SimonH

[s]NOW £550!!!! [/s] NO LONGER FOR SALE! Apologies chaps... [s]For sale only, this is a fab 1985 MIJ honeyburst Yamaha BB2000 in 9/10 condition & no issues. Only noticeable cosmetic is a fingernail mark above the J pick up and a chip a couple of mm long an deep on the top edge. Otherwise it's excellent. Not sure of the wood specs (I've heard it's maple/mahogany neck and alder sides) but it's neck through, ebony board (again, looks like dark rosewood to me) with oval pearl markers. Passive P/J pickups (with reversed P and blade-style J) apparently sound like a P on steroids, but I can't say I've heard one of those. I can say the P position sounds rounder than a P; less reedy and woody. The J sounds a bit fatter than a standard J too, I think. But not much. Controls are V, T, 3-way toggle. Simple, effective. Bass weighs a fair bit - not had it on the scales but it's not a lightweight thing and other reviews have said it's 9.5lb - less than the Ibanez 1979 Roadster it's parked next to on the wall! (which is for sale as well). Reason for sale: basically, I've got too many basses and seeing as this one is too precious to be gigged in sweaty pubs where beer gets spilt in the most unlikely places, it's gotta go. Painful, but the only thing we get to keep is what we give away. Or, at least, sell. Sorry the pics are rubbish. I can do posh ones if required. All questions, fire away. I'm asking £650 £550 which is as low as I'm going to go! No takers, it stays on the wall. One more thing: comes with a tatty, but solid, Yamaha case. And I'm out in the Fens, halfway between Spalding and Kings Lynn. I can get to Peterborough, north to Boston, Grantham is a pain but Stamford's ok. I can also post or courier as long as the buyer sorts it out the hassle and cost.[/s]

I think that right there is my perfect bass. How long have I got to think about it before deciding to buy it?

No problem sir! Similar situation here. If I can move it (and some other stuff), I'll come knocking. GLWTS.

You're getting into my Yamaha BB2000 territory now... I could be tempted if you could...

So, I'm confused now. Is the sunburst back up for sale, at the original price, albeit by a new owner, and not on Basschat? Coz I was quite into it.

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When you say 'half decent', if you think £20 is decent does that mean you'll take a tenner? :-) (not actually after any J pups, but if you've got a 70s P Dimarzio or know of the whereabouts of such, I'd have it!)

Bump with the long-awaited pics.

Go on then, any more pics? :-) Love to see a close up of the face of the bass.

Oi is in south Lincolnshire, right on the edge of the Wash. But I work in Pboro, and I'm often out and about (a bit randomly).

Speed bump (or 'fret', as it's also known)

Bank holiday bump. It's sunny out there! How about that!?

Bumpy ride

Now £600 and if no-one wants it, I don't mind. I won't take it personally. Sniff.

Oh, sorry Conan, yes, I'm interested... I thought you were considering parting with the old girl. Can I pm you tomorrow afternoon? I'm in deepest Wales and the mobile signal is a little ropey.

Bumpstead

Hi Kev, pm'd. Hi Conan, ah, is it a black one or a burst? Basically, the Corvette is kinda supposed to do a bit of everything, and it's close-ish to most. So with both pups in single coil, you can roll between them from that honky thing on the bridge to the mellow, woody neck sound. Or you can mix up humbuckers in either series or parallel, or mix with either with the other humbucker in single coil. A lot of options. And that's before you start messing with the 2 band eq. Or active/passive push/pull. Both tone controls have a massive effect. Overall, in the studio/bedroom, the sound palette is vast. It slaps like you wouldn't believe. It's always the bass I go to when I'm learning new techniques and riffs because it's so easy to play and sounds so good. The bass has a wonderful feel to the neck, really slick and fast. I have the action on the floor, how I like it, and fingers just float around. The neck is chunkier than a Jazz, with a deeper profile, but it's lovely to play. My problem with the thing is - and this will sound daft - simply too much choice in a live situation for me. I've only been playing live for a couple of years so I'm still at the stage where I can't deal with too much stuff going on live, and the fact is I've found too much choice distracting, especially as we never get a chance to soundcheck. I just have to plug and play and get a decent tone immediately, and you really can't beat a passive precision or jazz or p/j for that. In fact you can't beat P bass full stop. Of course the downside is you're limited tonally and I imagine more adventurous and technically adept players than me would love the variety the $$ has to offer. But I'm just a bit overawed by it. Hope this helps a bit! Simon H

Ah, I'm in South Lincs/Peterborough, but highly mobile! And good with private couriers and packing.

Bumpo again, price drop from £675 to £625. Losing money now :-(. Can't edit trade value either.