lowregisterhead Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) Lovely, and pretty rare. I'm seriously tempted. Free shipping from Japan, but then I remember to add about 23% to the price for VAT and Import Duty... If I'm not mistaken, Phil Lynott used one of these for a while. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-BB-1000-Electric-Bass-Free-Shipping-Vintage-1978-/222173771269"]http://www.ebay.co.u...8-/222173771269[/url] Edited July 12, 2016 by lowregisterhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 OK, maybe not so rare, Here's another slightly different one.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-BB2000-Bass-Guitar-1980-Black-Rare/172254732057 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 The second one is bb2000 which is very different. Be interested to see what they go for, i have a bb800 from the same sort of time. Good spotting skills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Phil Lynott played an Ibanez Blazer for a while. I didn't know he played a Yamaha. Paul McCartney played a Yamaha live for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1468362638' post='3090503'] Phil Lynott played an Ibanez Blazer for a while. I didn't know he played a Yamaha. Paul McCartney played a Yamaha live for a while. [/quote] I remember in the dim distant past seeing him in a couple of photos with a Yamaha, sporting the 'Broad Bass' logo, and here's the cover of Yellow Pearl with one... https://www.pinterest.com/pin/549298485776493755/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 ...and a bit of obscure telly with one, although someone suggests in the post that it was one of Jimmy Bain's basses... https://www.talkbass.com/threads/rare-philip-lynott.590617/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 [quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1468361062' post='3090489'] The second one is bb2000 which is very different. Be interested to see what they go for, i have a bb800 from the same sort of time. Good spotting skills! [/quote] You're quite right, not the same model. Still purdy though... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1468362638' post='3090503'] Phil Lynott played an Ibanez Blazer for a while. I didn't know he played a Yamaha. Paul McCartney played a Yamaha live for a while. [/quote] He did play an Ibanez too, but it was a Roadstar, I had one myself in the early 80's... https://www.talkbass.com/threads/show-us-your-roadstar-basses.1149080/ http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1979-Phil-Lynott-Ibanez-RS-900-Bass-Guitar-Thin-Lizzy-/261875439983?nma=true&si=JdX398jT%252B0J2Hda20Mdtlpd2E%252Bw%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 ...and then there was the R*ck*nb*ck*r, but we're not allowed to talk about that... :-) Any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) [quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1468393986' post='3090574'] He did play an Ibanez too, but it was a Roadstar, I had one myself in the early 80's... [url="https://www.talkbass.com/threads/show-us-your-roadstar-basses.1149080/"]https://www.talkbass...basses.1149080/[/url] [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1979-Phil-Lynott-Ibanez-RS-900-Bass-Guitar-Thin-Lizzy-/261875439983?nma=true&si=JdX398jT%252B0J2Hda20Mdtlpd2E%252Bw%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557"]http://www.ebay.com/...=p2047675.l2557[/url] [/quote] Looks like an RS800 Roadster with a mirror plate stuck on it. There's one (a bit modded, mind) on BC for £150: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/288038-fs-ibanez-roadster-1979-vintage/"]http://basschat.co.u...r-1979-vintage/[/url] Anecdotally "Roadstar II" was originally a misprint. Jon. Edited July 13, 2016 by Bassassin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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