soulstar89 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 19 minutes ago, Cairobill said: Yes, a broad palette but no compromise in the sounds. Very top tier bass. The neck is also important I think. Just chunky enough but still very fast. I’m tempted to conclude that the BB2000 construction plays a big part in the quality of the tone. You can hear the sound of the thing unamplified and feel it in your fingers. Solid! I have a 78 Yamaha pulser 400 which is a lawsuit copy of a late fender p bass with 40mm nut (mine is 39) and a deep chunky neck. Funny thing is it doesn’t feel like a baseball bat. It just feels right. Playing fast isn’t not an issue at all. The fender 60’s neck profile doesn’t agree with my tendons in my forearm after I broke my wrist. Definitely understand you on construction. Japans craftsmanship has always be so refined. Your mass has a neck through with ebony fretboard so it plays a big part. You seemed to have found a keeper. Delete all your saved searches on basses you are after and enjoy the beauty lol. oh how would you describe the jazz pickup? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 39 minutes ago, soulstar89 said: Definitely understand you on construction. Japans craftsmanship has always be so refined. Your mass has a neck through with ebony fretboard so it plays a big part. You seemed to have found a keeper. Delete all your saved searches on basses you are after and enjoy the beauty lol. oh how would you describe the jazz pickup? They are so well made. Very hard to build at that level nowadays without attaching a 5K price tag I think. bridge pickup is full sounding compared to a Fender. Sounds great 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misdee Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) I have owned a wide array of supposedly top quality basses over the years and Japanese-made Yamaha's are up there with the absolute best. The construction quality is as good as it gets and the designs are really clever. And it's always been that way. More than 40 years ago Yamaha solved the issue of the inherent imbalance between the P and J pickups. Not many other bass builders have managed the same trick even now. The BB2000 is an intrinsically lively sounding bass, but in a good way, I hasten to add. If I were to analyse it I would say that compared to a traditional Fender-style PJ bass the BB basses have a much wider frequency range, I.e the bass goes deeper and the treble much higher. There's a Fender lurking in there somewhere but it's just one element of the unique BB tone. Edited March 25 by Misdee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus1 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 On 24/03/2024 at 18:19, soulstar89 said: Just found this. It’s literally a 15 min drive from me. Not looking for this bass and remembered you was after one. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266735988104?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=C-GOUviuTUW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=Rn8UiLvPR9K&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I went for it! I left an offer but knew I'd be heart broken if someone else got it first because its literally perfect - so I ended up buying it for asking price 15 mins later hahah 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Angus1 said: I went for it! I left an offer but knew I'd be heart broken if someone else got it first because its literally perfect - so I ended up buying it for asking price 15 mins later hahah I was just looking at that 3 mins ago and then it went LOL Edited March 25 by briansbrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 12 minutes ago, Angus1 said: I went for it! I left an offer but knew I'd be heart broken if someone else got it first because its literally perfect - so I ended up buying it for asking price 15 mins later hahah Nice one, enjoy! I see someone's replaced the normally black plastic pickup rings with chrome ones. A nice wee change from the norm, I dig it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulstar89 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Angus1 said: I went for it! I left an offer but knew I'd be heart broken if someone else got it first because its literally perfect - so I ended up buying it for asking price 15 mins later hahah nice one mate. I’m glad I sent you the link. You are in londo so that’s a plus. He has an acoustic pre amp. Man I love the sound of those but it’s over kill for home use. I messaged the seller asking if he had any other basses and he gave me some great advice about buying from Japan. Seemed very genuine. Also as japan is in recession the yen is very low atm. When I checked yesterday it’s 190yen to the pound. A tokai I saw sold for 60000 yen. That is just over £300. Edited March 25 by soulstar89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulstar89 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, Misdee said: I have owned a wide array of supposedly top quality basses over the years and Japanese-made Yamaha's are up there with the absolute best. The construction quality is as good as it gets and the designs are really clever. And it's always been that way. More than 40 years ago Yamaha solved the issue of the inherent imbalance between the P and J pickups. Not many other bass builders have managed the same trick even now. The BB2000 is an intrinsically lively sounding bass, but in a good way, I hasten to add. If I were to analyse it I would say that compared to a traditional Fender-style PJ bass the BB basses have a much wider frequency range, I.e the bass goes deeper and the treble much higher. There's a Fender lurking in there somewhere but it's just one element of the unique BB tone. nicely put. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Seems weird that there is at least 5 BBs for sale on the forum just now and @AndyTravis is yet to buy one of them 😂 Jokes aside, some great BBs (both new and old) available. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I'm loving my 414 so much it's actually perking some GAS, but I'm yet to be convinced that a more expensive BB would have a neck that I'd like; from my digging (fairly extensive, but not completely comprehensive) it appears the 414 has the slimmest neck of all of them (that weigh less than 8 1/2 - 9lbs)...I can't remember for the life of me what the neck on my BB3000A was like: I didn't have a problem with it at the time, but I've got fussier as I've got older (and I'm playing way more gigs)... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) 18 hours ago, Muzz said: I'm loving my 414 so much it's actually perking some GAS, but I'm yet to be convinced that a more expensive BB would have a neck that I'd like; from my digging (fairly extensive, but not completely comprehensive) it appears the 414 has the slimmest neck of all of them (that weigh less than 8 1/2 - 9lbs)...I can't remember for the life of me what the neck on my BB3000A was like: I didn't have a problem with it at the time, but I've got fussier as I've got older (and I'm playing way more gigs)... I sold my MIJ 3000A a while back... neck is 'skinny' but I'm not sure how much that is due to narrowness or shallowness. It definitely felt insubstantial compared to the BB2000. It was also harder to get around on and more fatiguing, at least for me. I find the BB2000 profile more comfortable and more playable. Edited March 28 by Cairobill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I have been playing my BB1100s in the house recently and it`s an all round great bass. Glad I bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 11 hours ago, BassApprentice said: Seems weird that there is at least 5 BBs for sale on the forum just now and @AndyTravis is yet to buy one of them 😂 Jokes aside, some great BBs (both new and old) available. I’m currently off BB’s 🫣 Orange is still here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansbrew Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 7 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: I’m currently off BB’s 🫣 Orange is still here Andy off BB's, thats a first 🤔 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 4 minutes ago, briansbrew said: Andy off BB's, thats a first 🤔 I took the orange to rehearsal last week and it absolutely worked. Just being a ripper fanboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjhooker Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 27/03/2024 at 22:15, AndyTravis said: I’m currently off BB’s 🫣 Orange is still here Is it "one day at a time" 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On 27/03/2024 at 22:15, AndyTravis said: I’m currently off BB’s 🫣 Orange is still here Imposter alert!!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Just now, Lozz196 said: Imposter alert!!! Don’t you worry. I’m still the final boss of BB’s. 😉 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd_david Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 My 1982 BB2000. I got this 1st April 23 and absolutely love it. Such a stunning instrument. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I need to make a tiny truss tweak on my 1982 BB2000 but don't have the truss rod tool. Can anyone in the know recommend a suitable tool for the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 13 minutes ago, Cairobill said: I need to make a tiny truss tweak on my 1982 BB2000 but don't have the truss rod tool. Can anyone in the know recommend a suitable tool for the job? Gibson 8mm truss tool (box wrench) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDinsdale Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Is the 1024x a worthy upgrade to the 424x for an extra £150-175ish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 6 minutes ago, MrDinsdale said: Is the 1024x a worthy upgrade to the 424x for an extra £150-175ish? I found it a bit “muddy” in comparison- quite “dark” - but I think it would work with my current band… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDinsdale Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, AndyTravis said: I found it a bit “muddy” in comparison- quite “dark” - but I think it would work with my current band… Interesting, the 1024x was darker? Currently torn between the 424x/1024x as I love the metal control plate. I love my 734A but the preamp is a waste of space. Perhaps I can try and swap bodies with a 434 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, MrDinsdale said: Is the 1024x a worthy upgrade to the 424x for an extra £150-175ish? Yes, absolutely 🙂 The pups in the 424/5 are flatter vs sonically richer / sweeter in the 1024/5. Plus more refined woodwork eg laminate neck (1024/5) vs single piece if I remember correctly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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