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Can I ask what effects, pedals, brands? you used on the bass on mortgage on my soul?

You are not the only person who said that these basses suck. I think warmoth is waaaay better

Great review and nice sound demo. Agree on the weird looking thing. Still, I am considering one of these basses. And FWIW the lack of focus works on the keys. The neck is definitely finished, just a satin matte finish (Satin Polyurethane according to Yamaha) that isn't noticeable . Very few necks truly have no finish. And Sweetwater say they check intonation as part of their 55 point inspection. Like you I have found that is not always the case. I personally plan on a fret touchup, complete setup (intonation, neck relief, saddle height, electronics tidy, pickup height and nut adjustment) on any basses I buy.

I like the sound. I just prefer the 1.5 inch nut jazz bass neck. very frustrating how many companies do "p bass = chunky neck" and its harder to find P bass guitars with the slim neck!

Just build a warmoth way better quality

I don’t think this bass needing a set up out of the box is a bad thing. Many more expensive basses I w ordered come with terrible setups. If it were bad fret work causing the issue that’s different. Otherwise, not big enough a deal to include in a video.

Vincen Garcia,one of the best bass players on earth plays Yamaha.

I have one of those bass but with Wilkerson pickups

That copper tape under the pickups is useless if it's not grounded. In the control cavity pots are at least touching the tape so that should be probably ok. I would personally solder a wire from the tape to pot casing to be extra sure it's connected to ground. If the buzzing stops when you touch the bridge that means it is conductive. It's probably made out of some non-magnetic metal but that doesn't really matter as far as it's electrically conductive. It might be buzzing due to a cold solder joint or something like that.

Dingwall 5 string was very nice and I have short fingers, so far it's the only bass would consider. I did consider buying a Yamaha 4 string and found them too heavy.

Yeah, I had a problem with MuseHub where I had to download it again every time I wanted to use it, because it wouldn’t start. Worth it though, because the new MuseSounds are pretty good

More than likely the solder joints are cold on the ground side. I would be 100% sue

In 2023 I bought an American Pro II fretless Jazz Bass. Horrible QC, needs a shim to set up right, the truss rod wasn’t centered, completely voiceless pickups. Sold at a loss after 4 months. Still have my 2009 Tony Franklin, never had a problem with it.

I have heard Yamaha has its' own factory in Indo and that it is not made by cort... not sure

A very beautiful instrument!

Anyone who cares about a fretless bass having fret lines needs to get over themselves. Is the goal of music to making playing as challenging as possible? Or is it to make cool sounds and express yourself? I think most people would say the latter. Fret lines don't inhibit that at all.

Nathan east plays Yamaha, Billy Sheehan plays Yamaha, and M.r John Patitucci plays Yamaha. That Yamaha Patitucci Trb6 series is a helluva monster bass dude. If you wanna have a real pro 6 string, this is your bass. For a third of the money... you got it

I have been enjoying the BB735 (the next step up after this model) and had a similar issue with the pickups feeling wobbly. The height foam that comes stock on these is small and thin, but it was a piece of cake to replace that when i had the strings off. I didn't care for the looks at first either but it's grown on me over time. Fun Yamaha history fact - that logo is meant to be three overlapping tuning forks. Makes sense for the musical instrument division, maybe less so for the motor vehicle side.

Thank you for your video, it was interesting to watch. My Custom Mod Shop PJ bass I ordered for $3700 AUS came perfectly assembled, all the screws were installed correctly. Bridge setup was correct and was in tune straight from the box. I dont have any buzzing or humming fron the pickups at all runnig through my Gallien Krueger amp and cabs. It sounds incredible playing with pick, and slap and pop. I am super happy with it! :-) I got what I expected ordering a new live touring bass. Sorry you had a bad experience. But thank you for your videos!

@4:45, yes. Yes I do, but it's a box with picks, hex keys, and various other tidbits. Those knobs look fantastic over stock.

I have been contemplating putting flats on my new'ish American Pro II p-bass. I had no idea there was a restriction about through body mounting!! Is that something I should be worried about? You're a champ for giving some advice here. Maybe a string recommendation between DR Legends and say D'Addario Chromes? :) I still have a 1998'ish RBX775 that came in *_flawless_* in a box for what that's worth ($470, IIRC)

Respect...

0:35 I know earthbound battle music when I hear it

Great video Scott, I have the BB734 since it came out and the two things I changed are the bridge pup to a Dimarzio 123b and I use LaBella Flats long scale for through body bridges. I never use it active. The neck is a lot better than my Stingray !

i have bb435, you need to understand it's not a ready to gig bass instead it's a good platform to start with. I always feel its original pickup doesn't have enough bottom end for my taste, i swapped the pick up with aguilar and put flatwound and it's turns into awesome bass

1 suggestion... cheap instruments suck. Buy a real bass, not that chinesium garbage. Waaaah!! It buzzes!! Of course it buzzes. it's a $69 piece of shit from China.

You could do a lot worse for a $600 bass.

I own and played a Yamaha RGX and I got it 11 years ago ang it still sounded great (still stock pick-ups) I still use my RGX :)

I think a lot of the lack of interest among general guitar and bass players for Yamaha stuff is simply because people haven't experienced their higher end bass/guitar gear. I know among 6 string bassists, their TRB6P, TRB6, TRBJP, models and their revisions (TRB6PII, 6II and JP2) are super highly regarded. My main bass for the past 10 years has been a Yamaha TRB6, the Japanese made bolt on 6 string in a transparent orange finish. Since I've bought it, I've owned a lot of other basses, some from even really high end brands like Status, Sago, Atelier Z, a couple of small custom shop one offs, and a lot of cheap ones like Brice, SX and Squier, and some other mid market brands like Ibanez and Fernandes. The TRB6 has been the only constant the entire time. Nothing compares to it for me, and I got it for 800$ used. Its not trying to copy a P bass or Jazz bass so it doesn't look weird. It's a forward thinking design with a lot of care put into it. The controls are far enough away that they don't get in your way when you do double thumb and slap (A big reason why i sold several other basses), the upper fret access is better than just about any other bass I've owned. Which arguably isn't a big deal for bassists, but i spend more time up there than most people, and this bass is the easiest to play up there. It came with darker sounding bartolini pickups in it that the previous owner installed but ive since replaced the pickups with ones that are similar to the OEM Yamaha pickups, which are bright and snappy, and I've been happy with the sound since. I also own a Yamaha TRB6PII but I've got so much emotional investment in my original TRB6, i play that 90% of the time. I didnt intend to write a love letter to my TRB but here we are LOL

You made a good choice. Loving my BB434. Simply the best PJ bass in the market that Fender can't beat!

I have seen Peter Hook play a 734

the photoshopped kid at christmas made me laugh

I found your channel searching for jaguar bass here. Loved your videos and bgm! Keep up the good work!

Do you know what the bridge width or string spacing is? Seriously considering purchasing one of tnese but if its smaller than 17mm between strings it might be a deal breaker

Thanks for this. I got here because I was curious about getting a custom. Not anymore!

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Good review, like! What about Minilab's pads? are they too terrible compared to Akai mpk? A lot of people complain that they're preatty stiff and unsensetive

Thanks for introducing me to these Stringjoy strings...I ordered a set for my Bass VI (to France)

2:30 The MP ref nearly killed me! Glad I wasn't drinking anything at the time.

This is exactly why i have not and most likely will not ever order from the Fender Mod shop. I've seen to many videos with bad or indifferent experiences. This is the first Bass video I've seen. I'm sorry you had such a poor experience with this purchase. Its really a downer. When you spend this amount of $$$ on a new instrument it should be a great experience not a "it is what it is" experience. Love that candy tangerine color!

I like it!

Amazing!!

Great review Scott. I picked up a 'Quincy' six string bass around 5/6 years ago for £230 new. Well, I won the lottery that day. What a fantastic instrument! Many have thought it to have a 2K+ price tag - because that's how good it looks, feels, plays & sounds.

What a cry baby

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Anyone else have problems with the active circuit? It works sometimes and other times not.

DR Sunbeams

Thé hole in the body it’s to show that is MX made instead of US, to prevent scams

My Squier Bass VI arrived at the height of COVID and the nut was really badly cut and needed to be replaced. Bridge adjustability is pretty non-existent, as you'd indicated, but there are some pretty affordable aftermarket replacements. Mine has a lot of slippage on the low E tuner, so I may be replacing the tuners. The muffling effect of the bass cut is really significant, as you indicated. I really enjoy mine, really unique.

Nice review and demo. Just got one myself. Excellent for the money. So the pickups are actually not standard jazzmaster pickups, but p90s in a jazzmaster pickup housing (which is why you see the screw tops instead of alnico rods). But many consider the p90s better than JM pickups, unless you want a really sparky surfy type of sound. Jazzmasters are also bright because of 1 meg pots instead of 500k or 250k like strats. Apparently the p90s are a good match for these pots. Anyway, mine is great out of the box. I’ll be doing a full setup including leveling and dressing frets, but it really doesn’t need much. The only mod I’m making is to swap the bridge with the Descendant AOM compatible bridge, which is a drop in replacement for the AOM on the JMJM. This is just because I’m picky about matching the radius of the fretboard perfectly (default is 12” radius bridge for a 9.5” radius neck). And the descendant bridge allows to individual action height per string, allowing me to make the treble strings lower than the bass strings.