My trip to the LowEnd

Is that a Snakewood fingerboard????

 

What bass did you have it put in?

I've got the Benavente pickups and pre in my Ken Lawrence, and I love it

 

the low end rocks!

i just got this there and its even more slammin than some of the high brow basses there....

 

well it was more like a week ago. Sorry bro.. I didn't think of that. I should be a little more "comfortable" in a week. I sadly had to sell the F, but this Yamaha actually is just as cool of a bass.

 

Man, I envy you

These Low End basses have been wearing heavy on my brain for a long time now, I absolutely love how they look and would love to play either of them someday .....

 

Hey congrats on buying that Yamaha!, that was my mine!
she is sweet indeed .... great playing/sounding bass.
- Tom

 

Wow great looking bass! Looks like Santa came early!!!

 

Thanks on the comliments!

For those who are wondering,,, the black low end jazz felt very solid and even all over the board. It had a bright/70s J tone that sounded like it could cut thru steel. The B string needed a light touch becuase it was way too low of an action on that string for my liking.

I strongly suggest it if a 70s J/ 5 string is what you are looking for. It beat out my old Fbass, Lulls, and a plethora of other J5s I have played in terms of that particular 70s sound. Overall the bass is very
"high" end! lol

 

Yeah they looked great together before I shipped the F-bass out. ptidwell LOVES it.

At my budget, i just need some solid 5 strings instead of one high end bass. It's always good to have a different personality bass or a backup. I have considered a Lakland 5502 or MM Stingray 5 to go with it. That way I have some slammin sharp edged rock tone to go with the modern/jazzier sound of the BBN5A.

Believe it or not the Yamaha, Musicman 5, and most Laklands have all had a better B string than the F I had. Don't get me wrong, the F sounded good, but the B just sounded balanced instead of the balls out/ voice of GOD tone I like. Another thing is the F had a noticibly LOW output. I would've had to add to the singnal some how just to cut thru on a recording which is silly to me after paying over 2k for a bass.

 

Cool, glad to hear your basses are working out for you. It certainly looks like their doing awesome work.

 

I played that black 7 stringer (or one just like it) before it had a pick guard. I've been a 5 string guy for a long time, and now I am jumping into 6 string territory, but that bass made me lose any fear I might have had of a 7 string. Very solid, easy to play and sounded great. There is a black 5 string there too that I really liked. Not to mention that Brian is a terrific person to deal with and really knows his stuff.