StuarDaddy Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 I am in the market for a back up bassĀ just literally to sit at the side when I start gigging again ( I sold all my back up gear when I packed in years ago but been coaxed out for a gig or two or three!), normally play my 73 Jazz and used to have a JV jazz as my back up, looked at a few squier or mex jazz and precision but not fanciedĀ anything yet. Strangely Iāve never played a Yamaha Bass but Iāve been offered a BB414 from a friend of a friend for Ā£80 quid? Seems a no brainer but are they any good???Ā Quote
BassApprentice Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 For Ā£80, DO IT! A full 40 page topic all about BBs if you need any more info/help! Ā Quote
Grahambythesea Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Ā£80 iāll Have it if you donāt, in fact Iāll offer Ā£90! Ā š¤© Quote
StuarDaddy Posted February 11, 2019 Author Posted February 11, 2019 Just picked it up now. Needs a new selector and tone pot. Easy fix. 80 quid canāt moan.Ā Quote
jezzaboy Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 They usually go for Ā£160 to Ā£200 so Ā£80 is a bargain. Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 The one off Facebook buy and sell in Liverpool? damn you š Quote
Reggaebass Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 One sold on shpock near Liverpool, it looked good. Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Reggaebass said: One sold on shpock near Liverpool, it looked good. Thatās what Iāve seen it on - think you can link it to FB, looked like it needed a switch and a pot. got me thinking about a wine red 414 now. My orange one is ace. Quote
Reggaebass Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Thatās what Iāve seen it on - think you can link it to FB, looked like it needed a switch and a pot. got me thinking about a wine red 414 now. My orange one is ace. Theyāre all nice but the orange one with the matching headstockĀ is fabĀ 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Theyāre all nice but the orange one with the matching headstockĀ is fabĀ The far right 3 are what Iāve kept hold of, far left bb200 going soon. Quote
Reggaebass Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Just now, AndyTravis said: The far right 3 are what Iāve kept hold of, far left bb200 going soon. I wouldnāt sell the far right one , that would be hard to replaceĀ Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Needs a wine red brother for more sophisticated momentsĀ Quote
Reggaebass Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Just now, AndyTravis said: Needs a wine red brother for more sophisticated momentsĀ AbsolutelyĀ Quote
StuarDaddy Posted February 11, 2019 Author Posted February 11, 2019 Yeh itās the one off Schpock. InĀ ok condition, just them couple of little jobs. Sounds ok tho and the action is ridiculously low onĀ it. Might adjust that. Quote
Reggaebass Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, StuarDaddy said: Yeh itās the one off Schpock. InĀ ok condition, just them couple of little jobs. Sounds ok tho and the action is ridiculously low onĀ it. Might adjust that. Nice, that Was Ā worth every penny, well done. Quote
Reggaebass Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 I recently missed out on this Ā£120 on gumtree,Ā and it was only round the corner to meĀ 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, StuarDaddy said: Yeh itās the one off Schpock. InĀ ok condition, just them couple of little jobs. Sounds ok tho and the action is ridiculously low onĀ it. Might adjust that. Itās too broken that. Iāll give you your Ā£80 back and Iāll sort it š¤¦š»āāļøš 2 Quote
StuarDaddy Posted February 11, 2019 Author Posted February 11, 2019 Haha. If I donāt like it when itās fixed you can have it. š Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, StuarDaddy said: Haha. If I donāt like it when itās fixed you can have it. š Theyāre really rubbish š¤£ 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 I might have a spare Yamaha bb knob somewhere - it has a tiny chip in it, but is from a 415 I had years ago so will be a similar age. Quote
BassApprentice Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 https://www.facebook.com/groups/184621401586617/permalink/2034188219963250/?sale_post_id=2034188219963250&app=fblĀ Ā OK, almost double the price but might be worth investigating @AndyTravis Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, BassApprentice said: https://www.facebook.com/groups/184621401586617/permalink/2034188219963250/?sale_post_id=2034188219963250&app=fblĀ Ā OK, almost double the price but might be worth investigating @AndyTravis Ā Yeah. Iām not paying Ā£150 for it - heās had it on for a while. weirdly, the vintage bb tuners donāt suit it either. Quote
CameronJ Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: weirdly, the vintage bb tuners donāt suit it either. Seems like the stalks are too long? Looks a bit weird! 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) @CameronJĀ Iād rather wait for @StuarDaddyĀ to realise that BBās are not for him... Shouldve gone up on my lunch break - it was in Knowsley and Iām only working in Ashton-in-Makerfield (about 10Ā miles)Ā wouldāve been a long dinner break...in fact, I havenāt had a dinner break in 2 years Edited February 11, 2019 by AndyTravis Quote
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