AndyTravis Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Great strategy. I find chocolate works well, too, but she gets suspicious if I buy flowers for no particular reason 😁 Well, I was announced as “colleague of the week” on Friday and got some expensive chocolates (would red wine have been too much of a stretch?!) - she said “aww, well done love - thanks for these…” Then she lost her sense of smell and taste. serves her right, daft bint. 😉😂 Edited November 8, 2021 by AndyTravis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Al Krow said: PS if she does have Covid - sorry to hear that and I hope she makes a swift recovery. Jenny is super fit (in more ways than one), a half marathon runner and judoka. She should be ok. She’s rough - only time in 10 years of marriage (excluding Cesarean healing) I’ve known her to not be able to get out of bed. She’s in good form, considering. Edited November 8, 2021 by AndyTravis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Nice 414 if your near Nottingham https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-BB414-Bass-Dark-Cherry-Sunburst-/185159567078?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Nice 414 if your near Nottingham https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-BB414-Bass-Dark-Cherry-Sunburst-/185159567078?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Lovely. Not going to drive that distance though. Great bass though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Just now, AndyTravis said: Lovely. Not going to drive that distance though. Great bass though. Yeah, it looks mint too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Yeah, it looks mint too No mates in Rotherham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: No mates in Rotherham So you’re not cursed, huzzah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 If anyone in the West Country (Newton Abbot) is looking. A nice BB235 that just isn't selling. Now £150 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/624240578937859/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Love a nice bright white late 80s bass, so this caught my eye for the most shallow of reasons whilst looking through some scans of old brochures. BB550, MIJ, available in 1987, that's all I know. Also available in red and black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Nice...white is the new black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopthebass Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Just seen a Japanese BB1100s for sale and it’s giving me GAS! I remember as a kid the bass player from Chaz and Dave had one and I loved the sound. I would point out that my parents were watching! I wasn’t an avid fan! I wonder if the 1100s is still a desirable bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Chopthebass said: Just seen a Japanese BB1100s for sale and it’s giving me GAS! I remember as a kid the bass player from Chaz and Dave had one and I loved the sound. I would point out that my parents were watching! I wasn’t an avid fan! I wonder if the 1100s is still a desirable bass? In this thread yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 They're a fantastic bass. Desirable? I have no idea what that is anymore now that I live in a world where Squiers and Mexican Fenders regularly graze 1k asking prices. I had my 85 MIJ 1100S up for sale and didn't get an offer above €350. It's a crazy, crazy world. They're a proper, proper bass. Fashionable? No idea. Pro quality bass? 100%. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, Doctor J said: They're a fantastic bass. Desirable? I have no idea what that is anymore now that I live in a world where Squiers and Mexican Fenders regularly graze 1k asking prices. I had my 85 MIJ 1100S up for sale and didn't get an offer above €350. It's a crazy, crazy world. They're a proper, proper bass. Fashionable? No idea. Pro quality bass? 100%. 1100s? 85…MIJ? OOOOOH talk to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 I live in a place where you'd get battered by import duties and VAT. I actually took it personally that no-one wanted this bass so it has been transferred back to the "keep it and f**k the non-believers" pile. I dream of a white 2024x but, in the meantime, the 1100S is a good placeholder 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Doctor J said: I live in a place where you'd get battered by import duties and VAT. I actually took it personally that no-one wanted this bass so it has been transferred back to the "keep it and f**k the non-believers" pile. I dream of a white 2024x but, in the meantime, the 1100S is a good placeholder 😃 Battered on around €350 I can deal with 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 I will keep you in mind if an affordable, white 2024x ever crosses my path 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Doctor J said: They're a fantastic bass. Desirable? I have no idea what that is anymore now that I live in a world where Squiers and Mexican Fenders regularly graze 1k asking prices. I had my 85 MIJ 1100S up for sale and didn't get an offer above €350. It's a crazy, crazy world. They're a proper, proper bass. Fashionable? No idea. Pro quality bass? 100%. That’s crazy money, easily worth twice that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 22 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said: BB550, MIJ, available in 1987, that's all I know. Also available in red and black. I haven't been able to find out anything more about the 550, other than that in 1986 it was the bottom of the BB range. It's always the cheap ones that get the paint jobs I admire.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said: I haven't been able to find out anything more about the 550, other than that in 1986 it was the bottom of the BB range. It's always the cheap ones that get the paint jobs I admire.... Given the colours and look, they may have been put out in direct competition to the MIJ Fender boxer series. Edited November 15, 2021 by andy67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 And i'm back with this 2005 BB415. Facebook market this time. Needed a clean, a few bits tightening up and new strings. However it's now bang on. May change the bridge purely for the extended saddle aesthetics, but no rush. Was going to take it to rehearsal tomorrow night but they just cancelled 😭 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 32 minutes ago, Machines said: And i'm back with this 2005 BB415. Facebook market this time. Needed a clean, a few bits tightening up and new strings. However it's now bang on. May change the bridge purely for the extended saddle aesthetics, but no rush. Was going to take it to rehearsal tomorrow night but they just cancelled 😭 That is sweet! Congrats! Did you hold onto your 734A or did that get moved on? Kinda makes me feel that Yamaha got it right a long time ago, and their subsequent tweaks haven't materially changed what was a fantastic core product. And in terms of colours on offer with matching headstocks, well there's a decent argument to say that they've since gone backwards. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, Al Krow said:Yamaha got it right a long time ago, and their subsequent tweaks haven't materially changed what was a fantastic core product. And in terms of colours on offer with matching headstocks, well there's a decent argument to say that they've since gone backwards. yeah - I think the bb414/614 but with the laminate necks, through body stringing and posh mitre joint would be a more sensible evolution. A mix of the last 3 series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: yeah - I think the bb414/614 but with the laminate necks, through body stringing and posh mitre joint would be a more sensible evolution. A mix of the last 3 series. And reissue the 2004 and 2005. Fabulous basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 15 minutes ago, Al Krow said: That is sweet! Congrats! Did you hold onto your 734A or did that get moved on? Kinda makes me feel that Yamaha got it right a long time ago, and their subsequent tweaks haven't materially changed what was a fantastic core product. And in terms of colours on offer with matching headstocks, well there's a decent argument to say that they've since gone backwards. Moved it on - didn't get on with the bridge pickup at all. Liked the bass mostly passive with the neck pickup, as such it was over engineered for me, sold it for what I paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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