NBD - Yamaha Attitude Special

[ead]

Just picked this up from EvilBay (from a guy who turned out to be a real star and definitely a seller I would buy from again of anything turned up that interested me).  I have been wanting to own one of these for a while but always seem to either miss out or not have the funds at the moment when they appear.

 

This one was originally Sea Foam Green but was re-finished by the owner in Lava Red.  He has had it from new so I am in effect the second owner.  Overall in great condition for a bass that has been used regularly over it's life.  At some point it might need a new harness but everything else seems spot on.

 

Will do some better pics in due course.

 

Edited November 10, 2022 by ead

[karlfer]

Fantastic basses, I was going to have a go at that one but the refin stopped me Alain.

Enjoy, very jealous 😁

[ead]

58 minutes ago, karlfer said:

Fantastic basses, I was going to have a go at that one but the refin stopped me Alain.

Enjoy, very jealous 😁

 

Unlike you, I have no shame Karl.  The refin is actually better than described in the listing.  It is starting to rub off in places but I'm not particularly bothered about that.

[Reggaebass]

Very nice ead, how does the neck feel on your one , I tried the attitude ll and it was too chunky for me 

[ead]

38 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Very nice ead, how does the neck feel on your one , I tried the attitude ll and it was too chunky for me 

 

I think the full fat Attitudes have a chunkier neck.  This one doesn't feel greatly different to the neck on my Sandberg TT.  Pretty slim basically, not quite Jazz bass but pretty close.

[Reggaebass]

14 minutes ago, ead said:

 

I think the full fat Attitudes have a chunkier neck.  This one doesn't feel greatly different to the neck on my Sandberg TT.  Pretty slim basically, not quite Jazz bass but pretty close.

That’s good to know, thanks 👍

[karlfer]

40mm nut & slimmer back to front compared to the 44 mm Attitude LTD.

Alain, Richie Thomson in Wigan has a sratchplate template for one of these, he did a fabulous brown tortie for me some years ago. Just in case 🙂  edit, I forgot, I sprayed the woofer cover black.

Edited November 10, 2022 by karlfer

[ead]

29 minutes ago, karlfer said:

Alain, Richie Thomson in Wigan has a sratchplate template for one of these, he did a fabulous brown tortie for me some years ago. Just in case 🙂  edit, I forgot, I sprayed the woofer cover black.

 

Thanks Karl, good to know.  Black might look cool on this particular bass.

[karlfer]

Regarding harness if you do replace it, it might be worth considering a stack pot for the P pup.

With it being woofer vol tone, but only volume for the P I always felt I was missing bit of potential on mine (stupidly long gone).

[ead]

1 hour ago, karlfer said:

Regarding harness if you do replace it, it might be worth considering a stack pot for the P pup.

With it being woofer vol tone, but only volume for the P I always felt I was missing bit of potential on mine (stupidly long gone).

 

It's a thought isn't it.  Still messing around with control combinations.  I've noticed that the impact of the tone on the mudbucker seems more limited compared to say a P bass tone control.  How did you run the settings?

[karlfer]

Mainly P on full all the time & dialing woofer in for more bottom end when needed. Bit of a faff often needing to dial stuff in-between songs, but worth it