Yamaha BB 300 sound

[Hippopaulimus]

Anyone who is familiar with the Yamaha BB 300, what other basses have a similar sound?
I know they were Yamaha's version of a P bass, so if a Fender is the only thing that sounds the same, which model does the 300 sound like?

 

[LinusKarlsson]

Well, basically any bass with the same type of pickup config will sound similar to that. There will always be variations depending on body/neck/fingerboard wood, type of strings, brand of pickup etc. but the basic tone will be about the same.

I have a Yamaha BB-414 which to my ears sounds more like a P-bass than the Fender HW1 P a had before that.

 

[TrustRod]

My Yamaha BB 415 also nails a zingy Fender P sound. Over the last 30 years that is how I've come to think of the many BB basses out there, they sound like a good Fender for the most part. They do look funnier.

 

[Hippopaulimus]

My Yamaha BB 415 also nails a zingy Fender P sound. Over the last 30 years that is how I've come to think of the many BB basses out there, they sound like a good Fender for the most part. They do look funnier.

"Zingy"… That's a good description of it.
It has a cool, even, bright attack across all four strings. The E string rings out nicely with crisp overtones, but the G string is smooth, without the overcompensating loud, brittle and obnoxious high end.
So if the Fender P bass is the only thing that sounds like this, which model P comes the closest?

 

[Hippopaulimus]

My Yamaha BB 415 also nails a zingy Fender P sound. Over the last 30 years that is how I've come to think of the many BB basses out there, they sound like a good Fender for the most part. They do look funnier.

And yes I agree, I never liked the look of them. I even repainting mine several years ago to camouflage the big round clunkiness of it.
I'll try to attach a picture.

 

[ubernator]

Note that that bass pictured is reverse p, which does sound a little different than a regular P, tighter on the EA and fuller on the DG compared to a conventional P routed position.

 

[Hippopaulimus]

Note that that bass pictured is reverse p, which does sound a little different than a regular P, tighter on the EA and fuller on the DG compared to a conventional P routed position.

Ok thanks.
That may be the problem right there, I probably prefer the reverse P sound better.
I'll have to find a few to make a comparison.

 

[ubernator]

On the cheap, the ibanez sound gear PJs usually are reverese. Spector NS2 is reverse P, and Warwick streamer XL as well. and many more.

 

[Hippopaulimus]

Ok, thanks guys.
I just picked up a Yamaha BB1024x
and it's just an incredible instrument!
Exactly what I was looking for and then some.