Ran across this today… Interesting read…. One of the contenders for my next bass purchase is the BBP35-5…
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I approve of the SB-7a in the hero image 
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Wicked COOL bass…. For some reason the headstocks on those necks always reminded me of a Samurai Sword…
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Yeh they are called Flying Samurais
It’s my favorite bass style, I love my SBV-800MF.
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SWEET!! Every so often I’ll see one for sale on Reverb. Just never bought an instrument without playing it first….
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Well… now I want one.
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Sweet. Yeah the BB2024 line was the pro level from about 15 years ago and they still go for about $2k. Really great.
Very nice SBV too
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So cool!
I’m a giant Yamaha fanboy.
Wish they bring back the damn SBV… one day.
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I would dig this a lot, I love mine.
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OK, probably my favorite Yamaha bass I’ve seen. I love my BB, but hate the color!
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Just curious, what color do yo have?
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It’s the classic candy apple red look, with no pickguard.
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The guy is still asking way way too much for it so I won’t pass the ad on but I still love the idea of this as a package deal:
SGV700 and SBV500 in the same color, adorable
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Just want to call out this IS the classic BB look
That red was pure 70s/80s BB1200 era awesome.
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Oh for sure! And this is a pretty nice example of it, TBH. I just can’t help but look at it and think - man, this would look so much better with a pickguard, LOL. I mean, I almost feel bad about it, but there’s no accounting for taste.
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I would stand in front of that bass wearing a garland of garlic bulbs and holding a wooden cross to protect it from any attack by evil pickguards. 
Something that wasn’t mentioned in the article;
Somewhere between the SB bass and the BB basses (i’m thinking early 80’s?), Yamaha produced P and J bass copies.
I own a Jazz much like this, mine is a project that used to belong to the late Jazz great, Jeff Andrews.
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there are sooo many random basses that i would love to buy and have no reason to do so. the sbv has always been one of them.
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