The Yamaha BB615 bass guitar features an active 3-band EQ system with pickup balancer, and chrome controls. It has a beefy alder body with a bolt-on maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. The electronics also include a ceramic soap bar-style bridge pickup, a split coil neck pickup, a toggle selector switch and speed knobs for master volume and master tone.

For more than 20 years, the Yamaha BB Series basses have been the workhorse for great bass players like Nathan East, Tony Kanal, Michael Anthony, and Lee Sklar. Through the years, these players have relied on Yamaha's BB Basses to deliver that deep, warm thump that has become the hallmark Yamaha bass sound. And the Yamaha BB615 bass guitar carries on that tradition.

This BB615 bass guitar has all the classic characteristics of the original BB series, from the distinctive big body design and bolt-on neck to the vintage-style hardware and soap bar and split-coil pickups. With the addition of state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques, the new BB615 bass is destined to become an instant classic.

Yamaha BB series basses have long been the favorite choice among bassists worldwide. Whether its on the stage or in the studio, playing country, rock, jazz or anything in between, the BB615 bass guitar can handle it all.