Recent content by ivan74

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    Yamaha BBN5a - BBEast preamp replacement

    First, i gotta thank Jamie_Funk for his great advice. It was inmensely helpful. I was afraid of the pickup change, cause i could end up ruining a very good bass, but no. It was the opposite. I just installed a pair of EMG J, and could't be happier. Its got the same vibe, but sound its much more...
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    Yamaha BBN5a - BBEast preamp replacement

    It does sound great. And it plays great. Its an amazing bass. I already thougt about the pedal route. The bass has very little noise when the mids are flat. The Eden Terranova with two semi parametric mids, or the hartke bass attack 2. Gotta look into this Darkglass one. I'll prefer to go...
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    Yamaha BBN5a - BBEast preamp replacement

    Its a pity, cause the bass sounds just perfect in the second mid preset position, but this is the preset that has less output and makes more noise.
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    Yamaha BBN5a - BBEast preamp replacement

    Shouldn't be really that complicated. But havent found anyone that got succes with this particular bass. I know nothing about pickups and electronics, but having searching a lot on this, people who tried the preamp replacement, ended up with problems. (very low output and a lot of noise if i...
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    Yamaha BBN5a - BBEast preamp replacement

    Bumpin this once more. I've decided to replace the pickups. Preamp replacement seems too dificult. If anybody has replaced the pickups in the bass, any info on the matter would be great. I´ve been looking around and found that the EMG 45 size fits almost perfectly. Pickups most easy to find here...
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    Yamaha BBN5a - BBEast preamp replacement

    Nobody? Well, maybe i should replace the pickups too.
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    Yamaha BBN5a - BBEast preamp replacement

    Stupid questions are the answer a lot of times, but im afraid not this time. Besides, i like the overall sound of the bass. Ended up with the DR Fat Beams, wich make the mids less honky. I just want more control of the mids to sweet them up a little, and specially, i want to get rid of the...
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    Yamaha BBN5a - BBEast preamp replacement

    Hello everyone. Got this great bass for about two years. For the most part, i love it. Great action and feel, well balanced, very very well built (still perfect despite the age) and for the most part, it sounds great. The fingerboard felt too big at first, but i got used to it. Its now replaced...
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    Hello everyone!

    I'm Ivan. Comin back to this great forum after a long time. 15 years later, still the most helpful bass forum out there. Amazing. Greetings from spain.