Yamaha BB434 Ice Blue: Innovative Construction

The body of the Yamaha BB434 Ice Blue is made of classic alder, while Yamaha relies on a multi-piece construction of maple and mahogany for the neck, as well as the innovative "miter" system for mounting. Here, two diagonally recessed screws pull the neck into the neck pocket, while four additional screws ensure a particularly robust connection. furthermore, the E-Bass has a rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium frets.

Pickup with Alnico-V magnets

As pickup on the Yamaha BB434 Ice Blue a split-coil and a single-coil with Alnico-V magnets are used. Here, the Yamaha VSP5n in the middle position convinces with a rich low-end growl, while the Yamaha VSC5b at the bridge delivers transparent and assertive sounds. The classically designed passive electronics with individual volume pots and a tone control can furthermore be called up versatile timbres, so that the Yamaha BB434 can be used as an all-rounder in any music genre.

Yamaha Hardware

The Yamaha BB434 is completed by high-quality Hardware from own production. Thus sits on the body the Yamaha Vintage Plus Light bridge, with which the strings for different nuances in Attack or sound development can be alternatively led in the 45° angle by the body or fixed in "Top Load" way. At the headstock furthermore Yamaha Lightweight Open Gear tuners provide an exact and robust tuning.

Yamaha BB434 Ice Blue at a glance:

• 4-string electric bass
• Alder body
• Five-strip maple Mahaogni neck
• Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
• "Miter" neck joint with two slanted and four straight screws
• One Yamaha VSP5n split-coil with Alnico-V magnets in center position
• One Yamaha VSP5b single-coil pickup with Alnico-V magnets in bridge position
• Passive electronics
• Yamaha Vintage Plus Light bridge with string routing through the body
• Yamaha Lightweight Open Gear machine heads