stingrayfan Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Since buying a Yamaha BB614, I've never got on with it. Just didn't sound or feel right to play. Great looking bass and superbly made but it didn't click for me. Then the other day, I gave it a DIY set up. Lowered the pickups, raised the action ever so slightly and tweaked the active EQ, boosting bass and treble but leaving the mid in its central notch. Now it's like a different bass. Feels great to play and sounds good too. And I was thinking of selling it. Moral of the story I guess - don't be too hasty flogging off your gear! [attachment=670:bb614.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 This is spot on. Also I would suggest something as simple as changing the strings can make a massive difference. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blamelouis Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 I hear you brother !!! I have a warwick streamer 1988 i was gonna get rid of last year, lowered the action a bit a couple of weeks ago and now it's like a new bass. It has every sound i'd want and i feel a much better slap sound than the thumb bass !!! Also i had changed from trace elliot ah350 to a markbass head and it just changed the sound of the bass, so musical sounding !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhuk Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 I tightened the truss rod and adjusted the saddle postions on mine last week and it's 10 times better to play Just need some new strings now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Just recently done the same with my Trace preamp. it went into the cupboard with a view to selling it.. now I can't wait to gig it up loud! It sounds great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 When I first got my BB614 it was much the same - however I gave it a setup immediately and it was superb. Perhaps Yamaha don't do the instrument justice in the factory setup ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 [quote name='Machines' post='17331' date='Jun 14 2007, 07:24 AM']When I first got my BB614 it was much the same - however I gave it a setup immediately and it was superb. Perhaps Yamaha don't do the instrument justice in the factory setup ?[/quote] And I gigged mine last night for the first time and it was great. Not as much bite as my Stingray but much more range. Did a great grindy Precision/Rickenbacker sound on the bigger songs too. Will use it again! Set the inbuilt EQ to: Bass +80, Mid 0%, Treble +100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Agreed - but the BB614 is going for a difference sound really. My BB was great - just got superceded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 (edited) this isn't about a bass (as such) but my dad wanted a new hifi because our old one (to be fair it was made in like 1970s) only worked in one speaker. So i thought to myself "ok well it's long past it's warranty now, may aswell try to fix it. Opened it up, looked inside and hey presto 2 fuses. Swapped them round and it worked in the other speaker. Went to the local euronics centre, got a 50p fuse and it worked! Not bad considering he was gonna scrap the whole thing and get a whole new one. So remember kids (well ok im probably the youngest one here, aren't i?) always check the fuse before you go and get a new thing, and not just the one in the plug, either! Edited June 15, 2007 by EdwardHimself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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