vikunja Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 Lot of great new colours and models in the Yamaha Revstar range, but nothing new with the basses. A pity. Still like my newly acquired teal BB 435 though Did see a post at talkbass mentioning a new Billy Sheehan model with roasted maple neck. Wouldn't mind having roasted maple neck options in the BB range. 1 Quote
CameronJ Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, vikunja said: Lot of great new colours and models in the Yamaha Revstar range, but nothing new with the basses. A pity. Still like my newly acquired teal BB 435 though Did see a post at talkbass mentioning a new Billy Sheehan model with roasted maple neck. Wouldn't mind having roasted maple neck options in the BB range. I’d love to see some of the Revstar colours make their way onto the basses. My absolute favourite colour in the range being “Steel Rust” And yes, that is an anodised aluminium pickguard. Edited January 27, 2019 by CameronJ 1 Quote
hypercarrots Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 11 hours ago, bigsmokebass said: Any news from NAMM regarding any new Yamaha basses? i talked to the custom shop luthier. no custom basses on display this year. none of the displayed basses were new. all same old thing Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 Just been playing the white 1100s. Theyre going nowhere. The 434 would have to be mind blowing love at first sight stuff to cost me either of the 1100’s. Quote
vikunja Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 3 hours ago, CameronJ said: I’d love to see some of the Revstar colours make their way onto the basses. My absolute favourite colour in the range being “Steel Rust” And yes, that is an anodised aluminium pickguard. The racing stripe is very cool design feature.. Something Yamaha should also use on their basses I think I'm getting a Revstar as well 2 Quote
Al Krow Posted January 27, 2019 Author Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) 31 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Just been playing the white 1100s. Theyre going nowhere. The 434 would have to be mind blowing love at first sight stuff to cost me either of the 1100’s. Have you thought about setting up one of your 1100s up BEAD so they are doing different things? And that'll give you some proper low end "on tap" at the same time? One of my BC mates told me that he's going to be doing exactly that with his prospective Yammy purchase, and I must 'fess I thought "what a bloo*dy good idea!" Edited January 27, 2019 by Al Krow Quote
krispn Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 It was me... I may do a cull later this year and gather some funds for other things so effectively keep a EADG 4 string and BEAD 4 string and shift everything else. Might not... but trying to prepare in advance and I know the BEAD thing works well for me and my style of playing - basic Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 58 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Have you thought about setting up one of your 1100s up BEAD so they are doing different things? And that'll give you some proper low end "on tap" at the same time? I genuinely wouldn’t use the one in BEAD, and I’ve just discovered that the passive mode works without battery...so no “I need a backup” excuse... Quote
pete.young Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 21 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Just got a battery for my scales... weighed all the bb’s. I'll play. BB800 1977 9.2lbs BBNE2LTD 2011 10.4lbs Al Krow's is probably heavier with all that gold plate bling. Ha ha, predictive text changed Al Krow's to Al Knows - should probably keep that quiet. As far as the pick guards are concerned, no thanks. If you're rocking the BB1200 vibe, you need a clear one, but that won't play so well with the double-sided tape. 1 Quote
hypercarrots Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 2 hours ago, vikunja said: The racing stripe is very cool design feature.. Something Yamaha should also use on their basses I think I'm getting a Revstar as well ive got a 502t and a 620 1 Quote
hypercarrots Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) here are my yamahas weights 1978 BB1200 10lb .5oz 1979 BB1200 9lb 14oz 1979 BB1200 9lb 10.5oz 1982 BB1200S 11lb 1.125oz 1984 BB1200S 9lb 9.625oz 1985 BB300 9lb 9oz 1984 BB300 9lb 6.625oz 1984 BB300 9lb 1.25oz 1986 BB450 8lb 11.5oz 1980 BBVI 9lb 6.75oz 1974 SA70 7lb 13.375oz 2017 BB734a 9lb 2oz 2017 BB734a 9lb 3oz Edited January 28, 2019 by hypercarrots 1 1 Quote
Al Krow Posted January 27, 2019 Author Posted January 27, 2019 Al knows the weight of his two Yammys: 2017 BB1025 9.7lbs 2016 BBNE2 White (with gold bling) 10.4lbs I'll be asking for a refund regarding the gold bling 'cos it's clearly not 24 carat, hypercarrots, or any form of carrots... 1 1 Quote
Al Krow Posted January 27, 2019 Author Posted January 27, 2019 @hypercarrotsyour 1982 BB1200S is a fair bit heavier than both the 1984 model and actually just about anything else! Any particular reason in terms of type of wood used etc.? Quote
therealting Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 11 hours ago, AndyTravis said: I genuinely wouldn’t use the one in BEAD, and I’ve just discovered that the passive mode works without battery...so no “I need a backup” excuse... Rounds and flats? 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 55 minutes ago, therealting said: Rounds and flats? Yeah, definitely an option, will try them together at rehearsal and see which is livelier - will keep that for rounds, my gut says the white one has a brighter edge. Quote
Al Krow Posted January 28, 2019 Author Posted January 28, 2019 57 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: my gut says the white one has a brighter edge. That's cos it's white right? The other one was clearly a darker hue from the pictures. **groan** ... oh dear I'd best head for the exit now. Quote
BassApprentice Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 Question - if you were to replace the bridge on a BB425 what would you go with? Contemplating changing the hardware from silver to gold..... Quote
Al Krow Posted January 28, 2019 Author Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) 55 minutes ago, BassApprentice said: Contemplating changing the hardware from silver to gold..... Good man! Always good to have more company in the 'questionable taste' / bling club! 😄 Although must admit I don't take any anti-bling comments seriously from folk who pay extra to have their basses made to look like crap, so they can pretend to have 'mojo'. Guys you've either got mojo in the way you play your bass or you haven't. How your bass looks won't change that a bit, I'm afraid... 😎 Edited January 28, 2019 by Al Krow Quote
CameronJ Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, BassApprentice said: Question - if you were to replace the bridge on a BB425 what would you go with? Contemplating changing the hardware from silver to gold..... Hipshot Vintage! Edited January 28, 2019 by CameronJ Quote
krispn Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 I quite like the babicz bridge specifically the newer Z bridge but if you palm mute a lot the cams might not allow you to do that. I had one of the FCH Babicz bridges on a jazz bass and it was super easy to install and set up. A really solid design but like I say the way the cams work it might not facilitate palm muting but it does mean you can really fine tune your strings height. Quote
bigsmokebass Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 57 minutes ago, CameronJ said: Hipshot Vintage! Not Hipshot Kickass then? For a Yamaha anyway. Quote
CameronJ Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 34 minutes ago, bigsmokebass said: Not Hipshot Kickass then? For a Yamaha anyway. I just think the curved end plate of the Vintage would complement the BBs body shape. The Kickass is rather agricultural looking but I’m sure will look great on some basses. Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 There’s no end to the man’s talents 2 Quote
hypercarrots Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 19 hours ago, Al Krow said: @hypercarrotsyour 1982 BB1200S is a fair bit heavier than both the 1984 model and actually just about anything else! Any particular reason in terms of type of wood used etc.? no it's stock and has the same hardware. it's all about the wood density! crazy right? 1 Quote
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