Nathan East Signature Model

Featuring neck-through construction, the two-octave neck is built from maple and mahogany with an ebony fingerboard inlaid with figured mother-of-pearl. The unique BB body is made of maple and alder for a fat sound with plenty of definition. The BPZ-7 bridge features individual machined saddles that provide precise intonation, a low profile, and an elegant look. The stacked Alnico humbuckers run through Yamaha's 5-control active electronics, which feature a custom 3-band EQ with a switchable mid-cut to provide sonic versatility for any situation.

BBNE2 Nathan East Signature Model

Nathan East has appeared on countless albums and has toured with some of the biggest names in modern music. Whether he is playing blues with Eric Clapton, pop with Phil Collins or contemporary jazz with Fourplay, Nathan relies on his BBNE2 signature five-string bass to deliver the tone he needs.

FEATURES

5-Piece Neck Through design

The neck through design uses a 5-piece maple and mahogany neck sandwiched between the maple on alder body.

Contoured Body

Both the front and back of the bass body are contoured to provide players with a compact, well fitting instrument that offers greater playing comfort.

Pickups

The stack type pickups are designed in collaboration with Nathan East. The Alnico V pickups include hum-canceling coils.

Individual Bridge Pieces

The bridge consists of Individual bridge pieces that reduce interference from other string vibration delivering a purer tone.

Active Electronics

Active electronics include a special equalizer circuit based on Nathan East's "Magic Box." The circuit lets you cut off the selected mid frequency at the touch of a switch for precision sound tailoring.

Controls

1 : Pickup Balancer

2 : Master Volume

3 : Bass

4 : Middle

5 : Treble

6 : Mid Cut Frequency

7 : Mid Cut On/Off Switch

General Specifications

General

Construction: Neck Through

Scale Length: 34" (863.6 mm)

Body

Body Materials: Maple / Alder

Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane

Neck

Neck Materials: Maple / Mahogany 5-Piece

Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane

Fingerboard Materials: Ebony

Fingerboard Radius: 23-5/8" (600 mm)

Fret Wire: Medium

Number of Frets: 24

Nut Materials: Bone

Width @ 0 Fret / 12th Fret: 43 / 64.7 mm

Thickness @ 1st Fret / 12th Fret: 20.3 / 23.7 mm

Electronics

Neck Pickup: Yamaha Custom Stack Type / Alnico V

Middle Pickup: -

Bridge Pickup: Yamaha Custom Stack Type / Alnico V

Controls: Master Volume, P.U. Balancer, 3-Band EQ (Bass, Middle, Treble), Mid Cut Frequency Controls, Mid Cut On/Off Switch

Pickup Switch: -

Hardware

Bridge: Yamaha Original Bridge

String Spacing: 18 mm

Tailpiece: -

Tuning Machines: Gotoh GB72

Pickguard: -

Others:

String Gauge: D'Addario EXL170-5 / 0.045-0.130 (5 strings)

Case: Hardshell Case

SKU: BBNE2 BLACK

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