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TJ Spicer

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  1. 3 hours ago, Al Krow said:

    This very attractive BB2004 went up for sale earlier today and was snapped within hours of being listed! Looking forward to finding out who the (lucky!) new owner is.

    Mentions in the description both 2 band EQ and 3 band EQ - I'm guessing 2 band if it has a variable mid cut similar to the NE2 given that it has overall one less knob than the NE2.

    It even has the sought after reverse P set up! 😍

     

    Damn that's tasty! If that had been a 5 string, I'd be jealous...

  2. I still think you may be looking for a solution to a problem which in practice doesn't exist. So long as the OP isn't running a 1000w full tilt, I think he'll be happy with the combination, which whilst maybe scientifically imperfect, does work incredibly well! I run mine with an Eich T900 at up to 50% on the master happily. Just be sensible and listen out for strain from your cabs, as always.

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  3. I run my Super Midget and One10 together a lot. To be honest, the more you pump through it the better it sounds. The One10 can definitely take a lot more than the original 200w it was rated at, and I believe Barefaced have since upped its rated wattage - mine is the first made with a silver grill cloth. I really dug the time last time I used the combination and I always have. I very much would define it as having the rounded punchy sound of the One10 but with added bottom from the SM and a little more clarity from the SM tweeter. I actually think they compliment each other pretty well. SC + One10 should be very similar but with a little more natural bass response. 

    Sounds like this would be a good video for my YT channel this week - I’ll see if I can get a SM + One10 vid recorded either tomorrow or Monday. I’ll post it here if it makes it to fruition! 

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  4. Oh not again 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Just as I was considering if I needed to check another one out... Would give me a chance to have a proper chat with you this time though! I’ll have a think over the weekend if it’s not gone by then!

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  5. 1 minute ago, Al Krow said:

    Won't last as long as a normal single use 9V, but will certainly save you money and potentially any blushes in the long run. Two rechargeables on the go at any one point is my approach.

    However are any of your basses still purely active, TJ? And in your case the convenience of not having to bother more regularly swapping batteries over will almost certainly be a bigger factor and in the context of 150+ gigs a year the cost saving is going to be negligible. 

    The MTD is, but also runs 2 batteries simultaneously. It's only the BB735A that's been on my gigs since I bought it from you though 😅 And running in passive for most sets, unless it's a slappy/80s style tune. Damn I just love the sound of that bass. Ridiculous!

    I'll probably keep it as is, I don't need more stuff to carry or forget to bring along/charge. Between iPads, Go Pros and appropriate adapters for the HX stomp etc. I think I'm fully cabled out. 😂

  6. 6 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

    I guess there is an easy, local cost, green(!) fix available though! Rechargeable 9V batteries, freshly installed before a gig :)

    Looking good! 

    I've never ventured to rechargeables - Are they sufficiently long-lasting? I can run my 9v in most basses for a year + - would that outweigh going rechargeable?

     

  7. 5 hours ago, Al Krow said:

    Haha - feel free to hang around sporting whatever odour you like for as long as you want! This is, after all, a thread for all Yammy BB lovers (and prospective lovers!). 

    Btw - I loved your photo-shopped alternatives of the BB614! With the natural wood I'd personally go for the white PG or no PG; which just shows we all have different taste!

    I was kinda lamenting a while back the lack of a passive option on my NE2 - but for a different reason, 'cos I would almost certainly be playing it actively. It was simply that it would be a nice fail-safe in the event that the battery cut out mid set. I think there was a comment earlier in this thread from @krispn that it would be a pretty easy job for a tech to do in terms of installing an active / passive switch or pull out knob.

    In fact the new Series 3 734A, which is the spiritual successor to the 614, has done exactly that i.e. it has a passive / active switch.

    I wished I had a passive option on the BBNE2 too, especially after finding out the way in which these pres let you know they're running out of battery! 😅

  8. 3 hours ago, Al Krow said:

    Ah well even if it's been weird and wonderful chase up the garden path on your J bass quest 😁 I've learned about both the BB 605 being a J, which I hadn't clocked, and that the TRBX 605FM  could well be worth checking out as noise cancelling [MM/J?], so it's certainly not been futile! :) 

    @TJ Spicer - does the double coil on the TRBX pups render them MM's rather than (single coil) J's similar to what Sandberg have in their TM / VM range?

    Definitely, certainly not J style sound like the normally designated TRBs. 

    Aguilar dual coil type of sound like Janek Gwizdala’s is what I’ve always thought one would be great for. 

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  9. 16 minutes ago, crabman said:

    On holiday, so apologies for going back a few pages....

    @TJ Spicer, were they doing deals on all basses?  I'm still thinking about a BB434 or BB734 to go with my BBP35...   

    They weren’t, I just went in there one evening pre-gig. It’s their policy at all times that they’ll offer the best prices (or so I was told). However I imagine there’s way more movement on the signatures (have you seen some of those prices?!) than on the mass produced basses. Worth getting in touch with them first!

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  10. 3 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

    Sounds to me that the TRBX could be on the money as Yammy's current 'J' bass offering. Good shout.

    Has YGD H5 double-coil pickups, built with alnico V magnets to offer "a smooth low and high end with a warm, vintage character". Quad-pole... and noise-cancelling design. That all sounds good to me!

    Noise cancelling is actually a big plus in my books - the J pup on my Yammy PJs are definitely the noisiest / most prone to feedback.

    And music to Cam's ears is the active / passive circuitry which seems to mirror the EQ on the 735A, which you are both big fans of.

    And at £600 the TRBX605FM-5 is half the price of the Lakland 55-06, which won't hurt either.

    The natural TRBX has always piqued my interest. I sometimes pick up a gig at The Parrot in the Waldorf Hotel which is home to a Yamaha Music London Stage. They have a house TRBX505 available to play, but so far I've stuck with my 735A, simply because I want to be comfortable. Maybe I need to take the risk and see what one can do on a gig... 😏

  11. 6 minutes ago, CameronJ said:

    Ah, that’s good to know. Thanks for the heads up!

    @therealting that’s a whole lotta aftermarket thumbrest action :o

    @dave_bass5 I remember seeing photos of your modded DJ5 over on Talkbass. Looked great! The DJ5 I tried a while ago sounded pretty much identical to the 55-60 on the wall next to it, bright and zingy (in a good way) but I much preferred the neck profile on the 55. 

    I was always disappointed that my TRB6Pii didn't have the punch that humbuckers would have given it, so sadly I only know through research after that experience. Very nearly changed them for Aguilar DCBs but ended up selling instead. TRBX are obviously entirely different, and probably more of the sound I want from a TRB-style instrument. 

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  12. 2 hours ago, Al Krow said:

    Yammy store in London seems to be having a bit of a sale on, although the prices of basses not in the sale seem to have gone up and some of them eye wateringly so!

    Their prices are no where near what they say they are. Speaking to them in store I’ve had Been offered the Attitude III for around £1.7k less than list price. And that’s just their offer without any harder negotiations. The sales guy said they won’t be beaten on price and will offer the lowest prices on Yamaha if you ask... Strange strategy to me, but makes making a deal with a real human the best option for once! 

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  13. I find solo J on these new BBs kills! In fact I did a recording session recently and inadvertently turned the pickup knob not the volume 🤦‍♂️ Tbh no one on the session noticed - including me. Still plenty of bottom with these new voiced pickups, something I rarely experience on a solo’d J.

  14. 10 minutes ago, martisanma said:

    Hi everyone. I'm doubting about getting either a BB435 or a BB735. I'm not into fiddling too much, so I wouldn't mind getting the passive one. But I heard the neck feels much better in the 735. Any experiences with both basses here? Thanks!

    I don’t fiddle much either. I run 735 passive most of the time and then drop the EQ in for the odd slap bass part for some extra booty. The fact that’s it’s bypass-able with passive tone is what makes the active the best choice for me. 

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  15. On 03/07/2019 at 12:58, Al Krow said:

    Nice little shoot out, including several Yammys...

    • Yamaha Nathan East (Pensa Preamp)
    • Sadowsky NYC Chambered 21 Fret
    • Sadowsky NYC Chambered 24 Fret
    • Dingwall Combustion (Sadowsky Preamp Mod)
    • Yamaha 1005 Ibanez ATK
    • Yamaha Attitude (4 String with Pensa Preamp)
    • Fender American Deluxe (J Retro Preamp Mod)
    • Fender American Deluxe (Pensa Preamp)
    • Yamaha TRB5P2 (he would like to try!)

     

    There's some mighty low end from almost all of these on my Yamaha MSP7 Monitors in my studio! Worryingly liked the BBNE2 again 🤦‍♂️ I would have thought the Sadowsky PJ would win me over no question 😬 

  16. 2 hours ago, dave_bass5 said:

    When i next change stings i might have a go at reversing them all on my P34, just to see it if does make a difference. I do hope it doesn't give a Badass II effect though.

    By the way, i saw your Hercules folding stand review last night and have ordered one just based on that 🙂

     

    Ah amazing! Great little stand. I don't go anywhere without it. Thank you for watching! 

    Do report back if you go for the all switched option!

  17. On 15/06/2019 at 22:26, whamni said:

    Glad it's working out for you, I don't have the P34 but I do have a BB734, I was getting a bad sound from the E string (very dead thud) I  turned the saddle around to work in the same way it's setup on a 5 string and now I have great sustain and sounds a lot better.   I played a Music man since 1980 and it took a while to adjust to the Yamaha, but I must admit it's a great bass to play and a lot lighter on the shoulder after a two hour gig lol, happy days.

    Yamaha BB734 Bridge.jpg

    I've just switched the saddle back around on my 735A on the B and it's made a massive difference to its punch and clarity. Crazy! I'm debating switching them all over, but that might end up being a bit too much of a clank machine for my liking on the higher strings. How are people currently running the setup on their bridges? What are your thoughts on the reverse saddles?

    T
     

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  18. Bass in an SKB bass safe. Chuck it in the hold. Take your laptop/phone/iPad and an iRig style headphone to 1/4 jack converter or a small audio interface in your hand luggage and you’re sorted for listening to what ever you need and hearing your bass back. 

    I take my bass wherever I can if I’m away, even staying at friends. 10 mins maintenance a day keeps me fighting fit and ready. If I don’t play 1 day I feel it the next. If I don’t play for a week I have a lot of catching up to do! 

    T

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  19. 1 hour ago, Al Krow said:

    The factory setting is only with the B saddle reversed (and that's also how my P35 was set up when I got it off Mark).

    The reason for swapping it round was that when I got the 735A (couriered to me by the previous owner) and played it for the first time, it was really badly set up with a lot of fret buzz. So I spent a bit of time raising the string heights and tweaking the pup heights etc. Not knowing any better(!) I assumed that the reverse saddle was a 'mistake' by the previous owner and part of it not being set up properly, so I 'corrected' it - haha.

    Have you adjusted the set-up much since getting it?

    My initial reaction to the 735A was, consequently, much less positive than yours but the bass grew on me (a lot!) after I'd set it up it until...I bought that damn P35: love at first play! Mark who sold it to me is, like you, another pro bassist and had everything on the P35, in terms of string selection and set up all working beautifully. So when I went to reach for a bass I found myself just wanting to play the P35: the passive tone on that edges it over the 735A for me; and in terms of an active bass my (your old!) NE2 is a complete treat. So I was struggling to justify keeping the 735A. But it's definitely found its way to the right home and is already more famous than any of my basses! :) 

    I think your setup is very playable! I’m gonna adjust the D &G when I get home - they are a tad buzzy in places... 

    Thats not true - your BBNE2 is currently topping the BB735 by quite some way so a “famous” (pains me to say that about my own content haha) bass you certainly possess! 

     

  20. 14 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

    Hey Tyler - great video!

    At 2.30 - when you said the bridge doesn't have the same option to reverse, not sure what you meant? I actually changed it over, myself, from the 'factory reversed' bridge saddle set up to 'normal' so it should be easy enough to swap it back again.

    Yes - I’ve worked out quickly that I’m wrong about that 😂😂😂 Just checked and realised how you do that - that’s why I thought it was different from the P35. I’ll pop a comment down below on the video... The problem with creating a video - no chance to change it once it’s up! 🤦‍♂️

    Why did you reverse it out of interest? Did you think it benefited tonally? The P35 in Nashville I tried only had the B reversed - I actually thought it was only the B you could reverse from that occasion. Have you tried certain strings reversed but not all? 

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