Al Krow Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) Well I'm a massive fan of the 1024/1025s, as I'm sure everyone on this thread is bored of me saying! So whoever picks up that 1024x is in for a treat! Edited October 13, 2020 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) I see your burnt orange and raise you actual Orange. https://m.facebook.com/groups/689090051102626?view=permalink&id=3677394968938771 Edited October 13, 2020 by BassApprentice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 How about a burst one? Under £400 for 1024, surely you won't get a better bass for that money? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, BassApprentice said: How about a burst one? Under £400 for 1024, surely you won't get a better bass for that money? It's the working man's (and woman's!) BB P34! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Corto14 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 3 hours ago, BassApprentice said: How about a burst one? Under £400 for 1024, surely you won't get a better bass for that money? If I'd live in UK I would have bought immediately love this bass without the pickguard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Stingray 62 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) Just bought this yesterday Edited October 14, 2020 by marleaux62 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 11 hours ago, marleaux62 said: Just bought this yesterday Congrats!! Did it come with that hard case in the price? If so you got a bargain and a great looking bass at the same time. You had a chance to put it through its paces yet? First impressions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Stingray 62 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Yes it came with the case I've have a couple of hours on the bass and it plays and sounds great. I especially like the tone with both pickups on the bass is in fantastic condition as well. I'm thinking of putting a tortoise pickguard on it to see what it looks like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Great purchase! Yeah that combined PJ setting is an absolute favourite for BB owners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Stingray 62 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 A friend of mine has just bought a new bb734 in dark gray he said it's probably the best Yamaha he's ever played. I think he's had around 4 or five Yamaha basses over the years I can't wait to have a go of it really fancy one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 BB734 is a great bass - super nice to play (I tend to prefer the new styling) and it sounds good plus it'll easily take different pick ups if you fancy experiemnting but it really does sound good stock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 14 hours ago, marleaux62 said: A friend of mine has just bought a new bb734 in dark gray he said it's probably the best Yamaha he's ever played. I think he's had around 4 or five Yamaha basses over the years I can't wait to have a go of it really fancy one myself. You've really got the Yammy bug bad haven't you? Only had your lovely 1024 for 5 mins and you're already after a 734! 😂 Remind me, was the 1024 your first Yammy or do you have other models as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Stingray 62 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) I have a bb3000a as well. Edited October 15, 2020 by marleaux62 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 You've gone for some quality Yammys then! I've included in the "wall of shame" on the OP - amusingly the Yammy bass owners with names / avatars beginning with "M" are far and away the most common. Not sure what that says about anything! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) On 12/10/2020 at 16:42, Al Krow said: Just clicked on a couple of Yammy 735As and was gobsmacked by their current new retail prices! Actually there is one place still selling them at the old prices...Bass Direct (£749), but a couple of retailers were in the £850 ball park and the Yammy store in London has it on for an eye watering £934! Bass Direct have just dropped their price to £729 shipped for a 735A and given that these basses seem to hold their value pretty well (as can be seen from 414/5, 424/5 and 1024/5 used prices), I'm really tempted to get a new replacement one for the used one I sold a while back (apparently because I was holding onto my P35, or so I thought!). Lot more convenient for me in terms of follow up servicing / warranty issues to get from the Yammy store in London, and they have confirmed they are willing to match the best online prices - so that's a point worth bearing in mind. So I just need to decide on satin black or coffee sunburst now then - decisions, decisions haha! I'm guessing you lot would split fairly evenly between the two options? Edited October 15, 2020 by Al Krow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I'd say the sunburst is a better fit for your retro bands, the matte black more at home with a rock / metal band, but get whatever floats your boat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 24 minutes ago, dannybuoy said: I'd say the sunburst is a better fit for your retro bands, the matte black more at home with a rock / metal band, but get whatever floats your boat! I thought it would be a slam dunk for the matt black - particularly with ALL Series 3 headstocks (including on the P34/5s!) being black, but the black headstock doesn't feel too out of place with the burst either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javi_bassist Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 The matte black looks really cool (I had my 734 in black) but (to me) nothing beats the sunburst. I still love my 735 and everytime I see it I just wanna play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Corto14 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I say matte black; very elegant and “original” than the sunburst. Also love the blue stripe along the body which testify the attention to detail that Yamaha puts on this line of basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopthebass Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Wow this is a mega thread! I am waiting on a newly ordered BBNE2, in white of course. I haven't gone through all 171 pages to see if this bass has been discussed! Its a great sounding bass with superb build quality. I should get it just before xmas! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 26 minutes ago, Chopthebass said: Wow this is a mega thread! I am waiting on a newly ordered BBNE2, in white of course. I haven't gone through all 171 pages to see if this bass has been discussed! Its a great sounding bass with superb build quality. I should get it just before xmas! May have been mentioned a couple of times 😉 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 @Chopthebass I hope yours has got black hardware and not the trashy gold hardware that this one has - otherwise you're likely to come in for a fair bit of abuse from ancient Egyptian admiring types on this forum 😁 Check out P13 / 14 of the thread for some NE2 chat and I posted a short review of it on 13th March 2018 (P13). And congratulations!! Dunno what other basses you currently have, but the NE2 is an absolute corker! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Stingray 62 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Personally I would go for the satin black it would Look even better if it had an ebony board. But the sunburst looks very nice as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, Chopthebass said: Wow this is a mega thread! I am waiting on a newly ordered BBNE2, in white of course. I haven't gone through all 171 pages to see if this bass has been discussed! Its a great sounding bass with superb build quality. I should get it just before xmas! Not jealous at all #lying Edited October 16, 2020 by MoJo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 On 15/10/2020 at 12:49, Al Krow said: Bass Direct have just dropped their price to £729 shipped for a 735A and given that these basses seem to hold their value pretty well (as can be seen from 414/5, 424/5 and 1024/5 used prices), I'm really tempted to get a new replacement one for the used one I sold a while back (apparently because I was holding onto my P35, or so I thought!). Lot more convenient for me in terms of follow up servicing / warranty issues to get from the Yammy store in London, and they have confirmed they are willing to match the best online prices - so that's a point worth bearing in mind. So I just need to decide on satin black or coffee sunburst now then - decisions, decisions haha! I'm guessing you lot would split fairly evenly between the two options? Sunburst for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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