jrixn1 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) Yamaha BB735A Update 19th Oct: now sold £560 For sale only - no trades. This is a really great and versatile bass, and honestly didn't think I'd ever be selling it - but something unexpected came up, so here it is. It's a 5-string PJ bass with switchable active and passive modes. In active mode you have three-band EQ; in passive mode, the treble knob becomes a traditional passive tone control. The other two knobs are volume and pickup blend. The finish is called "Dark Coffee Sunburst". Weight: my older digital kitchen scales said 4.4kg, and the newer ones said 4.6kg. No knocks or dings. One of the tuners became slightly loose and caused a mechanical rattle - this is the only (minor) common complaint I've read about the current Yamaha series. It was the same on my Yamaha 434. I applied a dab of thin superglue between the ear and the shaft, which fixed this issue. I also preemptively dabbed the other four tuners; there haven't been any issues since. If you look extremely closely you can see some parts of the tuner ear are very slightly less shiny - you really have to look closely for this. I couldn't pick this up in a photo. It's been gigged, but looked after well - if you inspect it closely, there is some faint pickguard swirling, and the knobs are not showroom shiny. Recently strung with new roundwounds. Comes with the official Yamaha padded gig bag, which is of good quality. Yamaha's website: https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/el_basses/bb_2017/700_series.html And their demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDslUlL_j7Y Full set of my photos here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=124DCD3ZLkugWfE0EbNGGHSCeGt68LRgj Anything which might appear to be a scratch is a reflection. I'm happy to clarify anything you see or take more photos if there's anything particular you want more detail on. I'm in north London but can travel a bit to meet, or can post it. Happy to answer any questions on this thread or by PM. Edited October 20, 2019 by jrixn1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Lovely, versatile, bass from a great BC'er! GLWTS! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Still for sale, and UK postage now included in the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancowell25 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I have the four string version of this, highly recommended basses with fit, finish and features that put many of the popular American big brand products to shame so have a bump from me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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