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The Yamaha BB mega-thread


Al Krow

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9 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

And this (bb424 in Japan) £500 ish before taxes

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I fell over this bass in ebay...but with taxes and customs... it will never be that price again if one would like to sell it again... But it looks soooooooooooo good !!! 

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On 01/03/2021 at 11:59, Al Krow said:

Hi Matbard - sorry to hear about this. I suspect you maybe quick off the mark in terms of getting round to a first string change although I think @hookys6stringbass mentioned he had changed the strings on his PH too and maybe able to assist. 

I had to change mine through the bridge normally instead of through body... I had got it to tune through body but I gave it 3 days for the string to stretch. I heard people were having problems and I thought it would be a matter of time until mine snapped if I was playing at gig levels of gusto....

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2 hours ago, hookys6stringbass said:

I had to change mine through the bridge normally instead of through body... I had got it to tune through body but I gave it 3 days for the string to stretch. I heard people were having problems and I thought it would be a matter of time until mine snapped if I was playing at gig levels of gusto....

Thank you Hooky6...

I suspected that going thru-bridge would allow a little less tension on the G string. I'm going to buy a couple of single .060 Rotosounds (someone suggested me they are the same of Elites...) and change stringing in that way. Looking at Hooky's personal bass, seems to me that the G string is not the same set of Elite signature set.

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18 minutes ago, matbard said:

Thank you Hooky6...

I suspected that going thru-bridge would allow a little less tension on the G string. I'm going to buy a couple of single .060 Rotosounds (someone suggested me they are the same of Elites...) and change stringing in that way. Looking at Hooky's personal bass, seems to me that the G string is not the same set of Elite signature set.

I never had a problem with my 734a as I went thru bridge....  I've never had a problem with the 1200s ever... hmmm maybe the tuning peg  is not as wide as the 1200s'....

Mind you Hooky has a 45 on his high E on his six... I got it to tune to  E after 4 days of stretching ... sat down to play it and it snapped,  nearly chopping my fingers off. I went with 40 after that....

Yeah I noticed that string on his PMT interview... maybe he snapped it before filming???

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What a handsome duo!! They both look great, and I even find myself surprised that I'm preferring the deep red 604 over the natural 605, it's been done so well.

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They are both really great looking instruments and both finishes are very tasteful. I am really enjoying the way they play, they are light but sturdy and the range of sounds that they can make is so good. I am amazed by the quality of yamaha instruments, even their budget options. 

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Hi @PPSteve - agreed the one at Bass Gallery did look like an 1100S

Let me give your post a plug on this thread, too, although tbf BB1200S are a bit like the BB2000, i.e. gold dust and they just don't come up too often! (In fact I don't think anyone on our "wall of shame" on the OP has a BB2000...)

Looking for a Yamaha BB1200S - Bass Guitars - Basschat

"Unfortunately" looking through the BG website there was a stunning blue TRB 5P which completely turned my head, but which I don't need.

...no I really don't need...

..no, no, seriously, I really really don't need... 

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I may well have found the missing link between a Yamaha BB1200s and a BB2024 : the Yamaha BB1000s !

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I've just bought it second hand, sent by post, as "in very good condition", but is is clearly roadworn, has been played a lot in the 80s and 90s, has a lot of dings, the fretboard after the nut has suffered from I do not know what, and I am not sure the tuners are original. The 3 way pickup selector seems to be dead.


But these are extraordinarily solid : it plays really well, the frets are good.

 

Through neck vs bolt-on :20210307_102142.thumb.jpg.f3b8ca2b1f968e8ed10ca2f5527a199b.jpg

Same headstock design, different tuners

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Same jack socket20210307_101122.thumb.jpg.980b99d2467ff03464fa1951e35e7942.jpg

 

2 stripes20210307_101141.thumb.jpg.5f61ec834aa00103ecd3a235db68908f.jpg

1 stripe20210307_101144.thumb.jpg.2947cff8998e437438efd1156b21b3ce.jpg

Deeper cutaway on the G side on the 202420210307_101149.thumb.jpg.a5ea6206489008406198c8e2970cd7e5.jpg

 

 

The nut : still operatin, not sure how :

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Hey all,

You may have noticed my BBP34 for sale on the marketplace:

I strongly considered installing some Hipshot Ultralites, but couldn't bring myself to drill the holes. It doesn't feel right to modify a bass of this quality; to change the brushed-nickel hardware, especially as it balances so well how it is.
I'm hoping I can find another BB from the new series and that it will still compare well. My trusty BB1024 really is not going anywhere!
Of course if anyone has a lighter BBP34 to trade ... maybe they prefer the Blue to the Sunburst ;) It seems very unlikely though!

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