NBD - old Yamaha...

UnclePsychosis

Picked this up last week, very lovely indeed.

An old (1970s? Maybe 1980) Yamaha Pulser. I've always wanted a 70s P bass in either blonde or natural, but I don't like massive P necks so choice is very limited. These have a neck which is somewhere between 39 and 40mm which is ideal for me. 

Cheaper than a modern Mexican Fender but built to ridiculous Japanese standards. Yes please. 

https://imgur.com/a/caZ3IJm

I'll fix the image link later...

Winny_Pooh

Sweet

Neilybob

Ooh that's nice! Congrats 

UnclePsychosis

Thanks for fixing the pic Neillybob!

Really need to ditch Imgr... 

DannyP

How's the weight?

When I see 70's natural finish stuff, a cognitive bias (halo effect?) kicks in, making me think it's really heavy!

GoFish

Very pretty. That grain is tight!

UnclePsychosis

Its probably 4.5kg so it's not lightweight, that's for sure. I don't think it's noticeably much heavier than my Squier Jazz bass though, so I don't think it's much of a problem. Although maybe ask me after a three hour rehearsal! 

Switch625

Wow that is a beauty. Gonna have to keep an eye out myself for something similar

DannyP

UnclePsychosis said:

Its probably 4.5kg so it's not lightweight, that's for sure. I don't think it's noticeably much heavier than my Squier Jazz bass though, so I don't think it's much of a problem. Although maybe ask me after a three hour rehearsal! 

That sounds fine! Plus Bass KGs don't weigh as much as Guitar KGs!

JezWynd

UnclePsychosis said:

Thanks for fixing the pic Neillybob!

Really need to ditch Imgr... 

If you ctrl click (Mac) on the image in Imgur and select 'copy image address' then paste into the Attach Image box, it should work okay. If on PC, I presume use Right Click to bring up relevant menu.

roberty

That's really nice

Also, is that Ah Ha taking on the robots? A new frontier in mechanised warfare

UnclePsychosis

Switch625 said:

Wow that is a beauty. Gonna have to keep an eye out myself for something similar

There's actually a near identical one for sale on Basschat.  

UnclePsychosis

roberty said:

That's really nice

Also, is that Ah Ha taking on the robots? A new frontier in mechanised warfare

Hahaha, no that is a print which is a reimagining of the kraftwerk "man machine" artwork drawn by Manda Rin of Bis fame.

Neilybob

UnclePsychosis said:

Thanks for fixing the pic Neillybob!

Really need to ditch Imgr... 

Looks very similar to my 70's Tempest MIJ bass 

UnclePsychosis

Oooft, that's nice. I would prefer a black scratchplate but probably not enough to do anything about it. 

Switch625

UnclePsychosis said:

Switch625 said:

Wow that is a beauty. Gonna have to keep an eye out myself for something similar

There's actually a near identical one for sale on Basschat.  

Thanks for the heads up. I’ve just gone and bought it!