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Yamaha Prototype

#2
Would love to read that article, so at least I know what I can comment on or not. :) I'll send a note to Yamaha peeps to see what's the latest. As you might expect, I signed an NDA, so I'm bound to that.
 
#14
OK, I received some post-able info from Michael Tempesta at Yamaha Guitar Development, which I have paraphrased and added to here:

These BB basses were supposed to be released at Winter NAMM 2010 but it looks like the official release will now be at Frankfurt MusikMesse in March 2010. They are the same bass that I am currently playing. The new basses will be made in Japan and they will not be cheap. They are a high-end bass, but there is no official pricing as yet. The body is made of alder, and the neck is a five-ply laminate like the old school BB's, with a really nice rosewood fingerboard. The bridge is unique to this bass, I think. It does have the option of either through-body or traditional stringing. The pickups are all-new, alnico bar, and quite a lot of time went in to getting them just right (which I was involved in, along with the other consulting artists). The model numbers will be BB2024 (no pickguard) & BB2024X (with pickguard) for the 4 string, and BB2025 & BB2025X for the five string.

Best,
JMJ
 
#15
I am glad that companies are still using the feedback from the artists who play their instruments to make them better. It makes me feel a bit better about R&D with larger companies.

And, as the others above me have already posted, that tone was awesome.
 
#16
jmjbassplayer said:
OK, I received some post-able info from Michael Tempesta at Yamaha Guitar Development, which I have paraphrased and added to here:

These BB basses were supposed to be released at Winter NAMM 2010 but it looks like the official release will now be at Frankfurt MusikMesse in March 2010. They are the same bass that I am currently playing. The new basses will be made in Japan and they will not be cheap. They are a high-end bass, but there is no official pricing as yet. The body is made of alder, and the neck is a five-ply laminate like the old school BB's, with a really nice rosewood fingerboard. The bridge is unique to this bass, I think. It does have the option of either through-body or traditional stringing. The pickups are all-new, alnico bar, and quite a lot of time went in to getting them just right (which I was involved in, along with the other consulting artists). The model numbers will be BB2024 (no pickguard) & BB2024X (with pickguard) for the 4 string, and BB2025 & BB2025X for the five string.

Best,
JMJ
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Budget, budget, budget!!! (Chanting)
 
#20
Hey justin, what's going on to get that tone through the aguilars? Is it the VT? it's a very cool grindy tone - love those yamaha basses too, def have a charm about them
 

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