Yamaha BB 1200s ** SOLD** £900 Hertfordshire

[hookys6stringbass]

Here we have my trusty Yamaha BB1200s
I've had this bass for 17ish years. It was a basket case when I got it. But it was black which was something I'd always dreamed of owning since I saw one in the Bass Centre in london back in the 80s. It must have been bottle green at some point in its life ( which was ironic as I sold a green one to buy it) as I noticed in the pre amp compartment that there was a bit of colour left around the inside.  I'm guessing it may have been owned by a pro player in the 80s who had requested the colour.

The paint had reacted badly with the wood by the time I first saw it .it was a real mess So sent it off to be professionally resprayed.

As you can see from the photos its got some dings, the worse being where it sat in it's stand. The foam had collapsed over the years and I hadn't noticed.
Normally I'd want you to come around to mine and plug it in and have play on it , give it the once over and also so I can answer any questions face to face ... but in these covid apocalypse days I understand if you can't/don't want to etc...

Any questions please don't hesitate to ask..

 

Edited December 8, 2020 by hookys6stringbass

[Sarlscharisma]

Great looking bass.  Looks like a really good paint job, judging by just the headstock and the preservation of the logo.  

 

Giving it some serious thought but I bet I get beaten to it!

[hookys6stringbass]

Ahhh I seemed to have edited that part out when I was tidying my notes... 

I had to get the decal specially made using my red BB1200s as a template (Yamaha wouldn't send me one, even if I sent it over to them) before the restoration the original decal was effected by what ever caused the reaction to the paint work (looking back i wished I'd asked what could have caused this) I did have some before and after pictures, but I can't find the original sellers pix now... it was a long time ago...

[Sanshiro]

Selling to fund the new Hooky signature, eh?  Good luck with selling!  I'd be interested but I'm not in the UK and I've blown too much money this year.

[hookys6stringbass]

2 minutes ago, Sanshiro said:

Selling to fund the new Hooky signature, eh?  Good luck with selling!  I'd be interested but I'm not in the UK and I've blown too much money this year.

Me too... two signatures has wiped me out...

[Sanshiro]

Just now, hookys6stringbass said:

Me too... two signatures has wiped me out...

That's what killed me, I just got my Eastwood Hooky 6 in the other day.  In fact the day it shipped was the day the new signature Yamaha was announced.  Some minor thoughts of cancelling the Hooky may or may not have crossed my mind, but I think made the right choice in the end.  Hopefully this sells fast so you can snag the new BB, apparently they're super limited. 

[hookys6stringbass]

Yeah the Eastwood is lovely...sounds great. Just a tad different to my Shergold but close enough...