Yamaha BB414 Now sold Ta £150

[Shylock]

I bought this wine red Yamaha BB414 early this year on a bit of the usual gas/whim and apart from a needing a very good clean and some new D’addario strings it was, and now is, in very good condition with evidence of very little use. I was informed when I bought it that it was made in 2005 which seems about right.

These really are underrated basses and it is comfortable to play with a fast neck and a deep Precision sound. Also the P/J setup is excellent giving more tone options and the bridge pickup is unusually the same volume as the neck pick up. Very similar to the current BB424 but with, I believe, a slimmer neck and no string through option. Average weight about 8.7Ib according to my luggage scales.

I did originally prefer it to my MIM P Bass but then I bought a wiring kit from Kiorgen which improved by P Bass that I now prefer the Fender, well at least for the moment. I see no point of keeping two basses that have very similar sounds and as I now have a bit of a gas for a Gibson EB bass or Fender japan/US Jazz I have decided to sell the BB414.

Looking for £150, which appears to be the going rate, although can add cash to trade up to a Gibson bass or Fender US or Japan Jazz. I would also consider a Epiphone T’ bird classic, with the Gibson pick ups, or may be something else

Collection only from near Loughborough although happy to deliver if nearby.

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Edited July 18, 2015 by Shylock

[Shylock]

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