songofthewind Posted September 19, 2020 Posted September 19, 2020 It seems to me that the BB style Yamaha's get all the love on here, but I do like the BBG's and BBN's as well. I thought it might be nice to start a thread showing of these lovely things, and so I'll start things off by showing my own. Please feel free to add you own pix and your untrammelled adulation for these great basses. 29E848C6-E67A-4963-84EF-CA2E2A7FB40A.heic Quote
songofthewind Posted September 19, 2020 Author Posted September 19, 2020 Oops, off to a bad start. Trying again with the fretless. 3 Quote
Maude Posted December 24, 2020 Posted December 24, 2020 I sold my BBG5s a few months ago. I bought it new in 1999 and it was my only bass for ten years. Then for various reasons I went back to playing four strings and it just wasn't getting used enough, but I just didn't want to sell as it's a far better bass than it's monetary value. I eventually sold it as the reality is I'll probably never play it again. Quote
TheGreek Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 Mine....I had a BBG4 but sold it last year. 2 Quote
TheGreek Posted April 18, 2021 Posted April 18, 2021 Just had a quick play - man, this is a nice bass. Not sure what the string spacing is but it's easier to play than my other 5ers. Seems the reputation is well deserved... Quote
songofthewind Posted July 30, 2021 Author Posted July 30, 2021 Gosh, I’d forgotten that I started this thread. Now I’m gassing for a BBG5. And I don’t even like five string basses. Nasty confusing things. Quote
TheGreek Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) There's a nice blue one on gumtree. https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/yamaha-bbg5s-bass-guitar-5-string-in-excellent-condition/1409985180 Edited July 30, 2021 by TheGreek Quote
songofthewind Posted July 30, 2021 Author Posted July 30, 2021 The blue one is nice, but £325 seems a bit stiff. Quote
Maude Posted July 31, 2021 Posted July 31, 2021 9 hours ago, songofthewind said: The blue one is nice, but £325 seems a bit stiff. That's the only problem when selling a Yammy, they're usually far better basses than the their monetary value would imply. That's why I held onto my black BBG5S above for so long even though I don't play five strings anymore. I sold it last year for £250 which I thought was quite good. 1 Quote
TheGreek Posted August 21, 2021 Posted August 21, 2021 Ooops....I really shouldn't have done it. I know, I know....but I am human... No more, I promise... Quote
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