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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: MrBump on February 27, 2015, 09:00:20 AM

Title: NBD!
Post by: MrBump on February 27, 2015, 09:00:20 AM
Yep, new bass day!!!

The deal for this on GAK was too good to miss.

Arrived this morning.  First impressions - it's superb.  Fantastically well made, as all Yamahas are in my experience.  Lovely sounds (albeit limited by it being passive).  I'd like to have had a blend control on the pickups, but that's no biggie.

Huge amount of bass for tiny amount of money!
Title: Re: NBD!
Post by: Plenum n Heather on February 27, 2015, 03:41:43 PM
Very nice, congrats! Yamaha makes killer gear. I got a new bass about a week ago as well, but not as fancy as yours --  Sterling SUB Ray 4 in trans black. Will post a pic tonight if I get the time.
Title: Re: NBD!
Post by: dave_mc on February 27, 2015, 07:30:04 PM
Very nice :D
Title: Re: NBD!
Post by: AndyR on February 27, 2015, 07:42:21 PM
Nice one. I've only owned one string-based Yamaha instrument, it was pretty well put together.

They seem to have made a mistake on this, though - it's got an extra string on it!
Title: Re: NBD!
Post by: Telerocker on February 28, 2015, 02:39:33 AM
Congrats, Yamaha makes good stuff. Had a lot of Yamaha's in the past. The only one I'm really gassing for is an SA1100.
Title: Re: NBD!
Post by: 38thBeatle on February 28, 2015, 03:26:26 PM
That does look lovely and Yamaha products are always well made and reliable in my experience.
Title: Re: NBD!
Post by: MrBump on March 02, 2015, 04:41:02 PM
Nice one. I've only owned one string-based Yamaha instrument, it was pretty well put together.

They seem to have made a mistake on this, though - it's got an extra string on it!

Hah!  You're not wrong.

Being a guitarist (and already having a super cheap 4 string bass), I thought the extra string would be cool.  But I'm not so sure now... It's kinda cool, because I like to play the low 'E' fretted rather than open.  And it's nice being able to drop down the the low 'D', but in terms of applications I'm sure that a decent 4 stringer is more than enough.  But then more is more, right?!?!

 :wink:
Title: Re: NBD!
Post by: Dave Sloven on March 04, 2015, 12:54:45 PM
A friend of mine has a Yamaha bass that seems to have lost its sustain.  I suspect the neck joint was damaged when it fell over on stage.  Just be careful of that