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paulo
 Post subject: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: July 21st, 2019, 6:00 am 
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 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: July 21st, 2019, 9:32 am 
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Oh my, that's a proper one!

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 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: July 21st, 2019, 10:16 am 
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Beautiful bass.
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 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: July 22nd, 2019, 4:19 am 
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I think it's the same Model and color as Sir Paul's
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 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: July 22nd, 2019, 6:02 am 
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 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: July 22nd, 2019, 7:09 am 
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bobjones2260 wrote:
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I think it's the same Model and color as Sir Paul's


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Carmine
 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: July 23rd, 2019, 1:31 pm 
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I have a BB1200, but it's always been a bit of a mystery to me that it actually came from the factory equipped with the same additional bridge pickup as a BB2000 (I'm certainly not complaining- the bridge pu rocks).

Yamaha's "BB" designation was for "Broad Bass" (whatever that means), but to me it was always for "Beautiful Bass" as Andrew said... the aesthetics and craftmanship on the neck-thru Yamahas from this era are just all around beautiful!


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 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: July 23rd, 2019, 2:37 pm 
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I’d like one of those.

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 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: November 16th, 2022, 8:33 am 
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pjmuck
 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: February 14th, 2023, 11:54 pm 
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Here's a fairly recent video of Paul playing his BB1200 for the auction to Benefit Music Rising:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VDv_LQeStWM

He sold this bass at auction back in Dec. '21 for a record $496,100!!

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bobjones2260
 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: February 15th, 2023, 11:33 am 
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Like many of us, I am a huge Paul Fan but that $$ for a bass that is not his legacy is crazy.
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paulo
 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: September 30th, 2023, 6:58 pm 
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Looking for info on these basses I've looped back to this thread!
Here's my BB1200 based on pics I believe it's from the same year as Carmine's!
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Leftybass94
 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: October 1st, 2023, 4:34 am 
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My ‘77 BB1200 is almost identical to Carmine’s, with the bridge pickup.


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paulo
 Post subject: Re: Rare Yamaha BB1200
PostPosted: October 1st, 2023, 11:47 am 
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Look at that, another one!
I bet these BB1200 with two pickups sound amazing.
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