M@23 Posted April 29, 2019 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
Al Krow Posted April 29, 2019 Author 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
gobasserk Posted April 29, 2019 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
Reggaebass Posted April 29, 2019 Posted April 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, gobasserk said: Now clean Very nice job 🙂 Quote
gobasserk Posted April 29, 2019 Posted April 29, 2019 Guys, I realy recommend the 414 over the 424 and the new 234/434! Quote
Reggaebass Posted April 29, 2019 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
AndyTravis Posted April 29, 2019 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
gobasserk Posted April 29, 2019 Posted April 29, 2019 The opposite...I am thinking on building an armada of "cheapo" BBs instead of buying one expensive one 😜 Quote
gobasserk Posted April 30, 2019 Posted April 30, 2019 With all the years gone by....working the day after a new bass still sucks !! 😛 Quote
Al Krow Posted April 30, 2019 Author 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
gobasserk Posted April 30, 2019 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
gobasserk Posted April 30, 2019 Posted April 30, 2019 So it is not a typical BB sound you'll hear. But the 1000ma does all tunings well. Quote
gobasserk Posted April 30, 2019 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
Al Krow Posted April 30, 2019 Author 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
Al Krow Posted April 30, 2019 Author 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
gobasserk Posted April 30, 2019 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
Cuzzie Posted May 1, 2019 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
Bigwan Posted May 1, 2019 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
dannybuoy Posted May 1, 2019 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
Al Krow Posted May 1, 2019 Author 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
2elliot Posted May 1, 2019 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
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