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Yamaha Club Part II

#442
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Picked this up last summer. The BX-1, not this one, was my first real bass. I bought it used at a KCMO music store for about $400 in 1988. It was my only bass for years, and while I did not gig much, I loved that bass and played it an awful lot for years. By the mid 90's though, I wasn't playing as much, so it mostly sat in its case. I sold it in '97, along with a lot of my other toys when my wife got pregnant with our first child.

Last summer, i was looking for a second bass, one that sounded different from my BC Rich, and I found this BX-1 on eBay. I was not looking to relive my past, but there it was. It looked to be in not very good shape, but I took a chance. It turned out mostly to be cosmetic, the metal bits all had some funk on them and the nut was broken. :eek: Even the jack area was in good shape, which is usually messed up on other BX-1s I have seen.

I cleaned it up, put strap locks on it, and took it to my guitar guy to replace the nut, install new strings and intonate it. Once I got it home, it was like putting on an old pair of shoes. It just fit. I love the way it sounds, the neck fits my hand perfectly, and the string spacing is exactly what my hands expect.

However, I will probably sell it or trade it in a few months. I have never owned a real Jazz or Musicman, and I would like to see what all of the hoopla is about. I am not looking for a number, but please consider me a fan of Yamaha basses.

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#444
Klk99, you make me VERY SAD!! SAD, I TELL YOU!! :bawl:
I used to own that instrument also... at the time, due to my style, it just would not be my friend, but I'm killin to have one again now. I have a mahogany blank in my workshop that may become one someday soon... If you do decide to get rid of it in a few months, I'd like a shot at it... if I'm still employed...

Anyways, I'd like to join this club.. I submit these posts for your consideration:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/show-me-your-yamaha-bbs-505056/index5.html#post9835870

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/what-does-nbd-stand-740744/index2.html#post10473382

I have owned 2-BB300s, 1- RBX170, 1-BBG4SII, 1- BX-1... that's five Yamahas.
 
#446
I already posted this in the TRB thread, but here's my TRB5-II with its second cousin thrice removed. The body colors have more pop than the cell phone pic dictates.

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#449
I've been an unofficial member since I first got this BB300 over 20 years ago, new, as my first bass ever. Still have it, still love it. (And hoping to give it some Yamaha company - see my thread in the Wanted forum.)

These are old pics, but provide evidence of my black beauty's existence. It may be made in Taiwan, but it plays and sounds wonderful and has the best neck finish I've ever felt.

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Cheers!
 
#451
My first bass was a Vantage VS600B, but even though I'm only 5'7", I didn't like the shorter scale on that bass. I only owned it about a year.

My second bass and first Yamaha was a BB400, which I still own and is a workhorse. P-Bass killer, indeed; it's from all that wood. Thank goodness my wife bought me a very expensive and awesome strap. Classic rock songs are its specialty.

My next Yamaha is an RBX-550. I immediately replaced the pickups with Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pounders and that was a huge improvement. I also added a Hipshot DropD tuner. This bass gets all the modern rock stuff.

I just picked up my third Yamaha bass, a BB415, from a fellow TBer. My first foray into five-stringing. (FS thread with pics)

And to top it off, I'm now playing all the basses through a couple of Yamaha cabinets (a BBT210 and a BBT410).
 

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#452
nuts042 did a good job keeping the numbers up and I'm picking up where he left off last year. Hope I didn't miss anybody:

==========assigned by darkrider==========
JackSun - #165
Filter - #166
YVBass - #167
Dave328 - #168
StarscreamG1 - #169
ThumpJr. - #170
Plinko - #171
qub - #172
Magnusdeus123 - #173
Shareef - #174
Phil Smith - #175
SOB - #176
YCBass - #177
Understudy - #178
Estim8or - #179
twocargar - #180
w33nie - #181
Munjibunga - #182
Swerve - #183
bassplayer7770 - #184
danieltorre91 - #185
RedsFan75 - #186
ajaxon - #187
==========Assigned by nutso42==========
PauliePower - #188
jim bass - #189
cerveza4lu - #190
JackANSI - #191
diov24 - #192
NickInMesa - #193 - SOLD HIS YAMAHA
poomwah - #194
l0calh05t - #195
rb1 - #196
Idiotpod - #197
Steve Bennett - #198
Beanstoot - #199
Mellow D - #200
Craigmartini - #201
Ziltoid - #202
Parrot-Head - #203
Marill - #204
Oh crap! - #205
spaced groove - #206
bassilo - #207
HMZ - #208
Mikio - #209
mr. wow - #210
Mad Bassist777 - #211
sxride - #212
ralph029 - #213
BassTim - #214
tbird24 - #215
NKBassman - #216
nutso42 - #217
chris.gotfunk - #218
rising 4ce - #219
andy67 - #220
daahoud - #221
swpyne - #222
azureblue - #223
combobob - #224
thudstaff23 - #225
MrMe - #226
Deneh - #227
Flaked Beans - #228
Funky President - #229
Shmone - #230 (was also assigned #227, but "Attitude Castle" never posted a pic here)
Impostor - #231
matala - #232
rbolanos - #233
iamthebassman - #234
gparcy1 - #235
Talon690 - #236
GKR1 - #237
BoRadBass - #238
Midas - #239
reez - #240
west*coast*bass - #241
Smiley_one - #242
BarkerBass - #243
eadg98005 - #244
scottice - #245
bpwb - #246
Ben Wilkie - #247
smackbass - #248
Hawkbone - #249
boriology101 - #250
SOB - #251 - ALREADY ASSIGNED #176
mas502arc - #252
Tommy Lotus - #253
Josh Pelican - #254
mrbassmanjazz - #255
AlNino - #256
Aspidites - #257
Jothabass - #258 - never posted a pic
rbolanos - #259 - ALREADY ASSIGNED #233
champbassist - #260
rhobe - #261
HariKari - #262
zachoff - #263
joebar - #264
Fercorellia - #265
bigsack - #266
BassInUrFace - #267
Kenneth206 - #268
Zinfandel - #269
Dr. Cheese - #270
dudelove - #271
touji - #272
wrecksE - #273

==========assigned by ZubenElGenubi==========
bluemojo - #274
Dr_Funkdametal - #275
Bahista1dc - #276
Sundogue - #277
didaswiwaw - #278
gidroga - #279
St Drogo - #280
Bajosintrastos - #281
giacomini - #282
tofe - #283
anarkink - #284
5string5fingers - #285
hrodbert696 - #286
JB Lars - #287
guli - #288
avvie - #289
SoonerMatt - #290
frtlsbss - #291
Bassmanmike1 - #292
redplanet - #293
ZubenElGenubi - #294

Now, I've found some numbers that were assigned twice, but will not be re-issued.

Remember, no pics, no number. Links to pics (ex. another thread, image hosting site) are okay for now.
 
#453
I guess I'm a member of this club, since I own a RBX375, and I love it. I have it in ebony, and I wanted to change it to silver, but the latter ended up feeling a bit too cheap, and with a bad setup and a loose knob, so I held on to my black beauty. It is a fingerprint magnet, but other than that, I love it.

It is versatile, looks great (even more badass with a skulls-and-crossbones strap I got for it), it's not overly heavy, and it plays awesome.

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#460
Wow...I've looked over the two Yamaha Club threads over the past few days and the numbers are really FUBAR'd. Lots of skipped numbers; doubly-assigned numbers (one member actually has three numbers assigned!); some PM'd assignments (no public numbering).

I know it's all for fun, but dangme. There's actually over 320 assignments by my estimate.

Any suggestions? Y'all want to see a list here? It won't be pretty, but it'll be inclusive.
 

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