Yamaha BB1100s

[Heathy]

Just wanted to share this. Apologies for the grainy photos.

I bought 'Be Be' in 1987 because it looked a bit like the pink one that Billy Sheehan had. Over the next few years it underwent various mods, including:
- brass/bone nut
- OBL pickups
- Schaller bridge
- D-tuner
- Pickup selector replaced with pan switch

After buying a Kubicki bass in 1992, I had the frets taken out of this one, realised I couldn't play fretless and put it in the loft.

Fast forward to the present day. Mike Walsh has put a new maple fretboard on it and given it a general spruce up. I am chuffed to bits.

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[Thunderthumbs]

I had a black one with a rosewood neck. My first active bass. Absolutely loved it.

Struggling to think where it went to now. Must've sold it, but no idea who to or where!!

[bw_user_name]

Ooo, I like the look of that, very nice, here's mine with the same strap locks,

[BottomE]

This was my first "proper" bass too and i had it for over 20 years before i gave in to the GAS. Great basses.

[Heathy]

[quote name='bw_user_name' post='1107086' date='Jan 29 2011, 11:44 AM']Ooo, I like the look of that, very nice, here's mine with the same strap locks,[/quote]

That picture brings back some memories! How old is that one? The body shape looks a bit more rounded off than mine.

[bw_user_name]

[quote name='Heathy' post='1108241' date='Jan 30 2011, 03:58 PM']That picture brings back some memories! How old is that one? The body shape looks a bit more rounded off than mine.[/quote]


I'm not sure how old it is ? its a made in japan one, stamped on the back of the headstock, hmm, I think they look the same shape, the horns ook the same,