Guitar
Right, back to the job in hand!
Sorry there has been a lack of content, in recent weeks - a lot to do,
at the moment.
So, inside this case. . . . . . .
. . . .is quite an unusual bass!!
The Yamaha BX-1 Headless bass, I think the only one that Yamaha ever made.
There isn't a great deal of information about these rare birds.
Very well made and a delight to play - well balanced, with a lovely neck.
Two powerful pick-ups, with a std Jazz type set-up with the controls but. . . .
with a difference.
There is a switch on the tone control, which selects Humbucker or single coils,
on both pick-ups, at the same time.
So, you can go from a hard rocking thump to something a bit more funky.
I looked for one of these for ages - and I mean ages!
I have only had it for about 3 years and in that time, I haven't seen another
one up for sale, in the UK.
They are a little more common in the USA but still command a fair price, due
to their rarity.
Regular readers with know that I have had Westone Rails and still have a
Quantum, as well as a Hohner B2A (not done that one yet) but this is by far,
the better proposition.
It hangs a lot better, due to the design and therefore plays more like a
conventional bass.
The other good thing, like the Westone, you can use standard strings and not
the double ball end, which means you can string it up with your favourite
brand and away you go!
Lovely neck joint, that blends seamlessly into the body. Nice!
Yamaha BX-1. Very Nice!
Back with more, next time.
Cheers. :)
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Guitar
Yamaha BX-1 Headless Bass. . . . .
Right, back to the job in hand!
Sorry there has been a lack of content, in recent weeks - a lot to do,
at the moment.
So, inside this case. . . . . . .
. . . .is quite an unusual bass!!
The Yamaha BX-1 Headless bass, I think the only one that Yamaha ever made.
There isn't a great deal of information about these rare birds.
Very well made and a delight to play - well balanced, with a lovely neck.
Two powerful pick-ups, with a std Jazz type set-up with the controls but. . . .
with a difference.
There is a switch on the tone control, which selects Humbucker or single coils,
on both pick-ups, at the same time.
So, you can go from a hard rocking thump to something a bit more funky.
I looked for one of these for ages - and I mean ages!
I have only had it for about 3 years and in that time, I haven't seen another
one up for sale, in the UK.
They are a little more common in the USA but still command a fair price, due
to their rarity.
Regular readers with know that I have had Westone Rails and still have a
Quantum, as well as a Hohner B2A (not done that one yet) but this is by far,
the better proposition.
It hangs a lot better, due to the design and therefore plays more like a
conventional bass.
The other good thing, like the Westone, you can use standard strings and not
the double ball end, which means you can string it up with your favourite
brand and away you go!
Lovely neck joint, that blends seamlessly into the body. Nice!
Yamaha BX-1. Very Nice!
Back with more, next time.
Cheers. :)
If you have landed on this page and you want to go to the
latest post, go here:
Latest post.
- Ibanez Rb920 Bass Guitar. . . . . .
Ibanez RB920 - What a cracking Bass! You don't see that many of these around. I am also lucky enough to have its cousin - two pick-ups, in Blue, which I will do soon. The RB920 has a single Super J6 pick-up, with volume and tone but it also...
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Hi to all my regular readers - including a good friend with a very nice Jazz Bass and a liking for proper beer - you know who you are!!! LOL! So, for those of you who have found a lack of content and been in touch over the last 4 or five weeks - all I...
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Rehearsal last night and I took the "Parkinson" which I have covered before, in a previous post. I still marvel at how good it sounds and how nice it plays, for something that is clearly "Hand Made" - there has been no attempt to disguise the fact that...
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I have a Yamaha RBX 270FL, which I haven't done yet. I bought it new - Yes I know, not something you hear fromme very often but I was in a city centre and saw a music shop.Like most of them these days, it is now closed down! I wandered in to see what...
- On The Rails. . . . . . .
Westone Rail Bass. I have two of these fascinating basses, looked for ages to find one and then another one turned up, so I thought I would grab a spare. Medium scale, so you can whizz up and down the board with ease, if you are used to playing a 34"...