bassfan Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 8 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Speaking of cool dark...the black sheep of the Krow Yammy family has arrived Lovely. 👍🏻👍🏻 Let me know when that nasty looking shiny white one needs a good home. 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookys6stringbass Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 A few of mine sunning themselves... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 hour ago, CameronJ said: The most handsome of the flock if you ask me! I think that as well. As much as i love white basses i was really impressed by the Matt black when i tried one of these. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Just a quick note as ive been celebrating my ascension to a half Trav by putting another guitar hanger on my bedroom wall! My arrival of a beautiful tobacco burst BB424 has promoted a further purchase of some Ernie ball cobalt flats (DR high beams on the 1025x) and yes, I started with Yamaha 21 years ago with a BBN5 then a BBNE1 (in aqua why did I sell it) and spent the interim with every posh make under the sun (11 years with warwick) and this year rediscovered how fantastic these basses are from my long time buddy "Trav" so yes "I'll never buy a fender again" there I said it 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 5 hours ago, lee650 said: "I'll never buy a fender again" there I said it Never? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) I'm surrounded by Fender guys and it is like an illness 😛 They don't realise a better tone ... had severall Precisions... not one lastet long. On the other hand...maybe I am the sick person 😛 Edited March 20, 2019 by gobasserk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 hour ago, gobasserk said: I'm surrounded by Fender guys and it is like an illness 😛 They don't realise a better tone ... had severall Precisions... not one lastet long. On the other hand...maybe I am the sick person 😛 I have to admit that once I started gigging with my 1970's MIJ P-bass, I was spouting off about, 'It's all I'll ever need.' I'd still stand by that statement. For the unit that I play with and the type of material we play, a decent P-bass does the job admirably. Recently however, I spotted a BB425, at what I thought, was a bargain price on eBay. An opportunity to make a few quid, was my intention. I'd had BB414's, BB424's, BB415's and even a BB1024 in the past so knew how these instruments sounded and played yet, once I got it home, I fell in love with it. I've ordered some DR Fat Beams for it and plan to gig with it for the foreseeable future. It doesn't have the mid punch of the P-bass, with the standard pickups, but does have a greater depth of tone and is warmer sounding, in my opinion. I shall probably still take the P-bass for the Clash and Stranglers numbers in the set, but will probably play the Yamaha for the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I think that was the reason Yamaha puts in the normal sized pus in the new models. If you want you can replace them with whatever pu you want, switch to the P-only and play a Precision... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 @MoJo the BB425 is a ridiculously good bass for the money. Not surprised you've fallen in love with it. It's the first bass I had seller's regret over and I ended up replacing it. My current BB425 was, and is, actually the first black sheep in the Krow household, but is currently out on loan to a fellow BCer, so I couldn't include it in yesterday's family shot! 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Btw is a full Trav complement of Yammy basses (ie 4) a 'Travesty'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Al Krow said: Btw is a full Trav complement of Yammy basses (ie 4) a 'Travesty'? A travelogue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 26 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: A travelogue? Travelodge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Travelodge? Travel Tavern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 15 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Travel Tavern In other words a "Trav Tav". Sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 My BB1000MA back then in it's gold periode 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Apologies for the dumb question, but what does "MA" stand for? I'm guessing it's not Master of Arts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Michael Anthony...(very) late of Van Halen (amongst others), lonnnngtime BB player... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 8 hours ago, gobasserk said: My BB1000MA back then in it's gold periode 🙂 That is one handsome bass! Black and gold were made for each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) 23 hours ago, Al Krow said: The weights of these three are closer than I'd been expecting: BBNE2 10.1 lbs, BB735A 9.7 lbs, BB1025 9.9 lbs Edited March 20, 2019 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, Al Krow said: That is one handsome bass! Black and gold were made for each other. Well, I did some changes to that bass...one of my personel fav. is not liked by many.....! 😛 Edited March 21, 2019 by gobasserk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) Last night I took my Nate Mendel P bass fitted with one of John`s wiring kits and a Tonerider pickup along with my BB 1024 down to the studio. For the first hour I used the P bass, nice sound through the Hartke rig. I then plugged in the BB and the difference was immediate: a good bit louder and aggressive, I had to turn the volume on the amp down a notch or two. Totally different sound form the P bass and a joy to be able to crank the olde girl up for a change. Edited March 21, 2019 by jezzaboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Did you record anything in the studio? The sound difference will not get the producers like ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianP Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I've had my black 1025x for almost two weeks now and have been playing it almost exclusively. It really doesn't have a bad sound in it and every turn of the volume or tone knob, or movement of the pickup selector, produces something discernably different. But there is something I've just noticed which hadn't struck me before. I can't get the frets to buzz. Not anywhere. I can play any string, any fret almost anywhere between the frets without any discernible buzz. If I concentrate, and press very lightly on the string just in front of the preceding fret, I can generate a small amount of buzz. But I have to really try for it. In normal use, it seems completely free. I don't know if it's the setup of this particular bass, or the inherent qualities of the material and construction, but this bass amazes me more and more every time I play it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, AdrianP said: I've had my black 1025x for almost two weeks now and have been playing it almost exclusively. It really doesn't have a bad sound in it and every turn of the volume or tone knob, or movement of the pickup selector, produces something discernably different. But there is something I've just noticed which hadn't struck me before. I can't get the frets to buzz. Not anywhere. I can play any string, any fret almost anywhere between the frets without any discernible buzz. If I concentrate, and press very lightly on the string just in front of the preceding fret, I can generate a small amount of buzz. But I have to really try for it. In normal use, it seems completely free. I don't know if it's the setup of this particular bass, or the inherent qualities of the material and construction, but this bass amazes me more and more every time I play it. Sadly it won't be the inherent magical properties of the bass, as good as they are, but rather how it's been set up: if you lower the string heights sufficiently by lowering the string saddles at the bridge, you'll be perfectly capable of getting string buzz. Unless of course your neck is super-bowed (I prefer mine only slightly bowed). Glad you're loving your new BB though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Sadly it won't be the inherent magical properties of the bass... Heresy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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