Do you still get YAMAHA BB414X Basses?

[bkman42]

I have been looking for onr for ages now in Vintage white but i have the feeling they may be out of production now ;-(
Any one have one? and what do you think of the neck? Is it Jazz bass like?. Wish i got hold of one of few years back.

[allighatt0r]

It's not quite a BB414x, but there are a few Yamaha BB's in the for sale section on here:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=129217"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=129217[/url]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=145861"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=145861[/url]

[bkman42]

I think the BB424X Is the way to go :-) Wish it had the painted headstock but aww well.

[watchman]

I've been gigging a white 414 to death for five years or so now. I think the 'x' just has a pickguard added. I'd say the neck was more Jazz than Precision, but then again Jazzes can vary. I just compared it to my P-bass special, late '90's Mexi, which has a Jazz neck. Near identical. So the answer to your question is yes. Very loud, and rather heavy, in the case of mine. But I love it.

As to current availability and colours, I have generally found the Yamaha UK website to be decently up to date and a good indicator.