Al Krow
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There's a used Yamaha BB 734A in the for sale section that is bang on your budget (inc. P&P). (I have no connection to the seller btw other than we both spend far too much time on the Yamaha thread!). P+J pups, which is a great format. Active / passive modes. Decent 3 band EQ. Yamaha build quality. I think you'll be very hard pressed to find a more capable bass for the money, other than perhaps the Sire P7 on your list, but I see you're less keen on that one, and I think both the Sire and the 734A have 21 frets and you've mentioned a preference for 24. PS I see a BB 734A has made it onto the "if I could only keep 1 bass thread", which is high praise indeed, particularly if you read what other basses he has! I rest my case! 😊 Edit: scrap the above - that s734A has just sold. Someone's got a great bass at a good price!
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Hmmm...the spec on the new Legends seems to be a real step up from their old range! And now giving the old Euro LXs a run for their money. Kinda feels like Spector have taken a decision to "dumb-up" their basses! Obviously it's coming with a price tag, but I applaud the thinking: it's very refreshing.
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The new Legends are also NT, so have drop dead good looks to match!
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@AndyTravistime to sort out that NS2 seller's regret, eh?
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So what's the deal with the Fishman pups? Have to fess that having decent pups are a big deal for me and pups that deliver a full rich tone or growl have me gushing!
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Typical eh - you can only get soapbar format for the 5 string Euro LX!
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@Eldon Tyrell there's a mint 2007 Euro LX in the FS, on for a good price and seller is willing to take offers. If I was after a 4 string, I'd have been sorely tempted, myself!
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There's a video of it being played on the previous page, and more discussion and pics on page 148 (and earlier) of this thread.
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Don't tell me looks have never played a part in any of your choices and you are purely a personality guy? 😄
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For me it's purely about the design / aesthetics. NTs just look great!
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Tbf £1,500 is pretty much the price of the P34 when it first came out (and that's not a NT either).
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True - but you can get a Spector EuroLX for the same price as the Hooky. It's also reverse P + "sculpted" back (which the BB NE2 has happily copied!) + neck through + bridge J pup. And it's a pedigree bass. So I'm sure Yamaha could have made the Hooky a neck through if they had put their mind to it, in the same way they did for the BB1200S. The killer for me is that I suspect that it's only going to be released as a 4 string...
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Yeah - I think I had that at the back of my mind. Shame, as for me a neck through is such a great design looks-wise! Shouldn't make too much difference tonally other than NTs have a reputation for greater sustain, which I guess can be a desirable quality for rock, but probably less so for Motown!
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And I guess that's not surprising, given that the BB1200S was his favourite bass! “My Gibson EB-0 got stolen in America, but it was shite and kept going out of tune,” he admits. “So I went to Manny’s on 48th Street and the only thing that was any good was their Yamaha BB600. It felt perfect. I traded in for the 1000 and after that the 1200, which had a straight-through neck and two non-active pickups. Then someone from a shop called me up saying there was now a three-way active 1200S. I went straight there and never looked back. I’ve tried every other guitar in the world, but they just don’t do anything for me.” MusicRadar August 30, 2019
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The spec of the Hooky bass effectively makes it a modern day BB1200S i.e. active and with a reverse P. Except maybe it has a bolt on neck and not a neck through like the old 1200S was?
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17 months, 30 days and 14 hours to go yet mate...
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Quick everyone, lock up your Spectors before Cosmo spots them! 😁
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And although @dave_bass5has pointed out on another thread that black basses matter, white basses are pretty darned tasty too and a Spector to boot!
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Must be the virus going around which means I'm seeing double, or is it that I just can't count to one anymore? ...it's definitely going to be one of the two, right? 😁
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Yup I love Spectors too. And Ken Smiths. And Yamahas of course...did I say just 18 months to make my mind up? 😁
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Be right back in a mo with a decision...gimme say, 18 months? 😁
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I can only manage to narrow it down to two. So I'm out for now!
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Forget the shape. Just count all those knobs! 😁
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Here you go:
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Ooooh, that's very nice!
