EJWW

Nice review as always, thanks. 

I've one of these CV P basses in vintage white, bought from a fellow basschatter a couple of years ago. 

It's a really great bass which looks, sounds and feels good. At these prices no upset if you drop it and cause damage. 

I think the bridge is fine and does the job, as does the pickup. 

Slap bass-ist... 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-65558954.amp

That looks lovely, great price too 

Eliminate both guitarists and replace with a single committed individual with adecent amount of emotional intelligence. 

Might mean taking longer to get out there gigging but worth it IMO.

That is an absolutely beautiful instrument. 

23 hours ago, cgull said:

@EJWWdid you ever get neck dive with the 734?

I can't say I remember any neck dive at all

This really is the best colour/ neck combo of any P bass on the market at the moment. Lovely 😍 

That looks SO COOL 😎 

5 hours ago, ezbass said:

Programmed? I wouldn’t think so with the string and fret noise.

I've been surprised at how realistic some programmed bass guitar lines have sounded recently. 

Heard this on radio 2 this morning, new single from Jason Mraz.

Nothing revolutionary just a nice bit of funky bass guitar which is very prominent in the mix. I'm guessing a 5 string Jazz type instrument...

Please don't tell me it's programmed 🥺

Love that 😍

Oh wow 😍

What a chart, Wow!

8 hours ago, Maude said:

 

 

 

Experiment time as I'm sat here looking at my '22 734a and '85 1100s. The 1100s is the earlier one with the old style pickups with bezels so I'm assuming classed as old school tubby. 

 

They are both very similar to the eye bar a few slight changes.

 

 

 

I'll list the changes on the 734 compared to the 1100.

The upper horn curves neckwards more, presumably for strap security or possibly balance.

 

 

The second change is the neck heel as they have the six bolt mitre fixing and a curved lower edge for better upper fret access. Neither of these noticeably change the physical feel of the bass really. 

The change that makes it feel smaller is mainly on the upper side . The upper bout is a few mil narrower and the waist is around five mil narrower.

 

 

 

 

 

But the actual transition from bout to waist is different. The 734 bout continues higher up the body making it feel less pronounced as it doesn't curve back in to the waist as drastically, even though it actually curves in further to the 734's narrower waist. This changes the line between the two lowest points of the waist to more parallel. In reality the actual width between the 734's narrowest points may be be the same as the 1100 but the 1100's being diagonal increase the measurement. Taking lines straight up parallel to the neck from the narrowest points and measuring would give a true reading. 

 

Here's the difference in angle across the waist. 

 

 

The lower horn is also closer to the neck which makes the body appear wider but probably won't change the feel of playing it unless seated. 

 

 

 

The body thickness is the same on both and everything else seems pretty much identical. 

 

 

 

So the difference in feel seems mainly down to the 1100 not actually being much broader, albeit it is a few mil, but more to the actual shape of the lower bout cutting back in much sharper to a lower down the body waist. It makes the lower body seem more squat and wide than the gentler curves and taller waist on the 734 giving a more slender appearance. 

 

But all that said and done, a few mil here and there can make all the difference in feel and we all like what we like. 

I'm now curious as to the comparison of the 424/1024/2024 series as my 424 (and previous 1024) both feel more like a traditional BB than the 734. Is it actually measurements, or mind games?

This is exactly the sort of post which convinces me why I just can't stay off Basschat 🙂

That is super 👌 

7 hours ago, dub_junkie said:

One of my favourite basses.

Basically a Jazz bass without the offset shape, elegant yet simple and workmanlike and the pickups punch way above this price point.

Can't really speak highly enough of the Tribute JB-2, having owned four in the past and owning a USA one at present.

The Tributes have US pickups don't they? 

3 hours ago, CJPJ said:

Lovely bass and great playing - loved the grove at 5:35 👍 GLTWS

I second this. 

Great playing, very tasty bass as well 😋

That is one of the tastiest looking P basses I've seen in a long time 😍

Warning: Boring comment alert....🤓

I found myself in central London today so I decided to have a look around the music shops. 

Found the Yamaha shop and left wondering if they actually want to sell anything to the general public. 

Beautifully presented shop but those prices....whoa! 

I wanted another go on a BB P34 as i think they're tasty.

They were marked up as around £1.5k - WHAT?! As soon as you walk out of the shop with that you've lost £600 as they fetch £850-950 second hand. 

Also, the one I played had some serious hum.

The other places down the road on Denmark St were nice though. 

I still like the P34 though and if I had some cash burning a hole in my pocket I'd be vulnerable....

Had anyone mentioned Norman Watt Roy yet?

2 hours ago, devinebass said:

Oh... should have mentioned... if you'd like to see someone specific in this series, just pop their name in this thread or add a comment under the video over on YouTube. We're gonna go through all the comments this week and try and make a bunch of requested ones happen. 

 

Flea, Pino and Geddy are at the top of my list of peeps we're trying to get on... but any other requests are totally welcome!   

+1 for these three. 

Les Claypool and Mark King from me please 🙏 

Damn.... you're local as well 😍

What's the weight like on these? I just don't get on with Jazzes but I'm smitten with this 🥰

This is painful, I just love this bass, wish I could snap it up, please just hold your nerve!

This is absolutely lovely 😍