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Yamaha BB434

Yamaha · BB434

Price: 338 EUR – 1.012 EUR

Price history 08.09.2026 20.10.2026
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Availability: 9/10 (Common)

A mid-tier BroadBass model referencing Yamaha's original 1977 BB design, built with an alder body, a laminated maple/mahogany neck, and a split P/J pickup pairing.

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About the Yamaha BB434

The BB434 uses a contoured solid alder body styled after Yamaha's original 1977 BroadBass, paired with a 5-ply maple-and-mahogany laminated neck bolted on via Yamaha's 6-bolt miter joint rather than a conventional 4-bolt plate. Yamaha's own literature credits that miter joint with tighter neck-to-body contact and more efficient string-vibration transfer than a standard bolt-on, aimed at improved sustain and resonance.

Pickups are Yamaha's V5 Alnico units in a split-coil P (neck) and single-coil J (bridge) configuration, voiced to reference the vintage BB tone while pushing a brighter output suited to cutting through a live mix. The rosewood fingerboard and 21-fret layout keep the rest of the specification close to a conventional P/J bass, with the miter neck joint as the BB series' main structural distinction.

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Sound character of the Yamaha BB434

Yamaha's 6-bolt miter neck joint is designed to couple the neck and body more tightly than a standard 4-bolt plate, which the company credits with improved resonance transfer, while the PJ pickup pairing (split P at neck, single-coil J at bridge) blends the P pickup's thick punch with the J pickup's brighter edge.

Punchy Resonant Full-bodied

Technical data for the Yamaha BB434

Body Solid alder
Neck 5-ply maple/mahogany, 6-bolt miter joint
Fretboard Rosewood, 21 frets
Pickups V5 Alnico split P (neck) / single-coil J (bridge)
Scale 34"

Price history for the Yamaha BB434

Cheapest seen: 338 EUR  ·  Most expensive seen: 1.012 EUR

1.012 EUR289 EUR 08.09.2026 15.09.202619.09.202615.10.2026 20.10.2026
Cheapest seen Most expensive seen

The history of the Yamaha BB434

Yamaha's BB (BroadBass) series dates to 1977; the BB434 references that original body design while adding the brand's 6-bolt miter neck joint and updated V5 Alnico pickups.

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