gobasserk

Well, I did some changes to that bass...one of my personel fav. is not liked by many.....! 😛

My BB1000MA back then in it's gold periode 🙂

I think that was the reason Yamaha puts in the normal sized pus in the new models. If you want you can replace them with whatever pu you want, switch to the P-only and play a Precision...

I'm surrounded by Fender guys and it is like an illness 😛 They don't realise a better tone ... had severall Precisions... not one lastet long. On the other hand...maybe I am the sick person 😛

I saw one in a cool dark pink (lila) !

I think I did not complete the bass with a neck because of my experience with that orange 414 and te (expensive) Warmouth neck. The beautiful neck just did not fit sound wise with the body,- the org. neck sounded a lot better.

What could the reason for an extra hole be? An active circuit with different potentiometers?

Can this be a 450s body?

This is the body that ist waiting for "more" for many years now..

Always liked this finish !

And the 1000ma had to go through many optical changes over the years.. 🙂

I was using Trace Elliot before. But the 410 cabs are so heavy 🙂 Last year Mark Gooday was so kind to offer me a good deal 🙂

Yes it's like your pic. It was black with a lot of scratches, I took of the paint and staint it in a dark brown see through colour. I have it in an corner for many years now. And this is my main bass. Not very eye-catchy, but on any recording I do. I always bring several basses but the cheapo gets the job!

Yes, this one is a later model! Good eyes ! Yours looks totally great ! I still have a BB body that I can't tell what it is. Old BB shape but P/J configuration. No surround drill holes. Maybe a 350 or 450... Always wanted to buy a neck for it.

Tell me about ! 🙂

There are certainly some very good Sandbergs out there. But they got more and more expensive over the years and in my world you can't get more value for the money than with a BB. Just buy a 300 and maybe change the pu if you want and you get a very cool bass!

I am not a fan of Sandberg. Most Sandbergs are Fender copies and I don't even like the original. A Status Kingbass would be interesting. But then...I already had some Status basses. They play wonderfull! But I play rock music... the sound can't compete with a wooden neck and finger style... BBs growl so good! 🙂

You are right about the weight training 😉 I do like my basses not too heavy ! I had some issues with a slipped disc some 15 years ago and weight is the reason I sold some very nice basses that I did not like for 1,5 hours hanging round my neck. That's why I only play 4 strings now.

I once bought a Warmoth neck and had it adjusted to a 414. Looked killer but the original neck sounded better.

I bought a 1024x used but that bass was way more heavy than my 1000ma and all the 424/414s I owned. So I sold it after some weeks. I had a BB3000 once that payed lovely but I always felt more atracted to the bolt on neck sound of my 1000ma. I even once was offered to buy a 3000ma but it could not "beat" my bolt on version of it. That's why I do like the sound of the 700 series. Even the active circuit sounds usable, although I became a passive mode player over the years. I apologise for the ""no frame design" thing ...I am German and my English might not be able to keep up with you here and there 😉 What I wanted to state is that I just love the pickups surrounds 🙂

Hi guys, just found this thread about BBs... I play BBs for 20+ years, and a BB300 was one of my first basses years before. I am thinking of buying a new 734a and having it finished in a new colour. My main bass is a BB1000ma from the day I got it back then when they were arround. Still struggeling a bit with the new shape and the no-frame-design of the new series.. ;-(

How was it done?