The Yamaha BB mega-thread

[AndyTravis]

See what I mean about the blue?

 

both are googled images btw, my brother doesn’t take pictures of his gear hahah.

 

 

[Maude]

It definitely has a blue hue to it. 

 

I never used to like pearloid but I've lately started to come round to it. I think it can look terrible but the right colour on the right guitar looks great. 

Hell I even like pearl mint green now. 

[lee650]

38 minutes ago, Maude said:

Well black pearl has gone from, 'Might look quite good', to, 'Nah, everyone's doing it' pretty quick. 😁

Don't worry, I'm more likely to get a cream pearl 😁

[lee650]

Just now, Maude said:

It definitely has a blue hue to it. 

 

I never used to like pearloid but I've lately started to come round to it. I think it can look terrible but the right colour on the right guitar looks great. 

Hell I even like pearl mint green now. 

I once had a old Tokai jazz in lake placid blue ,that faded to a green colour. I managed to source a mint pearloid guard for it and it looked ace 😁

[Maude]

There's a seller on ebay/etsy in Canada that does plates in a lovely black paisley on a beige background. 

I was going to message and see if they have the sheets of it or just buy in the plates. 

[Maude]

This on my 424 would look great I think. 

[lee650]

Just now, Maude said:

This on my 424 would look great I think. 

Not for me, but i think it looks great 😁

[Maude]

1 hour ago, AndyTravis said:

I’m going tort... 

 

I've been having lustful thoughts about a tort scratchplate on my Jack Casady (Pelham blue). 

I saw a similar coloured Gretsch guitar with cream binding and a tort scratchplate and it looked awesome. 

[Maude]

31 minutes ago, lee650 said:

Not for me, but i think it looks great 😁

 

It's just a bit different, and being in a Mod band it would fit. 

Appreciate it's not for everyone though. 

Edited August 7, 2021 by Maude

[lee650]

2 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

See what I mean about the blue?

 

both are googled images btw, my brother doesn’t take pictures of his gear hahah.

 

 

Actually that whole thing looks awful 😂

[AndyTravis]

 

this is an unbelievable price for a great yamaha bb.

 

if you were thinking about a 734a, look at this - it does all the same stuff and is “vintage” bb.

 

PLEASE, someone save me from myself.

[TheGreek]

This probably won't help much then...

 

https://reverb.com/uk/item/42480244-yamaha-bb415-5-string-bass-wine-red-burst

[AndyTravis]

9 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

This probably won't help much then...

 

https://reverb.com/uk/item/42480244-yamaha-bb415-5-string-bass-wine-red-burst

5 strings - I’m safe

[TheGreek]

Currently maybe - once you start on 5ers there'll be more stuff to tempt you. (the voice of experience)

[AndyTravis]

4 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Currently maybe - once you start on 5ers there'll be more stuff to tempt you. (the voice of experience)

Been through loads of 5’s, the mine has passed 😉

[gobasserk]

Still in need of fitting tuners in gold....

[Doctor J]

Nice. Can you get a gold string tree and pickup selector switch too?

[gobasserk]

Yes we can 😄 String tree and switch is no problem. Tuners.... we'll see

[AndyTravis]

8 minutes ago, gobasserk said:

Yes we can 😄 String tree and switch is no problem. Tuners.... we'll see

I got some Gotoh ones which are a nice fit - I was lucky and found a used set, but they’re not cheap new.

 

Wilkinson’s are too big for the headstock dimensions 

[gobasserk]

I was thinking on Wlikinson's but without measuring I can see that they are too big for the headstock. What Gotoh's do you have? 

Still trying to find tuners with the Fender-ish wings but maybe modern tuners will have to do. Tried Schaller BM4L ..too short..

[andy67]

How about Hipshot:

 

https://hipshotproducts.com/collections/bass-tuning/products/hb3-bass-tuning-machine

[gobasserk]

They look good. Distributor is the unfriendly Mr. W of Warwick...57 Euros for one tuner.... thanks for the idea!!! If I can't find any other band I will test them. 

 

[gobasserk]

Did you ever see this ones? 
Sadowsky tuners

[LukeFRC]

15 minutes ago, gobasserk said:

Did you ever see this ones? 
Sadowsky tuners

 Distributor is the unfriendly Mr. W of Warwick .... 

[Maude]

@gobasserk could you possibly measure from the 12th fret to the top edge of D/G half of the pickup on your shiny red and gold dream machine please.

Just so I can best decide where to route my 424.

Thanks 🙂👍