Al Krow Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) WELCOME TO THE YAMAHA BB MEGA-THREAD! POSSIBLY THE MOST POPULAR BC BASS THREAD EVER! History of the Yamaha BB Bass – Workhorses That Became Thoroughbreds - Bass Musician Magazine, The Face of Bass This thread originally started when the new Yamaha 3 series were announced in early 2017, this has turned into a bit of a 'hub' thread for discussions on all matters related to Yammy BB and there have been a LOT of really helpful contributions and discussions on these much loved basses (as well as plenty of banter and banality) along the way. Given that we are now over 7.5k posts, 400k+ views and 120+ followers, I thought it might be useful to add some sort of index in case you had a particular query, which had already been discussed. INDEX [To follow] WHICH YAMAHA 3 SERIES BASS IS FOR YOU? Dating your Yamaha BB bass More recent Yamaha BBs seem to use a YY-M format with the first 3 letters providing the date, but using the following code: H=1, I=2, J=3, K=4, L=5, M=6, N=7, O=8, P=9, Q=0, X=10, Y=11, Z=12 => HMI = 16-2 i.e. Feb 2016 The Yamaha BB Series 2 (BB424/5, 1024/5 and 2024/5) was released in 2010, followed by the Series 3 in 2017, the PH came out to much excitement in Dec-20 after a torrid Covid year. BC current Yammy BB owners:- in case you want to pick their brains about an older or modern BB model! All BB's unless stated otherwise: Al Krow - 1025, 2005 (prev: 425, P35, 735A, NE2) Andy Travis - 414, 1600 (incoming) (prev: 200, 300, 350f, 415, 424x, 425x, 450, 614, 714BS, 1024x, 1100s, 1300, G4sII) **[LIKELY TO BE OUT OF DATE ON ANY GIVEN DAY 😁] andy 67 - 714BS, Attitude Ltd II (prev: 1600, 424, 425, G5s, 604a) ba55me15ter - 1500A Bassman666 - 1025X Black Coffee - 735A Chopthebass - NE2 ChrisJackson - 735A Claustra - 1200S, 2024, 1000S CPCustomdubwise - 434M, 415WR, (prev: 350F, 5Gs, N5) crabman - 1025X (prev: 424X, P35) dave_bass5 - 425 (prev: P34, 435) Dean Vincent - 424 Danuman - 435 david 1711 - 1024, 1025X EJWW - (prev: 1025X, 734A, 414, 300) Fil1ip - 414, 714 Folkesy - 604, 605, 734A (prev: 435) gobasserk - 1000ma, 300 (prev: 414, 424, 424x, 614, 1024x, 1600, 3000, 3000ma) greeneking - PH Hacksawbob - 425X Horizontalste - 350 hookys6stringbass - 1200S, PH (prev: 734A) hypercarrots - 300, VI, 1200, 1200S, 734A (prev: 450) javi_bassist - 734A, 735A lee650 - 425, 350f (prev: N5, NE1, 1025x, 424) linear - 414 LloydyG10 - 414, 415 Machines - BB415 (prev: 734A) marleaux62 - 3000A, 1024X, 1300, PH (prev: 414) martfitz - 1500A (prev: 2004) Marty Forrer - 605 matbard - PH MattiZ - 1200S, 400S, 300, 235, 735A Maude - PH, 1024X, 424X (prev: G5S) MDWagstaff - 615 (mod Aguilar OBP3), 5000A (prev: 605) Mickyk - 424 mikeycrikey - 414, 424x, 425x, 1024X, 734A (prev: 1100s, 604) MirrorMan - PH Mojo - 425, 425X, 415 (prev: 414, 424, 1024, 300, 350F, 404, 405, 1100s , 1500a) mrtcat - 1024x Muzz - 414 (prev: 300, 450, 3000A, 1024X) pete.young - 800, NE2 (prev: TRB 5P Mk1) Reggaebass - 1024 (prev: 414) Ricki Rioli - 424 sanshiro - 300, 1200 Sarlscharisma - PH Shepster8316 - PH (prev: 734A) sykilz - 414 TheGreek - 615, G5S tom.android - 424 TRBboy - N5 modded (prev: 414, 614FL, 605, 435) Tubster - 434 willsp - P34 viking 1 - PH yourfurryfiend - 434, 1024, (prev: P34) 57.... Predecessor thread (2011-13): Yamaha BBs - Bass Guitars - Basschat Original Post (March 2017) Paid a visit to the Yamaha store in London on Monday to check out the BB1025 which came highly recommended by BCs (see thread "Best 5 string you've ever owned"). Lovely low action and really good solid build, but not too heavy (important consideration for two hour gigs!). The big news is that it was about to be replaced by a new, slightly thinner, BB1035 model** which are currently being shipped to the UK. As a result Yamaha were willing to knock 17.5% off the normal selling price of this much loved bass and include a gig bag, set up, 12 month service and free shipping (they even managed to locate possibly the final Yamaha store copy of the Tobacco Brown Sunburst finish I'd got my eye on, in Germany!). It was hard to refuse such a good sales pitch! So if any of you are after a BB1025, now is as good a time as any to pick up one at a very good price! (And I see that Gear4Music have discounted a BB1025 Black to just £599, over £200 off their normal selling price!). **Postscript: as we all now know they never did release a BB1035 (!) Edited 9 hours ago by Al Krow Update to Yammy owners' "Wall of Shame!" 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) Interesting! I wonder if there will be a 434/435/2034/2035? I've always gassed for a 2025X as an upgrade to my 1025X, here's hoping a discounted one might appear somewhere... Edited March 22, 2017 by dannybuoy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) From the BB club thread on TB: "They are discontinuing the current BB lineup. The next ones are already fully designed and functional models are all up and ready. Probably be in stores very very soon. Sadly they wont be a minor update but a totally different version from what I heard today. 1000 series equivalent will be active. 400 and 2000 will be passive." Edited July 30, 2019 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) Oh great, just when I had gotten over my BB gas Excited to see and hear them...(and maybe buy one ) Edited July 30, 2019 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookys6stringbass Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I'm intrigued.... Looking forward to seeing the new basses...dare I hope for reversed pick ups.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassix Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Ooooooooooh, I'm excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2elliot Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Oh blimey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 WHAT. Now to trawl google image search for pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookys6stringbass Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) WHAT. Now to trawl google image search for pics... You won't find any....ive looked 😞 Edited July 30, 2019 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoirBass Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) Disaster. My search was indeed a dead end Edited July 30, 2019 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) Paid a visit to the Yamaha store in London on Monday to check out the BB1025 which came highly recommended by BCs (see thread "Best 5 string you've ever owned"). Lovely low action and really good solid build, but not too heavy (important consideration for two hour gigs!). The big news is that it was about to be replaced by a new, slightly thinner, BB1035 model which are currently being shipped to the UK. As a result Yamaha were willing to knock 17.5% off the normal selling price of this much loved bass and include a gig bag, set up, 12 month service and free shipping (they even managed to locate possibly the final Yamaha store copy of the Tobacco Brown Sunburst finish I'd got my eye on, in Germany!). It was hard to refuse such a good sales pitch! So if any of you are after a BB1025, now is as good a time as any to pick up one at a very good price! (And I see that Gear4Music have discounted a BB1025 Black to just £599, over £200 off their normal selling price!). Where is the Yamaha store, in London? Edited July 30, 2019 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisgriff Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 It's on Wardour Street in Soho (guitars and basses are downstairs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay-syncro Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I walked past the Yamaha Store in Soho recently on my lunch break. I popped in and ended up trying the BB2024x. Nice bass but the pickup hum was atrocious with the bridge pickup soloed. I Also tried the 5 string which was much the same. Are they all like that? Seems a bit of an oversight considering they're nearly £3k.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) It's on Wardour Street in Soho (guitars and basses are downstairs) Ta. Will have to pop in some time. Edited July 30, 2019 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) I walked past the Yamaha Store in Soho recently on my lunch break. I popped in and ended up trying the BB2024x. Nice bass but the pickup hum was atrocious with the bridge pickup soloed. I Also tried the 5 string which was much the same. Are they all like that? Seems a bit of an oversight considering they're nearly £3k.. Ed Frieland mentioned this in his review a few years ago. Shocking on a bass that costs so much. Edited July 30, 2019 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I don't notice much noise with mine in the middle position at least (I never use the bridge pup soloed) and I have a dimmer switch in my room that makes most things buzz. I don't think it's shocking on a bass that costs a lot... it's only the standard amount of hum you'd get from a single coil pickup. There are plenty of basses more expensive than this with single coils that also hum. You could solve it by putting a humbucker at the bridge but that would change the tone of the pickup; you could also do something funky with dummy coils, but I can't recall one single production or boutique bass that uses that method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDWagstaff Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/el_basses/bb_2017/index.html I'll just leave this here... Edited July 30, 2019 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) https://uk.yamaha.co...2017/index.html I'll just leave this here... That's next year's bonus taken care of, then! A JJ config could be very interesting for me. Edited July 30, 2019 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) Oooh, thanks for sharing MDW - does look good! I see that one of the models has a third volume / tone / [??] control? Am I going to quickly regret parting cash for an end of line (and really good value) BB 1025? BB = Bunny Brunel (designer) right? Edited July 30, 2019 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I think BB stands for Broad Bass? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Um, not exactly enamoured with the new pick guard shapes. Would need to see in the flesh, I think. Rather like a Citroen C6. Not very photogenic, but outstandingly beautiful in person! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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