On hold: Yamaha Super Bass SB800 (1977) made in Japan €850 - *SOLD* £705 Netherlands

[SurroundedByManatees]

Yamaha Super Bass SB800

 

Great vintage Yamaha Super Bass. It's made in Japan, and the serial decoder says it's made in 1977.

 

 

It's a really great playing and sounding alternative to a standard Jazz Bass. 

The neck is quite chunky, more like a P bass.

Soundwise it's s in the jazz bass family of course, though I'd say it has a little more meat in the mids than most jazzes. It has a full warm and punchy sound with both pickups active, but also does a great job on funky burping on the bridge pickup solood with the tone closed. The strings fitted are Thomastik flats.

 

The bass is in good condition for it's age. It has its usermarks, small damages and bucklerash, but nothing major. One height adjustment screw has been replaced. All electronics and hardware work like they should. The weight is 3,96kg on my kitchen scale.

 

Asking €850

 

I am located in the Netherlands, but happy to ship at buyers risk and expense.

 

Edited May 22, 2022 by SurroundedByManatees

[flaviusm]

I saw/heard this model for the first time played by Peter Vink on the Star One's DVD Live on Earth. The sound is AMAZING and HUGE! Great bass! GLWTS!