Sister site Bass Guitar Review takes a look at the Pro Series BB P35 from Yamaha. Take a listen to find out what Ben & Ryan discovered.
The Yamaha BB P35 features a three piece Alder/Maple/Alder body construction and a 3 ply maple mahogany maple neck. The rosewood fingerboard has a 10 inch radius and a 3 inch scale length. With a graphic nut, vintage plus bridge, and a YGD V7 P/J alnico 5 pickup combination, the BB P35 has an RRP of £1,670.
Specifications
• Construction 6-bolt mitre neck
• Body alder/maple/alder w/I.R.A treatment
• Neck 3-ply maple/mahogany/maple
• Neck finish satin
• Inlays tablet
• Scale Length 34” (863.6mm)
• Fretboard rosewood
• Fretboard Radius 10” (250mm) – 4 string – 23 5/6” (600mm) – 5 string
• Nut width 0/12fret 40/56.3mm – 4 string – 43/63.9mm – 5 string
• Frets 21, medium
• Nut Graphtech
• Bridge Vintage Plus (steel baseplate/brass saddles)
• String spacing (4/5 string) 19/18mm
• Machineheads Lightweight open-gear
• Pickguard 3-ply (VS = black, MNB = cream)
• Pickups YGD V7 P/J (alnico V)
• Controls neck vol, bridge vol, tone
• Hardware Colour satin nickel
• Strings D’Addario EXL170 45-100/130
• Case hardshell case