Yamaha BB2000/Sunburst

Halegroove · #1 09-21-2011, 04:36 PM

PRICE DROP!!
As you may have caught on by now, I'm letting go of most of my old Yamaha basses. If I'm not going to play them, I'm putting them in the hands of somebody that will.

$550 with Spector gig bag.

Here's a sunburst one that's in good shape. Not mint, not quite great. It has it's share of bumps, bruises, dings. Whatever you want to call them. However, none bust the clear coat and it sounds fantastic. It also has one of those funny serial numbers that starts with a letter instead of a number. The tuners are Fender type but I don't see any evidence of them being changed out with other holes not lining up.

Everything works as it should. IMO it could use a fret dress and there's plenty of fret there to do that. It's totally playable now just like it is.

no intl please.

Dr. Cheese · #2 09-21-2011, 05:38 PM

I say this a lot, but this is truly a bass I would buy in a heartbeat if my cash were right. I had one of these back in the Eighties, and I truly have fond memories of it. One day, a BB2000 will turn up and I will be ready to make my move!

kai_ski · #3 09-21-2011, 06:38 PM

that is sweet lookin'.

body, neck, fingerboard woods?

weight?

do you have a shot of the headstock?

Dr. Cheese · #4 09-21-2011, 06:46 PM

Galactic Funk - Casiopea & Lee Ritenour Group - YouTube

This is classic Smooth Jazz by Lee Ritenour and Casiopea. The bassist is rocking a BB2000. These basses have wonderful finger and slap tones. I think a reverse P-pup gives much funkier slap tone than a traditionally placed split pickup.

BTW, the fingerboards on these basses are ebony.

Halegroove · #5 09-21-2011, 07:32 PM

Of course. Sorry about that. Also to hear this bass at its best, go to "Junkanoo Holiday", "I Believe in Love", "This is It" by the Kenny Loggins band from Kenny Loggins Alive. George Hawkins Jr. is a great and under appreciated bassist. I learned a lot from that cat just by listening to that double album from 1980. There should be some YouTube stuff showing him playing the natural version of this bass.

Striped ebony fretboard
Maple/Mahogany/Maple Neck Thru design
Alder sides
Ivory nut
Passive Vol-Tone-Toggle for pu selection
Smooth accurate tuners
Weighs 9.7 lbs

This model is the best non active 4 string bass I ever experienced. You get best of both worlds. The bridge Bar Magnet pickup is as funky as it gets.

**Sleepwalker42** · #6 09-21-2011, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swpyne

This is a GREAT price for one of these in this kind of shape!!!!
You just simply can't go wrong buying this bass for this price! DO IT!

Yep, what he said!

Btw on mine I always thought I had a rosewood fretboard but it's striped exactly like this one for sale. Now I think it's a variety of ebony called 'Macassar ebony', I have it also on my Alembic.

Halegroove · #7 09-22-2011, 07:22 AM

Spencer, Yamaha tuners can be had on this bass.

portraitoftracy · #8 09-22-2011, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swpyne

PM'd

What is the story on the tuners?

Halegroove · #9 09-22-2011, 10:37 AM

The story of the tuners is that the Fender style tuner that are on it are different from most every BB2000 that had the Y shaped tuners. They're still smooth as silk and very accurate.