Yamaha BB424X

Not very popular, and not many around.

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Overall rating
5.00 star(s) 1 ratings
Tone
5.00 star(s)
Build Quality
5.00 star(s)
Feel
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Value
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Tone
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Build Quality
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Feel
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Value
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Pros
  • Chunky 5 piece neck, string through, and deep bolt on neck for stability and resonance. Great sound from the Alnico 5 neck pickup. And good position for the ceramic bridge pickup, not too twangy.
Cons
  • The toggle switch cuts out once every 2 weeks when switching from bridge to neck pickup. Strange. To fix, I just switch it again, and it works.
Overall a great bass. Craftsmanship excellent, good fretwork, neck is very stable. The sound quality is great for live and recording. I like the Alnico P style pickups, they have a passive output of about 11.4 ohms. And the bridge J style Ceramic has an output of about 10.7 ohms. Blended they sound good, and not much else in tone variation. Just P or J or both. And a master volume and master tone.

The BB series have been around over 3 decades, and they are not well known. I've never had the chance to play one in a store, and never saw one used for sale. I suspect if these basses were more available to the public, they would sell more.
The BB424x an BB1024x are crafted in Indonesia. The BB2024x is made in Japan.

EDIT: The switch problem was caused by some wood shavings in the control cavity. I removed them and no more switch problems.
Price Paid
$499
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