M@23 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Weights and balance The P35 actually 'hangs' a little more comfortably off my frame than my other three Yammys. So when I put them all on the scales I was a little surprised to find: P35 and NE2 - 10.2 lbs 735A and 1025 - 9.6 lbs The combination of a slightly heavier body and lightweight tuners on the P35 gives it more of a balance between neck and body and, in consequence, there is a touch less neck dive on the P35. Still getting used to having individual volume controls on the P35 - it's actually a really nice touch, but the flip side is that it's a bit less easy to switch pups than by using the selector switch on the 1025 or dialling a pup selector knob mid song, as you have to deal with two knobs rather than just one. Fortunately not something I'm needing to do too often. @M@23 - my Ibby SR1825 weighs in at 8.3 lbs, and is therefore nearly 2lbs lighter than your old P35 so if you want a lightweight bass, like a touch of the Warwick growl from the pups, appreciate a 3 band EQ and find a fast neck a delight then I'd definitely recommend you also checking out the Ibby SR Premium range; you'll have plenty of change left over from your Berg into the bargain! Actually really surprised the P35 weighs that much! I thought Yamaha had weighed it for me and it came in around 9.6! Maybe they weighed a 735! I'll have to check old emails. It does sit well on the strap, glad you find it comfy. I liked the VVT controls, not for everyone, but I liked the anonymity of it. Granted, I didn't solo either, so the option to favour one slightly more than the other suited me well; and a decrease on one or the other gave some different and great results. Great weight on the Ibanez. You've definitely piqued my interest, I was on their website last night! I do need to check them out. Though, one of the gigs I do, I think the band leader would panic if I turned up with something non Fender looking! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 1 minute ago, M@23 said: Though, one of the gigs I do, I think the band leader would panic if I turned up with something non Fender looking! Haha! - He'll get over it as soon as he discovers how great it sounds! I had one of my guitarists 'begging' me to please use my Ibby (as it happens instead of my old Berg which had been my goto bass - and obviously looks like a Fender given that Holger unashamedly stole Fender's design), and often had random compliments about my Ibby from strangers (particularly musos) on what a good looking bass it was. So you may be pleasantly surprised! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Man.... I will call it...butterfly from caterpillar .... I bought the bass ...old strings, dusty... smoker flat, dogs.... but even with the old (!) Warwick red label strings it was a promissing sound... Came home and spend some long time cleaning bass and fretboard, oiling etc...it turned out to be a very beautiful bass! With new d'addario steels it sounds superb!!! I am realy happy. Had a BB424 last year (white) that did not sound like this one. Bought and sold a BB1024 last year..it had a baseball racket neck and was far to heavey. This one plays and sounds great, will try to do some recordings tomorrow. 1 pic: from the advert 2 pic: the dirt of the fretboard..... 3 pic: start of cleaning / oiling 5 pic: Shiny beautiful new bass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Now clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, gobasserk said: Now clean Very nice job 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Guys, I realy recommend the 414 over the 424 and the new 234/434! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, gobasserk said: Guys, I realy recommend the 414 over the 424 and the new 234/434! I’ve got the 415, you’ve probably already seen it 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 24 minutes ago, gobasserk said: Guys, I realy recommend the 414 over the 424 and the new 234/434! You’ll fall out of love with it...😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 The opposite...I am thinking on building an armada of "cheapo" BBs instead of buying one expensive one 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 With all the years gone by....working the day after a new bass still sucks !! 😛 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 1 hour ago, gobasserk said: With all the years gone by....working the day after a new bass still sucks !! 😛 Haha! You only find that working the day after a new bass sucks?! What about every other day? 😂😁🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 You are right! 😛 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 So this is no recent stuff at all but I remember tuning the BB1000ma down to record this album for a German mediaval rock/punk band that lost their bass player due to bad behavior (by them) back in 2009 🙂 🙂 Schelmish : Mosaik 2009 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 So it is not a typical BB sound you'll hear. But the 1000ma does all tunings well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 This is from 2017 I think... did a record for a gothrock band. I remember bringing several basses to the session but the BB won Godex / BB1000ma 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 Bit of a sidetrack, I know, but don't tell me you're an Ibby fan as well as a Yammy fan?! 2 hours ago, AndyTravis said: This is so tempting. Cannot believe it’s still here. If so I think I've just found a bass twin! Lol! If that SR900 had been a 5er (which the seller mentions he also has), I'd have been very tempted to snap it up myself at just £300. And at that price swapping out the Barts for some Nord big singles and maybe even putting a John East Pre would have have made for a cool little project and I suspect an awesome lightweight bass ( @M@23 just a thought! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 12 hours ago, gobasserk said: This is from 2017 I think... did a record for a gothrock band. I remember bringing several basses to the session but the BB won Godex / BB1000ma OMG! This is excellent!! Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 This is from the live set of the gothband. I played some festivals plus a 2 weeks tour for them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobasserk Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 And one more Yamaha BB pic of that area.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 All this talk of Ibby’s Here’s a corker for you all https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F264295474428 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, Cuzzie said: All this talk of Ibby’s Here’s a corker for you all https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F264295474428 Even the description of "for parts or not working" is stretching that one a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 That is grim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 The mind boggles. Perhaps somewhere, out there in infinity, is another SR1205 owner with such a horrifically damaged body that they would like to upgrade to this as a replacement! But probably not in this universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, dannybuoy said: The mind boggles. Perhaps somewhere, out there in infinity, is another SR1205 owner with such a horrifically damaged body that they would like to upgrade to this as a replacement! But probably not in this universe. Quantum tunnelling required, I suspect. Probably via a black hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2elliot Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 On 30/04/2019 at 10:18, gobasserk said: This is from 2017 I think... did a record for a gothrock band. I remember bringing several basses to the session but the BB won Godex / BB1000ma That's cool, I've just recorded a full album using my 734a for goth noise makers The Golden Age of Nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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