TheGreek Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 So they're "BroaderBroadBasses" ?? 1 Quote
Machines Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 I don't think i've posted my BBG here yet. Sniped on eBay around November for absolutely stupid money, since upgraded with Seymour Duncan SPB-3s which were mispriced (sorry PMT). Stock is was fine, but the pickups were lacking a bit of heft and I struggled with the lack of bottom end compared to my other basses. This BBG has cost me under £175 including adding the pickups. It plays like butter, sounds amazing - it is my go to 4 string. 6 Quote
mikeycrikey Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 54 minutes ago, TheGreek said: So here's my BB605, bought for the neck which I'd hoped to transplant onto the body of my BB615 before @AndyTravis put me right. This is 24 fret, the BB615 is 21. Has more in common with my BBG5S than the BB615 IMO. I had the 4 string version in the same colour. It was a really nice bass to play with a Ton of useable sounds. Love the smaller bodies on these compared to the rest of the BB range. What is the string spacing like on theses. 18 mm is the the only spacing I could get used to on a 5 string. Considering going back to 5 string as the new band do covers versions in quite different keys to the original. Quote
djc63 Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Machines said: I don't think i've posted my BBG here yet. Sniped on eBay around November for absolutely stupid money, since upgraded with Seymour Duncan SPB-3s which were mispriced (sorry PMT). Stock is was fine, but the pickups were lacking a bit of heft and I struggled with the lack of bottom end compared to my other basses. This BBG has cost me under £175 including adding the pickups. It plays like butter, sounds amazing - it is my go to 4 string. Wow! Stunning piece of wood on that for £175! 1 Quote
Maude Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, neepheid said: Some BroadBasses are broader than others... Was that The Smiths? 2 Quote
javi_bassist Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 2 hours ago, TheGreek said: So here's my BB605, bought for the neck which I'd hoped to transplant onto the body of my BB615 before @AndyTravis put me right. This is 24 fret, the BB615 is 21. Has more in common with my BBG5S than the BB615 IMO. I have one and i absolutely love mine. It's an awesome bass Quote
Machines Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, djc63 said: Wow! Stunning piece of wood on that for £175! To be fair, the bass was £89. 1 Quote
djc63 Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 Yes just read again. £175 including pickups! Quote
TheGreek Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 @Machines, we're you walking around with a stripey top and a mask for a few days as it sounds like you stole it. I know we talk about Yamaha being great vfm but £89 was a steal. 1 1 Quote
Eldon Tyrell Posted February 17, 2023 Posted February 17, 2023 Looks what's coming to Leicestershire next week 🙂 6 Quote
hookys6stringbass Posted February 17, 2023 Posted February 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said: Looks what's coming to Leicestershire next week 🙂 Beautiful... same colour as mine. 1 Quote
briansbrew Posted February 17, 2023 Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Eldon Tyrell said: Looks what's coming to Leicestershire next week 🙂 The lovely BB1200..... Quote
hookys6stringbass Posted February 17, 2023 Posted February 17, 2023 23 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Ohohoh! 🥴 Andy, where did you get the pick guard from... I'm hoping to get a Yamaha pick guard made , but with reversed pick ups for a project... 1 Quote
Maude Posted February 17, 2023 Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, hookys6stringbass said: Andy, where did you get the pick guard from... I'm hoping to get a Yamaha pick guard made , but with reversed pick ups for a project... Ooh 'ello 😉 Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 17, 2023 Posted February 17, 2023 2 hours ago, hookys6stringbass said: Andy, where did you get the pick guard from... I'm hoping to get a Yamaha pick guard made , but with reversed pick ups for a project... Earlpilanz on eBay - ace. Quote
MattiZ Posted February 20, 2023 Posted February 20, 2023 NBD! BB450! Last friday, in fact. Took me a couple days to get it to a playable state. Unresponsive truss rod (fixed, I hope, will see in a couple days), at least one broken tuner, badly worn and cracked P pickup cover. Great neck, sounds very good. A nice addition to my BB collection (if the truss rod holds). 9 Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 Back to where I was 4 years ago. A 614 and my 414. time to stop going round in circles 12 Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 Well, drilling and screwing done. What a pair… 12 Quote
BassApprentice Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 Nicely done Andy! Also good to know for many here that your man Earlpilanz now has BB templates 👍 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 25 minutes ago, BassApprentice said: Nicely done Andy! Also good to know for many here that your man Earlpilanz now has BB templates 👍 Needs a bit of tweaking towards the neck, I plan on messaging him - see if he’ll do another pass. Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 23, 2023 Posted February 23, 2023 Took stock earlier… BB200 BB300 x 3 BB 350f x 3 BB 424x x 3 BB 425x x 1 BB 415 x 1 BB 414 (still have this) BB450 BB 614 x 2 (just got one) BB 714 x 2 BB 1024x BB 1100s x 2 BB 1300 (rare, should’ve kept) BB 1500a (should’ve kept) BB 1600 (should’ve kept) BBG 4ii 25 in total 1 2 Quote
TheGreek Posted February 23, 2023 Posted February 23, 2023 Haven't had any that you have, but then again you haven't had any that I have. Quote
Maude Posted February 23, 2023 Posted February 23, 2023 32 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Took stock earlier… BB200 BB300 x 3 BB 350f x 3 BB 424x x 3 BB 425x x 1 BB 415 x 1 BB 414 (still have this) BB450 BB 614 x 2 (just got one) BB 714 x 2 BB 1024x BB 1100s x 2 BB 1300 (rare, should’ve kept) BB 1500a (should’ve kept) BB 1600 (should’ve kept) BBG 4ii 25 in total Is this the Trav Panini BB sticker album? Got... got... got... want... got. 😆 3 Quote
briansbrew Posted February 23, 2023 Posted February 23, 2023 22 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Haven't had any that you have, but then again you haven't had any that I have. Ive had some he had and then some ...😅 Quote
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