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Yamaha BB734A

Yamaha · BB734A

Price: 155 EUR – 1.262 EUR

Price history 08.09.2026 15.09.2026
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Availability: 9/10 (Common)

A four-string bass in Yamaha's long-running BB series, part of the BB700 tier with active electronics and a humbucker-plus-single-coil pickup layout.

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About the Yamaha BB734A

The BB734A sits in Yamaha's BB700 tier, a step above the entry-level BB200/BB400 ranges within the BB series that traces back to Yamaha's original 1977 Broad Bass design. It typically pairs an alder or similar tonewood body with a P/J-style or humbucker-plus-single-coil pickup combination and an active 2-band EQ preamp, giving more low-end punch and tonal shaping range than the passive entry BB models. The 'A' in the model designation denotes this active electronics fitment; the '4' denotes the four-string configuration.

Within Yamaha's overall bass lineup, the BB734A occupies the practical mid-tier: built to a higher standard and with more electronic flexibility than the budget BB/TRBX ranges, without reaching the Japanese-made premium BB2000/BB5000 series.

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Sound character of the Yamaha BB734A

The BB734A pairs a P/J-style pickup layout with an active 2-band EQ, giving it the fundamental thickness of a split-coil pickup plus the boosted top-end clarity the J-style bridge pickup and active circuit add. The alder body keeps the low end tight rather than boomy, making this a modern, articulate bass rather than a vintage-voiced one.

Modern/Hi-Fi Punchy Bright

Technical data for the Yamaha BB734A

Body Alder/similar tonewood
Pickups Humbucker + single-coil (P/J-style)
Strings 4
Electronics Active 2-band EQ
Tier BB700 (mid-tier)

Price history for the Yamaha BB734A

Cheapest seen: 155 EUR  ·  Most expensive seen: 1.262 EUR

1.323 EUR154 EUR 08.09.2026 12.09.202615.09.2026 15.09.2026
Cheapest seen Most expensive seen

The history of the Yamaha BB734A

Part of Yamaha's BB700 tier, the BB734A brings active 2-band electronics to the long-running BB series as a four-string.

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