Now that man looks like an old school bass player. I hope he goes onstage looking exactly like his picture. Proper.
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Thanks, @MikeC - thatāll be reading material for tomorrow 
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Thanks Howard. Weāre going to call the stores when we get there and make sure it is still in stock. It would be much easier to buy in Tokyo (less traveling around the country with it). No matter what happens with the bass, I still want to meet up.
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Sounds good! Iām in Shibuya every day, just let me know when.
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The bass?
I have shown it is possible to come home with more than one @JerryP
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We can make this happen I just know it
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Well that is a long winded way to be inconclusive. And does not seem to apply to the BB line as the break angle is half that of normal guitars
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Not trying to apply the essay to any brand. I know nothing of Yamaha instruments, one way or the other. Merely citing an informative article from an experienced player. Take it for what itās worth.
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Well actually I prefer the top-loading string mount on bass, and the thru-body mount on guitar. The top mount brings a thinner tone which help definition in my opinion, whereas the thru-body brings a more resonnant, wider tone, which sounds rich and deep on a guitar but a bit too muddy on a bass, probably because of the different frequency range.
Thatās just my opinion, after earing and trying a lot of instruments. Obviously itās kinda personnal, it all depends on what you prefer.
Also, note that at first I was sure I would prefer the thru-body mount on bass ā¦ but, no.
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Very nice. Great basses.
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With all your praising of Yamaha, I will hopefully soon go to a place where I can try one out. Sadly in my neck of the woods, music stores are few and far between. And with a very limited selection.
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Is the 7000 its name because it weighs 7kg?
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No, itās the number of strings 
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but does it djent
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I used to own the 6-string version of this bass. Itās not a bad bass, but, yeah, extrapolating from the 6- to the 7-string, Iād say @howard isnāt far off with his weight guestimate 
It has its own gravitational fieldā¦ 
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No, the seventh string is .017 sadly
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so sad
I was hoping that low string would be in the key of H
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