Detail 01
Alder/maple/alder body construction
The body uses a hard maple center laminate and a flamed maple top.
Product detailSKU #1500000487214
YamahaBB734AFM Electric Bass Guitar - Dark Red Burst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players who want PJ pickup versatility
- Players who want active/passive operation with a 3-band EQ
- Players seeking adjustable stringing and saddle-contact options
- Stage and studio use
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who need a left-handed instrument
- Players seeking more than four strings
- Players who require a hard case
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
6-bolt miter neck joint
The neck is joined to the body with Yamaha's six-bolt miter design.
Detail 03
Active/passive electronics
A switch selects active or passive mode; the active system includes bass, middle, and treble controls.
Detail 04
Vintage Plus bridge
It allows top-loading or through-body stringing and provides two brass-saddle contact angles.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, 34-inch-scale, four-string bass.
- 02It includes a gig bag.
- 03The Vintage Plus bridge supports top-loading or through-body stringing and uses convertible brass saddles.
- 04In passive mode, the treble control functions as a master tone control.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is the BB734AFM an active bass?
It has switchable active/passive electronics with a three-band EQ.
02What pickups does it use?
It uses a PJ configuration: a VSP7n split single-coil neck pickup and VSC7b single-coil bridge pickup.
03Can I string it through the body?
Yes. Its Vintage Plus bridge supports top-loading or through-body stringing.
04Does it come with a case?
It includes a gig bag.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Bridge pickup
- VSC7b single-coil
- Neck pickup
- VSP7n split single-coil
- Pickup Configuration
- PJ
8 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Factory strings
- D'Addario EXL170
- Number of strings
- 4
- Number of frets
- 21
- Fingerboard radius
- 10"
- Number of Frets
- 21
- Number of Strings
- 4
- Scale Length
- 34"
14 detailsBody & build
- Top material
- Flamed maple
- Color
- Dark Red Burst
- Body Material
- Alder/maple/alder
- Body construction
- Solidbody
- Top Material
- Flamed maple
- Neck finish
- Satin polyurethane
- Neck Wood
- 5-piece maple/mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Nickel/chrome
- Neck material
- 5-piece maple/mahogany
- Fingerboard material
- Rosewood
- Nut material
- Graph Tech
- Neck joint
- 6-bolt miter
- Body material
- Alder/maple/alder
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 34"
- Nut width
- 1.57"
19 detailsOther
- Pickup type
- Active
- Pickup configuration
- PJ
- Case
- Gig bag
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Master volume, pickup balancer, bass, middle, treble
- String gauge
- .045–.100
- Category Source
- detail
- Product type
- Electric bass guitar
- Color
- Dark Red Burst
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Lightweight open-gear
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Switching
- Active/passive switch
- Series
- BB
- Product Type
- Electric bass guitar
- Model
- BB734AFM
- Guitar Center Exclusive
- Yes
- Source Id
- site51500000487214
- Bridge
- Vintage Plus
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