Guest subaudio Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) Loveley bass bought on here a few months ago but have just bought a new P bass and am hankering after a mandolin so am selling this. In great condition, four string active fretless bass with gig bag. Looking for £325 posted, will deliver in central london for £300 or will accept trades on a good F style mandolin. *** The bass does not come with the case in the photo, I wasn't sold to me with the case, I have borrowed the photo from the original add on here *** Original specs from Yamaha here [url="http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/bb/bb1500a/?mode=model"]http://usa.yamaha.co...00a/?mode=model[/url] Edited January 17, 2012 by subaudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doki Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 whats the color? any pics? whats the weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Is it a factory fretless, or has it been defretted? What's the nut-width, please? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Hi guys, have added a photo, nut width is 40mm. I'm afraid I don't know the weight as I dont own any scales but it's lighter than my 4 string US standard P bass if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) It's not a factory fretless as I dont think they made a fretless but it is a very nice defret indeed, done in a slightly red tinted wood, extremley good workmanship. Edited December 7, 2011 by subaudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 [quote name='subaudio' timestamp='1323264934' post='1461205'] Hi guys, have added a photo, nut width is 40mm. I'm afraid I don't know the weight as I dont own any scales but it's lighter than my 4 string US standard P bass if that helps. [/quote] Thanks for measuring this. 40mm is going to be too narrrow for my hulking great paws, so I'm out, sadly. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 [quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1323276125' post='1461489'] Thanks for measuring this. 40mm is going to be too narrrow for my hulking great paws, so I'm out, sadly. Steve [/quote] No worries Steve, I'm rather hulking in the paw department myself and it's fine for me, can I just check that by nut width you mean the width of the neck at the nut ( across the fret side) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edstraker123 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 [quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1323264008' post='1461185'] Is it a factory fretless, or has it been defretted? Steve [/quote] If this is the bass which used to belong to me (and it sounds like by the colour of the lines) I had it done by Jon Shuker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adledman Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 aye its that bass ed. lovely bass. awesome fretless tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby K Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Hey Ad, I nearly had mine de-fretted before doing that trade with you I bet it sounds fantastic fretless!! Bump for an underrated fantastic bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adledman Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 i was going to have this back before but timing didnt work out and i got something else. its the best fretless i have had for tone hands down and the action went stupidly low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 [quote name='subaudio' timestamp='1323282086' post='1461614'] No worries Steve, I'm rather hulking in the paw department myself and it's fine for me, can I just check that by nut width you mean the width of the neck at the nut ( across the fret side) [/quote] Yes - that's what I meant. I'm used to a wide Fender P neck and a G&L L2000 neck (44mm at the nut). The thickness of the neck front-to-back is also a factor, of course. How does the thickness of the neck compare to a Fender P, would you say? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby K Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I had the fretted version of this bass. It's more akin to a Jazz neck really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 [quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1323336592' post='1462066'] Yes - that's what I meant. I'm used to a wide Fender P neck and a G&L L2000 neck (44mm at the nut). The thickness of the neck front-to-back is also a factor, of course. How does the thickness of the neck compare to a Fender P, would you say? Steve [/quote] Hi Steve, cool, have been in double bass land for a while and just wanted to make sure I was giving you the right info, as Bobby K says, it is a Jazz type neck, much slimmer than a P bass neck. Cheers Marti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Thanks for all the very positive comments on this, it is a great bass, long shot asking for a mando but a serious offer if you've got a good F style going spare or £300 + p&p in UK, hand delivered for £300 in central London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 [quote name='subaudio' timestamp='1323339748' post='1462102'] Hi Steve, cool, have been in double bass land for a while and just wanted to make sure I was giving you the right info, as Bobby K says, it is a Jazz type neck, much slimmer than a P bass neck. Cheers Marti [/quote] No problem. Ideally I'd like a fretless with a wide neck but that's fairly shallow front-to-back (less bulky than my Fender P), passive, MIJ or MIA, £200 - £250. Picky? Me? Don't know what you mean. Hope yours sells. Lovely looking thing. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Might consider a nice A style Mandolin ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Weekend bump for a great bass at a great price, or even for free if you give me a nice mandolin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Christmas holiday bump for this. It is essentially Yamaha's answer to a jazz bass and were going for about a grand new when they came out, active electronics with passive switch and two other selectable eq settings for slap/soloing etc plus bass and treble on the pots, very versatile, great sounding, playing bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby K Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 My one of these never had a passive switch, would've liked one though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Sorry, perhaps I wasn't quite clear with my description, the three way selector has a passive position as well as two selectable pre EQ setting positions, it isn't a separate switch, thanks for pointing that out Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Quick bump as someone may have got an unwanted F style mandolin for Christmas they might like to trade for my bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby K Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) [quote name='subaudio' timestamp='1325091897' post='1479766'] Sorry, perhaps I wasn't quite clear with my description, the three way selector has a passive position as well as two selectable pre EQ setting positions, it isn't a separate switch, thanks for pointing that out Bobby [/quote] Ahh, I see... I never knew that the three way selector had a passive setting. I think I just used to use the 3rd position all the time.... Great bass chaps, come and get it! You could do a lot worse... Edited December 28, 2011 by Bobby K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Oh wow this looks nice! If anyone wants to buy by Thunder II Fretless I'm in for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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