Al Krow

@Sanshiro very nice! I'll add you to the "wall of shame" on the OP!

Just ordered a pack of the mediums - you get 25 for £4 posted. That's my boards sorted!

And yet heavy metal was born in the foundries of the Midlands! And some of the world's best chocolate was once made there!

Awww really sorry to hear. I had a similar experience on a Fender 5 string a few years back, in that case it was a little twisted. I guess warping of necks on older basses is perhaps my single biggest fear on a bass purchase. As well as looking good if done well, a laminate neck can provide additional strength and rigidity - I'm probably being over cautious but given a choice I'll definitely go down the laminate route these days; something that one of my fav bass makers, Yamaha, seem to do as standard these days.

Could these statements possibly be at all connected? 😁 When you say "another 4 string BB" does that mean you've got already got a couple in your herd? If so, what have you got (obligatory pics required, of course!)?

Congrats! Looking forward to the pics and review. How about a shot lined up next to your fav 1200S?

Yeah but if you're selling to a global market, London and Manchester are probably the two strongest name recognition brands in the UK? (Maybe followed by Oxford and Cambridge?) And I say that as someone hailing from a Midlands city with double the population of Manchester. So from a marketing perspective it kinda makes very good sense.

Ouch re your worst! Were you not able to check it out before buying / did you manage to get any compensation?

Dammit - just seen Hooky's old ad for his BB1200 which was on for £500. In hindsight should have bitten his hand off and had it finished a la Tony 'kin'ell! Yamaha BB 1200 * sold* - Basses For Sale - Basschat Hmmm. I wonder if the new owner might be tempted to part with it? There's one on in the FS with a similar finish, but in better nick. On for £1,200 which is sadly well outside my budget, and seemingly everyone else's!

Just rediscovering this thread and to revisit my notes on Behringer RD-8 vs Roland TR-08 to remind myself why I went for the Behringer! Despite lockdown this got put to one side - I found a very usable drum machine on the Zoom B1-4 which has been great for home practice. But I'm hoping to rectify that in 2021: having had a clear out of a bunch of pedals, particularly those that require PC editing, I've hopefully got a bit more headspace Did you manage to put yours to good use and come up with any cool drum tracks?

Btw - thought this was a neat visual presentation of what was new in 3.0: New Effects in 3.0 Helix Floor, Helix Rack, Helix LT, Helix Native, HX Effects, HX Stomp Plus a really helpful description of what they each do: Helix 3.0 Release Notes - HELIX/HX - Line 6 Community

Thanks for sharing that. Apparently: "The Helix 3.01 update addresses potential severely corrupted audio output. Due to this, we recommend updating your Helix family device as soon as possible. This issue may also be experienced on Helix Native; an update for Native will be available in the very near future."

I think there were a few more "MA" models - @gobasserk has had them all from what I can tell! And then of course the BB NE2 - which isn't really a "proper" BB in my books! (see my post yesterday / Page 177 showing design similarities to my Spector Euro LX5). It is however a truly wonderful bass!

Looks identical to the one I've got, which is a little too "snug" for my 1025 i.e. could do with another 1cm + height. I wonder if they sorted out that issue out with the new batches.

This was shared on the "covers bands woe" thread earlier: 'BEST OF MY LOVE' (the EMOTIONS) cover by the HSCC - YouTube It's a classic older BB 5000 in action and sounding great. And this one - really brings out the tone on the 1024 / 2024: Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots [Bass Cover] - YouTube

I think the consensus is that the Fender P solo'd is perhaps the more loved solo P sound, but what the Yammys bring to the party tonally is an excellent J pup and the combination P+J is killer. Plus the ability to dial the tone right off means you can go from rock to Motown effortlessly. Then add in Yammy's build quality and value for money and I guess you can see how it's managed to get such a loyal following. See if you can get your hands on (or a loan of) a decent condition used 1024, 434 or 734A - any of these will give you a very good feel for what the modern BB series is about.

Absolutely. They have carved out their own personality and aren't your average Fender clone. But then neither is Spector nor a Ken Smith nor a Status nor a Rickenbacker, nor an Alembic nor a Wal... That's a good thing right?

That just gets a "really?"

Good post Luke. Picking up on a couple of your points: Really like that description! "the best instruments at their price point, whatever the price point" Btw I suspect Yammy wouldn't consider that to be a "problem." 😁

There's one in the FS right now. Are you sure you need both kidneys?

There were a couple of chaps moaning on fBook Bassplayers' market place that they'd been waiting for a couple of years for a used BB NE2 to turn up, although we've had a few on BC. And I suspect some of the high end out of production basses eg TRB 5Pii and BB5000A are even rarer.

Actually, joshing aside, gonna be interesting if these do come for sale used in 6 months or so time. My guess is they won't as the folks buying them seem to be a pretty discerning lot. And if they do come up I suspect they will get snapped up like hot cakes.

Good to know. I'll down tools on a Leeds quest then, and be content with the VTDI on my board!

Bear in mind the Yammy gig bags (certainly the one I got with my 1025), whilst very good quality, was a half inch shorter than comfortable for the bass. Hopefully not an issue for the PH gig bags.

I'll just leave this off the peg on here then...