Yamaha BB404 Bass Guitar with Gator Padded Gig Bag - *SOLD* £250 North Staffordshire

[dodgnofski]

This is a lovely lightweight Bass that plays really well with a nice low action and sounds great with excellent tonal variation via the individual pickup volumes and master tone controls, which can take the sound from Old School Precision thump straight through to more modern Jazz tones.

 

Purchased from this very Parish a while back with strings that were far too heavy to suit this slim, shallow depth neck, so I took it to my local Luthier who ‘tweaked’ the Truss Rod and suggested lower tension strings, which worked a treat.

 

It is in really nice overall condition, with just a few of the usual minor marks associated with normal everyday use but nothing serious. The thin discolouration on the underside of the upper horn / bout is 'in the wood' and not damage.

Solid Alder Body that is both lightweight and very resonant.

 

The Maple neck is very 'Jazz - esque' and because it is so slim and shallow in depth, I would therefore not recommend using Heavy gauge, high tension strings - so the Bass is currently sporting very expensive La Bella black nylon flat wound 'Deep Talking Bass' 0.45 - 0.65 - 0.85 - 0.105 gauge strings which protect the frets which are in very good condition, suit the neck perfectly and sound wonderful, giving just the right amount of relief. 

 

Beautiful dark Rosewood fingerboard, which is a dream to play.24 Fret - double octave Rosewood fingerboard, which plays really well.Weight is a shoulder friendly 3.7Kg, or a Tad over 8lbs in 'old money'

 

The Bass has been set up to play really well and the body features the ‘Nathan East’ chamfer on the lower bout for those among us who frequent ‘the dusty end’ of the fingerboard.

 

 

Specifications......

 

Alder Body

Maple Neck

Nut width 40mm

Rosewood Fingerboard - Factory

24 Fret Double Octave 

Neck Pickup Volume

Bride Pickup Volume

Master Tone Control

3.7kg

 

This Bass would make an ideal back up Bass, or an ideal beginners instrument (because it’s so ridiculously easy to fret the strings).

 

The Gator heavily padded  Gig Bag (it even stands up under it's own steam when empty, obviously if you lean it against something & doesn't collapse like the thinner padded ones tend to do) was bought new last year and sadly has never left the house.

 

**Please see my matching Fretless Bass I am also selling**

 

I can post throughout the UK Mainland for £24.95, which is actually less than the cost price.

 

Edited January 31, 2022 by dodgnofski

[Folkesy]

Great bass!