I love those old Yamahas. Tony Kanal was a big inspiration for me when I was first starting out on bass. Looks like you got a great one!

@bassedthechannel

Жыл бұрын

That rules! Thanks for checking out the video, friend!

the 2000 and the 5000 are immense

FYI The tuners, bridge and pickup covers are gold plated NOT brass. The nut is the only brass hardware on it. The BB3000's from the same era were the same spec, I own a 1983 BB3000. Great basses!!

Own the four string sister BB3000s white since new. Has vol-vol- tone knobs = no switch. Will never part with it. Looks almost new and plays like a dream. Even better with flat wound strings.

@bassedthechannel

Жыл бұрын

That rules!

I was really thrilled when I found out that the BB5000 was the first mass production 5-string bass. My first bass, the one that I learned on, was a BB-G5, which is basically a grandchild of this, and the budget version of the Nathan East model. So _my_ first bass is really connected to _the_ first 5-string, and also to the man that helped making it happen. I'll never sell it.

@bassedthechannel

7 ай бұрын

They rule!!

I've owned one of these for around 2 years and it's just amazing. It really took a lot of getting used to as you said due to the tight spacing, but now I find it hard getting back to playing my other basses! You brought up Nathan East being the guy who helped develop the BB5000, and while he may have been of help too, Yamaha's biggest bass asset at the time was Tetsuo Sakurai, formerly of Casiopea. Phenomenal player, he was my inspiration for getting one of these and the BB2000. All that said, I need a white one!

@bassedthechannel

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Same! I have a BB2000 that I’m actually not jiving with. The neck is just so huge and it’s really heavy. I’d love a BB3000S.

@dapper763

Жыл бұрын

@@bassedthechannel I agree that the 2000 is pretty heavy, but the tones are just too good! Got mine modified to have the neck pickup moved closer to the neck around an inch to get that early 80s Casiopea tone (same mod Sakurai made), followed by a real nice white dipped in pink finish (there’s also pink glitter spread around the white, but you have to look close to notice lol). Great 80s look paired with a clear strap! I really want a red BB3000 fretless, but that’s incredibly rare (and expensive), hell even just a 3000!

@bassedthechannel

Жыл бұрын

@@dapper763 That sounds awesome! I feel like the neck of the 2000 is like... extra wide too.

@dapper763

Жыл бұрын

@@bassedthechannel Yeah it's pretty wide, but I prefer that to jazz type necks, coming from a guy who started on a P bass lol

I have THREE. 2 MIJ, 1 MIT. I've had them since birth.

@bassedthechannel

Жыл бұрын

That rules!

Sick asf

That is NOT the original String tree. I have an all original BB5000 and BB3000s. Original Bridge is NOT made of brass, It is another metal type and it's plated gold color. The Pickup Rings are made of Brass. They made a later BB5000 A which was ACTIVE but it too had NARROW spacing. I owned one. But then I sold it for the prototype BB5000A Mkii which had the wider string spacing..

What would be a modern equivalent to this bb5000 bass?

nice vid

@bassedthechannel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We hope you stick around and subscribe!

The BB5000A is fine in my opinion.

May i ask which tuners have you put on it, mine are rattling as hell and i want to change them. Thanks

@bassedthechannel

4 ай бұрын

Hey friend! The tuners were changed before I bought the bass. However, when I buy tuners now I always buy hipshot ultralites

@boochbass

4 ай бұрын

@@bassedthechannel Thanks!

Question. How much is one of the Yamaha bb5000 5 String guitar now worth? Price range?

@bassedthechannel

6 ай бұрын

Ive seen them between 1500-2500

Not underrated by me, I've been dying to get my hands on one for a long time!

@Danmaur

Жыл бұрын

I got one. It’s a fantastic bass

nope, I own a bb5000A with narrow spacing

5:15 story of my life

@bassedthechannel

8 ай бұрын

🤣

I have a first year BB5000 and That string tree definitely is not original.

@bassedthechannel

7 ай бұрын

You’re right, these tuners were swapped

but it's mad ugly

@bassedthechannel

Жыл бұрын

I’m in to the look but it’s not for everyone. Thanks for the comment!

@memoherdezrico9706

10 ай бұрын

Manolito needs a Barbie bass 💗

@manolo4217

10 ай бұрын

@@memoherdezrico9706 q si q odias a las mujeres ya me he enterao pesao de los cojones