Yes, sir. Attention to detail by true craftsmen is certainly worth something. Choice of woods, hardware, electronics all worth more to the end user. That BBP35 is a lovely bass.
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Why buy a Yamaha BBP35 over a BB735A?
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FWIW, after reading through a mega-review compressor thread here on TB, I decided on an MXR M76 Studio Compressor to run with my BBP35. I love it! It's a fantastic quality compressor with a lot of adjustments based around a Universal Audio 1176 type of compressor. I was after a transparent compressor that did not add or subtract anything tone-wise. I absolutely love the tone of all my BB's and was not looking for any additional coloration. The M76 is outstanding - just beefs up the tone without adding any color to the mix. The manual states it has 31db of Gain on tap and sure feels like it. The output (Make Up gain) goes well above unity and could easily pull double duty as a clean boost if so desired. I also use the M76 to hit the front of my MXR80 preamp/DI a little harder and the results are fantastic. The compression LED lights are a great help to visually see how much compression is occurring. Clean, punchy enhancement with a high degree of settings adjustments. Highly recommended.
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I've only played the 4 string versions but I can say this:
The BB734a is a very nice bass. It's also extremely versatile. Better than most in it's price range, excellent value.
The BBP34 is a work of art. Boutique quality. You would have to pay Custom Shop prices to get a Fender with this level of craftsmanship. It may look close to the Indonesian BBs in pics but the MIJ Yamahas really are in a different league.
The 734 is a great bass. The P34 is an AMAZING bass.
You really can't go wrong with either of them but if money isn't an issue and you don't need active: Get the P35.
Having said that, the BB435 is also a very nice instrument if you don't need active and don't want to spend MIJ prices.
The BB734a is a very nice bass. It's also extremely versatile. Better than most in it's price range, excellent value.
The BBP34 is a work of art. Boutique quality. You would have to pay Custom Shop prices to get a Fender with this level of craftsmanship. It may look close to the Indonesian BBs in pics but the MIJ Yamahas really are in a different league.
The 734 is a great bass. The P34 is an AMAZING bass.
You really can't go wrong with either of them but if money isn't an issue and you don't need active: Get the P35.
Having said that, the BB435 is also a very nice instrument if you don't need active and don't want to spend MIJ prices.
Well that's odd because the compressor he reviewed was actually the M87 compressor, it turns out that the M76 seems to be exactly the same as the M87 but is sold to guitarists because they couldn't sell the compressor if it had the word "bass" on it! And according to this article there may be issues with the M87 but it might have been early production issues. To add insult to injury, the M76 is A$10 more than the M87 retail! Guitarists, what suckers eh present company excepted.
Well that's odd because the compressor he reviewed was actually the M87 compressor, it turns out that the M76 seems to be exactly the same as the M87 but is sold to guitarists because they couldn't sell the compressor if it had the word "bass" on it! And according to this article there may be issues with the M87 but it might have been early production issues. To add insult to injury, the M76 is A$10 more than the M87 retail! Guitarists, what suckers eh present company excepted.
Exactly - gotta love the info that is dropped on TB. So, armed with this info about them being exactly the same internal circuitry (and reason to believe the M87 may have had a bad batch at some time in the past), I set out to find an M76.
I kinda like the M76's black housing box and the knobs better - they both match my MXR M80 preamp much better anyway. So...win, win.
I found my M76 on Reverb (brand new), and Reverb happened to be having a 15% off any single purchase sale, so I got mine at a really good price. Had it about a week now and love it. Plays extremely well with the BB tone both live and a noticeable improvement in some home recording tests.
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Hahaha well done there! My only issue is that I might in the future want a squishy sound so have to look at another alternate compressor for that, but the MXR looks to be the goods at a reasonable price although for not much more you can get the Empress mkII that does a few more impressive things but still isn't squishy if you want that sort of thing. Squishy can be awesome in the right context particularly with certain scooped Jazz or Stingray sounds that are quite within reach of the BB 700 series. I can't get over this squishy yet:
i used to have a BB735a as a go to bass and I used a Darkglass Hyper Luminal with it. It did wonders in BUS mode for mild compression, and reallly squishy too in FET. Or extremely squishy/vintage sounding in All Buttons In mode. It suited the bass so well, using any of the million tone configurations this bass is capable of.
Sold it by the way, felt the Strings had low tension, even the .135 Low B I put on it. And sounded a bit toi muddy overall for my taste. When I plugged in a Fender right after it felt just right. In a jam context though the BB was unbeatable.
Wish I could find a BBP35 to try out and see if its worth it!
I'm actually thinking about selling my trb5pII and "replace" with a bbp35
I have to say the TRB is a great bass no complain whatsoever but I LOVE my bbp34 and my GAS is always over 9000 when comes to BB basses
Low B is piano clear on the TRB and I wonder it's the same or at least very good on the BBp
I have to say the TRB is a great bass no complain whatsoever but I LOVE my bbp34 and my GAS is always over 9000 when comes to BB basses
Low B is piano clear on the TRB and I wonder it's the same or at least very good on the BBp
