YAMAHA BB1025X Black RW 2016 ** NOW SOLD ** £570 ** Inc UK Del. Sensible Offers Only. TOP CONDITION £595 Suffolk

[Quent]

 

This bass is For Sale only so no Trade offers please.

The bass is in fantastic condition having had very little play time before I bought it in 2017 and with me sparingly at home as I have other basses calling for attention too.

The price  includes UPS insured delivery within UK, ( EU please add £15 )with gigbag and loads of bubble wrap in a strong guitar box.

Perfect working order, no wear and super clean. 4.7kg 10lbs 6oz. Just gave frets a polish and oiled the lovely stripy RWood fretboard. Please see extra pics at end. These pickups are very quiet , no hiss or hum as sometimes reported on forums. 

Serial HMM023105 H=1 M=6 yamaha coding , so 166 means 2016 June manufacture.

Zoom in on the Tort guard I made as the bevel is slightly wobbly despite an excellent fit at neck, pickup and control plate. If you don’t want it please tell me. There ‘s an unused black guard included (YamahaMusicLondon). 

Tiny imperfection on headstock tip but smooth and hardly noticeable and small dink inside lower horn curve. See pics.

Selling as I have a BB1024 for passive and another A/P Yamaha so ones got to go, superb as it is.

Please fire away with questions or PM me if you wish to have it. I can arrange pickup from me by UPS tomorrow if you  get in quick.

BB1025X OVERVIEW and Specification 

Spline Joint

BB1025 has employed a 3-piece body structure with which its bridge is placed on the center piece in order to translate the maximum amount of string vibration to the body. Instead of simply gluing wood pieces, we insert a Maple plate, called "Spline", into a slot on its joint sections. By doing that, Yamaha has succeeded in obtaining as much body vibration as a 1-piece body with this 3-piece body structure connected with two splines.

Diagonal Body Thru Stringing

In Diagonal Body Thru Stringing, strings are angled 45 degree at the saddle to reduce the stress and secure their tension. Moreover, because the attachment area of strings to saddles is larger than conventional vertical stringing, much better transmission of vibration is obtained.

Pickups

Both front and rear pickups are specially invented for this particular series. Pursuing ultimate passive sound, "Open Face Pickups" are used to cope with even aggressive picking of rock players.

5-Piece Neck

These necks consist of Maple and Nato. It provides durability and prevents necks from warping and curling.

Nickel Silver Nut

Nickel Silver is selected for nut. It is the same material with fret wires. Unlike conventional bone or artificial ivory nut, it gives the same sound quality and feeling even when open notes are played. For any bass players it is a crucial part of well-defined low end.

 

Specification

Construction Bolt-On

Scale Length 34'' (863.6mm)

Fingerboard Rosewood

Radius 23 5/8" (600mm)

Frets 21

NICKEL SILVER Nut width 43mm

Body Alder (Maple spline joints)

Neck Maple/ Nato Mahogany 5pcs

Bridge Vintage Plus (Brass Saddle, Steel Plate)

String spacing at bridge 18mm

Pickups Neck: Split Blade (Alnico V), Bridge: Single Blade (Ceramic)

Pickup Switch 3 way Toggle Switch

Controls Master Volume, Master Tone

New Yamaha Black pick guard included, unused.

My homemade Tort pick guard included but optional because I’ll be happy to keep it. All the effort !

Serviceable gig bag for protection within strong guitar box for transit.

UPS insured delivery included.

Please note this bass is in superb condition other than one very small dink inside lower horn, original mini colour imperfection on headstock tip and original small paint imperfection top of body edge which I can’t even  capture on photo .These are absolutely minor. It is a beautiful clean bass and has had very limited playing time.

 

Edited April 19, 2020 by Quent
SOLD. Price drop. Note that pickups have No Hiss or Hum. Sensible Offers Only. Fretboard photos added.Weight added.Forgot to add Specs at the bottom and LOST all I wrote !

[lee650]

Great job in the tort guard! Looks great 😁

Edited April 15, 2020 by lee650

[Quent]

Aw fanks Lee. Took me 24 hours ( logged it all ) just hand tools. Good fun!

[Al Krow]

If you're a fan of Yamaha BBs, you'll love this!

GLWTS

[Quent]

Cheers Al,

Snap re Sire P7 (5) gen2 ! Black RW, Tortmungus!

Hats off and good luck with your gigs. Quent