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New Yamaha BB series
- Thread starter hypercarrots
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tone-switching circuitry that seamlessly moves from treble control to master passive tone.
Translation: the 3 band eq treble control becomes tone control in passive mode
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My local store has an BB2025 for sale but I was thinking of ordering BBP35... what are your suggestions, which bass to choose?I played the 2025 and the only thing that bothers me is the noise, especially on the bridge PU...
I have a BBP35 and love it, I have not noticed any hum on mine, bass kills on the mix and neck is very comfortable. I havent touch my Stingray since I got this baby.
Pedro
Thank you Pedro! The guys in my local store told me that there is no BBP35 available in Europe right now. I wish I could buy both of them...
Fwiw, my local Music Go Round has several of the current BB basses on clearance; I picked up a NEW teal blue BB434 today for $260 plus tax and I'm already in total love with it.
I bought the BB2025, my local store wasn’t able to sell the bass for 7 years and I am very happy to have it now.Next year I will purchase the BBP35...
I'm hoping someone here can help. From the online photos, I can't tell is the headstock on the dark blue BBP34 is also blue or black. Anyone know?
Check my BP35 and headatock is black, however, the blue body is very dark. You will only see the blue under certain light condition.
OMG. I had a 4 string and a 5 string version of that bass... bought brand new. Stupidly I returned both of them for reasons I do not even remember.
Hey. I'm looking to get one of the BB basses. Question...the BB735A is a lot cheaper than the BB P35. The 735A has active/passive. Same pickups, body wood and other stuff. Why the big difference in cost?
Carefully crafted one at a time by a select team of master artisans at Yamaha's headquarters in Japan, and featuring a unique Alder/Maple/Alder laminated construction finished with Yamaha's proprietary IRA (initial response acceleration) technology.
Any bass benefits from being "played in," a process in which the instrument matures and opens up as the stresses between the wood and finish, neck and fingerboard, and body and hardware are released, resulting in better sound and playability.
Yamaha’s exclusive Initial Response Acceleration (IRA) technology releases those stresses by applying specific vibrations to the completed instruments as part of the crafting process and gives a "played in" bass from day one.
In addition to what hypercarrots said I believe the quality of the woods and the craftsmanship is better. You have to decide whether this is worth it for you.
I have a BB424X and BB425X from the last series and they are made in Indonesia as is the new BB series. The build quality is great.
I have to say though that I was not convinced with the overall quality of the entry level BB235.
I see. Thanks bigben and hypercarrots.
I've read about half of the 28 pages of this thread. It seems most are happy with the 400 and 700 series basses. Not much on the p35.
What is your take? Do you find value in the p35 over the 735? I can't play either of them in person before I buy, but I do trust Yamaha, as they generally do great work on everything they make. My very first bass was a 1995 yamaha BBN5 and I still regret selling that bass.
I would lean towards the 735 only because I think I would like the master volume and pickup pan over the VVT controls of the P35.
Since it's a Yamaha, I would bet a new pair of bass strings that the hex you need is a metric one. I got some metric ball end hex keys cheap from harbor freight for things just like this.
My 734A shipped with 3 Allen key’s for adjustments. They were sealed in the bag with the manuals and warranty card. If you purchased your bass new I would contact the store and see if they can track a set down for you.
