Depends on what I'm using them for. I like both, but I just haven't felt the need to change any of them for at least a year, and a couple of them have had the same strings for 3 or 4.
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NBD Yamaha BB435
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It's been a couple years now. I've been playing the BB435 out regularly since that time, using @JimmyM recommended Dunlop string recommendation. Those strings improved it 100%.
After a couple years with the bass the only real nits I have about it are:
All that being said, after two years of almost exclusively playing the BB435, I've found that I'm playing my old Fender P-bass with flats out now more than the Fiver. Our FOH guy seems to really like the P (especially when I play it with a pick) and it's certainly lighter. I may be over my infatuation with the B string again for a while. In a couple of years I'll probably miss the B string and switch back.
After a couple years with the bass the only real nits I have about it are:
- Tuners are cheap and the B string is extra fiddly to keep in tune.
- Rather than two volume knobs I wish there was a balance knob and one volume knob.
All that being said, after two years of almost exclusively playing the BB435, I've found that I'm playing my old Fender P-bass with flats out now more than the Fiver. Our FOH guy seems to really like the P (especially when I play it with a pick) and it's certainly lighter. I may be over my infatuation with the B string again for a while. In a couple of years I'll probably miss the B string and switch back.