dannybuoy Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 (edited) Check this out: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1968-Vintage-YAMAHA-SB-5A-Samurai-Bass-Japan-SUPER-RARE-/320754855834"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1968-Vintage-YAM...E-/320754855834[/url] Edited September 6, 2011 by dannybuoy Quote
Ou7shined Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 Wow now those hardly ever come up over here. I believe they were for the Jap market only. Quote
ahpook Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 i'm shogunna keep an eye on that. i'll get my kimomo... Quote
karlfer Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 This, or one exactly the same, has been on ebay on and off for a couple of months . Karl. Quote
Pow_22 Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 Thems the exact kind of tuners im after for my Bison, black Van Ghent style Quote
BigRedX Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 [quote name='karlfer' post='1364874' date='Sep 7 2011, 05:32 AM']This, or one exactly the same, has been on ebay on and off for a couple of months . Karl.[/quote] The one that's been on eBay several times in the last few weeks is an SBV re-issue from about 10 years ago. This one is an original. Quote
Ou7shined Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 [quote name='BigRedX' post='1364961' date='Sep 7 2011, 09:27 AM']The one that's been on eBay several times in the last few weeks is an SBV re-issue from about 10 years ago. This one is an original.[/quote] Zigzactly. Quote
Happy Jack Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 At what point did [b][i]JapCrap [/i][/b]cease to be a valid description, and become an ironic compliment? Would that point be pre-1968 or post-1968? Quote
BigRedX Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1365043' date='Sep 7 2011, 10:43 AM']At what point did [b][i]JapCrap [/i][/b]cease to be a valid description, and become an ironic compliment? Would that point be pre-1968 or post-1968?[/quote] I tyhink it depends on the instrument. These Yamahas (and others from this era) are definitely decent instruments. However there was still a lot of real crap coming out of Japan as late as 1980. Quote
noelk27 Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1365043' date='Sep 7 2011, 09:43 AM']At what point did [b][i]JapCrap [/i][/b]cease to be a valid description, and become an ironic compliment? Would that point be pre-1968 or post-1968?[/quote] Possibly my favourite Japanese marquee, and although this design is striking, and the quality of workmanship on these instruments is high, I'd reserve my praise for the guitars and basses of the 70s, with particular reference to the first versions of the SG and SB. Sure, the design of the SG takes its ques from the Gibson Les Paul, and the SB from the Fender Jazz Bass, but those instruments mark the point when form and function, design and quality, from a Japanese factory equalled that of the US. With the second version of the SG and the introduction of the BB, between '76 and '77, Yamaha surpassed its US competition. The Achilles heel for Japanese factories, however, was the reputation of their acoustic guitars, and like many marques it took Yamaha until the introduction of the FG1500 and FG2000 to develop instruments the equal of the best from around the world. Those models were introduced in 1971, so I'd not argue with you on the irony point if you picked a year anywhere between '67 and '71, but, for me, it was by '73 that Yamaha had rewritten the rulebook on what to expect from a mass-producer in terms of quality. Edited September 7, 2011 by noelk27 Quote
Happy Jack Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 [quote name='noelk27' post='1365124' date='Sep 7 2011, 11:59 AM']Possibly my favourite Japanese marquee ...[/quote] Bruddy Herr - Yamaha make tents too? Quote
BigRedX Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1365130' date='Sep 7 2011, 12:04 PM']Bruddy Herr - Yamaha make tents too?[/quote] It wouldn't surprise me. They make just about everything (including toilets). Quote
noelk27 Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1365130' date='Sep 7 2011, 11:04 AM']Bruddy Herr - Yamaha make tents too?[/quote] Colour-matched for your pleasure ... [url="http://www.t-motorsports.com/product/outdoor-yamaha-pop-up-gazebo-ez-canopytent-blue-wall-ym/"]http://www.t-motorsports.com/product/outdo...t-blue-wall-ym/[/url] Quote
Happy Jack Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 [quote name='noelk27' post='1365143' date='Sep 7 2011, 12:14 PM']Colour-matched for your pleasure ... [url="http://www.t-motorsports.com/product/outdoor-yamaha-pop-up-gazebo-ez-canopytent-blue-wall-ym/"]http://www.t-motorsports.com/product/outdo...t-blue-wall-ym/[/url][/quote] I'd prefer Lake Placid Blue, actually ... Quote
karlfer Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 [quote name='BigRedX' post='1364961' date='Sep 7 2011, 09:27 AM']The one that's been on eBay several times in the last few weeks is an SBV re-issue from about 10 years ago. This one is an original.[/quote] That's me telt then. The only time I open my gob is to change feet . Karl. Quote
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