nick Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Thought I'd post a pic of my new Samaurai banana bass. Picked it up a couple weeks ago off Ebay, at what I thought was a cheap price, & had been after one for years. It has a really fast neck, I'm more acustomed to P-Basses. Pickups are surprisingly quite good IMO - which is just as well, as I don't think I'd be able to find replacements that fit. Delivers a nice punchy tone, with plenty of growl - restrung it with some heavier Elites rounds as opposed to my usual flats. Doesn't balance too briliantly, but that's to be expected with it's weird shape. Nicely fits a Jazz Bass hole in my collection.... Needs playing in, as it seems (to me) to be in virtually unplayed condition. So far, very happy with it - looking forward to roadtesting it at next gig [attachment=10706:002.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Nice! I love SBVs, they look brilliant IMO, but I'm sure thousands would disagree. I quite fancy a sunburst one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Very nice... Is this an original or a re-issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 (edited) [quote name='BigRedX' post='237579' date='Jul 11 2008, 08:26 PM']Very nice... Is this an original or a re-issue?[/quote] Thanks! It's a (SBV500) reissue, believe they were made for a short while from 2000(?) It's my youngest bass! The original (SBV-5A) looked slightly different. [url="http://www.yamaha.co.jp/product/guitar/eg/database/sb/sb-5a.html"]http://www.yamaha.co.jp/product/guitar/eg/...e/sb/sb-5a.html[/url] Edited July 11, 2008 by nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I do like SBVs - folk here from the original Bassworld site will remember Mr Arrowhead Guitars (reincarnated on BC as Paul C) went through a rather strange phase of collecting these - I don't know how many he had, but his avowed intent was to collect them all, Pokemon-style: every model and colour permutation! I don't think he quite achieved that - but he had loads, as well as the SBV-500 and its numerous colours, in Japan there were various different pickup permutations, special edition models & feck-knows what else. And then there were the vintage ones... Anyway, with any luck Paul will drop by this topic & post a photo of The Collection, but mine was originally one of his (a duplicate) and look - there it is, being played by a gonk in a dodgy hat: I love mine (must gig it again soon!) but because I have a penchant for maple & blocks, I really want this version: Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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