jrixn1 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) This is a Yamaha BB404F fretless bass in a natural finish. It is a "Nathan East silhouette", passive, jazz-style bass. [s]Price: [b]£125[/b], including delivery within UK.[/s] [b][i]EDIT: bass is now sold[/i][/b] No trades at the moment, thanks. Location is south-west London, if you want to pick up. High-res photos: Front: [url="http://i.imgur.com/6oMxSnv.jpg"]http://i.imgur.com/6oMxSnv.jpg[/url] Back: [url="http://i.imgur.com/OZjoCOH.jpg"]http://i.imgur.com/OZjoCOH.jpg[/url] Back of body: [url="http://i.imgur.com/RpiY2aZ.jpg"]http://i.imgur.com/RpiY2aZ.jpg[/url] No gig bag included, sorry. Digital bathroom scales weight: 3.2 kg ( 7.1 lbs). Functionally, the electronics, truss rod, bridge, and tuners all work perfectly. Strings are roundwounds (unsure of exact brand). The knobs are not the original ones. Overall cosmetic condition is ok/good: - headstock: a few, very tiny dings. - neck: good, feels like a Jazz; a few small scratches on the bottom side (cannot be felt when playing) - front of body: overall ok; some light scratches viewable only on close inspection; slightly untidy around the pick-ups. - side/back of body: many light-medium scratches Manufacturer's website, with full specs: [url="http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/bb/bb404f/"]http://usa.yamaha.co...sses/bb/bb404f/[/url] Happy to answer any questions or take more photos of specific areas. Edited August 18, 2016 by jrixn1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippyfloop Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I had on of these. Really good for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 I was asked for some sound samples, so here is my best Will Lee impression... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Iam5TnTKE Recorded direct, tone up full, with no effects or post-processing. The recordings start off mixed, so you can hear the bass in context. Then I gradually fade David Bowie out, to isolate the bass. 0:00 Both pickups 1:05 Neck pickup 2:08 Bridge pickup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 [quote name='jrixn1' timestamp='1458179093' post='3005405'] I was asked for some sound samples, so here is my best Will Lee impression... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Iam5TnTKE Recorded direct, tone up full, with no effects or post-processing. The recordings start off mixed, so you can hear the bass in context. Then I gradually fade David Bowie out, to isolate the bass. 0:00 Both pickups 1:05 Neck pickup 2:08 Bridge pickup [/quote] Bravo on your choice of song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinBass Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Very interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I'm not a fretless player, but it sounds pretty good to me.. GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgnofski Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Fabulous basses these - incredible value and as light as you like - wish I still had mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownote Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Now that's how a selling bass sound sample should be. Applause. But have the rounds marked the fretboard? Edited March 18, 2016 by lownote12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 [quote name='lownote12' timestamp='1458300514' post='3006358'] Now that's how a selling bass sound sample should be. Applause. [/quote] +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Price reduced to [b]£150[/b] posted. To answer some questions received here and by PM: No amp or cab was used for the recording; the bass was plugged directly into a Zoom R24 recorder. I bought the bass second-hand less than a year ago. It has hardly been played at all in this time -- just the occasional noodle at home -- which is the reason for sale. (My dreams of being the next Gary Willis have been put on hold...) Regarding roundwound marks: the fingerboard is fine. I would say there is very light string marking. I took a couple more close-up photos (link below). There is some pickup hum. I've uploaded some isolated bass tracks of the start of each take, before I began playing. Turn the volume up and hear for yourself: [url="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByytttLU9OSveFpPMGpCTlJRazQ&usp=sharing"]https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByytttLU9OSveFpPMGpCTlJRazQ&usp=sharing[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister RLP Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Pm'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jrixn1 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Bump + price drop to £135. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jrixn1 Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) [s]Bump + price drop to £125.[/s] [b][i]EDIT: Bass is now sold[/i][/b] Edited August 18, 2016 by jrixn1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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