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Basically typing out this thread has made me realise that I want the spec of the American Professional II but I want it to be half the price. Ha. Move along, nothing to see here.

Sure, I browse daily. Looking for some tips to help narrow down my search! There’s a lot out there.

So my mind is wandering back towards owning a traditional looking precision. I used to own a 62RI CIJ and we had a great time together but I think I’m after something a bit different: Wide-ish but shallow-ish satin finish neck Contoured heel Not too expensive £500-£750 s/h No upgrades required to sound great Doesnt have to be a Fender but should look like one Whats out there?

I think my mid life crisis might involve getting a 1200 or 2000. What kind of % on top should I be expecting to add if I got one shipped from Japan?

Future classic, these.

I’d agree with this assessment. Very dark sounding and quite the neck dive.

A student of mine has one (absurd, I know but the kid has chops for real). It’s really nice. Small, light. Sounds great. Easy to play. Do I want one? Not particularly. It’s a superb example of exactly what it is.

This is the kind of tedious minutiae that keeps me coming back. Great job!

I quite regularly play someone else’s 734a and think i prefer the 414 as 4 string. 234 left me a little cold. Confusingly I absolutely love (and own) both the 735a and 235. No idea why the 5 stringers in the 3 series do it for me but not the 4s? I’ve never tried a 415 or 1025 but they’re on the list!

Press the button marked ‘inst’ next to whichever input you’re using to switch between line or instrument level. Turn the gain knob right down. Should be more than possible to get a clean signal.

Except the BBN5 or BBG5, which I do believe are 19mm. Most BB 5s are 18mm. Not narrow, exactly. The only really narrow one was the 5000 which is so rare it’s barely worth mentioning.

I think it’s got to be the 1200, though.

I’ve never owned anything pre-90s vintage. As I slowly inch my way towards being 40 I’ve toyed with the idea of buying a bass from my birth year. What’s the best bass Yamaha made in 1985?

Just a pickguard and a metal plate is the only difference. Cosmetics only. A matter of taste. I prefer without. I prefer using active basses for function gigs because generally there’s no sound engineer and I want to have control of my low end, mostly. Without having to crouch down and fiddle with pedals. Otherwise I much prefer passive basses, in general.

1025, right? I sometimes wish my 735a sounded like my 1024. 1025 should be absolutely storming. To be fair to the 735a it sounds exactly like what I wanted it to at the time: like a good P with a 5th string. Recorded it was indistinguishable from my old Japanese 62RI.

There’s a BBG5a on gumtree at the moment, too

Yep. Shhhhh

I’ve been after a 605 for a while but stars are yet to align on the right price, location and finish. Assuming BBG5s deal comes good will report back.

Black, obviously

My BB obsession is approaching some kind of monomania. This thread is partly responsible. Currently own: 404 414 735a 1024 2004 Used to own: 424 Incoming: G5s

I’m always missing the 1 myself. Land on 2 if the band’s lucky