Attitude Andy, I know what you mean and 5 mins with a few tools would of sorted it out but my 2002 Ray has had some use over 9 years with just one jack socket getting a bit noisy that has been sorted with some servisol so I'm still not impressed, How much are they?[/quote] If its the Yamaha Attitude LTD III then its approx. £2400-£2500 "Hand crafted, ARE and IRE technology, Spline joint with re-worked neck joint" on top of what the Attitude LTD II is all about!r

In the Prog Magazine issue about Mike Portnoy leaving, they had John Petruccis name down as Mike Petrucci!

[quote name='Machines' post='1196033' date='Apr 11 2011, 06:16 PM']Sheehan there on Sunday right ? I was there Saturday. And do you mean this one ? [/quote] [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='1196137' date='Apr 11 2011, 07:55 PM'] It's just as well that Mr DiMarzio saved me from all that Piano-making, trombone-blowin', outboard motoring, lawn-mowin' "blandness" [i]This[/i] Attitude has no build quality flaws, let me assure you. Only issue it has is that sound engineers keep assuming it's active and ask me to turn the bottom end down... How it pains me to explain that I can't! Bland paint job, too.[/quote] I'm in love with both of these! The Attitude 3 looks gorgeous, though i miss Lava Red and Sea foam green! (That purple is amazing though!) Also i know man! The output is pretty high second highest i've ever used on a passive bass!The highest being the DiMarzio split P! Cannot rate them high enough! Amazing pickups!

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1195412' date='Apr 11 2011, 09:17 AM']Usually bundled Cubase is Cubase LE. A stripped down, simple version (not even sure if it supports VSTis) but it's fins for a notepad & getting some simple recording done on. Have you thought about using Reaper for your work-ish things?[/quote] Unfortunately at the workish place its all Cubase! Gives us greif everytime we use but hey ho! Cheers btw!

Dimarzio All the way!

Just out of interest, does the Zoom come with Cubase on a disk? Haha I know its off topic but i'm curious, as i may get the Zoom B2.1 to have amp modelling AND cubase (kill two birds with one stone as it were) I need to use cubase for work-ish things, even though it can be pretty rubbish!

[quote name='Machines' post='1194786' date='Apr 10 2011, 05:16 PM']I have an RBX775 and have previously had a BB614. They do make very good instruments, the playability and sound is there, but what I struggle to find in them is a little soul. All of their instruments have codenumbers instead of names, this for me can make them a little sterile in character. Of course there's plenty of other manufacturers doing the same thing, but I think Yamaha could do with giving their instruments some more inspiring names to help with the image. It's the same with a lot of Japanese sports bikes/cars... GT-R, 370Z, MX-5, YZF, CBR, GSR etc... all soulless.[/quote] Ibanez bite the biscuit for that one! EWB20SMFE Acoustic, fretless spalted maple in other words! I do prefer that to the "'ole bettsy!" Series And that does seem a very poor show about the showroom Attitude! especially as i'm told mr sheehan was standing by!? Did anyone confront them about it?

Well i encourage you all to try Yamaha again! All my expericences have been semi-recently, as in, in the last few years (2/3) and i've only heard good things about Yamaha and thei service, so maybe they decided to clean things up? Glad your Happy with your Sandberg though! Bet it sounds a killer through the 2001

[quote name='DaveB' post='1194572' date='Apr 10 2011, 01:37 PM']The repair department when it got sent back from a local music shop, they gave me such bull sh*t excuses and fobbed me off.[/quote] What did they say? Thats a fair reason! I was on the phone with the repair guys just to talk about some older models and how they delt with repairs! Maybe i was just lucky, who knows! And yeah Thom, i get the opposite if you know what i mean? Minus the flattish tone of the Ibanez's i get blown away by Yamahas and the most expensive Srs but that unimpressed feel with Fenders! So as always, its another horses for courses situation! We've got the same taste in Amps and Warwicks though

Look around second hand on here! £500 to £600 can get you alot of amp for your money!

There are 2 Yamaha BB414s on sale here i think! And a BB415, Also Imuso.com have some still instock,

[quote name='DaveB' post='1194487' date='Apr 10 2011, 12:19 PM']Any more bland than another Fender P-bass??? I think it comes down to experience. When I went out to buy a 5 string I settled on an RBX375 as all the other (new) basses I tried up up around my £600 budget didn't feel or sound as nice, nice looking instrument as well. That was 18 months ago and it has just broken for the 4th time. It was a good instrument when it worked but this has put me off Yamaha now. I know the more expensive gear will be better quality but my first bass was a £120 squire p-bass and that still works fine 12 years later. A £320 Yamaha breaks four times in 18 months along crap customer service stops me being a Yamaha customer again. The Billy Sheehan signature has always appealed to get at some point but I don't think so now. When i've got some spart cash one day I'll rip all the electronics out and start again on this bass. On the save for a decent 5 string now, looking at Warwick Infinity or a Roscoe as this has put me off cheap gear completely.[/quote] Who were you dealing with? I've always found Yamaha customer service amazing! And all my Yamaha stuff has seemed bomb proof And that sounds Horrible about that Attitude at the show! What was wrong with it? Mine is solid as a rock, though the neck is MASSIVE, same as the Fender Steve Harris, but with custom "width" along the neck

Billy Sheehan? Yamaha have him on board! I LOVE Yamaha basses, never played a bad one, and i feel they have buckets of character in the way they play and sound, where as fenders (minus a few!) sound and feel a little bland to me personally BUT i see why so many people swear by Fender! They are still great and the Mainstay of the guitar/bass world. The TRB5 II and TRB6 II are the greatest basses i've ever felt, i wasn't hugely keen on the tone but my tone is funny and naff anyway but they felt like they were worth every penny on the price tag! The RBX range are awesome, look awesome (to me!) and sound awesome! (to me!) But discontinuing the 774 and 775 was a poor decision, that was when John Myung started playing the Bongo, and then they lost a few other artists, Troy Sanders from Mastodon the only one that i can remember off the top of my head. The 775/775 looked even better and played and sounded even better! The TRBs are fantastic and i'm currently saving for a TRB1006, also played a few of the BB2000 and BB3000 re-issues, along side the BB414s and BB424 they have all had the feel of quality. And i rate the RBX170 and 270J as some of the best Started intruments/Budget instruments on the market! They are having trouble breaking into the Guitar/Bass world properly, and i see the same thing in the orchestral world! Yamaha is a name no one discredits, but no one goes "Oh wow! You play a Yamaha!" Though (much like Ibanez) are willing to do and try anything which really helps them grow as a company, i would go on a Trombone based example rant but i'll resist

Marti Pellow was great in the Jeykll and Hyde musical! Great band!

I think that the Fender Mex Ps are a little overpriced BUT I haven't played a 2010 or a 2011 so i'll reserve judgement till then! Some places selling them for £500 and £550! Anyone else remember when they were £350? Plus i'm a Yamaha Fan boy