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Having recently bought a BB1600 to join my BB11000s I've decided to sell the granddaddy of my small herd, the BB2000. I bought this from a UK dealer on Reverb and it is everything they say it is. It's pretty gorgeous obviously with Yamaha's sunburst finish and the thru neck. And it has a sound to match: deep, deeply funky with amazing sustain if required. It's been described as the ultimate funk bass and that's probably true, but my chops aren't really advanced enough to prove it. Anyway, it's made in Japan (were any of these made in Taiwan?) and the serial number on the headstock is 068909. I believe this dates it to 1982. The bass came to me with the original case with its fetching (retching) green interior and the stickers. The frets are in incredible condition which leads me to suspect it's been refretted prior to my ownership. Tuners are straight, solid and the bass stays in tune. It's currently wearing a set of DR Sunbeams 45-105 which have plenty of life in them. The neck is straight and the action is comfortable. She does have some war wounds as you might expect for a bass that came out of the factory the same year Duran Duran released Hungry Like the Wolf. The most noticeable dings are on her backside near the strap lug and you can see them in the photos next to a 20p coin. There is a tiny (really tiny) scratch at the very dusty end of the neck which I've tried to show in a photo (but failed). The electrics all work as they should although I'm not the kind of basschatter who has the knowledge or confidence to pull a bass apart. You'll see in the photos there is some corrosion on the pup screws. In terms of weight I have done a very rudimentary (me plus bass minus me) weigh in on the bathroom scales which puts her at 4.7 kilos. This seems too heavy to be honest because Yamaha literature always lists the bass at 4.1kg. I''ll try to find some better scales, but I suspect the actual weight is closer to 4.1 than 4.7. The case is in decent condition with cosmetic damage to the plastic veneer on the handle. The clasps all work and it does a fine job of protecting the bass. Please ask me any questions you like. The bass is in central London (EC2 Y8DH) and I'm happy to do a socially distanced handover or courier it at buyer's expense. I'd be using UPS who cost a bit more, but have never let me down. Thanks for reading, best Richard.

I bought this from GAK during lockdown. Lockdown does strange things to a man. It's now discontinued (not lockdown). It's barely left the case, never left the house, and as such is in 100% mint condition. Great for your Flock of Seagulls tribute band, or as a perfect sofa bass (or indeed travelling, although I'm not sure where you're going to travel to). Comes with gig bag, manual and original box. I will include a set of Bass Centre Elite double ball end strings just because you're awesome. Collect from Chesterfield, or add £20 for insured UK courier.

For Sale a (NEW) MarkBass Kimandu Richard Bona Singnature! I received as trade from a Shop so is new Body: Okumè light Neck: Maple with Graphite Bars Fretboard: Maple Frets: 24 Scale: 34 Pickups: Markbass electronics and soapbar pickups Hardware: Black Case: MB Bass Standard Bag Included Richard Bona Signature Finish: Old Yellow Weight : 3.9kg Price 1350£/1500€

Ibanez EHB1000 Headless bass in white. In great condition. Sorry to see this one go.... UK shipping option. Ibanez have combined a striking headless design with their signature advanced playability and versatile electronics – introducing the EHB bass series. Featuring a carefully-calculated headless design, versatile pickups and a number of configurations to choose from, these radical instruments are built with precision performance in mind.

I'm going to regret this, but I need to thin the herd, and create some space. I'm going to put a couple more basses up for sale shortly, if they sell, I may withdraw this one. This is one of the early runs of the model, and having played a recent one, I can confirm the early ones are the best. All original, apart from an added grounding strip (easily removed). This bass sounds and plays superb. At just under 4kg it's light for a jazz. NO TRADES - I'm thinning the herd (unless you have a 5 string Wingbass, or Fingy, or similar). I'd much prefer collection or meet-up. We can't do that just yet (unless you're also in Wales) - so I'm just putting this up to see who's interested... Hopefully we can arrange the sale for a couple of weeks time. I'd prefer not to post, unless buyer arranges their own courier.

Easter Price Drop/Offers £1500 ovno Decided 4 strings is enough for me so here goes: Now added P/X with cash option, More pics available A professionally reliced 5 string USA Marcus Miller Jazz, (refinish by Relic Arts guitars in France with matching headstock) and upgraded with the fabulous Sadowsky preamp with VTC and Aguilar 70’s Jazz pickups. Will come with original case and original boxed Fender pick ups if you want to put them back in. Widely considered to be best 5 string neck ever made by Fender and the Sadowsky massively improves on the Fender preamp, string spacing is a dream to play, sadly discontinued now rumoured to be due to production cost. Very nice weight and only issue is a missing grub screw on battery cover at rear, strung with Marcus Miller Stainless. Available to try or collect from near York , only interested in Sadowsky or Fender Custom Shop P Basses as a trade and cash from me possible but only 4 strings and no baseball bat necks. More daylight photographs can be taken weather permitting just ask me to email them 😎 Happy to answer any questions

These are amazing. Seriously, they’re brilliant and I love mine.

I’m having a really serious clearout of my DB stuff. But my Bryant is a keeper. These basses have something special about them and a Bryant owner will have a piece of magic. GLWTS