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Yamaha Billy Sheehan Attitude Limited 3 - Sonic Blue Demo

4-string Electric Bass Guitar with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Sonic Blue
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There is a dent with finish cracking located at the lower treble side edge of the body. There is another dent located on the front of the body at the treble side lower bout, near the output jack plate. There are also fine scratches on various parts of the instrument that are not photographed. These scratches do not show up well in photos, if at all. This instrument comes with a truss rod adjustment tool, an action adjustment wrench, a certificate of authenticity and its factory owners manual.

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Billy Sheehan's Signature Bass

What do you get with a Yamaha Attitude Limited 3? You get powerful, bold low end with clear, musical highs and mids that you never knew were there. Designed in collaboration with celebrated bassist Billy Sheehan, the Attitude Limited 3 features a miter bolting neck joint and custom spline joint that ensure maximum resonance, vibrancy, and volume. Experience an unprecedented tonal range, thanks to high-performance pickups, along with stereo output jacks and a bass-boosting high-cut switch. Enjoy effortless playability on the Attitude LTDIII's chunky neck and 21-fret fingerboard, which includes five scalloped frets. Billy has trusted Yamaha for years, and the Attitude Limited 3 delivers the fierce tone and fiery playability his virtuosity demands.

Yamaha's own custom woofer pickup tone

A custom woofer pickup developed by Yamaha Guitar Development engineers fuels Billy's signature sound. It combines a powerful low end and solid fundamental with a DiMarzio-designed pickup at the bridge position, delivering an incredible tonal range and making sure your tone stands out from the rest of the band. And for dialing in exactly what you want from the custom woofer, a high-cut switch for the front pickup tone control boosts bass output from the front pickup only — talk about tonal options!

Billy Sheehan and his Attitude LTDIII.

DiMarzio- and Sheehan-designed Will Power pickup

The Will Power middle pickup on the Yamaha Attitude LTDIII has a broader magnetic field than other pickups and gives more punch to individual notes and harmonic overtones to everything you play. Because Billy Sheehan has used the original DiMarzio Model P and Model One bass pickups for many years, DiMarzio has worked with him to make modifications for a pickup that gives him (and you) great, growly lows; magnificent mids; and lilting highs for a balanced, finished tone.

Billy's tone and Yamaha's innovation give you one great-sounding bass

When Billy joins us here at Sweetwater for GearFest, we always look forward to hearing him rock the tone that his Yamaha Attitude puts out. The latest Attitude brings together Billy's years of playing and experienced ear for tone and Yamaha's dedication to using technology to give you the best-sounding, most playable instruments you can find. The Attitude Limited 3 features a spline-jointed body for increased resonance and undergoes Yamaha's A.R.E. and I.R.A. treatments, giving you a solidly made instrument that plays like an old friend from the first note. For rig flexibility that you just don't get from the average bass guitar, you have stereo output jacks for separate front and rear pickup outputs, and you can still harness the Attitude's power and massive bass tone with a mono output, if that's all you need.

Yamaha Attitude Limited 3 Features:

  • Designed in collaboration with celebrated bassist Billy Sheehan
  • Miter bolting neck joint and custom spline joint ensure maximum resonance, vibrancy, and volume
  • Yamaha custom woofer and DiMarzio Will Power pickups for awesome, balanced tone
  • Individual outputs for each pickup give you rig flexibility
  • Effortlessly playable chunky neck and 21-fret fingerboard with five scalloped frets
  • Yamaha's A.R.E. and I.R.A. processes give you great tone and playability right out of the box
  • Controls include front volume, front tone, rear volume, and woofer high-cut switch to dial in just what you want

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Tech Specs

  • Number of Strings: 4
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: Billy Sheehan Attitude
  • Body Material: Alder, Spline Joint
  • Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color: Sonic Blue
  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Neck Joint: Miter Bolt-on
  • Radius: 10"
  • Fingerboard Material: Maple
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Offset Black Finger Bars
  • Number of Frets: 21 (17-21 scalloped)
  • Scale Length: 34"
  • Nut Width: 1.75"
  • Nut Material: Polyacetal Thermoplastic
  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Solid Brass Bridge, 19mm String Spacing
  • Tuners: Gotoh GB2, Hipshot D-Tuner
  • Neck Pickup: Yamaha-designed DiMarzio Woofer Humbucker
  • Middle Pickup: DiMarzio WillPower Split-coil Pickup
  • Controls: 1 x neck volume, 1 x neck tone (push/pull Hi-Cut), 1 x middle volume (push/pull stereo/mono), 2 x 1/4" out (stereo, mono)
  • Strings: D'Addario, .045-.100
  • Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case
  • Manufacturer Part Number: ATT LTD3 SB

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Attitude - Billy Sheehan

Amazing Bass.
I've owned high end , and low end basses, and have never been more blown away by the features, craftsmanship, playability, tonality and overall quality of an instrument as I have this Yamaha bass.
Billy Sheehan spoke w me on Facebook about the bass as well.
Jim Watson is my rep, and he's done an excellent job with all my questions and service, ..

I fully recommend this bass, it's well worth the price, and maybe more..
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