Samfordia Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Anybody know much about these? I found a battered BB300 in a random shop that has nothing to do with musical instruments. Apparently it's an 80's made in Japan P-bass, although I didn't ask to take a look at any serial numbers. I became curious about it when I got home so thought I'd ask here. I'm not sure what would be a fair price for one of these. I'm guessing not much at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 [quote name='Samfordia' timestamp='1412274101' post='2567453'] Anybody know much about these? I found a battered BB300 in a random shop that has nothing to do with musical instruments. Apparently it's an 80's made in Japan P-bass, although I didn't ask to take a look at any serial numbers. I became curious about it when I got home so thought I'd ask here. I'm not sure what would be a fair price for one of these. I'm guessing not much at all. [/quote] Generally well made basses... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 good basses - I had one - made in japan and will be better than a lot of basses. when you're looking at yamaha, esp the japanese ones they do tend to be cheap..... if you double or triple the price you get about where they are compared to other makes secondhand.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) I had a BB300 for a few years as my backup bass - very well made, no frills P-Bass. If it's in decent nick (functionally working well) I'd pay a ton for it. Edited October 2, 2014 by Muzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Great bass, punches harder than its price suggests. I had a BB300 for a while, it performed well at gigs, I played it at Belladrum festival. The only reason I got rid of mine was because I restored a BB450 and it was unnecessary to keep two passive BB basses. If it's battered like you suggest then I'd think no more than £100 probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) It`s not battered. It`s a road worn, relic, vintage bass If it had Fender on the headstock it would be worth about a grand but as it says Yamaha on it, not a great deal. But these Japanese basses from the 80`s are the dogs dangallies. Edited October 2, 2014 by jezzaboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I had one. If the price is right (say...not over €150), get it. They're fantastic instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 If the neck's straight, grab it. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samfordia Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 So, I purchased it.. ..needs a bit of work and a darn good clean, not to mention new strings, so I'm not fully sure how it will sound once everything is in place. Would it be something of a sin to stick flats on this thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Not at all, do what you like, it's your bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 My very first bass, my friend has it now; great playability, solid tone; I wish I could get it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samfordia Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 I've dated it and it's a 1983. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 [size=4] [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samfordia Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Ha! Let me clean this dirty hound first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planer Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) Make sure you get a before pic for a cleanliness comparison! Congrats mate, :-) Edited October 8, 2014 by planer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 What a find! Terrific basses and I'm sure you'll love it. Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samfordia Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 I need to learn how best to upload pics onto this forum. But in the meantime, here's some I took before anything was touched on it. https://imageshack.com/a/2Bhz/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Aaaaaah very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Tidy !! (or nicely un-tidy ! [size=4] )[/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 That should be money well spent. Nice find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samfordia Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 (edited) Fret dress, new nut and jack socket. [url="https://imageshack.com/a/fTmz/1"]https://imageshack.com/a/fTmz/1[/url] (Edit: And new strings!) Edited November 9, 2014 by Samfordia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 [quote name='Samfordia' timestamp='1415490719' post='2600956'] Fret dress, new nut and jack socket. [url="https://imageshack.com/a/fTmz/1"]https://imageshack.com/a/fTmz/1[/url] (Edit: And new strings!) [/quote] Cool. If it was me I'd change the knobs for something darker, but to each etc. These are fine basses, you won't be sorry you bought it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samfordia Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1415577590' post='2601745'] Cool. If it was me I'd change the knobs for something darker, but to each etc. These are fine basses, you won't be sorry you bought it [/quote] Are such things universal or do you have to find specific knobs per manufacturer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 [quote name='Samfordia' timestamp='1415708715' post='2602835'] Are such things universal or do you have to find specific knobs per manufacturer? [/quote] 6mm shaft usually Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samfordia Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Darker knobs [url="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzm3H_H0A9A5cHp0Ums2UEVqSFRoVllWN1lUYzdXRmxxTkJv/view?usp=sharing"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzm3H_H0A9A5cHp0Ums2UEVqSFRoVllWN1lUYzdXRmxxTkJv/view?usp=sharing[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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