James LoMenzo's new Yammy!

[Bassmurf]

Oooh! Have just been watching JLo over on BassPlayerTV and he's using his new custom Yamaha BB bass. Me likes!

[Doctor J]

I thought he was a Warwick man through and through? Ah well, I guess if you throw enough money at people they'll play anything... not that the Yamaha is bad, just a BB is a long way away from his Warwicks.

[Clarky]

He played a Fender Marcus Miller Jazz on the Megadeth tour last year

[SJA]

interesting- it looks a lot like the Fender precision deluxe Dave Ellefson used! (pickguard, maple board)
but with 2 P pickups like the Warwick Buzzard.

[Machines]

Linkage ?!

[Bassmurf]

Whoops! Link follows...


[url="http://bassplayer.tv/index.html?req=1&station=bplomenzo&video=bptv/artists/bptv_g08_lomenzo2sound"]http://bassplayer.tv/index.html?req=1&...8_lomenzo2sound[/url]

[budget bassist]

I don't usually like yamaha BB series basses (though having tried one some time ago they do sound very nice, ugly as f*** though), but that thing looks HOT! I want it!!!

[Clarky]

[quote name='budget bassist' post='275813' date='Sep 2 2008, 09:44 PM']I don't usually like yamaha BB series basses (though having tried one some time ago they do sound very nice, ugly as f*** though), but that thing looks HOT! I want it!!![/quote]
+1 If they put that into production it would sell like hot cakes, it looks so RAWKKKKKK!

[7string]

Looks a lot better than the new Yamaha Billy Sheehan BB bass. Making the body a little smaller all the way around makes all the difference !!

Edited September 2, 2008 by 7string

[Mcgiver69]

Basically it's Billy Sheehan with an extr P pickup close to the bridge. Sounds very well though

[budget bassist]

Looks nice too, i'm liking the extra chrome bits and pickguard, that's a yummy yammy

[sk8]

i saw that article in Bass Player with a very small shot of the bass. Thought it looked interesting

[Bassmurf]

A mate of mine had one in the early '90's, nice sound but I agree the body kinda put me off so if this one becomes available I will definitely be interested!

[johnnylager]

Where's his beard gone?

EDIT: I want one. Bass that is, not beard. Geddy Lee with Wizard 84's & a D-tuner anyone?

Edited September 3, 2008 by johnnylager

[cetera]

Mmmm.... looks interesting, any news on when/how much this will be?

[sk8]

[quote name='Mcgiver69' post='275975' date='Sep 3 2008, 01:41 AM']Basically it's Billy Sheehan with an extr P pickup close to the bridge. Sounds very well though[/quote]
thats what i thought

[TheDarkReaver]

That is a nice looking Yamaha, I wonder if they'll ever release something similar as a sig model.

[Bassmurf]

Right chaps, this is what Yamaha had to say....

"We do not have any current plans for a specific James LoMenzo signature model; however we are releasing a new BB414 which will be available late this year.

This bass features a scratchplate and a design very similar to James' bass.

For the more professional bass player, we will be releasing a new "Super BB" bass next year and although this may not come in the same colour as James' custom BB, the design and look of the bass is almost indentical."

Alex Wesley
Yamaha Guitars

[Rayman]

As a former user/collector of 70s/80s Yamaha BBs, I have to say I'm not keen on James' bass aesthetically, it's too cluttered on the front, one too many P bass pups IMO. They're superb basses, BBs, both the old ones and the newer re-issued ones. I still miss my old BB3000S a lot.

Edited September 5, 2008 by Rayman

[JoeS]

If the "Super BB" comes in the same colour as the Billy Sheehan model, with the same shape, layout and bound maple fingerboard as LoMenzo's, I know where this year's student loan is going...

[SJA]

[url="http://uk.yamaha.com/en/news_events/artists/2008/lomenzo/"]http://uk.yamaha.com/en/news_events/artists/2008/lomenzo/[/url]

[noelk27]

[quote name='Rayman' post='277646' date='Sep 5 2008, 09:28 AM']As a former user/collector of 70s/80s Yamaha BBs, I have to say I'm not keen on James' bass aesthetically, it's too cluttered on the front, one too many P bass pups IMO. They're superb basses, BBs, both the old ones and the newer re-issued ones. I still miss my old BB3000S a lot.[/quote]

Totally agree. After owning a BB1100S, BB3000AF and BB5000A I'll be interested to see how this new variant compares.