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Always fancied trying a Reverend bass.... I seem to remember that you were going to use the silver Squier Jazz as a 'beater' bass or am I thinking of someone else?

Tempting 😉

Vintage white 414 for £240 popped up in Brum yesterday as well 😀

Many happy memories of the Bass Centre and Musical Exchanges. I did my work experience at MX in the '90s under the supervision of Woz who ran the bass dept. Needless to say very little if any proper experience of work was gained but it was good experience. Woz was a superb 'noodler' i.e. could pick up a bass and slap/tickle etc it and make you feel totally inadequate then hand it over for you to try it out 😄 The Brum Bass Centre is where the infamous violated Duck Dunn P Bass that sometimes pops up for sale online originated from.

His playing and tone in particular on Joe Jackson's Look Sharp album is absolutely beautiful. I suppose the production and mixing helped. I always thought he was using a Ricky... was I right?

Anyone able to confirm or deny?

I don't like the way this serious and important discussion has developed...

I think that it does count, well spotted!

Love it when someone reveals a previously unknown musical talent. I've never heard of Ian Fergusson until now but as well as doing the weather on a local BBC station he likes to smash his favourite Ernie Ball's back door in in his spare time. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=919436542006592 Apart from Martin Bashir are there any other well known bass player broadcasters?

Just look at the finish on that... yum 😋 Owned a US LB100, was a beautifully made instrument. Would love to try a L1000 someday but I too dislike too many switches etc. G&L are totally underrated instruments which is a shame. How can they achieve that 'cool' factor?

Will let you know once I've had a proper play but TBH with bridges, pots etc it's all so subjective isn't it? All i can say is that the stock wiring was a bit of a tangled mess, the Kiogon loom is very neat and tidy.

Speaking of which, just got my 414 back from the tech today... upgrades complete: gotoh bridge, proper jack plate instead of the barrel-type one it comes with, and a @KiOgonloom fitted (Tech had to do the loom for me as the shaft holes were too narrow for the new pots and I'm not going anywhere near it with my black and decker with my cack-handedness). Sounds great, have missed having her and her very loud pickups around, rehearsal next Tuesday 😎

This. They messed with the essence of the BB range and lost that raw rock and roll coolness that you got with the 414/424/1024. The current range is very tame indeed, a very poor selection of colours on offer, and as @Machinespointed out above, over-engineered.

Grae bought my Yammy BB300 yesterday, top guy and wouldn't hesitate to do business with him again 😀

This has got to be the ultimate endorsement of a bass 🙂

It astounds me the low values the BB414s go for. They are a no nonsense bass and with the matching headstock they look the business. Just have it!

Has now appeared on ebay at a ridiculously low starting bid. Someone is going to get a bargain https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-BB300-Bass-Guitar-/265375411543?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

If it meant getting rid of basses then yes absolutely 🤣

I can provide a reference for him if needed 😉

Nice, and I've never seen one in that colour before.