gobasserk Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) What I love about this BBs is (besides more important sonic reasons) the outstanding building quality including of course the optics / the finish of even the cheaper models. This bass (and every 414 I played) sounds so good. Infact, I like the 414 better than the 424s. The slightly more massive new bridge is a nice tonal upgrade. The tuners are a bit heavier than the smaller Yamaha tuners but it's really no big deal. I just love that open, bell ringing tone of BBs. Combined with the growl of the "normal" P it delievers even a little more bottom end than the BB1000MA. Edited January 7, 2020 by gobasserk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) This video compares the 42* series to the 43* series, at leat tone wise. I'm sure this must have been posted last year, but if not.... https://youtu.be/KPiAOdGQeeY EDIT: Although i think he has the listing for the first bass wrong, as its not a 435 Edited January 8, 2020 by dave_bass5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 39 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: This video compares the 42* series to the 43* series, at leat tone wise. I'm sure this must have been posted last year, but if not.... https://youtu.be/KPiAOdGQeeY EDIT: Although i think he has the listing for the first bass wrong, as its not a 435 Love this video, great playing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, TRBboy said: Love this video, great playing! Yeah, he has a nice clean style. I do prefer the tone of the 42* basses over the 43* in that video, but as i dont play like that its not really much help. Edited January 8, 2020 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Quick question. Are the pups in the 425 the same as those in the 1025? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: Quick question. Are the pups in the 425 the same as those in the 1025? Nope. I would describe the 1025 as being both more 'civilised' and with additional harmonic richness. I found the 1025 to be very close tonally to the P35 pups. So if you compare your 425 to your P34, Dave, you'll have a pretty good idea of the difference between the 425 pups to the 1025 pups. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 No. Biggest visual difference is the P pickup on the 1024/1025/2024/2025 has blades instead of pole pieces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Well, that didn't last long... and it was tonier, too... 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Al Krow said: Nope. I would describe the 1025 as being both more 'civilised' and with additional harmonic richness. I found the 1025 to be very close tonally to the P35 pups. So if you compare your 425 to your P34, Dave, you'll have a pretty good idea of the difference between the 425 pups to the 1025 pups. 1 hour ago, dannybuoy said: No. Biggest visual difference is the P pickup on the 1024/1025/2024/2025 has blades instead of pole pieces. Ah yes, I should have looked first lol. Cheers both. So the 1024/5 is more refined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREA Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 So friday was NBD and my BB435 arrived finally. Man what a fine bass this is. The previous owner installed a balance poti instead of Vol/Vol/Tone, wich i like. It sees to be a kind of "stacked" balance Poti. I can't hear any loss og highs in the middle position. He installed a bit more solid string retainer too. What blows me out of the water are the new pickups. I love them. Round, fat a lots of ooomph. Ther's a fresh set of dr low rider on it, what makes it perfect. Love this Bass. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Looks classy that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREA Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I'd like to see that with a cream pearl, or tortoise pickguard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 18 minutes ago, AREA said: I'd like to see that with a cream pearl, or tortoise pickguard... Think @TimAl has a template Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 18 minutes ago, AREA said: I'd like to see that with a cream pearl, or tortoise pickguard... Think @TimAl has a template Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baceface Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 1 hour ago, AREA said: I'd like to see that with a cream pearl, or tortoise pickguard... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 (edited) I think I prefer it as it currently is, although a variation of that cream could work well too! Edited January 12, 2020 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whamni Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Always thought a tortoise guard on my 734 would be nice 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 The tort, for me, seems to work better with the indigo blue rather then brown burst, but I can't really talk given the complete absence of a PG on either of my Yammys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Well...new cab day...still orange bb 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 20 hours ago, AREA said: So friday was NBD and my BB435 arrived finally. Man what a fine bass this is. The previous owner installed a balance poti instead of Vol/Vol/Tone, wich i like. It sees to be a kind of "stacked" balance Poti. I can't hear any loss og highs in the middle position. He installed a bit more solid string retainer too. What blows me out of the water are the new pickups. I love them. Round, fat a lots of ooomph. Ther's a fresh set of dr low rider on it, what makes it perfect. Love this Bass. Nice looking bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Another find in an old drawer.. bought it back then because in my eyes this is clearly a Yamaha BB keychain ?!! OK, it's a lefty... 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whamni Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Found these two videos on Youtube today, interesting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) Yeah, the guy done these to post in the Talkbass Yamaha thread earlier. Quite Informative. . Edited January 13, 2020 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Don't know if anyone knows the answer to this, but other than the finishes, was there any actual difference between the BBN5 and BB405? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREA Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 On 15/01/2020 at 00:00, TRBboy said: Don't know if anyone knows the answer to this, but other than the finishes, was there any actual difference between the BBN5 and BB405? I think the BB405 has a slightly other Body Shaping... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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