greyparrot Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 hey guys iv got my usa fender P in the for sale bit, but was wondering if anyone has tried the yamaha Bb1024/5 ? i cant help thinking that it seems a little expensive, but i have not been up close to it.Is the workmanship better on this than say the bb6 series? at around the 700 mark your kinda touching in usa bass department. I have always liked the early trbs and ihad a bb5000 years ago, i liked that but it was a little honky. Got my hands on a 615 today, that had a great sound and he price was cheap.....so whats great about the BB1024/5?? cheers Fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Other than shape the two basses have very little in common. Body of the 1000 series is splined, not glued - to improve transmission/sustain. P pickup now uses the blade design - in theory producing a more even output. J pickup has been redesigned - to increase overall output. Bridge is a different alloy - to improve transmission. Saddles are angled at the contact point with the string - to produce a finer witness point. Fret wire is a harder alloy. Nut material is the same as the fret wire - to make the tone of open and fretted notes the same. Stringing can be through body to improve transmission - at an angle to reduce string stress at the bridge. Not saying that any of those points make the 1000 series "great" though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyparrot Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 [quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1337045497' post='1654604'] Other than shape the two basses have very little in common. Body of the 1000 series is splined, not glued - to improve transmission/sustain. P pickup now uses the blade design - in theory producing a more even output. J pickup has been redesigned - to increase overall output. Bridge is a different alloy - to improve transmission. Saddles are angled at the contact point with the string - to produce a finer witness point. Fret wire is a harder alloy. Nut material is the same as the fret wire - to make the tone of open and fretted notes the same. Stringing can be through body to improve transmission - at an angle to reduce string stress at the bridge. Not saying that any of those points make the 1000 series "great" though. [/quote] wow lots of tweeks there but in the scale of things for 500 less i may go for the 615, that seemed a decnet bass and good active, many tones. thank you for the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Best way to find out is play one and decide whether it's worth the extra. I have a 2024x and it is a truly wonderful instrument Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 [quote name='alanbass1' timestamp='1337500757' post='1660841'] Best way to find out is play one and decide whether it's worth the extra. I have a 2024x and it is a truly wonderful instrument [/quote] ^ this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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