New Yamaha Nathan East signature

[TJ Spicer]

2 hours ago, bigsmokebass said:

You certainly know a Yamaha player when you hear them talk about models going back to 1984 and refusing space age models 😂

Give me all of their 80s catalogues with modern pickups and hardware, I'd probably buy all of them... 😂

[wateroftyne]

On 11/02/2019 at 18:42, Dazed said:

I’m amazed if I’m the first to post anything about this but.....

I love this new signature model. The looks, sound, style. What are the chances it will go into production?

This has definitely thrown a spanner into the workings of my future purchase plans!

 

Why is he dressed as a nun?

[songofthewind]

Yes indeedy! I love my BBG4AII from waaay back, and cant be doing with these oddly shaped BB’s everyone is obsessed with. Even though I used to have one.

[dlloyd]

I think it looks great.

[bigsmokebass]

27 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

Why is he dressed as a nun?

Clearly he's a Sith Lord, Darth Funkious 

[kumimajava]

Liking the looks, and saw him play it live today.

Definition & clarity is fantastic - didn't hear of the very low end of the range often enough to comment on it. Most of the night James East was playing the lower register (and sounded absolutely colossal on his InnerWood 5-string ). Given how the bass sits, it looks like the access for upper-register playing is very comfortable. 

Would very much welcome it if Yamaha made this into a production model - though a lighter weight would be welcome.

[Nuf]

Hi guys,

Do you know if they intend to do a production model? I’m really a huge fan of the bass itself and I love the sounds Nathan gets from it.

[EBS_freak]

37 minutes ago, Nuf said:

Hi guys,

Do you know if they intend to do a production model? I’m really a huge fan of the bass itself and I love the sounds Nathan gets from it.

Looks like it never made it to production. I know, right? I was interested in it too.

[AndyTravis]

14 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

Looks like it never made it to production. I know, right? I was interested in it too.

Same with the 2 YGD John Pattitucci models

[bigsmokebass]

5 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Same with the 2 YGD John Pattitucci models

Because he's now a Musicman artist? 😋 Only thought of the two old TRB models, wasn't aware there was more 🙃

[AndyTravis]

2 minutes ago, bigsmokebass said:

Because he's now a Musicman artist? 😋 Only thought of the two old TRB models, wasn't aware there was more 🙃

No “rolls eyes” response 😒
 

you naughty boy

Edited December 22, 2020 by AndyTravis

[TheGreek]

https://yamahaguitardevelopment.com/node/209

[bigsmokebass]

6 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

No “rolls eyes” response 😒
 

you naughty boy

My bad, my mind went to John Myung.... 😂 I'll get my goat on the way out the door 🙈

 

That thinline is F'n beautiful 😍 not a fan of the hollowbody

[AndyTravis]

1 minute ago, bigsmokebass said:

My bad, my mind went to John Myung.... 😂 I'll get my goat on the way out the door 🙈

 

That thinline is F'n beautiful 😍 not a fan of the hollowbody

They’re a bit bling for me...but the jazz box looking doofer was to try and replicate the Wes Montgomery and Charlie Christian type Jazz guitar sounds.

 

[AndyTravis]

But the east Jaffa, looks like a pelican trying to swallow a wire coat hanger. So, sorry, I’m out.

[bigsmokebass]

4 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

But the east Jaffa, looks like a pelican trying to swallow a wire coat hanger. So, sorry, I’m out.

Funny how all 3 are 6 strings and neither made it to production. 

However the Attitude 30th anniversary... Looks wrong but I bet it sounds amazing 😍

[EBS_freak]

1 hour ago, AndyTravis said:

But the east Jaffa, looks like a pelican trying to swallow a wire coat hanger. So, sorry, I’m out.

Haha love it. It was more the lightweight, shirt length (not scale) that appealed.

The JP model I also love - but I’ve been wanting, ideally, a 5er hollow body that hasn’t got Ibanez or Warwick on the headstock.

[AndyTravis]

2 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

Haha love it. It was more the lightweight, shirt length (not scale) that appealed.

The JP model I also love - but I’ve been wanting, ideally, a 5er hollow body that hasn’t got Ibanez or Warwick on the headstock.

I don’t mind the star bass. Would love to see a Casady 5 but done properly. I’d have a C on mine rather than a low B.

I’m sure a decent luthier could do one.

Mesinger/Marcuzyck do the Joker -  looks similar to the smaller Yammy.

[EBS_freak]

I’d want to play one completed and not chance a build like that on a luthier as the acoustic properties are pretty significant.

Ive looked at The Joker. Pants name. And again, not really one to try.

[Dood]

3 hours ago, TheGreek said:

https://yamahaguitardevelopment.com/node/209

Stunning, I'd love to put it side to side with my Shuker headless 6er. I probably wouldn't give it back afterward though, it'd make a nice stage spare lol.

I jest, I am sure it's amazing!

[Stingray5]

I could quite happily live with it. I don't mind the 'holy' body but I can't quite get my head round the headless thing.

[paul_5]

Laminate body to give it the strength that it would have had if we hadn’t made that yawning chasm in it in the first place.

Right.....

[Al Krow]

34 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

Laminate body to give it the strength that it would have had if we hadn’t made that yawning chasm in it in the first place.

Right.....

Yammy have been using laminate body design for a while. And same for their necks. Nothing new in that for them and partly why you will find precious little complaint about construction quality from their army of happy fans! 

[EBS_freak]

Yup. Yamaha - especially their higher end stuff, is incredibly well made.

[MDWagstaff]

According to his recent bass tales video with Scott Devine the design is based on the silent guitars. They went for headless and the bracing was originally detatchable so he could pack it down as small as possible for use on a plane to practice for a Pattitucci gig he was covering. It was only after the initial designs that they decided to permanently fix the brace to the body. 

(Also why it's a six string and not 5)