History of the Yamaha SG

[MrBump]

This is quite cool - I like the early models!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fgwRycQ46E

Mark.

[Andrew W]

Thanks for sharing that.  I love watching how designs change and evolve to try and meet the cultural tastes of the time.  I think I prefer the earlier ones too but then all my favourite guitar shapes were designed before 1960 which shows how progressive I am. :)

[Mr. Air]

I like 'em best when they start looking like Gibsons SGs - that would be in the early 70s. I dig some of the earlier bodies that looks a bit like jazzmaster/jaguar or something in that erea, but the headstocks are defenitely not my thing.

[Ratrod]

That reminds me.....

I still need to re-set-up my SG400. And I'm still trying to decide between 10's or 11's.

Totally digging that white 3000. What a beauty.

[d1dsj]

Cool link, thanks for that.  8)

[gwEm]

never realised there was a shorter period of single cutaway les paul alike designs

[HTH AMPS]

I'd like to try one of the earlier ones just for kicks - bet they're rare as hens teeth though.

[MrBump]

Did you notice the cut away fingerboards on some of the older models, in that 1980s Jackson style?

Pretty progressive for the early 1970s, I think!

[HTH AMPS]

heres one of the first LP-jr types that Yamaha built, great deal for someone...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-SG-45-72-Made-Modified-with-TV-jones-PU-182_W0QQitemZ320468429580QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item4a9d682b0c#ht_500wt_956

[MrBump]

heres one of the first LP-jr types that Yamaha built, great deal for someone...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-SG-45-72-Made-Modified-with-TV-jones-PU-182_W0QQitemZ320468429580QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item4a9d682b0c#ht_500wt_956

Oooh, that's nice...  Wonder what it will go for?

[choucas09]

Yeah that Yam is nice. Look at this weird one amongst his other items.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-SX-60-Mid-70s-made-very-rare-guitar-MIJ-1152_W0QQitemZ220532894808QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item3358c8ec58#ht_679wt_941

[MrBump]

Yeah that Yam is nice. Look at this weird one amongst his other items.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-SX-60-Mid-70s-made-very-rare-guitar-MIJ-1152_W0QQitemZ220532894808QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item3358c8ec58#ht_679wt_941

Looks like a Danelectro Sitar guitar.

Still cool though.  I think that I'd like to browse some second hand stores in Japan... I suspect a great guitar could be found...

[Philly Q]

That was cool.  There were a few oddities in the '80s and '90s I'd never seen before!

[d1dsj]

I had one the YSG models in blueburst, my mate has it now and it's a really great guitar. I believe it was designed by none other than Paul Reed Smith. It has got a PRS look about it for sure. I still have the SG3000 and it's a monster of a guitar. I've moved the strap button from the back of the neck to half way around the top horn and it's loads better, even the weight distribution is better. One of these days I'm going to have it re-finished in either white or gold.

[mikeluke]

Wot? Like this one?



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