dave_bass5

Just sold Peter a pedal and all couldn’t have gone smoother. Great guy to deal with. Cheers mate 🤟

Im the owner of @Al Krow’s other 425, and can only agree about how good it is. I also thought it could easily replace my Fender P, but as I prefer 4 strings most of the time I thought that now I know a Yamaha can work I’ll get something a bit premium. Would have liked a 1024 but none around, so bit the bull it and got a P34. Love the tone to bits, and the feel etc is great, but I’m with you on the snake oil thing. Never had a bass that had this and no way of knowing what difference it really makes. Still, as a complete package the P34 is amazingly perfect the for me, and has made me realise my use of pre amps like my BDDI’s etc over the years was to try and get the tone I now have with just the P34, so for me it’s money well spent.

Well i am wondering how it compares to a 734 in passive mode. A bit cheaper and with extra tone options if needed.

Yep, i got one last month. Lovely bass. Very easy to play (with the right action, which i cant quite get yet). Feels good in the hand and hangs well. Wasn't took keen on the VVT layout at first, i prefer a toggle, but ive got use to it now. Im not 100% keen on the finish on the back of the neck, i much prefer gloss, but again im getting used to it and its really a non issue now. Tone wise i find it quite nice using any pup combination, but even the neck pup has a bit of a jazz growl (to my ears). Its not quite 'Fender' P sounding, but has a bit of a freq hump somewhere that just helps it poke through. Quite funky sounding even when played with a pick. Ive always loved using a BDDI with my basses but this is the first bass in a long time that ive felt is just right without needing any help. in fact since getting this ive more or less given up on using effects, as i feel this bass just sounds so good on its own. Not sure id say it was worth the money, as Yamaha basses seem to be of a very high standard across the board, but i appreciate what's gone in to making this.

Bas, i never found the TI's to be floppy as such, they are just a bit more flexible and 'bendy'. I was impressed with the EB Cobalt flats i had briefly.

Cheers. Yes, it was spoken about when they first came out, and yes, there were variable responses to this, but my question was really to see if anyone found it to be a real problem and moved on. I do use a pick and so do get a more audible click, and I suppose this can be more noticeable if it’s delayed, but I agree, 8ms is nothing to worry about I’m definitely talking about pubs and small clubs, so not worried at all about the range.

Having seen and used one of these systems the other night (thanks to @Al Krow) iim considering getting one in the near future if i find my new-ish Boss WL20's dont work out. I like the idea of a more robust system, and have recently given my G30 away. The Boss system is good, but im a bit worried about how stable these small systems are. Ive already had more drop outs with it in a couple of months, over never with my G30. Ive ready all this thread and you all seem pretty happy with them. MY only concern is the latency. Now i know a lot of you said its fine, but that was a while ago. Has anyone changed their minds, found it a problem under normal gigging conditions? im not talking about recording etc, where it could be noticeable (not sure why anyone would anyway). Not looking for other recommendations, just asking about the SH system. Cheers.

Have you tired posting this in the EUB and DB section?

17th is good for me Bas. Ill speak to Dawn but if she doesn't want to ill come alone. Be really good to hear the F112 at a gig like that.

Haha, i didnt mean you, you're one of the good guys (even if you did prise that SS from my clutched hands lol)

Just preparing for any backlash lol.

I should add my comment above was just based on low volume home playing. Not side by side, just that the F112 sounded more to my liking, and that's what counts 🙂

I wonder how these sound in a bedroom set up 😎

Have you checked the dimensions of a 4 and 6U rack case against the amp? You should get a good idea about what it fits.

Oh yes, it was very impressive. Knocks the socks of the BB2 i had as far as playing at home. Cant comment on a gig situation of course, at least not until i get mine 🙂

No problem. In fact this thread did me a favour by reminding me i did still have the GK. Going to dust it off and see how it works. Having looked at it last night It is also small enough to cover what i was looking to do so feel free to take the thread off anywhere you want 🙂

Never going to sell that one Michael, although you are welcome to borrow It.

We can talk later.. I am planning on selling it but not until I’ve gigged my BH800 at least once. This will be next month. Its been my fav small head, and in fact its the smallest I’ve ever owned, but I fell in love with the BH800 EQ ((via my Spectradrive)

Haha, you’d hate it, plus the XLR doesn’t work.

I have 3 small heads, the TCE BH800, GK MB800 and Markbass F1. All good heads but none fit in my small bag. I’m just looking for a more portable solution for when I’m not travelling in a car, but something that could be used for gigs. I hate buying stuff that only has one use. Mind you, that crown looks quite cool. Cheers for the heads up.

Cheers, I’ll give it a try later.

Cheers. Ive started getting the train to rehearsals, meaning i dont take my TCE BH800. The Block 800 might be a good idea as it seems small enough to fit in the bag i take, with (in theory) a very similar output. Im not sure i can ready any of that thread unless im missing the translate button somewhere

I was looking at (not really for) the Quilter Bass Block, and came across this cheaper version. https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_block_800b.htm Just wondered if anyone has used one. Price seems good for a 800watt amp (i know, i know :). The plan woudl be to use it just as a power amp, and rum a Q/strip as the pre amp. Very portable.

Indeed. Im not a fan of the 20mm string spacing that comes as standard with the Squier hi mass bridge, so the 201's are just perfect.

Ive still got my original CV P and CV jazz. Both lovely basses, brought within a year of them coming out. For me the best thing about them is the neck. In fact the neck from the Jazz has been on a few basses ive brought since getting that, although it has spent most of its time on the CV P. I had a VM bass for a while a few years ago and the quality was noticeably inferior, although nothing to worry about at that price. it just felt cheaper (which of course it was). Both my CV basses have Gotoh 201 bridges on them, and neither needed re drilling etc.