Yamaha BB400
Overview
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Product:
- bass guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1981 to 1983
YAMAHA produced the BB400 bass from 1981 to 1983. The BB400 had a double cutaway alder body with a bolt-on maple neck. Other features included Yamaha wide range split pickups, specially designed individual machine heads with adjustable torque, unique bridge with increased mass for added sustain and a heavy duty truss rod encased in a special aluminum channel.
Specifications (18)
Controls
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
| Pickups configuration | 1 split coil pickup |
General
| Finish colors | brown finish, natural finish |
| Made in | Japan |
| Number of strings | 4 strings |
| Scale length | 33.875 inches scale-length |
Body
| Body material | alder body |
| Body shape features | double cutaway |
| Body style | precision bass style |
Hardware
| Bridge | fixed bridge |
| Hardware color | chrome hardware |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
Neck
| Neck joint | bolt on neck |
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Number of frets | 21 fret |
| Tuner layout | four-in-a-row tuners, three-each-side |
Prices (7)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | $250.00 | good | ||
| 2016 | $69 | good | had to replace the tone pot | |
| 2015 | $200 | excellent | Kaitlyn | |
| 2016 | $0 | good | ||
| 2008 | $99 | worn | ||
| 1998 | €450 | excellent | ||
| 1980 | €700 | excellent |
Reviews (1)
YAMAHA BB400 reviewed by little thunder
little thunder
I got my 83 Yamaha BB400, I play Fender jazz, Rickenbacker 3001, I've played all my guitars but this might be one trick guitar. The action on the 400 is almost as good as my jazz no joke but the tone is rich and really sound. I put a different tail piece, Schaller tuners, lowered the action. Just these few add ons and you can really make your axe a stand out. This ain't no joke I play that 400 any chance I get. Hope this info can get your 400 like mine, you wont regret. Party on dudes!
