jonsebass Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) For Sale (or Trade..) My Yamaha BBN5. Ive dated the Serial Number back to 1986, so thats how old this bad girl is. It started off in life as a miserable black 5 string that at some stage or other got taken to bits, attached with a sticker (and screwdriver) and then put in a box in someones attic. Until one day.. I bought her in bits, looking a right sad state, and then did the following; Stripped the black paint off (my own cost) Filled and sanded and reshaped her (at my own cost) Painted her flame red with flame red paint flake (£35 for paint, £18 for flake) Cleaned and polished the tuners and ferrules (at my own cost) Replaced the bridge with a genuine Yamaha direct replacement (£35) New nut (£5) New pots and wiring (£10) New knobs (£30) Original pickups (meaty and growly) I was planning on getting a MOP scratchplate for it, but never got round to getting one made, but ill include a .dxf drawing of a pickguard for anyone that wants one. [b]BAD POINT - the wood around the nut isnt great and the nut isnt glued in place - the bass is still playable (i play it most weekends) and its only a problem when you change the strings - a little bit of sandpaper and decent glue will be a permanent fix.[/b] So that without the cost of buying the bass is just over £120, not counting the time and effort taken to do all the work. Ill upload some better pictures of the actual bass tomorrow, but im looking for [b]£150[/b] for this bass, or a trade for another 5 string. In the mean time, there are some pictures of the Work In Progress.. [attachment=103757:243203_10150209518348214_506163213_7228256_4952182_o.jpg][attachment=103758:251652_10150207205318214_506163213_7202649_7900615_n.jpg][attachment=103759:258320_10150209517228214_506163213_7228242_2716892_o.jpg][attachment=103760:258719_10150210360588214_506163213_7236302_7238426_o.jpg][attachment=103761:259917_10150207205113214_506163213_7202647_3595880_n.jpg] Here are some pics of the bass: [attachment=104098:IMG00169-20120403-1917.jpg] [attachment=104099:IMG00170-20120403-1917.jpg] [attachment=104100:IMG00171-20120403-1918.jpg] [attachment=104101:IMG00172-20120403-1918.jpg] If you would like me to post the bass out then im happy to for a few extra quid, and collection from Coalville/Delivery around Leicestershire is also fine. Comes with fitted hardcase and strap. Thanks Mark Edited April 4, 2012 by jonsebass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsebass Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 BUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsebass Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Bump again..offers and trades considered.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsebass Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 Bump for pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsebass Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Price droooop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsebass Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 lots of views, but no takers! Any particular reason folx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsebass Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 BUMP - Listed on Ebay too. Someone take this, or offer me something else in trade! Ill accept 4', 5's or pedals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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