AndyTravis Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, andy67 said: I’m not on Facebook anymore but there are quite a few members from England on the Attitude page who may be in your vicinity and could possibly assist with this. Be worth a look 👀 It’d be dangerous, I know @leemarseillebass has 2. And I daren’t go to his gaff and he’s only up the road. He’s a good looking fella too, so the AT2 might not be the only charm I can’t resist. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 36 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: It’d be dangerous, I know @leemarseillebass has 2. And I daren’t go to his gaff and he’s only up the road. He’s a good looking fella too, so the AT2 might not be the only charm I can’t resist. No accounting for taste mate 👍😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, andy67 said: No accounting for taste mate 👍😍 He’s quite handsy…aggressively so. And I’m easily lead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkesy Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Another one for the stable 😍 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkesy Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Really enjoying the new BB734A. I love the fact you can run it passive or active (something my BB604 & BB605 can't do). The build quality and attention to detail is superb. Has anyone used flatwound strings on this bass or a similar model? And would you recommend it? Thanks 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joostone Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) Check out this one! It''s being sold overhere in the Netherlands... Yamaha BB5000A 90's Metallic purple Edited June 23, 2021 by joostone 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, joostone said: Check out this one! It''s being sold overhere in the Netherlands... Yamaha BB5000A 90's Metallic purple @Al Krow @lee650 - it’s time…GO! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 24 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: @Al Krow @lee650 - it’s time…GO! That is really lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, AndyTravis said: @Al Krow @lee650 - it’s time…GO! You're not the first person to say that, Andy. Not sure exactly what it is: perhaps a casual remark about how great compressors are on my part, or the fact that Lee is on the 923rd version of his pedal board and still hasn't quite found what he's looking for... 😄 Edited June 23, 2021 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 2 hours ago, joostone said: Check out this one! It''s being sold overhere in the Netherlands... Yamaha BB5000A 90's Metallic purple It's on reverb too, speaking of which did anyone spot this sacrilege? https://reverb.com/item/40657110-1985-yamaha-japan-bb-5000-5-string-neckthrough-broad-bass-w-emg-s-black?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=40657110 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javi_bassist Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Has any of you installed strap locks in the new Yamahas? I used to have Dunlop Straplocks in all of my basses, but I couldn't find a good screw that fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Jinman Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114863380905 Not an Ibanez you see very often... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, Richard Jinman said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114863380905 Not an Ibanez you see very often... That’s a nice bass, if it wasn’t for the splits in the body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 14 hours ago, Folkesy said: Has anyone used flatwound strings on this bass or a similar model? And would you recommend it? Thanks 👍 I had Dunlop flats on a 735A and La Bella DTF on a 434. The La Bellas are THE old-school tone, whereas the Dunlops are more versatile, so depends a bit on what repertoire you're playing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Jinman Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 45 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: That’s a nice bass, if it wasn’t for the splits in the body I thought the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I’ve got labella LTF’s on my 1024, they are superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJaxon Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 15 hours ago, Folkesy said: Really enjoying the new BB734A. I love the fact you can run it passive or active (something my BB604 & BB605 can't do). The build quality and attention to detail is superb. Has anyone used flatwound strings on this bass or a similar model? And would you recommend it? Thanks 👍 Yes I had Chromes on my 735A for a while. Whilst they sounded like normal thumping flats I felt a bit frustrated that I could not get that special BB tone out of them so I went back to nickel rounds. The Chromes are more at home on the P bass! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, ChrisJaxon said: The Chromes are more at home on the P bass! I've got Chromes on my TRBX604 which I think has the same preamp as the BB73xA. They sound great with the neck pickup on passive, but when on active, the slightly husky quality of the strings natural sound really fights against the focus that the EQ is trying to give. With more old fashioned flats I imagine the problem would be even worse. I got them to counteract the TRBX's lightweight sound. Buying a BB solved that problem a different way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 18 hours ago, Kiwi said: It's on reverb too, speaking of which did anyone spot this sacrilege? https://reverb.com/item/40657110-1985-yamaha-japan-bb-5000-5-string-neckthrough-broad-bass-w-emg-s-black?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=40657110 I like how it says in the advert "Frets have been sanded to a "fretless wonder" style so it plays with a nice low action." In other words gubbed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkesy Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 @Ricky Rioli @ChrisJaxon thanks for the reply. I know what you mean with the BB growl that you get from the nickel rounds. I do like that sound but I find the nickel strings it came with sound a little dull in tone. I might have to give some chrome's a try. I have stainless steel rounds on my BB604 and 605 which I love but I do like the idea of a classic sound with the P pickup (this is my only non jazz configuration). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 While the edges of my 424's fretboard aren't rolled, they do have a pair of well judged bevels doing a useful impersonation. Will those have been done in the factory, or is that something that will have been done by the previous owner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattiZ Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 17 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said: While the edges of my 424's fretboard aren't rolled, they do have a pair of well judged bevels doing a useful impersonation. Will those have been done in the factory, or is that something that will have been done by the previous owner? I’d say it is factory setup. Both my BB235 and 735A have bevelled fb edges, both were bought new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 38 minutes ago, MattiZ said: I’d say it is factory setup. Both my BB235 and 735A have bevelled fb edges, both were bought new. Yet another demonstration (if we needed one!) that Yamaha don't cut corners with their BBs by the very fact that, as here, they sometimes do! Lots of lovely touches on their basses, particularly their more recent and mid range models, eg laminate necks, body-through stringing, spline jointed or even layered wood bodies in the latest series. And over-arching it all, that iconic PJ sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 There’s a BB414 on gumtree , it’s a bit pricey and it’s got 3 knobs, my one had 2 and the pickup switch , is it a different model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claustra Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Just seen this : (it may have been posted somewhere already, though) "An exhibition & auction from Hooky’s personal archive featuring historic equipment, awards, guitars, rare vinyl, test pressings, tapes & CD’s, unique artwork & more. Peter Hook is to hold his second exhibition / auction, this time of his substantial collection of New Order artefacts & memorabilia in October 2021." https://www.facebook.com/events/317389130091255/ There might be some BB1200s up or grabs, but definitely some interesting stuff : https://www.omegaauctions.shop/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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