TwoStringsWouldBeEnough

Price drop to £599 but open to offers!

***SOLD***

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NEW PRICE DROP - £550
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Hi guys,

I am selling my 5 string Yamaha 735a in black satin. This is a gorgeous bass, by far the most versatile bass I have ever had due to the 3 band EQ on board preamp. I have used this in studio and live for a few months but I now use 4 string basses tuned BEAD and I have my eyes on something else.
Condition is good, there are a couple of small dings on the body and a bigger one on the neck (pictured) but nothing that affects playability. I used to have a tiny sticker bottom right of the body that has left a few little marks but they can only be seen up close. There is wear around the pickups and where the forearm touches, those areas are now a bit glossy. The bass didn't come in a hardcase but a softcase that I will include in the sale hence at this moment I am not willing to post but I am happy to drive and meet somewhere for petrol money.

I am based in St Albans, Hertfordshire and I am happy for you to come and try out the bass.

I might consider trades so feel free to tempt me!

Here's a video of a live session I did using this bass:

Here's some pictures, if you'd like to see more detailed pictures just send me a message:

I have the 5 version of this and it's a beast of a bass at an affordable price! GLWTS!

That G&L is wonderful!! GLWTS

I second CameronJ, this is a great bass, very versatile, comfortable and looks great on stage! GLWTS!

Alpher do look incredible don't they! Does anyone know about how long the waiting list is? Thinking of ordering one 

Stunner!!

Stunning! GLWS!

Hey guys,

I was wondering if any of you owns a Gibson 5 string bass? I am intrigued by the looks of their EB series (either the more Thunderbird ones or the 2017 ones more Peavey looking) but I haven't found them in any stores so eventually I landed on a Yamaha BB735a but I'd like to have a second bass for different sounds and to use live and in studio. Any help from owners or people that has tried them out would be great. Thank you!

Absolutely beautiful!

11 hours ago, Bishbass said:

Brilliant! Its sold!

Will get back to you early this afternoon to discuss payment and shipping, was just thinking a gigbag may not be sturdy enough to handle transit, unless you know of a reliable method.

Thanks again 

Jeff

 

Sounds good Jeff! Inbox me anytime :)

4 hours ago, Jo.gwillim said:

Don't need another bass, but if it makes me look that cool and play that well.... Lovely video. 

Thank you! And how dare you saying you don't need another bass! We ALWAYS need another bass...just another one and that's it... 

45 minutes ago, Bishbass said:

Hi there, that's just lovely are you prepared to ship? I'm based in Darlington Durham.

Happy for the neck to come off to make things easier and would obviously meet all the costs involved for your time and trouble.

Very best wishes

Jeff

Hi Jeff,

Happy to post! I have a fender gigbag tweed that is functional and I could ship the bass in that if that works for you

3 hours ago, Ignoramus said:

Once again you sell a nice bass. And in the video the P-Bass sounds very good with the rolled off tone poti. Once again I'm quite interested. What about the input-jack? Looks like a modern one with security-lock.

Kind regards

Lars from Kiel (Germany)

Hi Lars,

I used to have the bass wired in Volume/Tone and a switch hence why the jack input is at the bottom and not in the usual place. I went for one of those modern ones because they are a bit safer since you have to press a little button to release the jack.

Hi Aero,

Thank you for pointing that out. I've forgot to mention that I've had to change the screws as they went rusty from the sweat

Selling a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound PJ set. Big bottom end, punch and high output. They've served me well!

Collection from St Albans, Hertfordshire or happy to post at buyer's expenses.

Thank you

Sold

1 hour ago, syl2b said:

Hi. Can you tell me the weight and the "action" (i m not sure of the word in english). Thanks. 

Hi! Bass weights 3.6kg on my bathroom scale. Action is medium right now but I can lower it should you be interested

Sold 

Hi guys,

Since I am in need to upgrade my whole rig due to a new touring gig, I am selling this high quality bitsa pbass.

The neck, nut and tuning pegs are off a Fender AVRI58. This is my favourite pbass neck I've ever tried, described as a Large C. It's quite big yet very comfortable.

The body was made for me by an Italian luthier called Rufini Guitars - https://www.rufinifineinstruments.com/ - It's a very good quality body made by 3 pieces of Canadian alder.
It was then painted in a nice aged olympic white/eggshell colour with a thin layer of nitro and a medium relic job. I love the relic on this bass as it looks genuine and it makes the instrument feel broken in. 

The pickup is a custom wound pickup made for me by a company called MAMA pickups - https://www.mamapickups.com/en/ - The pickup is meant to reproduce a 60's pbass pup. It's warm, clear and fairly high output.

The bridge, strap buttons and neck plate are from a Fender pbass 1978 that I've owned for a few years. I paired the neck from that bass with the body that belonged to the Fender AVRI58 previously mentioned.

The scratchplate is an aftermarket pbass scratchplate. It has a thumb rest in 70's position but also drilled holes if you would like it in a 60's position.

Bass has rounds on it right now (can't remember which ones) but I am happy to put some Fender flats that I have lying around.

I have used this mostly for studio stuff. A couple of years back I have recorded a live album with a blues artist while in Florida and here's a video where you can hear the sound (at the time I had a rosewood neck on it but you can get an idea)

https://youtu.be/ahw69aCJioU




Here's some pictures as well:

If you guys have any questions just ask. You're more than welcome to come around and try it. I am based in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Thank you!

1 hour ago, hooky_lowdown said:

Your neck should have a little bit if relief, as you have increased the saddle height you'll need to reduce the relief to compensate. Did you change the strings also, as different tension will also require adjusting the relief?

By saying reducing the relief you mean tightening the truss rod right? Clockwise turn? And yes, I've put on lo riders that have much more tension than the strings I've had before.

33 minutes ago, paul_c2 said:

I can't say I've ever come across that specific issue - logic suggests it would occur the other way round (lower the action, and dead spots occur). So I'll do the same as you, await others' replies!!! Hope you get it sorted though.

Just one final thought....how old are the strings?

Yeah I know, welcome to my life full of unusual choices and problems! 

Strings are new but I've had this problem with other strings too. 

I've had the same problem on another bass a while a go so clearly something isn't right in the setup. 

Awaiting for more suggestions!

22 minutes ago, paul_c2 said:

So you had it professionally set up but you didn't like it, so decided to raise the action, but now it has dead spots? 

Something isn't quite right here. Nevertheless, there's 2 aspects (well, more if you include weirdness like its twisted, or a bass with 2 truss rods but they're not set properly with respect to each other etc) to the "straightness" of a neck. AND.....the conventional proper setup is for a neck to be ever-so-slightly curved upwards. The two aspects are the neck itself and the frets.

The way to check this (the neck) yourself is to hold the bass up to your eyeline with the bridge nearest, then look along the neck and you can see the curve (or not).

To check the frets, fret a string at eg 1st fret and 20th (or whatever your last) fret is, then measure the clearance at the other frets (obviously if its an even curve then it will be in the middle).

If its certain notes but not others, it sounds like either a twisted neck or uneven frets. (If the action has been set high - if the action were set low, then it could simply be you've reached the 'limit' of how low it can go, due to the small/acceptable imperfections which are bound to occur).

Hi Paul, 

Thank you for your help! I've checked the bass and yes, the neck isn't straight but it has a slight curve upwards so all in the norm there. I know frets are fine as well as the tech has checked all that. 

There is no dead spots when the action is low but as soon as the action is higher then some notes just dont resonate and a couple of dead spots appear, one quite severe.

I might just have to take it back to the guy and explain it to him but it would be good to know if there is anyone else out there that has had the same problem regarding high action and dead spots appearing.

10 minutes ago, paul_c2 said:

How did you determine the neck is straight?

I just had it professionally setup. What I meant to say is that there is no warping or anything unusual in the neck.

Hi guys,

I had one of my basses setup, neck is straight and all is good but I decided to raise the action as I like to play with quite a high action. The only problem is, by raising the action quite a few spots appear (in the lower end,if that matters) and I don't know what to do.

Is there anything I should do to the truss rod?

Any helps is much appreciated!

On 06/11/2019 at 13:53, songofthewind said:

Very nice indeed! I wish I got on with the necks on these.

What does it weigh, my good man?

I love those necks! Anyway, on my bathroom scale the bass weighs 3.9kg 😊