Yamaha SB-1C Flying Banana Bass 1968/9 Canary Yellow MIJ Japan JV 5-way switch

5-way switch

Our Aerodyne is in excellent condition

Long tenon construction

The white has faded to a beautiful cream colour and the hardware has some slight oxidisation to it

2x Yamaha single-coil pickups

Yamaha SB-1C Flying Banana Bass 1968/9 Canary Yellow MIJ Japan JV 5-way switchYamaha SB 1C The legendary flying Banana! The SB 1C is a legendary and elusive bass guitar offered for sale by Yamaha in the late 60's alongside the SB 2, 5 and 7. But this is by far the wildest and coolest. Sporting a body shape that resembles a banana and a headstock that resembles a Samurai sword, what more can i possibly say about the aesthetics of this bass? It's a player too, it's unusual 31. 5" scale length makes even the smallest of hands feel