AndyTravis Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Is there much difference between these two Andy To my mind - not enough to justify the huge gulf in price - I’m pretty sure the 1024 was about £600/£700 new and the 2024 was about £2000… the 2024’s I played never disappointed but also never made me giddy…at current used prices though (think there’s a nice sunburst one about £1500) you’d be very hard pressed to get better. The 1024x I had was a beauty - I absolutely regret not keeping it - but I will say, the rough and ready sound of the 424/414 suits me better - the extra refinement of the 1024/2024 would be a waste on my skill set - like giving fine wine and caviar to a chimpanzee. Edited July 29, 2021 by AndyTravis 1 1 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 Apologies @DarylClayton has a beautiful 2024x at £1500 @azumi has a 2024 at £1500 Both worth every penny - not much will get close at that money for a do it all bass… there’s a lovely looking bbp34 at £900 which is a great (and tempting) price 2 Quote
Guest Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 25 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: there’s a lovely looking bbp34 at £900 which is a great (and tempting) price Reduced to £825 and only 9 lbs. Quote
AndyTravis Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 Just now, Ricky Rioli said: Reduced to £825 and only 9 lbs. yeah, it’s lovely - not for me though…my 450 is the sunburst bb I’m holding on to… 2 Quote
AndyTravis Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 Thank you to our very own @MoJo for re-stocking my sucked sweetie control knob pile…I get stressed when I run out… 1 Quote
Reggaebass Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) There’s a 424x for sale at the moment, on eBay, I’ve got my eye on a few other basses otherwise I’d probably get it Edited July 29, 2021 by Reggaebass Quote
TheGreek Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 2 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Thank you to our very own @MoJo for re-stocking my sucked sweetie control knob pile…I get stressed when I run out… There's a seller on eBay selling these in a multitude of colours. Quote
AndyTravis Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 22 minutes ago, TheGreek said: There's a seller on eBay selling these in a multitude of colours. They’re not the same mate…similar, close, but not the yamaha ones. Quote
AndyTravis Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 Red all night tonight - was due new strings for 5 basses and “next day” obviously means “not within 3 days…” but it seems the strings I kept as spares to put on the red one still had enough snap for one rehearsal… 7 Quote
TheGreek Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 BB615 just arrived ...it's nasty outside so I'll wait till the weather clears up before getting some photos done.. I contacted Yamaha customer service about the truss rod issue. Their rep spoke to their luthier who confirmed a couple of washers would resolve the issue and they're putting some in the post. 2 Quote
such Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 Just had this reminded of by youtube, with a 735a in rather competent hands. 4 Quote
Al Krow Posted July 30, 2021 Author Posted July 30, 2021 If you don't have 30 mins to spare, then you could do worse than dive in at 17.35 to hear a classic Yammy BB "punchy growl" on the 735A on @such's video link. Great tone! 2 Quote
AndyTravis Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, TheGreek said: The new BB615. Lots of knobs... Cor blimey. Lovely bit of pewter says I. Bet you’re chuffed you messaged me now eh? magic that. with all pots set centrally, it’s a bb415 too 😉 1 Quote
TheGreek Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Cor blimey. Lovely bit of pewter says I. Bet you’re chuffed you messaged me now eh? magic that. with all pots set centrally, it’s a bb415 too 😉 You are a font of knowledge. Don't know what I'd do without you. Cheers 🍻 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, TheGreek said: You are a font of knowledge. Don't know what I'd do without you. Cheers 🍻 You’d cope. Many people seem to do ok without me 😂😂😂 1 Quote
Al Krow Posted July 30, 2021 Author Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) Well I am now down from these 4 beauties (and a couple of fantastic 425s which came and went along the way), following the departure of my lovely NE2 into appreciative new hands today 😢 To this solitary, but very wonderful, beast! Edited July 30, 2021 by Al Krow 3 Quote
Reggaebass Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Al Krow said: To this solitary, but wonderful, beast! Very nice Al, what model is that 1 Quote
Al Krow Posted July 30, 2021 Author Posted July 30, 2021 BB 1025 - 5 string version of your white BB 1024 - which I think you are also liking a lot? 1 Quote
Reggaebass Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 Just now, Al Krow said: BB 1025 - 5 string version of your white BB 1024 - which I think you are also liking a lot? Yeah, loving it, it’s fitted with a played in set of labella LTF’s now , and sounds great 👍 Quote
AndyTravis Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 17 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Well I am now down from these 4 beauties (and a couple of fantastic 425s which came and went along the way), following the departure of my lovely NE2 into appreciative new hands today 😢 To this solitary, but very wonderful, beast! Passive p/j - proper BB 1 Quote
Al Krow Posted July 30, 2021 Author Posted July 30, 2021 I did think about white knobs. But the black work also well with the fretboard and pups, and it's a faff to remove and replace the knobs (unless your Andy T, in which case it's a doddle!). Don't you need a special tool to extract your knobs? (Ooh er... missus!) 😁 Quote
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