theyellowcar Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Denmark Street is dangerous. I've been thinking about picking up a new bass for a little while, but couldn't decide what to go for - until I walked into Wunjo this afternoon. I am now the owner of what the guys had christened the Taiwanasaurus, which turns out to be a Yamaha Attitude Plus, in Seafoam Green. Great condition, lovely maple neck, slightly wooly sounding (easily fixed with some new strings) with a padded gig bag chucked in all for the princely sum of £115! Pics will follow once I get it home! In the meantime if you know anything about these basses (as I mentioned, I've only just figured out what it is!) it would be great to hear! Quote
such Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 I remember them being sold in the mid- to late 90s. And I happen to have been at Wunjo's when the previous owner was leaving this bass behind! Nice and very young fella, just gave up playing. Good score man, nice alternative to a P bass. Quote
theyellowcar Posted January 31, 2015 Author Posted January 31, 2015 Here it is! The lighting in the room is pretty terrible, so the green looks lighter than it actually is. I'll take some more tomorrow! Quote
theyellowcar Posted January 31, 2015 Author Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1422732818' post='2676305'] Looks nice [/quote] Thanks! Annoyingly the clover leaf on the D and G machine heads have started to rattle and come loose after a bit of playing. Think I might need to get a vice on them or something to squeeze the surround back into place. Currently have a pick wedged in to stop the movement. Edited February 1, 2015 by theyellowcar Quote
White Cloud Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 I owned one of these in red...it was absolutely rock solid. I love Yamaha attitude basses, they totally nailed the P bass thing. Quote
Annoying Twit Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Happy new sauropod named bass day! Quote
Horizontalste Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 [quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1422734145' post='2676319'] Thanks! Annoyingly the clover leaf on the G and G machine heads have started to rattle and come loose after a bit of playing. Think I might need to get a vice on them or something to squeeze the surround back into place. Currently have a pick wedged in to stop the movement. [/quote] Are they adjustable? Most new Yamahas are, just tweak with an allen key Quote
theyellowcar Posted January 31, 2015 Author Posted January 31, 2015 [quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1422741984' post='2676437'] Are they adjustable? Most new Yamahas are, just tweak with an allen key [/quote] Aha. I'll give that a go in the morning! Quote
theyellowcar Posted February 1, 2015 Author Posted February 1, 2015 Slightly better pic of the green machine. Still no dice with the machine heads. Quote
UglyDog Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Any mod plans? I'd bang a J bridge pickup in there if it was mine. Still a great score as it is though. Well played! EDIT: if you felt adventurous, there's probably enough room there for a 'Ray pup... Edited February 1, 2015 by UglyDog Quote
such Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) there was a model with PJ configuration earlier. Around the time theyellowcar's bass was in production, I stumbled upon one of those PJs second hand in my local store, it had already been discontinued for a few years then. It had a super comfy jazz neck with almost black rosewood board, schaller style open gear lightweight tuners and a pickup selector blade switch. Being in high school, I couldn't quite afford it at the moment, and few weeks later it was gone. I've never seen another since, although a couple of pics came up when I tried to google some time ago, not knowing the model name. Hardware, finish, playability etc all felt like a very high quality instrument. edit: it was probably an Attitude Standard, and apparently there was a 5 string model too! I'm in trouble. Edited February 1, 2015 by such Quote
theyellowcar Posted February 1, 2015 Author Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1422801243' post='2676872'] Any mod plans? I'd bang a J bridge pickup in there if it was mine. Still a great score as it is though. Well played! EDIT: if you felt adventurous, there's probably enough room there for a 'Ray pup... [/quote] Thanks! I'm loving it stock at the moment, but I might update the hardware with something a bit more substantial - maybe go all black. Other than that I think I'm going to keep it as is! Quote
planer Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 That's a nice looking bass mate, congrats :-) I love my 'cheapie' RBX but I have an undercurrent of gas for an old bb. Quote
theyellowcar Posted February 1, 2015 Author Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='planer' timestamp='1422806025' post='2676937'] That's a nice looking bass mate, congrats :-) I love my 'cheapie' RBX but I have an undercurrent of gas for an old bb. [/quote] My first bass was an RBX170, and I've always had a soft spot for Yammies. Never played a bad one. Quote
planer Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 I fear that with enough credit card torture, I could easily end up with a Yamaha collection. Quote
Panamonte Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) [quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1422734145' post='2676319'] Thanks! Annoyingly the clover leaf on the D and G machine heads have started to rattle and come loose after a bit of playing. Think I might need to get a vice on them or something to squeeze the surround back into place. Currently have a pick wedged in to stop the movement. [/quote] In the past I've fixed rattling clover leaves with a spot of superglue - might do the trick in this case. Lovely looking bass in any case - good score! Edited February 1, 2015 by Panamonte Quote
theyellowcar Posted February 1, 2015 Author Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='Panamonte' timestamp='1422824986' post='2677286'] In the past I've fixed rattling clover leaves with a spot of superglue - might do the trick in this case. Lovely looking bass in any case - good score! [/quote] [quote name='such' timestamp='1422828839' post='2677361'] a bit of blu-tac worked on my BB415 [/quote] Both more appealing options than new tuners or leaving a pick permanently wedged in! Quote
bartelby Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 nice bass, really clean looking. But it looks a bit empty without a Model One in the neck position. Quote
Weststarx Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 I would have killed for that bass! Jealous would be an understatement - hit me up if you ever sell it!!! Quote
theyellowcar Posted February 3, 2015 Author Posted February 3, 2015 [quote name='Weststarx' timestamp='1422980332' post='2679104'] I would have killed for that bass! Jealous would be an understatement - hit me up if you ever sell it!!! [/quote] Will do, but I'm not sure I will ever move this one on. It ticks every box! Quote
Weststarx Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 [quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1422995313' post='2679358'] Will do, but I'm not sure I will ever move this one on. It ticks every box! [/quote] I certainly wouldn't! Well found dude! Quote
Jono Bolton Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 I had a problem with a rattling tuner, and a quick, firm squeeze with a pair of pliers where the clover leaf meets the stem sorted it right out. Quote
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