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Seems a bit strange to me since I have the opposite problem. I can hardly open up the tone control. Compared to my other Fender jazz basses through the years the Sire’s pickups seem very bright sounding ang punchy but may lack some of the warmth of the magical vintage Fender jazz pu’s. They’re...

The P-bass really sounds great in those 70’s funk-jazz clips and all the TV- and movie soundtracks from those years. It has it’s own place in all kinds of music I think. The simplicity in a way makes it the closest relative to the upright, but by all means, they don’t sound similar at all but...

++ on this. The Dunlops, in my opinion, are a great compromise of what I like in a flatwound string. They are smooth, nice medium tension and have a nice, dynamic midrange as well as top and low end. The only thing I'm yet to learn is how they age since I've only been using them for a month. So...

It’s not what instrument you play it’s how you play it. The P-bass is simple, reliable and can easily play whatever you want it to play if you just know how to play it. That said, of course there’s a lot of others bass models that’ll work just as fine in jazz. You need to adapt and learn how to...

Yes. Kind of strange. I’ve actually owned a BB434 since I’ve posted the unanswered question but I would be really interested in knowing the actual difference in the pick-ups. I can only speak for the BB434’s pu’ps and they’re ok but not more. They don’t sound anything like my old P- or Jazz...

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The biggest difference in the new BB line is that it's much lighter, open sounding, in a more traditional vintage style than the previous BBs. In that lies that some players may feel that as lower quality, some may not. Personally I like the light, more vibrant style and really enjoy playing my...

I think both models are good solid instruments, just appealing to different players. The new line is more a step towards the traditional, more Fenderstyled market and it's good at what it does in that rielm. The older BBs (a lot of different models and qualitys here) are also, in their own...

I don't think there is anything like one of the two cuts through the mix better then the other. They both have different tone palettes and it's up to how you voice that sound in the room or in the mix that will decide wether you'll be heard or felt or not. And of course the sound your fellow...

Anyone with inside info of the new Yamaha Pj pickups in their recent BB series? And is there's any difference between the VSC5b in the 400 serie and the VSC7b in the 5-700 series?

Nope. i wish they still would ship their basses with their own strings but the new BB line comes with D'Addario EXL 170SL's. I really liked the Yamaha brand of strings back in the 80's. BB Series - Specs - Basses - Guitars & Basses - Musical Instruments - Products - Yamaha - United States Anyway...

Yes. Back on the BB track :)

Yep, I know. It's also a matter of how much you play and how much you want to 'dig-in'. I also use more regular roundwounds like DR's and Rotosounds so it's not that I'm all for heavy flats at all times. I'm not sure though about what 'most people use'. My experience is as this is what basses...

So I got my BB 434. First impressions: Started off by changing strings to more heavy flats (50-105) and to me it became a totally different bass by doing that. I personally don't get why bass-manufacturers nowadays always put these soft nickelstrings, (D'Addario 45-100 nickels) on every bass...