The Yamaha BB mega-thread

[such]

Wow, I GASsed so hard for one of these as a teenager. Missed out on a metallic blue one on fb marketplace a few weeks ago. 

[TheGreek]

somebody sold that exact bass here recently...

[such]

Then there's this BB404

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1743713895811547/

 

 

[TheGreek]

5 hours ago, such said:

Wow, I GASsed so hard for one of these as a teenager. Missed out on a metallic blue one on fb marketplace a few weeks ago. 

[such]

Thanks! Might PM the seller 🤔😁

[Fil1ip]

9 hours ago, such said:

Then there's this BB404

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1743713895811547/

 

 

Where is the headstock logo? 

[Fil1ip]

I got a job lot of books the other day and this was nice to see.

[sykilz]

My BB has been packed away for a while, been playing on my 'little' Ibanez mezzo which is a nice enough instrument, however got it out this weekend and am in love with it all over again. Was still in tune too. 

[EJWW]

6 minutes ago, sykilz said:

My BB has been packed away for a while, been playing on my 'little' Ibanez mezzo which is a nice enough instrument, however got it out this weekend and am in love with it all over again. Was still in tune too. 

Looks like a BB414 if I'm not mistaken?

[Guest]

I'm holding that photo up to my sunburst 424 and asking it, wouldn't you much rather look like that?!

[sykilz]

2 minutes ago, EJWW said:

Looks like a BB414 if I'm not mistaken?

Indeed. Got it from  basschat , gigged at pub level for 3 or 4 years most weekends, and to be honest I don't think I'd gig any other type of bass now, ( if I ever were to gig again), it's just so solid and sounds great.

[sykilz]

1 minute ago, Ricky Rioli said:

I'm holding that photo up to my sunburst 424 and asking it, wouldn't you much rather look like that?!

I do love the white, but my absolute favourites were the red sunburst type one and the orange sparkle, of which there are two for sale and I'm soooooo tempted!!!!

[Guest]

1 minute ago, sykilz said:

and the orange sparkle, of which there are two for sale

I might have done the same with photos of them.... 😬

I believe I saw that both are now marked sold?

[claustra]

10 hours ago, Fil1ip said:

I got a job lot of books the other day and this was nice to see.

That caption is weird, and I can,'t read what's written on the headstock properly.

From what I've seen, a BB1200 (my cover photo) has one reverse P pickup, two black flat-top plastic knobs with numbers and that's it.

[gobasserk]

I finally found a guy that does great lacquer jobs for a reasonable price and I will bring him a first bass, a 1000MA for a new finish tomorrow. If I like the result, I may buy quiet a number of other Yamaha's to get them turned in my own signature basses. 

 

[BassApprentice]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Beautiful-bass-guitar-great-quality-excellent-sound-/303955417110?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

I'm sure it sounds great, but what's happened to that headstock?! 

[AndyTravis]

20 minutes ago, BassApprentice said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Beautiful-bass-guitar-great-quality-excellent-sound-/303955417110?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

I'm sure it sounds great, but what's happened to that headstock?! 

That’s the first bbn4, they had a 3+1 headstock and apparently Musicman weren’t best pleased.

They crop up occasionally, but not at £400

[gobasserk]

So cool....I'm just back from the lacquer guy.... took a look at some examples of his work... I like his work. Price is very fair.... 2 hours driving was worth it. Now the wait begins... 🙂 

Edited April 20, 2021 by gobasserk

[AndyTravis]

Cheap if anyone’s near Scarborough 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1743713895811547/

bb404 - had its logo sanded off 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄

Edited April 21, 2021 by AndyTravis

[AndyTravis]

Cheap if anyone’s near Manchester...er.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/6222976731049495/
 

A BBn4 with the “lawsuit” 3+1 headstock - needs a bit more effort.

Got that lovely Yam bridge I have on my BB.

Edited April 21, 2021 by AndyTravis

[Guest]

[Al Krow]

Looking forward to the 235, coming up shortly on a BC thread near you.

Can't be doing without that low B thumb-rest string 😁

[LukeFRC]

27 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Can't be doing without that low B thumb-rest string 

You know I don’t think that’s something you’ve meantioned before

[Al Krow]

1 hour ago, LukeFRC said:

You know I don’t think that’s something you’ve meantioned before

We're clearly struggling with aging memories...for the life of me, I can't remember you ever commenting about me mentioning that before. 

Edited April 21, 2021 by Al Krow
Typos, memory loss...

[matbard]

Pretty good results after the second hand of ink:

However, despite the heavy masking with vinyl tape, I suffered some smearing, very hard to remove:

I don’t recommend this!