Yamaha BB3000S

Made in the early 80's.Passive electronics.Gold hardware.Rosewood fretboard.

This thing is pretty quiet.Sounds incredible.I use it on stage in my band and we play ska/hard rock/jazz/motown stuff/funk and it handles it all.I use a GK 800RB and that is the best amp for this bass.

I have had this bass for probably 15 years and use it daily and the frets(unbelievebly) are just as good now as new.Very slightly checked finish.The gold hardware is still 100%(as I do a bi-weekly cleaning of all my basses.

This bass has undergone 8 years with my band playing in america,germany,holland,france and japan.This is one road worthy bass.I occasionally use this bass on local gigs without a back-up.

I have never had to really use the customer support exept for one time and the dealing went so super well.Yamaha has to be the best for keeping the customer happy.

I have been playing since I was 5,so...23 years.I own 2 musicman stingrays.3 GK 800RB heads and I use an ampeg 8X10 cabinet.If this baby were lost I don't think it could be replaced.It is part of me.

It has all the basic needs. Even after 20 years I still have mixed emotions about active electronics. This has passive and it suits it fine. I am not sure exactly when this was made. Definitly sometime in the 80's. Probably early 80's. It was made in Japan. It has a 21 fret ebony board, 4 string (the 5000s were 5 strings),neck thru, 1 P 1 J pickups, 2 vol, 1 tone, spplit oval position markers, gold hardware, "vintage" white finish. The pickups are passive. I believe the neck is 3 pieces of maple with 2 strips or mahogany and the body is either maple or alder. It's not very heavy (like a late 70's Fender). It's a 34 inch scale, psuedo Fendery/Pedula shape. Basically if you don't know what this is, you better find out.

Punchy and full. This thing sustains like a piano. I play through a Trace Elliot and an Ampeg SVT II. This bass can cover ALL basses. It oozes jazz and growls metal. VERY versitile. I have always loved this series of basses. I own a BB2000 (plus had a second for a while) and Love it. This is essentially the Les Paul Custom vs. the BB2000 as the Standard.If you catch my drift.

I got this one used. I was too young whden it was built. I set up my own guitars so set up is not something I can rate. The abi.ity to be set up is important and this bass certaly is/was. I see now flaws in the bass. I wish I could get a bass today with the construction, finish and sound of this series at the extremly reasonable price they were new.

I have not had this one very long but I have owned 2 BB2000s and one for many years. as a whole they seem to hold up very well. The finish is very durable and the construction is top notch. I have used this one on gigs and my other BB2000s on gigs and recording and they are great!!!!!!

I have never contacted Yamaha on this bass so I can not honestly answer this.

I have been playing for 20 years. Currently I own about 40 guitars including 3 Gibsons, 8 Fenders, 2 Schecters, 2 Carvins, 3 Kramers, 2 Charvels, 2 OLD Ferdnandes(when they were nicer than concurrent Fenders), and a whole bunch of other assorteds. Bass wise I have about 15 including 4 Fenders (Jazzand P), 1 Spector(NS4), 1 Fodera (Emporror Elite), 1 Alembic (Spoiler), 1 Carvin (5 string, 75?), 1 ESP (M5), 1 Peavey(TL5), 3 Yamahas ( all BB*000s including this one). I own a Trace bass rig and an Ampeg bass rig I usually play through both sinultaneously, and for guitar a Fender Vibrolux Reverb and H R DeVille, a Yamaha DG-100 212 (great amp, blows away Line6), a Line6 and a Marshall lead 12 mini stack (decoration). My obsession with gear also includes 3 Roland and 3 Yamaha Synths, a Boss Br-8 8 track digital studio, assorted MXR, Boss, EH, Chandler, and Ibanez "vintage" effects (they are old I don't understand why people call them vintage)

THIS BASS IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!! A new reissue Michael Anthony (Van Halen) list for $3000. I have played them and I like the earlier versions better.