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Oh, dear, so I know even less about bass guitars than I thought I did, so just how many bass variations are there then and what is the difference in tone, or is this just big a question to ask? This is what I think I understand:- J bass has a brighter, thinner sound P bass has a duller, fatter sound Double Buck...has a fatter richer sound going to a brighter but not so bright as a jazz with pup mix right over to bridge pup. Just to let you guys know I did google before I posted and couldn't realy find anything that made me feel confident as to know what was what, please enlighten me And thanks for your patience guys on what must seem a real rookie question.

wow, thanks for the prompt and knowledgable replies guys.....and I thought there was only P or J to choose from...maybe there should be a another definition, but can't think of a short name for [b]side-by-side dual-coil humbuckers[/b][i][/i] SBSDCH's is a bit of a mouthful!

A bit of background: [b]Description of the Yamaha RBX374 What ever your style, what ever your stage, the Yamaha RBX374 has the versatility and looks to fit what you’re doing. Unique, progressive looks and effortless playability make the RBX series Yamaha's best selling basses and the RBX374 features high-end spec including the heavily contoured 3D RBX body, black pro-spec hardware, twin humbucking pickups and active 2-band EQ that makes sure the looks, sound and feel all add up to a serious bass experience. Features of the Yamaha RBX374 Custom Pickups Twin humbucking pickups feature oversized pole pieces to produce a thicker low-end tone with increased bass response. The pickup covers feature built-in finger rests that are discrete and convenient. RBX Bridge The heavy diecast bridge transmits string vibration directly to the body for enhanced sustain. Easy adjustability makes the perfect setup easy to achieve. RBX Body The deeply contoured bodylines incredible comfort, easy access to high frets and stunning looks. Active Electronics The 4-control active EQ system features Master Volume, Pickup Balance, and a 2-band equalizer for massive tonal variation. Controls 1: Pickup Balancer 2: Master Volume 3: Bass 4: Treble Specifications of the Yamaha RBX374 ■Construction: Bolt-on ■Scale Length: 34" (864mm) ■Fingerboard: Rosewood ■Radius: 10" (250mm) ■Frets: 24 ■Body: Alder ■Neck: Maple(Bolt on) ■Bridge: Diecast ■Pickups: Newly designed Hum-Cancelled Pickup X 2 ■Controls: Master Volume 1, Pan-Pot and 2-Band EQ ■Colors: Black, Flat Silver, Red Metallic[/b][i][/i] I'm still very knew to bass, only started in April this year...bought myself a Yamaha RBX-374 as they rarely get a slating, mostly praise for what you get for you money and I seem to always be impressed by anything Yamaha, be it my hi-fi, my enduro bike , ohh, and I had piano lessons on a Yamaha when I was 8 years old so thought, may as well go for a yamaha bass too, if for no other sound technical reason! I know I like this bass, does everything I want for first bass and it's certainly way better than me! I sell cars for a living and sold a car to a guy, whom, whilst I was doing the paperwork picked up the RBX and asked if he could have a go, "of course" I said, telling him I thought it was broken as I couldn't a decent sound from it and wow, simply amazing.....that guy could play, turns out he is a session musician.....so I know the bass is far far better than my talents! Anyway, to the point....my friend who is also learning bass...... he plays a Fender jazz, don't know anymore about it bar that he paid £150 for it s/h and it's passive. He had a go on my RBX and he liked it straight off so much he wants to buy one now, I asked why and he likes the slim neck, light feel and the EQ's and simply found it easy to play...may just mean a RBX is simply easier to play than a Fender for us 2 beginners, I don't know I'm just thinking out loud? [color="#0000FF"]The question he asked the other day was, is the RBX-374 a jazz or a precision bass, um I don't know.....I think that having two pick-ups with adjustment for varying the sound from each pick-up & bass treble control sort of makes it both...I'm really not too sure, can anyone help?[/color]

[quote name='phil.i.stein' post='686685' date='Dec 16 2009, 07:11 PM']oh yeah, forgot to ask, what size speaker do you have ? i would presume that larger cones will produce lower octaves more efficiently (depending on quality, of course..) but i may have opened a can of worms as i am not sure about that theory at all, maybe someone else could clarify..[/quote] My Orange Crush has only a 8" but it's more the action of the BOSS tht is letting me down, if my PC speakers can sound OK on these low tones I'm sure the amp could handle it...I think!?! Your description of the 'delay' is better than mine, I tried playing Jamiroquai 'canned heat' using the BOSS and it just can't keep up and the sound is simply aweful

Hi guys, I really fancied a go at Tom Browne Funkin for Jamaica so bought myself a second hand OC-3, for the octaver part of it, but the sounds always seem to be sort of muddy, growly in a warbling sort of way, sort of flat, there also a sort of delay, it's so much audible more of a delay you can feel as you play...difficult to put into words Are these things junk or am I looking for something it simply can't do? Yamaha RBX-374 on std round wounds, thru a lil' Orange Crush 20w practice amp This guy describes how to get the effect thru an octaver but as a rookie I'm not up to speed as I could be [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9IuItsLzuc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9IuItsLzuc[/url] cheers for the help guys

simply fantastic, many thanks, this thread has made my day what you may call a saucy little number , on a purely critical note I think his make-up needs improving

Hi guys, what a great site you have here! Just to say that a great groove is so many thing to different people, to me is generally something that makes me bob my head around when sitting in traffic, maybe I mean that certain something that drives a song along, makes me finger play my steering wheel, if you excuse the pun and even better when a bit oddball too! for instance.... 70's Marvin gay, got to give it up, and sooooooo very simple, but such a solid groove. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei6wG-0jDzM more modern stuff would something like E-Z Rollers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siG9PqvHg4s Of course a lot of stuff from Jamiroquai like, Canned Heat, OK it's a bass station on the track but real fun and groovy to play on 4 string...or this guys Yamaha 5 string...is it me or has this guy got a distinct advantage by having fingers like eels? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxL-EfMZOPA Newer stuff that my kids would like such as Just Jack Writers Block http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16fBF3Bgd3M 'n for that smooth oozing groove.... Air - La Femme D'Argent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH5bL_XbO64 enjoy.