mrtcat Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) £220 I'm having a bit of a clear out of basses as I have a few new ones incoming and could do with freeing up some cash. I bought this a few years back on this very forum. It is absolutely lovely but just a little unnecessary for me so I can't justify keeping it with a 5 string Dingwall soon to arrive. It's a lovely bass and these are so much better than the price would suggest. It's beautifully put together and has a full active preamp that has bass / treble and then a mid switch which activates a mid cut / boost circuit. Very similar in many ways to the way more expensive BBNE basses. I find the sound of this to be great at cutting through in a mix and it has lovely growl. Currently wearing some new Maruszyczyk strings. It is in really great condition with the exception of some scratches below the neck pickup that are hard to capture. With it being a natural finish without lacquer these could easily be lightly sanded out and the body re oiled. Weight is 4.2kg / 9.2lbs. I have an old gig bag that it will come with but no hard case. Collection preferred from NN12 (South Northants) where you are welcome to try it out with a nice amp and a cuppa. I also travel a lot for gigs so may be able to meet up somewhere. Courier also possible but at buyer's expense. Cash / Bank transfer / paypal gift accepted. No trades thanks. Can be seen and heard in this questionable video Edited February 13, 2021 by mrtcat Sold 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 One of the best VFM instruments in my experience. Versatile, nice weight, usual great Yamaha QC. Played one for 10 years, passed it on to a young fella who’s still got it. GLWTS 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenezer Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 this could possibly have been mine, fabulous basses!!.....glwts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAsGoodAsJaco Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I have a BBNE1 and it's great. I don't know too much about the 605. Obviously it is a lot cheaper than the NE1. are the pickups single coil or humbuckers? I think on the NE2 they look like these but are humbucking. im in north London and could meet up with within social distance regs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fil1ip Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Looks lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtcat Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 Pretty much forgotten I still had this up for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 On 29/10/2020 at 14:21, mrtcat said: Pretty much forgotten I still had this up for sale. Do you still have it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 £250!!?? Lot of bass for the money... GLWTS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ander87 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Hey is this still available? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenezer Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Anybody who buys this bass, will be blown away at how well it plays!.....yamaha's just seem to set up well with a nice buzz free action. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I would be thinking seriously about this if it was PJ - really can't do JJ anymore but have a bump for what is clearly a great bass.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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