Yamaha BB615

[neepheid]

Continuing a 12 year old zombie thread revival - anyone who looks down on a Yamaha BB is an idiot. Anyone who worries about people looking down on them playing a Yamaha BB should shut them up with their playing or feel free to tell naysayers that neepheid says shut up. Also I have owned several BB basses (614, 300, 350F, 450, 434) and they've all been excellent. I particularly miss the metallic red 450 - I sourced it incomplete and managed to find its guts and other stuff here on BC and put it all back together. Took it to a festival and it did me proud.

Edited August 28, 2021 by neepheid

[Lozz196]

Yamaha BBs are very good basses, my first “proper” bass was a BB1100s, did many a gig and recording session with that bass. This was back in the years when I couldn’t afford a backup, it never let me down.

[AndyTravis]

There is only BB.

 

Nothing else. Just BB.

 

Trust me… I know…

[lee650]

I've had a few Yamaha BB's some of the best value instruments I've ever used, and I've used a lot of different basses from low to high end. I love them to not and currently have two, and at one point I was a fairly "proper player" 😂

[EJWW]

I love my red hot BB414.

Also have a BB300 which is built like a tank which I don't know what to do with as it's surplus to requirements ATM.

Previously owned a BB734A which was pretty good if a bit sophisticated for my needs.

 

[Lfalex v1.1]

I had a Yamaha, it was excellent.

I was also looked-down upon by a bass tutor with whose band we were gigging for not playing "proper" bass lines. He played a 764A. So I've been looked-down upon by a Yamaha player (Maybe because I wasnt playing my Yamaha at the time?!)

[andy67]

On 28/08/2021 at 15:46, AndyTravis said:

There is only BB.

 

Nothing else. Just BB.

 

Trust me… I know…

Yep BB at 38c is just perfect for me