1979 Yamaha Pulser - Made In Japan - *SOLD* £450 Margate

[jay-syncro]

1979 Yamaha Pulser in fantastic condition up for grabs. This is an absolute beauty and features a desirable Sen Ash body, as per the early JV Squier basses. It also has a great maple neck with some nice figuring. It's every inch a 70's P Bass in appearance, sound and feel.

 

It has been upgraded with a Kent Armstrong Precision pickup as the original was a little weak sounding, it now sounds great! 

 

It comes with a well used rock case which suits the bass perfectly. 

 

£450 collected from Margate. I can potentially meet somewhere convenient or box it up if you'd like to arrange a courier. 

 

Edited July 24 by jay-syncro

[danbowskill]

Nice! Looks quality.

[jay-syncro]

14 minutes ago, danbowskill said:

Nice! Looks quality.

 

Thanks, it is! 

 

I'm driving to Reading tomorrow morning if anyone en route is interested in this bass? 

[tobiewharton]

I wouldn't mind betting that this is as good as it looks. If so, it's silly money for a Fender slayer. Imagine a classic package,  with Yamaha quality...

Glwts

[BreadBin]

I'm sure @Bassassin will know better, but that has more than a whiff of being Fujigen made and good quality 👍

 

[jay-syncro]

59 minutes ago, tobiewharton said:

I wouldn't mind betting that this is as good as it looks. If so, it's silly money for a Fender slayer. Imagine a classic package,  with Yamaha quality...

Glwts

 

Agreed, that Fender logo is worth a fortune! 

 

33 minutes ago, BreadBin said:

I'm sure @Bassassin will know better, but that has more than a whiff of being Fujigen made and good quality 👍

 

 

It'd be interesting to find out if it's Fujigen 👍

[jay-syncro]

I forgot to add, it sounds like this - 

 

 

 

[Beedster]

I had the same model in a natural finish, and the comparison with Fenders of the era (late 70's) doesn't stand up I'm afraid. The Yamaha was infinitely better. Very good materials, very well engineered (built like a tank but not especially heavy), well finished, and evenly balanced across and up and down the strings. Lovely instrument. And as is always the case when I've found a really good bass at a decent price, I sold it in order to buy something far more expensive and of much lower quality 🤔

[Geek99]

Well, I’ve got wood …

[Geek99]

And the person playing that is so far out of my league that they are, actually, playing a different sport 

[tobiewharton]

42 minutes ago, Beedster said:

I had the same model in a natural finish, and the comparison with Fenders of the era (late 70's) doesn't stand up I'm afraid. The Yamaha was infinitely better. Very good materials, very well engineered (built like a tank but not especially heavy), well finished, and evenly balanced across and up and down the strings. Lovely instrument. And as is always the case when I've found a really good bass at a decent price, I sold it in order to buy something far more expensive and of much lower quality 🤔

You are not alone there Beedster. Ironically, I think it was around the time that I joined BC that my addiction became chronic and incurable.

Will we ever learn?

 

Back on track - I suspect this beauty would make a fine remedy.

 

[Geek99]

30 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

And the person playing that is so far out of my league that they are, actually, playing a different sport 

Like “how far to go?” 
“f***ing light years, followed by a lengthy wait in Customs” 

[Geek99]

I will be in touch if I get my payout soon 🤞

[jay-syncro]

Thanks for all the comments chaps, this is now sold 👍

 

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