5-string fretless Yamaha TRB 5IIF - No Reserve!

Yamaha TRB 5IIF 5-string fretless bass guitar with active pickups

Although fretless, this bass has subtle lighter coloured fret-point marker lines on the fretboard and marker dots on the side of the neck

More detailed pics at http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/robkarloff/Bass?feat=directlink

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Features :  Japanese made, about 2000, 5 string, amber high gloss, H/H active alnico pickups, active electronics, 35'' scale (from HarmonyCentral).

SPECIFICATIONS
 
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS

Scale Length····················································································· 889.0mm
Body-Neck Construction··············································· Bolt On
Length········································································································ 1163.0mm
Width··········································································································· 334.5mm
Net Weight·························································································· 4.5kg

COLOR

Body
5II/5IIF:AMT············································································ Amber Burst
5II:MGB························································································· Magenta Burst
5II/5IIF:TLBIII··········································································· Translucent Blue

Neck
5II/5IIF:AMT············································································ Amber Burst
5II:MGB························································································· Magenta Burst
5II/5IIF:TLBIII··········································································· Translucent Blue

BODY

Material···································································································· Light Ash
Body Depth························································································ 41.0mm

FINGERBOARD

Material···································································································· Rosewood
Fingerboard Width·································································· 0-F 43.0mm,12-F 65.9mm
No.of Frets··························································································· 24

NECK

Material···································································································· Maple
Neck Thickness············································································ 1-F 20.5mm,12-F 25.0mm

PARTS

Hardware································································································ Gold Plated
Nut··················································································································· Bone
Bridge········································································································· BPX-5D:Gold
Strings········································································································ YAMAHA H4050

CONTROLS

Volume····································································································· 5k X1
Balance····································································································· 20k X1
Equalizer································································································ 50k X3

PICKUPS

Front/Rear···························································································· Double Coil Magnet
Front/Rear···················································································· AlnicoV

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Excellent ding-free condition

Cost 20,000 Danish Kroner when originally bought (~ £2500)

Get yourself a great quality fretless bass for little money!

Just to clarify - This bass IS an original fretless model (previously had some idiot Ebayer mailing me deriding this item because he owned 2 TRB series basses and according to his "expert" knowledge this never came fretless... Nice to prove that guy wrong!!), see the Google pics for the model number and this link :

http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/Documents/Guitars/TRB5II_5IIF_E.pdf

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Bass/product/Yamaha/TRB-5IIF+Fretless/10/1

http://www.petewood.com.au/2008/01/08/yamaha-trb-5iif-fretless-bass/

This could mean that finding a genuine fretless TRB 5-string is tricky, so you're getting a good buy! The original cost quoted is also what I have been told by my girlfriend (her father was a professional bassist and bass teacher in Denmark and this was originally his, he passed away some years ago), I have no way to verify and if you are interested in buying then you are buying based on the listed auction price and what you believe it is worth, not whatever we believe it cost originally. I am sure anyone interested in a bass like this would do their research and know what they are looking at and what it's worth to them. The starting price is the price that my girlfriend feels she needs for it, based on what she thinks it originally cost her father in Denmark and whatever sentimental value she attaches.

The "Tiger Army" sticker is already peeling off (you can see this in the pics on Google), I think it will come off fine and should leave no marks if a little alcohol on a rag is used to remove any gum that remains. The sticker seems like a good quality item so I think it would come off whole with some care.

Item can be paid in cash if collected in person. Otherwise PayPal only.

Thanks for looking!!