andy67

Starter for ten 🥳

Bargains: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-BB404-Fretless-bass-/363677765661?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/used-Yamaha-BBG4S2-electric-bass-guitar-pearl-cream-/393839803272?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Anderson’s have a couple of second hand BBs for sale, a white 424 (£249) & a 400f (£300). https://www.andertons.co.uk/search?categoryId=&storeId=10151&catalogId=3074457345616676668&langId=-1&sType=SimpleSearch&resultCatEntryType=2&showResultsPage=true&searchSource=Q&pageView=&beginIndex=0&pageSize=24&searchTerm=Yamaha+bb&authToken=-1002%2CXZvf36sLiPiYegUJrwTEpYgBzE92SYyViFqNTYY0v8k%3D&#facet:&productBeginIndex:0&facetLimit:&orderBy:&pageView:grid&minPrice:&maxPrice:&pageSize:&

My 2009 BB714 has it too.

Superb! You got a great deal there. 👍

I think that is a mindset similar to US and Mexican Fender. MIT was every bit their custom shop as the MIJ is. There is an explanation of why basses where built there, particularly in reference to the mk1 attitude. I’m not on FB anymore so can’t retrieve it via the Attitude FB page. If you PM John Willis he knows 👍

Yes it is! The MIT models were every bit MIJ equals, my first Attitude mk1 was Taiwanese, and was perfection 👍 Just for info, Yamaha don’t do poor quality because they state all manufacturing processes - no matter where made - follow the exact MIJ processes and quality control mechanisms as their MIJ custom factory. My only complaint about Yamaha is they quality control every aspect of instrument manufacture to the nth degree meaning a loss of individuality and character. Good compliment though 👍😎

It’s a fantastic price, priced to sell too 👍

Update?

The BB714 was just under £600 12 years ago and has since been discontinued. £800 used is way over price, £400 - £500 is in the correct ballpark.

Is there no member/s near you who has one to let you play about with?

It’s massive, powerful, deep and when you hit that high cut boost, it goes very low!

The BB714 has 40mm neck, woofer pup and non reversed P. It’s a different beast particularly when the high cut is selected. https://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/BB714-'Billy-Sheehan'-Bass-Guitar/pidYAM-BB714BS-LR

Did you? 🤭

The missus whining at me for not taking the rubbish out!

Looking forward to seeing your pix of the new bass 😎🥳🍻

That’s some deal as the EBS pedal is awesome 👍 you need to jump at that deal. Have you paid a deposit to secure it all?

You’ll love it because it is something else! Remember, there is not many of these world wide and that one specifically, was a short run like the 10th anniversary model. You’ll double your money, maybe even triple it in future. A P on steroids!

Me neither re investment but that is one, if I had access to, I wouldn’t walk by given the price of them these days. I had a mk1 that I had to sell, I’d love another but so rare and expensive now, it’s virtually impossible.

It will definitely be an investment and is 100% different from the special or as I had, the LE model. I have a limited 2 that I bought 23 years ago, it sits in its case, ungigged under my bed and aside from a small chip, it is pristine. Nothing out there sounds like an attitude nor does any bass I’ve ever played deserve its name more than it. Neck dive is awful but it is a real quality instrument. Buy it today, sell it tomorrow for twice the price.