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Double Bass Yamaha SLB300 New model

#41
Henry Rose said:
I just discovered the new SLB300 silent bass on Yamaha.com. It isn’t on yamaha.ca yet. You can now blend in one of 3 different “mic” sounds with the pickup. I’m not sure if this model is available yet. Has anyone more information?
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Just got one last week. it's been a long time coming....Covid made importing very difficult for Yamaha but in my opinion well worth the wait. I'm loving this bass. Better than expected and can't put it down. I did have to have some work done on it because the action was unexceptionable but it's fine now.
 
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#43
N. Kentucky Bass said:
Any feedback on the SLB300 while playing arco? The promotional video is almost 100% jazz pizz. Not that that's a bad thing! I'm curious about comparing this to double bass with a bow.
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I think they ship with Helicore Hybrids (?), which are okay, but perhaps not stellar, on arco. That being said, the SLB300 responds very well, IME/IMHO to arco playing, and this is where I heard the most benefit from the mic modeling features of the SLB300. It really sounds much more like a bigger, full-bodied instrument - to my ears, at least.
 
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Bo O said:
Just got one last week. it's been a long time coming....Covid made importing very difficult for Yamaha but in my opinion well worth the wait. I'm loving this bass. Better than expected and can't put it down. I did have to have some work done on it because the action was unexceptionable but it's fine now.
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Just got one and same thing with the action ... lowest setting on bridge adjusters is still too high, like slap level. Argh
 
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just for everyone's info in this interview Yamaha's Ken Dattmore says that Yamaha ships these out with higher AND thicker bridges because its "easier to take wood off than put it on" (around minute 26:20 ish) ...
not sure how i feel about that! the statement sounds like it makes sense, but then the action is too high with the adjuster wheels at their lowest point, and then its time to visit the luthier .... and then dropping more $$ on an already $4,000 EUB .... hmm ...

(that SRT is truly amazing though, i will give them that. AND it's a joy to play both plugged in and not, the feel of that neck is wonderful ... )

 
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I just bought one, used, from a TB member. Immediately changed the strings to Evah Pirazzi lights, and like those much better. The string height on mine seems fine, with a little room left in the adjusters. I don't know the manufacturing date, but the previous owner had it for about one year, and bought it new.

Plugged into my AI Ten2/Clarus head it sounds good. I'm using it on a gig tomorrow night and am going to go direct to the board. Kind of anxious to hear the results.

The neck is slightly thicker than my other two uprights, so that will take a little adjustment on my part.
 
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BobKay said:
I just bought one, used, from a TB member. Immediately changed the strings to Evah Pirazzi lights, and like those much better. The string height on mine seems fine, with a little room left in the adjusters. I don't know the manufacturing date, but the previous owner had it for about one year, and bought it new.

Plugged into my AI Ten2/Clarus head it sounds good. I'm using it on a gig tomorrow night and am going to go direct to the board. Kind of anxious to hear the results.

The neck is slightly thicker than my other two uprights, so that will take a little adjustment on my part.
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The neck is definitely THICK. But it feels solid as a briiiick and the smooth finish is soooooo good.
 
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#53
vedi said:
where the endpin goes in... btw, if the serial number is just that, yours is over 350 after mine. (i.e., if it is not another time code of sorts)
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Yeah in that video I posted above yamahas ken dattmore literally confirms that the bridges ship too high, so high that luthier work will probably be needed. Go figure. Kenny Davis in that same interview said he took his to a luthier as well for bridge work.
 
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I’m going to take a wild guess and there’s either
A. Players who love the high action and feel like it’s “fine”
B. Players who bought it used or “new” (meaning it was returned) and there was actually luthier adjustments made to the bridge, either knowingly or unknowingly to the current owner
OR
C. Yamaha shifted to the “more is more” policy on the amount of “wood” they wanted to include on the bridge sometime later on in the production of these guys (somehow I dont think it’s this one.)
 
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Played a gig last night, and the 300 worked really well. A guitarist/singer and me; typical bar setting; classic rock, trad country, and some folky tunes.

Plugged the bass direct to the board. No monitors. Nice full, fat sound, no piezo honk, no feedback. Several comments from audience regulars who have heard me play my regular upright that they could hear me better, and they liked the sound.

I’m very pleased. New neck will take some getting used to. I think the portability and simplicity will enable me to keep playing “out” with fewer problems due to my physical limitations.
 
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BobKay said:
Played a gig last night, and the 300 worked really well. A guitarist/singer and me; typical bar setting; classic rock, trad country, and some folky tunes.

Plugged the bass direct to the board. No monitors. Nice full, fat sound, no piezo honk, no feedback. Several comments from audience regulars who have heard me play my regular upright that they could hear me better, and they liked the sound.

I’m very pleased. New neck will take some getting used to. I think the portability and simplicity will enable me to keep playing “out” with fewer problems due to my physical limitations.
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That’s a great success story.

Nice when the crowd can hear the difference...kind of makes it worthwhile. :bassist:
 
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I want to hate this thing ... but its so fun ... i keep making the oil painting / giclee analogy between my upton and the yamaha ... but man is it so fun to play on!!! just like. awesome. that SRT tech sounds so good too ... the dial-in-ability with the sound ... the no feedback .... the portability ... goes on and on .... definitely best EUB ever by far.
 
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