Yamaha SLB300 Silent Bass £1500 Leeds

[Adememoire]

Yamaha SLB300 Silent Bass bought new at the beginning of lockdown and played extensively since: you'll know what you are looking at! However, I was playing it with a (lovely) swing band in an overheated venue when I fainted, coming to a couple of minutes later with the bass on top me. It survived remarkably well, still fully functional though the fall took out a set of Evah Pirazzi Weich strings and bent a tuning machine, both now replaced so fitted with a set of new as originally supplied Helicore Hybrid Lights. However, the fingerboard did strike the edge of the stage on the way down and this has left some denting (see photograph) - fortunately, it lies midway between the fourth and fifth finger positions so it has no impact on tuning and negligible impact on playability and is barely visible on a stage. However, the bass is priced accordingly. Only selling because getting a replacement tuning machine from Yamaha took so long that I had to buy a second SLB300 to be able to keep playing... Any questions, just ask!

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Adememoire
Correcting for clarity

[Beedster]

Very interested, do you have any pics of it built up and are you able to courier or it it collection only? 

 

Assume electrics are all fine?

 

Chris

[simonlittle]

For anyone wondering these are fantastic instruments and this is a great price. I’m sure the fingerboard damage could be easily repaired by a luthier. If I didn’t have one already I’d be on my way up to Leeds right now…

[Adememoire]

1 hour ago, Beedster said:

Very interested, do you have any pics of it built up and are you able to courier or it it collection only? 

 

Assume electrics are all fine?

 

Chris

Built up photograph here, Chris (stand not included in the sale, it seemed to cost nearly as much as the bass...) and another showing some more cosmetic damage. Electrics survived the fall without damage, yes. Another interested party has asked about the possibility of having it sent: I do have the original Yamaha shipping box so it's at least theoretically possible. I had a quick look at what it might cost and if one adds the insurance to cover the value, it would probably be around £80-£100. It was shipped to me via DPD and they would do it uninsured for about £15, I guess the original shipment was covered by the shop's insurance.