For basses that don’t necessarily fit in the GAS or Bass Porn topics 
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Looks like Fernandes made a Stingray clone back in the lawsuit years:
https://www.mercari.com/jp/items/m93381045384/
Looks decent too, considering it’s from 1983. About $275 used. I had no idea.
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Yamaha BJ-5B, an active, 5-string version of the SBV.
Ok this one could go in the Porn topic too.
Unobtanium rare (only 50 ever made), $3k used.
Same shop has four SBV’s, and two are pristine SBV-550s, both under $1000 (before tax).
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Adding @terb to make sure he sees this.
I don’t want one, exactly - but I am glad they exist
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Damn! Yes it could. That’s really cool.
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not at all what I would want but I’ve never seen such an SBV. are you sure it’s a real Yamaha ? the logo seems kinda strange, at least it’s not the same font I have on my SBV.
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Apparently it is a 1999 one-off run of 50 for a specific artist signature line, a surfrock band here called Terry & The Blue Jeans. Here’s the equivalent 6-string:
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definitly not what I would buy 
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Especially not for $3-4000
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You would probably like this one more:
http://www.shimokura-webshop.com/products/detail.php?product_id=97660&category_id=630
~$800. They had two yesterday, sold one already 
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This hideous turtle-thing burst:
will cost you $15,000.
1964 J.
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about the SBV : yeah it’s exactly the same than mine in 550 version. at the time that’s exactly what I was looking for … but now that I have other basses with a single P pickup, I’m really happy to have 500. it’s my only bass with a dual single coil configuration. (except the lawsuit J with the fakebuckers 
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about the Fender : yeah that’s really infamous. almost even worse than the lawsuit. that’s incredible, I really don’t understand how one could like those finishes.
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I know. I mean, that couldn’t have looked good, even at the time.
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That Antigua looks exactly like the shade horror movies use for rotting zombies. Nice work, Fender. It looks like moss growing on dead bones. And not in a cool metal way, a literal way.
The Les Paul Thing there I could almost like in that it’s at least not as horrific a color choice as the other uglybursts, but it’s probably the most boring color scheme I have seen ever (even on a Gibson).
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This might just be the most expensive Squier Jazz Bass ever
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Oh thanks for the tip, that’s an amazing thread.
Just found this one. It’s not ugly so much, it’s more like Ibanez wasn’t even really trying:
OK I was wrong, that’s pretty bad.
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OK here you go, in video form for full effect:
0:10 - “Wow…”
yeah my thoughts exactly
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