ash Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) Another bass on offer as part of my latest cull. This is a rare late 60s early 70s Yamaha Samurai bass made in Japan. There is a serial number stamped between the highest frets. This was purchased in a bit of a sorry state but now sounds and plays well. There are plenty of bumps and dings to the metallic blue paintwork but nothing structural. The bridge is original and comes complete with bridge cover. Both pickups and all electrics work as they should. The controls are a volume, tone and 'balancer' (blend). The silver top knobs are complete and original. The bass has a replacement thumb rest and strap buttons. There is a small repaired strip of binding on the underside of the neck. The neck is straight with a low action and good frets. The truss rod works properly ( accessed from behind the neck plate) and the bass is currently strung with flat wounds. Sorry there is no case. I'm not looking for trades but I'm happy to ship at buyers cost. Apparently these vintage models are quite sought after. It's certainly a head turner! More pics available. Edited June 23, 2014 by ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) Are these 34" scale? And the repaired binding, any chance of a pic? Ta x Edited June 20, 2014 by AndyTravis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 Yep long scale - I'll try to put a pic of the binding up tomorrow. It doesn't interfere with playing BTW. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 (edited) Picture of binding repair Edited August 4, 2014 by ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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