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The similarity you’ve spotted between your 1984 BB2000 and the BB3000 actually reflects a design transition Yamaha made in the early ’80s. The earlier BB models (like my '81 BB800 and '82 BB2000 for e.g.) had the more angular “devil horn” cutaways from the original 1977 design, whereas when...

I agree Doc, absolutely superb. It's almost as if he's channeling Jaco from 1976. He isn't of course, he's doing his own thing, but seldom does one hear musical ideas so beautifully expressed, with every nuance, note and phrase so perfectly articulated. Jaco was a master at it, and so...

There's a cat here in Australia who's an expert at using 'the hook'. His name's Harry Brus. Very soulful, very funky.

Mine too. His tone is just glorious. Warm and fat - with a point. One of the greatest exponents of the instrument as a true 'bass guitar', both in his sound AND the way he played. A musical hero of mine and will remain so until the day I die.

Joe played a '60 stack-knob jazz bass. Dead Labella flats, bridge pickup volume all the way down. Tone up. Right hand resting on the neck pickup cover while using a large heavy gauge triangular plectrum. No bridge ashtray. That's the sound. The 'thwack'. Foam might help a bit, as long as it's...

Yes, I love that growl, but it'll still do the thud extremely well - as good if not better than the split coil IMO. Mine still has the flats that were on it when I bought it. I've been doing the palm-muting thing with a stick of foam back near the bridge. Thud city, especially with the tone...

Indeed.

Congratulations, that is a gorgeous bass and to be perfectly honest, it looks as good as my '54 Reissue II P. These SCPBs are a revelation. I purchased mine 6-months ago after having played the split coil for many years (amongst a roster of other basses) and while it does have a few quirks...

I can't speak for the American Vintage II 1960 Precision, but I do have a 2014 CS '59 Journeyman Relic Precision in vintage blonde with the gold anodized guard, and it's just ok, nothing to write home about. I bought it because it was half the price of a new one. I couldn't imagine paying new...

Thanks for your very generous replies everyone - I've read them all - a lot of food for thought there. I truly appreciate it. The journey continues...

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I bought a 3‑band StingRay back in 2005. It was my main gigging bass for about five years, but I was never completely in love with the sound. I still own it and never plan to sell it for sentimental reasons, but it doesn’t see much playing time anymore because I have other basses that suit me...

This is one of my essentials for country bass playing. A real masterclass in feel, restraint, and note length. The bass sits just behind the beat without ever dragging, uses exactly the right number of notes, and lets space and duration do as much work as pitch. The line is warm and beautifully...

True. Just recently I declined a very nice Yamaha BB1200 because it did not have the OHSC. Oh well...

I buy mostly used. No OHSC? No sale.

"Do you still get excited about new gear, or are you done”? Is the Pope a Catholic? :woot:

Thanks for the clarification. It's the 'other' noise that I'm really seeking to reduce.

I can't speak for the MIJ model, but I'm very impressed with my AVRI II '54 Precision. The construction is equally as good as my Custom Shop Journeyman '59 Precision and IMO the tone is superior. The single coil has a much purer, more even bass tone with a deeper, growly low end. It has the...

Roogbass, sensational playing (as usual) P.S. all three basses sound good. My preference was the Olinto. It sounds more like a bass guitar in this context - like a souped-up jazz bass. The other two sound more like sequencers, which is not a bad thing, they just have a little less of the sonic...

Talk you out of it? Why? You only live once my friend. Buy it - then you can decide whether to keep both or sell one and keep the other - the one you like best.

Absolutely superb

I bought my BB3000 thinking it might be tonally superior (after all, it's 1000 more than the 2000 LOL) but not so. It has some ergonomic refinements which many enjoy, me included, but it sounds rather like a traditional PJ - albeit a very good one - which still makes it a little 'dull' by...

I think the tone you're getting there speaks for itself. Sounds like you both pickups on with the tone rolled up. Excellent. P.S. I have an '82 and it is a pure tone machine, though I keep it strung with flats. They are great basses. I prefer them to the model that replaced them - the BB3000...

Jazz bass for traditional big band jazz? Most definitely (This is a TV show band, but you get the idea)

Very good sounding basses IMO - even more so when Jeff plays them

I generally don't worry about neck-specs. I play a range of instruments, from a Yamaha TRB6P with a neck as wide as an aircraft carrier to a Steinberger L2 that’s narrower than any jazz bass I’ve ever touched (and everything in between), and I simply adjust my technique to suit each one, which...

Please do. The reverse P affords a significant improvement in tone both on the front pickup and with both pickups balanced, while the 3000 sounds more or less like a garden variety PJ - albeit a very good one. The neck on the 2000 is more like a Fender Precision, while on the 3000 it is very...

You've done extremely well, and I wish you great success with this beautiful instrument. I'm a bad back sufferer myself and rock a 12lb TRB6P but I do all my playing sitting down these days, so it's manageable. That said, Merry Christmas my friend - may all your notes land in the right place...

I agree. If they'd done a BBP35 with a reverse P, I'd have bought one long ago. Tighter sounding B string (by virtue of the reverse P pickup being closer to the bridge) and less comb-filtering on the D and G with pickups balanced (because the bridge and P pickups are further apart). Mind you...

True, but IMHO none of them sound as good as the BB2000, especially with pickups balanced. If we're talking PJ, the reverse P is where it's at.

IMHO the pinnacle of the range is the BB2000. I prefer it to the BB3000, the model that superseded it.

What a fabulous bass!

It is Doc. Thanks.

I bought a '92 TRB6P several years ago for a jazz gig - just like that one, except in amber. Yes, the neck is wide, but nothing reasonably long fingers and a bit of technique can't handle. From the moment I plugged it in I thought "Oh yeah baby, this is it!". I usually run it with the pickup...

Notwithstanding the old saying - 'no two identical basses will sound exactly the same', in this case they sound almost exactly the same. :thumbsup:

I think you want a Yamaha BB2000 but just don't know it yet :smug:. IMHO they wipe the floor with any Fender split coil P and are a cut above the other trad high end Yamaha PJs - a la BB3000 or BBP34 - in the tone department ('reverse' P config is better for PJ). Only problem is they stopped...

Technique is not the problem: The G string is thinner and sits near the edge of the pickup’s magnetic field, so it induces less voltage in the coil. The pickup is close to the bridge, where string vibration amplitude is smallest, so the G string, with higher tension and lower mass, moves even...

I have an '05 SR4 that had the 'weak G' syndrome. Damn thing was virtually inaudible on a gig. Here's what I did: 1) Strung it with medium - heavy gauge flats, 2) Raised the pickup on the G string side, and most importantly... 3) Levelled the pickup poles so the response of the G was more...

You must be looking at entirely different basses than the ones I'm referring to. I don't see any problem at all with the basses shown in the first post.