jrixn1 Posted March 5, 2016 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
jrixn1 Posted March 17, 2016 Author 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
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 17, 2016 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!
silverfoxnik Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 I'm not a fretless player, but it sounds pretty good to me.. GLWTS
dodgnofski Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Fabulous basses these - incredible value and as light as you like - wish I still had mine
lownote Posted March 18, 2016 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
silverfoxnik Posted March 18, 2016 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
jrixn1 Posted March 19, 2016 Author 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]
jrixn1 Posted August 9, 2016 Author 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
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