Just arrived! Needs a setup, but otherwise looks beautiful. I've never played one of these before, but it feels great so far, love the variety of sounds. I got a pretty good deal on Facebook Marketplace. Anyway, here she is:
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NBD! Yamaha BB734a
- Thread starter RitterSport
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Thanks! I think it has pretty brand new strings, too. Man, these knobs, tuners, all the hardware is really nice.
Salud!
Ouyeah! I have the same in black. As soon as it came, it turned into my main axe and I use it for everything. I dig the new red one. Enjoy!
Ouyeah! I have the same in black. As soon as it came, it turned into my main axe and I use it for everything. I dig the new red one. Enjoy!
It really does. It feels more premium than my American-made G&L.
I think this thing is only a year old. It's basically a new one, $500.
I love my 735! Come join fellow BB lovers in the club:
I have half a dozen different Yamaha BB basses and truly love these basses. I know I am not alone...is there really no Yamaha BB club?
Here is my main BB.... a 1986 BB5000 passive. My main bass!
Please post the pics of your BB's present and those dearly departed!
Here is my main BB.... a 1986 BB5000 passive. My main bass!
Please post the pics of your BB's present and those dearly departed!
Those are angled neck screws. According to someone somewhere on the internet, that keeps the neck more firmly attached to the body.
The bass has impressive sustain -- could be that or the through-the-body stringing, I don't know.
It's the neck. During installation, the angled screws receive final torque first, then the others.
Also, those necks are premium.
Yeah, it feels great. A little deeper than I'm used to, but it's not slowing me down at all.
I played the new BBs for like 4 hours over a couple days at my local GC.
The 734a feels like a $2500 bass, and I agree, feels just as good as my US G&Ls.
The 734a feels like a $2500 bass, and I agree, feels just as good as my US G&Ls.
It really does! Amazing build quality. I had a TRBX-604 (gave it to my son), and it had several build quality issues when I got it, and definitely didn't have the high-end feel that this does.
There is just something so classy and elegant with the BB line. Yours looks awesome! I wish they sold a short or medium scale version; I'd be laying the $$ down!
Very nice bass. You have a couple very interesting features there, one being the angled neck holes, but the through body stringing through the heel of the bass is something I've never seen before and is an excellent idea, keeps the string angle lower over the bridge. I am a huge fan of through body stringing so really like that idea. If I ever have a custom build I would go that way.
Congrats. Once you get it up,and running a review would be greatly appreciated. Enjoy.
There are a few reviews around here already. I'm still a pretty new player, so I'm not sure how valuable my review would be, but I'll put something together once I've got it set up and gigged with it a couple of times.
