BB2000

Now sold, thanks for all the interest.

Can everyone consider this as being on hold for the moment, until I figure out who first made a firm commitment to buy by PM, and check that they still wish to follow through with the purchase. Please don't send any more PM's! - if you haven't got in touch with me already the chance of the bass being available once I've gone through the list is pretty slim.

1984 Yamaha BB2000. Best bass Yamaha has ever made IMO. (Pics to follow.)

1993 Wal Custom MK1 with gold hardware and Shedua facings. Non original hard case. (Sorry for the delay in uploading pictures.) The bass is actually a July '92 and not a '93. This is a players bass, not a collectors item, as it has obvious signs of use. When I bought it, it had been fitted with a little pickguard just above the pickups, and there's a couple of screw holes there which held it on. The previous owner had it fitted because he anchored his thumb on the body of the bass, and had worn the lacquer right through to the wood. This is the most obvious cosmetic flaw on the bass. At the back of the headstock the laquer is cracked between the machine heads. This is common with Wals, and usually doesn't get worse with age, or cause any problems. The anodised finish on all the aluminium control knobs is fairly worn, and the white filler on the engraving on the knobs has all but gone. The tone control knob for the neck pickup has lost it's grub screw, but the knob is tight on pot shaft in any case so that hasn't been a problem. On the back of the bass the top layer of laquer has worn off of quite a large area, but there's no damage to the wood itself. On the bottom edge of the bass there is some scuffing to the finish, but nothing too serious. When I bought it it had gold finished schaller strap buttons - I've no idea if they were originally fitted, but I changed them to nickel ones some time ago. Apart from the cosmetic flaws the bass is fine. The pickups and electronics work fine, the fretboard is excellent, the frets are all in good condition, and the trussrod works well. I've had a lot of PM's about this bass (which I've still to read) so rather than mail everyone back just PM me again if you are interested.

New unused BB1200S preamp for sale (board only, no pots) £45 + shipping. Can supply wiring details if it's to be used with some other bass.

Available again, note amp is a mark one 1001.

MK1 GK 1001RB for sale. It has some scuffing to the paint but works well. Power output is 540W bass (or fullrange) into 4 ohms + a seperate amplifier providing a 50W tweeter output. £150 + postage.

Off to France...

Withdrawn..

Reduced price tp £9 ea.

Unused jack to jack 4mm csa speaker cables - I have 6 x 1m and 1 x 1.5m available. £10 ea (+ postage if required). Postage for 1 is £1.64, 2-4 is £2.95.

As new, removed from an AVRI 62 Precision.

New front pup surround and control plate for a BB2024X (£54 from Yamaha!). Also a nice upgrade for a BB1024. Collect or shipping at cost.

Does nobody like these '62 reissues? I find the current thick necked '63 ones almost impossible to play by comparison.

No interest in this? It's one of Yamaha's better basses. The pre amp is rubbish, like all Yamaha on board preamps (the NNE2 is OK) but bypassed it's a great sounding bass. The neck profile is very nice - it's exactly the same as the BB3000.

Aberdeenshire.

Reduced in price (for a short time)

Shipping isn't a problem, but it'll just be bubble wrap and a box, unless the buyer wants to send me a case to return the bass in.

Excellent condition for age (built by Pete "The Fish" in Nov '83). The only damage are a few dings in the varnish at the back of the neck (there's no damage to the wood, and these are a trivial repair). A couple of the frets at the dusty end of the neck are also not well seated at the edges, and need to be pushed down occasionally. Comes in a Hiscox case. I've has lots of questions about the weight - it is 4509g (9lb 15oz).