Yamaha BBP 34 Electric Bass W/Hardcase

Styled in a midnight blue finish, the Yamaha BB Series BBP-34 is an electric bass with a sleek, double-cutaway design and an alder/maple/alder body construction. The hard maple center is intended to bolster body stiffness accentuating midrange, while the alder provides the solid tone you’d expect from a BB series bass. Its six-bolt with miter bolting, five-piece maple neck sports a 34″ scale, a 250mm radius, 21 frets, and a fingerboard fashioned out of rosewood. Compared to the traditional bolt-on neck joint, this miter joint reinforces string vibration throughout the body, resulting in a strong sustain and harmonic resonance.

Strings are secured to the body with a vintage-style fixed bridge that features a diagonal string-thru design, one that alleviates unnecessary string-stress while bolstering resonance and sustain. This string-thru design is optional, meaning you can also attach strings to the tail end of the bridge. The bridge comes with a convertible saddle that can be adjusted between two different angles, giving you more control over your feel and tone. Constructed out of brass, the saddle of this bridge delivers a deeper low-end, while the steel plate of the bridge emphasizes highs. All of this helps provide a well-rounded sound. At the headstock, you’ll find open gear tuners designed to complement this BB bass, which is comparably lightweight when compared to earlier iterations.

For electronics, this bass offers two Custom V7 pickups. A split single coil P-style pickup can be found in the neck, while a single coil J-style pickup sits in the bridge. These pickups have been engineered to give you an articulated sound that is nevertheless warm, organic, and fat.

A volume knob for each pickup is on hand, the usage of which can help you blend the timbre of the neck and the bridge pickups. An overall tone control can help you make your overall sound brighter or darker in accordance with your own personal tastes. The bass comes with a hardshell case.