Recent content by doctone

In da pocket! Thanks Matteo. 🤩👌

Speedy recovery Mark! 🤗 I think that the I.R.A. process could indeed make a difference. In my opinion Yamaha just doesn't need to use "snake oil" advertisement. They obviously have a very scientific approach to instrument construction and wood selection and treatment. I have an A.R.E. treated...

My Yamaha BB734 is made in Indonesia. Recently, I had been away for a week, left it on the stand in my apartment, and it was in tune when I returned.

Youtube influencers, disguised as reviewers, are such a pest. And a sign of the times. Life is too short to watch this crap if you have the slightest ability of judging if there is a commercial interest behind it.

Thanks! Great video, and that instrument... 😍 Although I was a little distracted during the first few minutes because of the way he kept poking the tremolo arm into his workbench. 😵‍💫😂

Yes, sorry for your bad experience. I believe this bass would be worth another try. If you do and may have found a better sample, don't "upgrade" anything. Just your favorite set of strings (Thomastik Jazz Rounds for me) and a professional setup if you like. I love mine so much. The notes just...

Chiming in for H13, here you go: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/is-there-a-yamaha-bb-club-there-is-now.830896/page-581#post-29540933 BTW, welcome to the club, and you might find even more answers there. ☺️

I bought the same 734a model new from a major European dealer about 2 months ago . Yes, I can feel kind of a ridge between neck and fretboard, but only of I intend to. It is so slight and soft that I would indeeed attribute it to the neck finish. No way I could take a picture like yours, so...

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Thank you so much, @ad9000! Well, I get a "page not found" message, so it must must be a local licensing thing. 🤓

Enjoy Eddie, as long as it is going to last. :p

Hm, interesting. May be a local thing, since you are in the U.S. and me in Germany. Just out of curiosity, could you send me a link if you want to? Like I said before, it is not so important anymore because the CD is incoming. When I think about it, I could buy 3-4 CDs (used) each month for the...

And now for something completely different...

Thank you all so far! 🤗 Well, I'm 58 now and, no surprise, a CD collector, too. Not looking for new "similar" stuff every day, but for the music that stays with me. In my case however, it is just so much through all genres, hence the streaming service. I just ordered the CD (used) and surely be...