ID this Yamaha?

[epic576]

Greetings Talkbass brethren, a friend of mine is looking at selling this Yamaha 5 string but there's no model number just a serial #.

Can any of you figure out the model and justify if it's worth the £350 asking price? My internet searches have turned up fruitless.

Regards

AJ

PS - serial # is - QJX079054

 

[Pokerdweebz]

I can tell you that it is of the BB line. It looks very much like the BB405 except that model only has 3 knobs. So it is something similar.

 

[Pokerdweebz]

All of the ones I find with 5 knobs and that exact shape has block inlays....

 

[Pokerdweebz]

It looks like a mix between

http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musi...product_lineup&page=2&mode=paging&list=within

and

http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/bb/bb2005/?mode=model

 

[epic576]

http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musi...product_lineup&page=3&list=within&mode=paging

Came in the red finish

 

[Pokerdweebz]

This bass was made on December 7th of 2003 and was the 9054th off the line

 

[epic576]

Looks like a BB605

 

[lucam]

It's a BB605! The 5th pot is a parametric mid boost, enabled by the switch It's been my first bass and I'd definitely recommend it!

 

[Pokerdweebz]

I think you guys are right. Nice looking bass.

 

[SteveC]

I played that bass - a BB605 - for a long time. I did replace the electronics with Bart jazz pups and a Bart preamp, but it was a very light, great playing bass. Lots of people still call it my best bass. I think my current Roscoes are better, but for the cost ($400 plus $250 to get the electronics in, it had a lot of bang for the buck.

 

[epic576]

Definitely worth the £350 then,? If you don't mind me asking lucam, if you bought it brand new how much was it?

 

[Rattling B]

Seems to be a BBN 605 Nathan East.

http://www.instrumentguide.com/basses/yamaha/bb605 nathan east 5-string/

 

[SteveC]

They were around $800 new. A few (including mine) sold on TB in the past for around $350.