msb Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 It appeared last week on kijiji for a market price , a blue reissue Samurai , the Yamaha SBV500. I have a yellow one , and spent some years looking for it. It’s one of the few long scale basses I regularly play , I think of it as being like a Jazz bass on steroids , but much funkier. And today got a call from some friends that work at our local L&M , the big music retailer in Canada. The blue Samurai had appeared at the store , they were going to move it for a really good price , and was I interested … Now I have a yellow one that I love , but I could not turn down the deal. I’ll pick it up tomorrow. And I’m flattered that they called me before they put it out! Sold! 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 They are seriously cool things! Enjoy it! Would love to see a pic of them both when you get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 2 hours ago, msb said: I think of it as being like a Jazz bass on steroids Exactly how I've frequently described mine! Had one of these for a while, such a playable, surprisingly well-balanced & great-sounding bass. As well as looking amazing! Getting pretty hard to find now, sometimes very silly prices when they come up, too. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyndainverse Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 This one is pretty. https://guitarzilla.co.uk/products/yamaha-sbv-500-car-gz617 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 33 minutes ago, Kyndainverse said: This one is pretty. https://guitarzilla.co.uk/products/yamaha-sbv-500-car-gz617 It is. But £800? See what I mean by silly prices? Really makes me wish I'd bought the one I saw in a local Crack Converters for £150 a few years back. I might've, if it hadn't been the same colour as mine... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Heh, they've got a flying banana too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 19 hours ago, spacecowboy said: They are seriously cool things! Enjoy it! Would love to see a pic of them both when you get it! Just got it home and tweaked the bridge. Action is low , might raise it a hair , it has an older set of rounds on it , I may leave them on , I have Thomastik flats on the yellow one. These are a good looking pair! 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 NICE! 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 12 hours ago, neepheid said: Heh, they've got a flying banana too! Also an SS300, which was Yamaha's 80s take on the Samurai shape - MIJ, in great condition, ridiculously rare & half the price of the Taiwan-made SBV500. Odd. Apropos of nothing, the high-end, through-neck version of this, the SC600, has been on my OHMYGODIWANTTHAT list for many, many years. They don't come up & I wouldn't be able to afford one if it did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Haven't I seen a few of these on ebay recently?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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