New Yamaha BB734A Bass Guitar in Dark Coffee Sunburst!

The owner just purchased this new Yamaha BB734A 4-string bass guitar in dark coffee sunburst... what a beauty! These basses offer excellent build quality and value for money - and they sound great. I am going to check over the initial setup and make any necessary adjustments. Enjoy the video!
-Steve Roy
www.manotickstringworks.com
Ottawa, Canada
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Purchase my string & pickup height gauges here:
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Yamaha BB734A link:
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[@martinheath5947]

The best sounding P/J configuration is with the J pickup further from the bridge and closer to the P pickup (the width of a J pickup closer)

[@garyreimer9408]

The angled string through configuration provides less strain on the strings, which in turn help prevent them from prematurely breaking. Great video by the way and keep on keeping on!

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Thanks, Gary- seems like why they would do that.

[@garyreimer9408]

@@ManotickGuitarTech I have a Vintage bass that is string through with brass block saddles, if you’re not careful when adjusting string height, you’ll break the string at saddle. This version if the BB Bass seems to remedy that! Thanks again for the videos, I find them helpful when setting up my instruments!

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

@@garyreimer9408 glad you like them!

[@Duke-sr4pt]

Great vid but you may want to check the string count in the title.

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Lol- thanks for telling me!

[@demerzzel]

Please, for the pickup height, how can you tell the best setting? Thanks!

[@jameso9221]

lovely bass. i have the bb234 and the exact same issues with the truss rod

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

interesting... glad to see I am not the only who struggled 😀

[@whamni]

@@ManotickGuitarTech I have the 734a since they came out and its a brilliant bass. Truss rod adjustment, i found its best to take off the plastic protection thing and that lets the hex key in better to the TR.
I use flats so I get a low action of 2mm on 4th and 1.8mm on 1st. neck relief at .010"

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

I actually removed the plastic liner as well - the client brought the bass back to see if we could get the allen key to fit... we did! @@whamni

[@samstinkeringaround8961]

I love your shameless plug

[@jasondorsey7110]

Does the blend control work when the bass is in passive mode?...and does it work at all if the battery dies?

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

Yes, the blend works in both active and passive modes

[@Dennis.B7]

Well, you never measure the height of the strings on a lying neck. You measure it in the playing position! We didn't go to the same school, I think, because everyone I know in lutherie does it with the guitar or bass in the playing position, and if necessary, and if the saddles (bridge and nut) are the right height, then it's easy to measure the string height according to the brand and factory measurements ... but I don't particularly like Yamaha guitars and basses, but rather Fenders and Gibsons ...

[@ManotickGuitarTech]

@@Dennis.B7 I measure with the instrument on the bench and I get very consistent measurements that way- it important to do it the same way everything whatever method you choose.

[@Dennis.B7]

@@ManotickGuitarTech Yeah,... on the bench, sure but in the playing position , not on a lyin' neck ..