Recent content by MattiZ

Is there a minimum system requirement for Mac, for firmware update? My macOS is 10.14.6. Following all directions exactly, I can only get 25% completed before update process freezes. I succeeded installing editor v.4.51, but no luck with firmware installation so far. Tried two different sets...

Congratulations, that is a nice bass, enjoy! I’ve had two BB300s, one MIJ, one MIT, among other BBs. A minor correction though: your bass is an early model BB300, either MIJ or very early MIT, so it should be a 1983, rather than 1993. BB300 production moved very early from Japan to Taiwan (I...

Nordstrand NJ4 (B=bridge?). Look closely at the pickup bottom. https://nordstrandaudio.com/products/nj4-vintage-single-coil?srsltid=AfmBOoofFpI8nTqM_TTjeNVUCdvEh821fm-cTpe5gcoeeIc5g9Bph5sL

I’ve owned 2 BB300 basses, one made in Taiwan, another made in Japan. Both are gone. I still own a BB2000 (reverse PJ), 2x BB1200S (reverse P), BB450 (PJ), BB735A (PJ), BB235 (PJ). And I used to have a BB400 (reverse P). Maybe some others. The main feature of BB300 is the reverse P. It is a...

Three years on, I never did try them. Saw the price (+ shipping), lost interest, kind of forgot, left my Bass VI in its case for years, preparing to let it go. Then, while making an order for other stuff, I saw these available at Thomann...

Took the PX65 to band rehearsal, with Boss CH-1, CE-5, CEB-3 and TC SCF Gold. Passive and active Yamaha basses into pedalboard into Mesa D-800+ / Mesa Powerhouse 210, post-punk/indie rock kind of situation. The Boss pedals sound similar to each other. There are differences that can quite...

Your board is very nice, I’d be happy to play it! If it were mine, and because there is plenty room left, I would absolutely need two more things. As many have already said, an octaver. OC-2 or MXR Vintage Bass Octave, in my case. Second, a separate flanger. I have no idea how the flanger mode...

PX65 owner here. Only had it for a few weeks, haven’t brought it to band practise yet. Next friday, I will. Chorus is quite important to me. All my pedalboards (4 or 5 of them, used for different bands and situations) have four basic elements: various degrees of dirt, a flanger, an octaver and...

+ EBS Metaldrive. And, what about Okko Basstard & Motörbass? They’re made in Germany, should be easy for you to score.

I did too. I am keeping my unlined BB2000 (4-string) and selling my lined Neuser Crusader (5-string). Also had a defretted BB400S (4-string), didn’t like the feel of that either. My fingertips are too sensitive. I can feel the fret lines and can’t stand the sensation, I prefer a smooth...

I’ve been thinking of doing (almost) the same. Finding a used BB735A and having it not de-fretted but instead getting a whole new fingerboard made for it, in ebony, with no fretlines or other markings on the fingerboard, just dots in the correct fret positions.

Yup, I’d suggest spraying the pots with lots of a ”dry” (non-lubricating) cleaner first - to clean off all the original lubrication. Then, let it completely evaporate before spraying a tiniest amount of the lubricating stuff, rotating the pot a few times and only adding just a tiny bit more...

Mine were the same. Quite stiff pots with barely noticeable center stops. I tried cleaning them and then re-lubricating them with appropriate products, it helped - the difference isn't huge but it is noticeable. I guess the pots were not properly lubricated at the factory. Still, the center...

No 435 here, but a BB235 and a BB735A. The 235 I’ve strung with Rotosound Monel Flats, 45-105 + 130 single string, top load (no string thru option). It has been my main home practice bass for some time. The 735A has EB Cobalts, likewise 45-105 set + 130 single string, string thru. My...

Gongratulations! A great choice. It looks greenish to me - which is great, might be the closest to the classic Yamaha Deep Green we’ll ever see! What about photos in natural light, I’d like to know if it still looks green?