Here's the epic tale of how I conquered the "uncanny valley" of Yamaha's guitar and bass design to buy and… maybe embrace the BB435, the Indonesianmade, midrange 5string bass in Yamaha's "Broadbass" lineup.

We conclude with an original composition called "Invisible Eccentricities," on which I play the BB435, along with a Yamaha Reface CP electric piano and a Yamaha bass clarinet, plus alto sax and percussion.

Download the track on my Bandcamp page: https://room34.bandcamp.com/track/inv...

0:00 Offthecuff introduction
0:36 It's Time to Talk About Yamaha
3:30 So, What Changed My Mind?
5:00 Why the BB435?
5:43 What Extra Features?
7:12 So, Are You Going to Open the Box or What?
10:12 But How Does It Sound?
11:58 Tone Demos (Stock Roundwound Strings)
14:56 Swapping the Strings… and More
16:18 More Tone Demos (DR Legend Flatwound Strings)
19:21 My Overall Reaction
19:51 Music Video Introduction
20:57 Music Video: "Invisible Eccentricities"