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For sale Yamaha BBP35- Great Condition

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$1,150.00
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5
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Yamaha BBP35 in immaculate condition. I purchased this bass about two years ago to have a nice passive bass in my stable. These come from the plant with a white pick guard when new- I was so impressed with how cool the dark blue finish looked that I decided to put a new transparent pick guard on it, and really liked the way it looked.

The bass is not a light weight- it comes in around 11 lbs. Condition of the body and paint is as close to perfect as you can get on a bass that has been lightly handled. The lights where I took these pictures are really bright. There is some minor swirling that you can't avoid but that is it- I would bet money this bass is cleaner that the average you will pick up off the wall at your local Guitar Center. Frets and fingerboard are in perfect condition as well. Currently strung with a new set of GHS round core Boomers. Super low fast action on the 34" scale 19MM fingerboard and sounds great. My Ebay ID is jazz5252- feel free to check my feedback there, on Reverb and here- I have sold dozens of high end basses over the years and never had a unhappy buyer.
As I said this is a passive bass- the pick ups are pretty hot and it has almost as much output as some of my active basses. It has a nice growl that works for all kinds of music. Ships in the original case, pictured here, that is in as nice condition as the bass. Price includes FEDEX ground insured shipping to anywhere in the CONUS. No international buyers please. Reason for selling- I have committed to buy a expensive boutique bass I have been chasing for years and need to raise some money for it. I will also be listing in separate posts a pristine Musicman Stingray Special 5 HH and a Zon Sonus V fretless that are exceptional examples as well. If you want to discuss feel free to hit me up on a PM and we can exchange numbers. Thanks for looking! Bass will also be offered for sale on Reverb and locally.
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Oct 12, 2021
122
59
Wisconsin
Yamaha BBP35 in immaculate condition. I purchased this bass about two years ago to have a nice passive bass in my stable. These come from the plant with a white pick guard when new- I was so impressed with how cool the dark blue finish looked that I decided to put a new transparent pick guard on it, and really liked the way it looked.

The bass is not a light weight- it comes in around 11 lbs. Condition of the body and paint is as close to perfect as you can get on a bass that has been lightly handled. The lights where I took these pictures are really bright. There is some minor swirling that you can't avoid but that is it- I would bet money this bass is cleaner that the average you will pick up off the wall at your local Guitar Center. Frets and fingerboard are in perfect condition as well. Currently strung with a new set of GHS round core Boomers. Super low fast action on the 34" scale 19MM fingerboard and sounds great. My Ebay ID is jazz5252- feel free to check my feedback there, on Reverb and here- I have sold dozens of high end basses over the years and never had a unhappy buyer.
As I said this is a passive bass- the pick ups are pretty hot and it has almost as much output as some of my active basses. It has a nice growl that works for all kinds of music. Ships in the original case, pictured here, that is in as nice condition as the bass. Price includes FEDEX ground insured shipping to anywhere in the CONUS. No international buyers please. Reason for selling- I have committed to buy a expensive boutique bass I have been chasing for years and need to raise some money for it. I will also be listing in separate posts a pristine Musicman Stingray Special 5 HH and a Zon Sonus V fretless that are exceptional examples as well. If you want to discuss feel free to hit me up on a PM and we can exchange numbers. Thanks for looking! Bass will also be offered for sale on Reverb and locally.View attachment 4799470View attachment 4799470 View attachment 4799471View attachment 4799471 View attachment 4799472View attachment 4799473 View attachment 4799474View attachment 4799474 View attachment 4799476View attachment 4799477 View attachment 4799481View attachment 4799487

Do you still have the original cream-colored pickguard?
 
Nov 22, 2009
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234
Boise Idaho
So I was conservative when I guessed the weight of this bass- came in better than I thought at 9.4 pounds! I believe I have the original pick guard around here someplace.
 
Oct 12, 2021
122
59
Wisconsin
So I was conservative when I guessed the weight of this bass- came in better than I thought at 9.4 pounds! I believe I have the original pick guard around here someplace.

Thanks. Please forgive what may seem like an obtuse question (you may wish to consider it an “old man” question). I’ve been playing stringed instruments for a long time - over 50 years. But I only a year ago started playing the bass. Well, it turns out that I seem to have some talent for it. But, the 5-string thing intimidates me. Consider me a solidly intermediate player. Should this be worrying me or is it something that one just slides into (pardon the pun) with a minimum of difficulty? I want good quality. Yamaha is good quality. I want passive. This instrument is passive. I want mint. This instrument is mint. Please advise? Thanks.

R,
Charles
 
Nov 22, 2009
302
234
Boise Idaho
Good morning. I have also played for 50 years. I switched to five strings about twenty years back. It seems to me like the transition was pretty easy, and I like being able to cover more territory vertically on the fingerboard rather than lengthwise. It is important to keep in mind you have the lower string so you don't just play your four string stuff under the B. Being able to throw in those low D's, C's and B's can make for some interesting lines as well. It is a nice bass- to be honest I have been looking at it overnight and am wondering if I am not making a mistake selling-
Really if you were not goofy about buying basses like me this one bass could cover all the electric bass you could ever need. It has great output and a lot of usable sounds for a passive instrument. And it looks cool! IMHO this is twice the bass a comparable passive Fender is for less money.
 
Nov 22, 2009
302
234
Boise Idaho
I think in the original text I mentioned I am selling this to fund another bass. It is a Yamaha as well.
 

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