New guitar: Yamaha SG2000

[Philly Q]

Nice catch! :D

You know what I'm going to say... too heavy for me blah blah blah  , but they are seriously nice guitars.

I don't know exactly why they're so heavy, but I do remember that back in the late '70s/early '80s extreme weight and chunky brass hardware were regarded as the keys to the kingdom of tone and sustain.  So where a modern builder would look for lightweight mahogany, in those days Yamaha and Ibanez were looking for the heaviest stuff they could get.  :)

[Scotty477]

Nice catch! :D

You know what I'm going to say... too heavy for me blah blah blah  , but they are seriously nice guitars.

I don't know exactly why they're so heavy, but I do remember that back in the late '70s/early '80s extreme weight and chunky brass hardware were regarded as the keys to the kingdom of tone and sustain.  So where a modern builder would look for lightweight mahogany, in those days Yamaha and Ibanez were looking for the heaviest stuff they could get.  :)

I think they found all the heaviest stuff and threw them into this guitar Phil  :D

Mind you, it only weighs 11.5 pounds, although it feels heavier.

[Philly Q]

I think they found all the heaviest stuff and threw them into this guitar Phil  :D

Mind you, it only weighs 11.5 pounds, although it feels heavier.

That's still a scary weight for me!  :lol:

[noodleplugerine]

Nice carpet. :D

[QS-Nalle]

VERY GOOD CHOICE!!!!!!!

One of the most under aprechiated instruments in my opinion.......

[Ratrod]

Great detail pics. Those tuners look very different from the ones I had. The pegheads were more square and the gear enclosure looks different too. Yours look like Grovers while mine look like Schallers.

BTW, I swapped my tuners for Rotomatics.

Mine doesn't have the sustain block either but I do have the same bridge and tail piece.

Interesting guitar.

[Doadman]

VERY GOOD CHOICE!!!!!!!

One of the most under aprechiated instruments in my opinion.......

I agree entirely. I first came across this guitar when I started listening to early Santana and I loved the tone he had then; better than the PRS he uses now imho. As luck would have it my guitar tutor was using one for a while that I tried and I fell in love with it instantly. When I win the lottery it is certainly one of the guitars I'll buy. Plenty people here seem to recognise what a top quality instrument they are but generally I think they are vastly under-rated guitars.

[Ted]

Very nice MH.

[Scotty477]

VERY GOOD CHOICE!!!!!!!

One of the most under aprechiated instruments in my opinion.......

I agree entirely. I first came across this guitar when I started listening to early Santana and I loved the tone he had then; better than the PRS he uses now imho. As luck would have it my guitar tutor was using one for a while that I tried and I fell in love with it instantly. When I win the lottery it is certainly one of the guitars I'll buy. Plenty people here seem to recognise what a top quality instrument they are but generally I think they are vastly under-rated guitars.

Under rated is a good description of the SG2000. I can't believe the level of build quality on this guitar. I'm having a ball right now exploring the tonal variations of the guitar. The neck pup is awesome and has a great sound when split as well.

I'm still not fully convinced on the bridge pup. It has decent punch but is maybe a little bright for my taste. I'd be interested on what BKP would go well in one of these?

[QS-Nalle]

Mules perhaps?

[Johnny Mac]

Lovely Guitar MH. I've played these a few times over the years and they are great. I'd like one myself!
A pair of Cold Sweats would go well in that!

[Scotty477]

I'd love to try a set of RY's on it but I'm just not sure if they would be too bright as well.

Either that, or I turn it into an all out rock machine and go for Holy Diver pups   :twisted:

[Philly Q]

I think Ratrod has Crawlers on his Yamaha SG - I reckon they'd sound really good, and they'd offset some of the extra brightness from the maple/mahogany through-neck.

RYs would be too bright (IMO, of course).

[Doadman]

I'd love to try a set of RY's on it but I'm just not sure if they would be too bright as well.

Either that, or I turn it into an all out rock machine and go for Holy Diver pups   :twisted:

I think this just has to be one for Tim. We all know what great pups Bare Knuckle produce and I love the Cold Sweats in mine. I think they'd sound fantastic in your SG2000 BUT to me, the beauty of your Yamaha is that remarkable tone that comes from the factory. Personally I'd be tempted to stay with the stock pups; that's how much I love that guitar but if I were to change them, I'd be asking Tim for a pickup that would give me essentially what it was always meant to have. Why change a winning formula? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[Scotty477]

Decent advice doadman.

I bought the guitar primarily because of the build quality, the way it played and the neck tone was very very good.

I did hear that perhaps the bridge was a little bright in the shop but it didn't put me off buying it, as I knew that putting a BKP in it could be the way to go.

I'm not in a hurry to change anything right now. I'll give myself time to see exactly what it can do.

It's just that I like what I hear in many of the Player section clips and I know from my experience with Emerald pups that a BKP can make a good guitar even better  :D

My whole reason for buying the guitar was to have it for lead work. I want it to be able to deliver everything from smooth to screaming and back to bluesy stuff. It'll be fun seeing if I can get that.