It’s just crazy how underrated Yamaha basses are

My trombone is a Yamaha. It's 20 plus years old and they still sell the exact same model.

There is one major difference with this line of Yamaha BB's than from past generations that nobody talks about.
FINALLY, these basses now have standard pickup mounting patterns for modding for aftermarket pickups upgrades.  This was the achilles heel of past BB basses. Back then, you could never upgrade the stock pickups without having to do something drastic by way of body modifications.

Has a very “Rage Against the Machine” tone. Very cool

Me: recently restores a 1987 Squier Bullet into my dream P-bass
Also me: sees this video
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I appreciate you doing the sound test in a way that actually shows the tone of the bass. The same lines, with different configurations, different play styles. Sounds like a no brainer, but it's the exception rather than the rule.

I wish Yamaha made them with some of the finishes they did in the 70s, 80s and 90s. I also think they should make neck-through versions again as well

Yamaha is underrated in the bass industry. I have an old RBX765A that I've had forever. It sounds like the apocalypse. Very different from the bass you have there but great none the less. Its a 5 string. The 6 string version was the John Myung signnature bass. Yamaha just gives you lots of bang (or boom?) for your buck.  From their entry level basses to their top of the line models you get your money's worth.

I've had one of these for a couple of years. It really is quite something, and for the price it's insane. Sounds great, feels great and is beyond rock solid. I set it up the day I got it and it hasn't budged a hair since.

as primarily a guitarist, i’ve been doing a lot of research on basses to try and find a nice versatile instrument to have around for when i ever need one. I was mostly looking at basses 3 times the price of this, but your run through is more proof than i need that the bb434 can handle anything i’d throw at it. and i really appreciate you running through a bunch of heavier tones instead of just slapping a “oh yeah here’s some distortion” bit on at the end. Thanks!

I just got one today Jonny. INCREDIBLE bass at this price. Far surpassing any Squire Ibanez or Jackson at this price point

3 years later and they are now 660 quid new. Wild stuff

That's one amazing bass and that's the best review of it in Youtube.

I've just picked up a used mint condition teal blue BB434 and it's awesome! It will be even better once it's been restrung with flatwounds.

Honestly, that bridge pickups sounds perfectly usable to me, especially with the tone at half.

Thanks for the great review, I have a 735 coming tomorrow so I'm pretty excited.
Love your reviews, you're really good at it

Just bought one of these and this video was very helpful in deciding to buy. The different pick up settings examples were super useful, thank you!

I bought the BB734A and am amazed at how good it is. My only grumble is that, as a flat picker (mostly), I'd like the strings a little closer together at the bridge end. The range of tones available and the playability are phenomenal. For a bass that comes in at well under £900 including a decent padded case, you couldn't go wrong, it's a bargain.

I recently purchased my first bass as a guitarist. Went to the store and tried every bass , including Fender custom Shop level ones , only two basses felt good both playing and tone - guess what , both were Yamahas. This exact same BB434 and a TRBX 304 . Went home with the BB434 M ... Awesome bass

Bought myself a BB from 2003, not a top of the range model but ive wanted one since i learned about peter hook. Supremely playable instrument with some diverse sound options