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09-17-2011, 09:20 AM
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Here's another hard to find Yamaha. As I stated in another thread, I'm not collecting the old Yamaha's any more even though the love and respect is still there. I'm keeping only a couple and the rest are being sold.
This one won't win any beauty contests but is fully functional and believed to be all original. I took the pictures that would show the flaws at their worst like the milking in some parts of the finish, and some swirls and scratches. I can give some more flattering shots too.
$795 with same era Yamaha gig bag.
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09-17-2011, 09:22 AM
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09-17-2011, 09:23 AM
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09-17-2011, 09:27 AM
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09-17-2011, 12:07 PM
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With Chromes and active-on you can get a very authentic rounds-sound with no string squeak. And with passive, a nice Motown-type vibe. A very versatile instrument. Like a P-Bass (except it has a reversed P-Bass pup - which I really like) on steroids.
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09-17-2011, 07:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: N. KY/Cincinnati, OH | | | kenstee, you are right. A very well rounded instrument indeed. |
09-17-2011, 07:20 PM
|  | Basses R Loaded! | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Centennial, Colorado | | | These basses "kill" and they're getting pretty rare! If I could only own one vintage Yamaha this would be the model I would choose........
The old active three band EQ's may be a little noisy but they give the bass so much versatility tone-wise it's scary.
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09-17-2011, 08:58 PM
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09-18-2011, 12:01 AM
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Can you tell me about it more please?
I gathered it's active/passive, what are the controls?
Thanx
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09-18-2011, 01:02 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Austin TX | | | one of my first basses. if i remember it has a standard volume and tone as well as an active 3 band EQ. mine was a terrible shade of green, this is much prettier. unless i'm mistaken the color is dark like the top pic; the second post has a lighter red due to the flash.
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09-18-2011, 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Webtroll one of my first basses. if i remember it has a standard volume and tone as well as an active 3 band EQ. mine was a terrible shade of green, this is much prettier. unless i'm mistaken the color is dark like the top pic; the second post has a lighter red due to the flash. | You are correct on the controls although there is also an active/passive mini-toggle and when the bass is in active mode, the tone control is inoperative. It only works in passive mode. |
09-18-2011, 02:10 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA | | | I used one of these for years, added a Yamaha 'blade' j pup at the bridge so I ended up with a neck-thru BB1100s! Sold it when times were tough. When time were better I tried to buy it back but the new owner wouldn't hear of it unfortunately.
Killer basses. If I wasn't playing a fiver these days I would be all over this. Mine was the same color as well. Hmmm......
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09-18-2011, 09:20 AM
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09-18-2011, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Halegroove Sounds like you made a BB2000 with a 3 band eq. I'll bet that was awesome | You mean like this?  --> My 1982 BB-2000 with vintage 3 band that was installed by Yamaha in 1983 <-- 
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09-18-2011, 11:14 AM
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09-18-2011, 01:36 PM
| | | | These are great basses - I should know, I have two of them myself.
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09-18-2011, 06:08 PM
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a funk machine!! 
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09-18-2011, 09:18 PM
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09-19-2011, 04:59 PM
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