Yamaha SB-55 Bass Guitar 1970 Natural
£849.00
Up for sale is a vintage 1970 Yamaha SB-55 Bass Guitar in Natural.
This is a great playing Yamaha SB-55 that was made in Japan in 1970. It's an early version of Yamaha's "Super Bass", its absolutely unique and weird design, which roots laying in canonical Jazz Bass' style. The neck is a standard J-bass type with plenty of access to higher frets. The pickups are hot and sound awesome, tone-wise they sound somewhere between P- and J- bass: beefy, punchy tone with brightness and clarity.
The SB-55s (and 75s) was popular among the jazz and rock scene in early-to-mid 70s. For instance, Michael Henderson (Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye) played on one of these and even used it on a various recordings back in the day.
Condition: Very good for its age with signs of cosmetic wear like scratches and dings.
Amount of Fretwear: N/A - recently given a full re-fret.
Any questions, don't hesitate to ask
Located at Clingan Guitar Tone, 34 Sackville Street, Collingwood, Australia. Available for viewing and playing anytime. We ship all around the world, so feel free to ask for an accurate shipping quote.
This is a great playing Yamaha SB-55 that was made in Japan in 1970. It's an early version of Yamaha's "Super Bass", its absolutely unique and weird design, which roots laying in canonical Jazz Bass' style. The neck is a standard J-bass type with plenty of access to higher frets. The pickups are hot and sound awesome, tone-wise they sound somewhere between P- and J- bass: beefy, punchy tone with brightness and clarity.
The SB-55s (and 75s) was popular among the jazz and rock scene in early-to-mid 70s. For instance, Michael Henderson (Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye) played on one of these and even used it on a various recordings back in the day.
Recently setup in house so it plays, feels and sounds awesome!
Condition: Very good for its age with signs of cosmetic wear like scratches and dings.
Amount of Fretwear: N/A - recently given a full re-fret.
Any questions, don't hesitate to ask
Located at Clingan Guitar Tone, 34 Sackville Street, Collingwood, Australia. Available for viewing and playing anytime. We ship all around the world, so feel free to ask for an accurate shipping quote.
Specifications
- Condition: Very Good
- Make: Yamaha
- Model: SB-55 Bass Guitar
- Year: 1970
- Finish: Natural
- Country of Origin: JP
