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The bass was not expensive and the seller was quiet irritated that I did not aks for a better price. Just bought it for his price on ebay. 😛

My first Yamaha was a BB300 too! 1986 ? Black. Still got some live pics somewhere..

Well, the new member of my BB family has arrived today. It's red is even more beautiful than from the pics. I thing gold hardware will fit very well.... Super low action ! NICE! Edit: Even the pickup rings of the 1000MA should fit... Put a ring on a 300 before, looks killer!

For the red 300 I am thinking of gold hardware. Bridge and tuners and a set of hot pick ups. Maybe even some pick up rings in gold.

But I also have to say that the concept of a 5 string (for me) is so much different that I would not care for reversed or not on a 5 string !

Because I was never interested in passive 5 stringers I have to admit I don't know if there have been such basses from the BB series. Never saw a 5000 reversed?

Beeing away a bit from the BB front I just could not resist buying a very cool dark red BB300 with reversed pickups (as my beloves 1000MA's) The bass will arrive next week. I have plans to upgrade it to look even better... 🙂

So I got a first price for a metalic red finish on one of my BB1000MA's. Will try to get some "cheaper" ones but I think the plan is up... 🙂 I will change the hardware to gold to make it perfect OK, Corona will dealy the plan...but after the lockdown I'm ready to go!

Well...the situation does just not make sense right now... bands fall appart, no gigs...

Actually, I am more into the "new finish" option... I do have two superb 1000MA's and they do exactly what I want. Of course the BBPH would be wonderfull to have! 🙂 But 1000 bucks for another BB... man, I work hard for my basses...

Just was thinking about what I could do next .... 👩‍⚖️ Option 1 : buying the new BBPH 999,- Option 2: a new finish for one of my BB1000MA'S 600;- ??? (metallic cherry red) Option 3: buying a 434m and upgrading it 500,- plus ...300,- ?

Well I think it is not really difficult to recreate the sound without a BBPH bass. But the 1000MA has the same revearsed p-pickup ..which I like better than the normal way. A key reason for me to love the MA-BBs for so many years. I had several BB's but after Ii got used to the tone of the MA pickups the normal position is too boomy, to bassy for me.

If the 734A would come in a cool finish....

Yes that's what I meant .. 😉

How do I embed a youtube video so that you can see it as above? I only can do links 😜

And I was wandering if the PH BB was only a BB734 without the bridge pick up...but I heard PH saying that the neck was exactly the measures of his 1200s... Can anybody tell if the necks are different?

I recently bought a used cheapo Telecaster copy and refinished it completely, added new tuners and a Quarter Pounder....man, what a bass !

You got both?

I'm still waiting for a maple neck BB with full inlays etc....

I will def. check it out when it arrives in the shop. I like the idea of a high quality BB with a nice finish- the normal BB series finishes are soooooo boring !!! :-(

Well...to do some Hook-lines you need fx 🙂 But I know what you mean !

How do you like the track?

Al, nice to meet you again ! 🙂 I think with red basses ...it has to be a special red, I would like some metallic... but the PH looks nice !!! 🙂 AND : The pick ups are lik the MA's... revearsed ! 🥰 Came home from work, saw your post and did some quick tunes on my new Zoom R8 with my BB1000MA 🙂 So nothing fancy, not arranged very well, just jamming !! So here we go...BB1000MA Hook style (fingerstyle) 🙂 (well there is a good portion of Tony Butler in too!! ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKjNsJsFVNQ&feature=youtu.be

After playing some other bass than my BB's over the last year I think I might buy another red one again. It could tear me apart...

PB 50 back in black! I put in a Quarter Pounder but I don't know yet if stays.