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4 minutes ago, franzbassist said:

Yep, thought I'd go all in.  Makes it way more versatile for live work.

I really should buy the controller for the 210...

I think the 210 is a great amp... tbh I've not delved tooo deep with it as I only use it for noodling... one thing that annoys me about the 210, is the choice of only two signal chains... and infuriatingly you can't move things about within it... for example I'd have chorus at the start if I wanted to go full on Peter Hook...

I've seen that the 500 has the same two signal chains... 

Despite that I'm still intrigued by the 500... I look forward to hear how you're getting on with it...

Did you buy the 112 cab too?

On 04/05/2024 at 14:32, franzbassist said:

Fitted one this morning and it's an absolute game changer.  No need to make any adjustments on the amp now: I can do it all from my phone or iPad!

 

For live work, my plan is to just use the front panel controls to set the amp for the venue, then I will have my three favourite effects stored to the "panel" so I can just switch between them using bluetooth.

Have got the foot controller for the 500??

So tempted by this amp... I just wish it had the effects loop , power amp in etc like my Katana 210... 

4 hours ago, neepheid said:

 

All I can give you is a personal opinion, but it's the BB1200 if you want single pickup, passive fun, the BB2000 if you want PJ passive fun and the BB1200S if you want active fun.  Gotta be neck through IMO.

Spot on...IMHO... I use the the 1200/ S live to this day ... fantastic basses

5 minutes ago, Maude said:

It was in this thread a couple of years back, starting on page 280. 

 

Here's a picture of it finished. I really lucked out with the neck (IMO), the fretboard wood is lovely, the headstock is quite aged and the two skunk stripes aren't as prominent as some, so not as jarring. Just how I like it. 

 

 

Pickguard up close and personal. 

As it should be.... looks great....

Just now, Maude said:

 

There was either a kind of build thread, or I documented the conversion in this thread. I'll see if I can find some. 

Thank you... 

1 minute ago, Maude said:

 

But not as much as a 734a. I have both so obviously had to compare and you can get the full bass/mid/treble tone of the PH with the 734a controls at about three quarters full. It sounds different because it's not reverse P but the amount of bass/mid/treble is greater. 

But I prefer the PH as it feels more usable, the 734a is almost too extreme. It may be a placebo but the PH just sounds fantastic. 

Both have factory strings so probably the same. 

 

I'm with you on single ply pickguards as well, when I did the reverse P mod on my 424x I had to make a new pickguard, so single ply black it was. 

Yep spot on re the 734a.... I remember how intense 734a pre amp was... I could get the Hooky tone and sooo much more.

I'm with you about the BBPH... its almost...almost as good as the BB1200S... 

I must admit I've been treating the BBPH like a delicate flower... only using it in my studio... but f**k that its coming out on the road with me... these beauty's were built to be played and gigged etc...

I love the 424... I got one as a back up for  when I was feeling tooo precious about taking my vintage BB 1200s /1200...

Have you any pix of your 424 ...?

Just now, Tjhooker said:

Ah right, bummer... what's the pre amp like in the ph model anyone?

It's fantastic... I love it... a bit more bass and treble than the BB1200S... 

Just now, Tjhooker said:

Do Yamaha off reverse p at the moment?

Unfortunately no.... only on the BBPH...

1 hour ago, Lord Summerisle said:

The BB734A pick guard is an odd thing isn’t it? I’ve never really liked the shape of it but now I’ve coloured in the 3 ply it’s much more subtle on the body.

Yes it is odd... but tbh I've never really liked pick guards.... if I ever find a cheapish second hand black 734A, I'll colour it in like your good self.... 

Actually I'd like to reverse the P pups and get the hole filled along with the pick guard screw holes and then resprayed in matte black...whoops sorry I seem to have gone of on a tangent there!!

1 minute ago, Lord Summerisle said:

I'd prefer rhe 734a without a pick guard tbh.... but this does look better than the 3ply edge....

14 minutes ago, woolf said:

Thanks Andy, they’re out of stock and £13.50 per knob seems quite steep! 

Not in King's Cross apparently... 

On 13/05/2023 at 19:56, neepheid said:

Not me - only interested in reverse P BBs now.  However, seeing the 414 did give me half an idea to look for a 424X so there's a pickguard to hide the P pickup reversal...

 

Same here....

Just now, Maude said:

I went to see Peter Hook & The Light last night. 

How the back of my BBPH now looks, 😀

 

Brilliant!!!

4 hours ago, javi_bassist said:

Yamaha has released two new finishes for the Pro series. And I love both.

 

 

No new colours for the 734/5a basses???

2 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?

Hmmm that's interesting. When I get a chance I'll measure 424 against my BBPH..

With regards to feel , I prefer the 424 to the 734a/BBPH. If I had list my preferences it would go....

1200/S the best ... feels like home (to me)

424 feels quite familiar 

734a/ BBPH  nothing wrong with them  but feels smaller/ lighter ....

1 minute ago, Maude said:

While we're on a 734a vibe, I saw some pictures of Hooky today at the 'World is a Vampire' festival in Mexico playing a bright red 734a. I don't know why he wasn't playing his usual BBPH as he loves the reverse P, hopefully nothing has happened to them. 

I assume he's had the 734 refinished in red.

 

BA left his bass at Heathrow....thats one of Jacks basses.

23 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Ohohoh! 🥴

Andy, where did you get the pick guard from... I'm hoping to get a Yamaha pick guard made , but with reversed pick ups for a project...

7 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Looks what's coming to Leicestershire next week 🙂 

 

Beautiful... same colour as mine.

38 minutes ago, Russ said:

For anyone who has one, can you check and see if the power supply is hardwired for 240V, or if it's a universal 110V-240V one? I've flicked through the manual and I don't see any mention of it. 

 

This might affect my decision to purchase one because... reasons.

 

This is all it says on the back of mine...

I've just picked up a 210 Katana, really impressed with it so far... its soooo tweakable. 

Brilliant bit of kit.. 

I may have to find a trolley to take it gigs with though as its a little heavy.... 

On 11/11/2022 at 11:23, neepheid said:

 

How rough are we talking?  Would you not be better taking a 414 or a 424, if relative disposability is the goal?

Well in the end I bought a Sunburst 424... and wow , really pleased with it...

1 minute ago, Maude said:

Ah see I much prefer the white ones, it's good that we all like different things though. 

Yes it was a Hooky6, the Fac51 one. 

I was tempted by the Fac51 ...  but felt I'd be tooo precious about it to play it.

Just now, Maude said:

There's a white 1024x on facebook marketplace but it's in N. Ireland. £600

 

I sold mine in the the summer, listed for £500 and took £450, as that's what I paid for it. 

I still wish I had it but needed funds for my Eastwood. 

I'm not really keen on white basses tbh, but thank you... I'm going to hold out for a sunburst. Was it a Hooky Eastwood??