Yamaha BB Series BBP35 Midnight Blue with case

Yamaha BB Series BBP35 Midnight Blue with case
Product no: 9000-0035-9963 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Yamaha's BBP35 is a top-quality 5-string electric bass guitar with a warm sound and plenty of possibilities. It comes with a low B string as standard but you can always choose to fit a high C string instead, giving you extra notes at the upper end if you prefer. The pickups have a PJ configuration with a single-coil at the bridge, giving you classic bass while the split single-coil in the mid position offers more of a growl. If you're looking for a top-quality 5-string bass guitar that's versatile enough to play any style of music, the BBP35 Broadbass from Yamaha's 700 series ticks all the right boxes.

BBP35: controls, sounds and neck connection

The two YGD Custom V7 pickups have Alnico V magnetic cores and extra polarity to prevent any problems with annoying hum. Each pickup has its own volume control and a shared a tone knob that makes it easy to experiment until you find just the sound you're looking for. You'll quickly discover that this bass is capable of a lot more than just classic vintage sounds. It is the culmination of over forty years of development and as such, it has things you don't normally see on other bass models. The neck, for instance, is bolted on to the body using six screws, which is ultra-stable and results in optimal resonance and sustain.

Wood types and adjustablility

The neck on the Yamaha BBP35 is slimmer than before and because it's made of five pieces of maple and mahogany, it's still extremely robust too. The body is also made of two different types of wood. It has a maple core surrounded by two pieces of alder that produce a full, consistent tone with prominent mids and light highs. The Vintage Plus bridge and opengear machine heads are lightweight and add to this bass guitar's high level of playing comfort. It's possible to string this bass through the bridge or the body. Stringing it through the body means that the strings run at an angle of 45° which increases the tension and gives you a touch more sustain too. Finally, the adjustable saddles make it easy to set this bass up to perfection.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Includes cover	no
Includes case	yes
Number of strings	5
Model	Modern bass guitar
Left-handed	no
Bass guitar scale length	long scale (34 inches)
Body type	solid
Colour	blue
Pickup configuration	SS
Pickup type	single-coil (passive), split single-coil (passive)
Pickup brand	Yamaha
Active tone control	no
Number of frets	21
Nut width	43.0 mm (1.69")
Neck profile	not specified
Fretboard radius	not specified
Body material	alder + maple
Neck material	maple / mahogany
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Neck connection	bolt on
String-thru-body	yes
Country of origin	Japan

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	14,2 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	130,5 x 45,5 x 13,3 cm

Product specifications

finish: high gloss
neck material: 5-piece maple/mahogany
string nut material: Graphtech TUSQ
string nut width: 1.69 in
truss rod: yes
bridge: Vintage Plus with reversible saddles
hardware finish: chrome-plated
machine heads: lightweight open
pickguard: 3-ply white
bridge pickup: YGD SC Alnico V
mid pickup: YGD Custom V7 Split SC Alnico V
controls: 2x volume, 1x tone
included: case

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