will4bass Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) Fantastic Yamaha BB2000 built in Japan in 1982. The time when they killed Fenders like Eurovision kills music. Everything works perfect, immaculate condition, just a few scratches at the bottom of the body. Including OHSC in great condition too. These basses tend to be quite heavy, this one is relatively light with 4300 grams on my kitchen scale, and even more important: very well balanced. The Yamaha BB2000 was the main bass in the eighties for players like Tetsuo Sakurai (Casiopea) and Michael Anthony (Van Halen) which shows the versatility apart from the great playability, built quality and sound as such. A BB2000 is quite a different beast than the more common BB1000 or BB300/BB400 and certainly a different class than the BB’s built outside Japan like Taiwan etc. It’s hard to explain but compared with a BB1000 the P-sound is fuller/tighter, the J- bridge sound is more like a fantastic JB but with a very nice addictive punchy charachter, the PJ sound is much more like a fat JB than a PJ. This bass could be a collectors item considering the condition and relative rareness. It won’t lose value! For the ones are who are unfamiliar with these old BB-series: the BB2000 is nothing like Yamaha has been or is making, no offense, because Yamaha builds good and solid instruments. I have too many great basses so I got to sell which means killing darlings... or should I say geisha’s? Edited May 22, 2018 by will4bass Sold 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilibass Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Nice!!! Weight? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Hi Emilibass, the weight is approx. 4300 grams which means it's quite a light one. Balance etc is perfect a (to me even more important). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdbass Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Beautiful! Where are you (and the bass, obviously) located? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) Wooden shoes, windmills... many Japanese companies.... The BB2000 and me are located in The Netherlands in a city called Hilversum. Edited April 23, 2018 by will4bass sp3llcorrect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) Fabulous bass and a great weight for one of these. I had one for a few years. Sounded superb but it weighed 11 lbs which eventually led to its departure. Edited April 24, 2018 by ikay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alba Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Great basses both sound and build. I use a 1980 version of the same but it is on the heavy side at around 10.5 lbs but does balance well. Can't ever see me getting rid of mine after hunting high and low to find one in good condition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbance Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I have had one since the mid eighties and still love it, never had a problem with the weight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauntless Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Love the tags! Casiopea is one of my favorite bands! I have a BB2000, too from 1982. Lovely basses. Good luck with the sale! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 Much love received but still for sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 That looks like one bass you will regret selling. If I had £1000, it would be on it's way to the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Hi Mojo, never regret and look forward is my motto. Then again: I’m a player, no collectir and I have too many great basses, all of them I bought or traded with my heart (and some money). I feel blessed to have the luxury to let go of such a beautiful instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Wonderful basses, and so well made. They put Fenders of that era to shame. GLWTS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) How much are kidneys going for on the black market these days? I've got to find £1000 from somewhere Edited May 14, 2018 by MoJo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 5 hours ago, MoJo said: How much are kidneys going for on the black market these days? I've got to find £1000 from somewhere Tell the wife and kids that they don't have to worry about packing for summer holidays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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