I bought this bass when I was about 15 or 16. 
The number 2 on it is a reference to Pete Townshend, who went through a phase of numbering his guitars. Although this was the first bass I actually owned, for some reason I thought a number 1 would look shit so I reasoned with myself that it was the 2nd bass I had PLAYED (the 1st being my dad's) so I could get away with the apparently cooler-looking 2…
Over the years it gradually acquired more stickers and various battle scars, including several small dents under the strings from where I had played it somewhat… enthusiastically…
It was actually becoming limiting for me musically, being a fairly generic Yamaha with only the most uncontroversial range of tone in it's repertoire - so it's not a huge tragedy that I now have to replace it. But I will keep it and it will always have a special place in my heart as my first bass; the one I learnt on, the one that made me fall in love with the bass as an instrument. It's been with me at amazing gigs and utterly diabolical ones.
So, thanks for your loyal service No. 2. Sorry I never gave you a name…
I think her name was Barbie... at least now you can have a number 3 sticker on your next bass xxx
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