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- 50 euro
- Artikelstandort
- Poznan, Poland
For sale is a rare bass guitar from Japan, especially in this color – a 1989 Yamaha MB IIIR.
Although it comes from the Motion Bass family, the forerunner of the TRB line, the "IIIR" is very different from its larger siblings: it's passive, lightweight, has a thin neck, and a distinctive hockey stick-shaped headstock. It is an unusual axe, but with the usual top-notch Japanese quality.
Getting down to the details – the IIIR has a scale length of 848 mm (33.3 inches). Although it sounds and feels like a traditional full-scale, its small body makes it more like a medium-scale (or perhaps even a short-scale). Balance isn't an issue, however – it weighs a mere 3 kg, but the tiny headstock and lightweight Gohot tuners don't pull it down. A high-mass bridge with a strings-through-body option also helps.
It's worth noting the finishing details, such as the brass string bushings that match the rest of the hardware. A small detail, but a real eye-catcher. And it demonstrates why Yamaha was one of the market leaders at the time. The bass dates back to 1989.
Soundwise, it's a dynamic PJ with plenty of low end (enhanced by the pickup angle - under thicker strings, the coils are closer to the neck) and a clearly defined, but not glassy, high end. The pickups, with alnico magnets, deliver a strong and very even signal—importantly, Yamaha plays strongly even with just the rear pickup. This is rather rare in passive basses.
I'd rate the condition as very good. The frets look like new, the neck is straight, and the action is about 1.5mm at the 12th fret. There are a few tiny chips in the paint (mainly on the back), but the overall finish looks excellent, with few micro-scratches or dulling. The blue/green burst color looks great and unique.
The guitar can be played in Poznań, Poland (!!), and EU shipping would not be a problem.
Private sale so no warranty, return etc. can be offered.
Although it comes from the Motion Bass family, the forerunner of the TRB line, the "IIIR" is very different from its larger siblings: it's passive, lightweight, has a thin neck, and a distinctive hockey stick-shaped headstock. It is an unusual axe, but with the usual top-notch Japanese quality.
Getting down to the details – the IIIR has a scale length of 848 mm (33.3 inches). Although it sounds and feels like a traditional full-scale, its small body makes it more like a medium-scale (or perhaps even a short-scale). Balance isn't an issue, however – it weighs a mere 3 kg, but the tiny headstock and lightweight Gohot tuners don't pull it down. A high-mass bridge with a strings-through-body option also helps.
It's worth noting the finishing details, such as the brass string bushings that match the rest of the hardware. A small detail, but a real eye-catcher. And it demonstrates why Yamaha was one of the market leaders at the time. The bass dates back to 1989.
Soundwise, it's a dynamic PJ with plenty of low end (enhanced by the pickup angle - under thicker strings, the coils are closer to the neck) and a clearly defined, but not glassy, high end. The pickups, with alnico magnets, deliver a strong and very even signal—importantly, Yamaha plays strongly even with just the rear pickup. This is rather rare in passive basses.
I'd rate the condition as very good. The frets look like new, the neck is straight, and the action is about 1.5mm at the 12th fret. There are a few tiny chips in the paint (mainly on the back), but the overall finish looks excellent, with few micro-scratches or dulling. The blue/green burst color looks great and unique.
The guitar can be played in Poznań, Poland (!!), and EU shipping would not be a problem.
Private sale so no warranty, return etc. can be offered.