Guitar

1960s Yamaha SB5A Bass made in Japan

guitarz.blogspot.com:

Here we see a very nice example of one of Yamaha's very earliest solidbody bass guitars, namely the Yamaha SG5A bass. Of course, it wasn't the very first Yamaha bass guitar - that distinction goes to the Yamaha SB2 - however the SB5A is the one that most people remember mainly because of its very distinctive design (often dubbed the "Samurai"). Most people think that Yamaha were just being wacky with these body shapes, but actually they are very ergonomic and way ahead of their time for this design dates back to the days when no-one applied words like "ergonomic" to guitars.

Currently listed on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $845.

G L Wilson

© 2013, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - the blog that goes all the way to 11!
Please read our photo and content policy.

- Two Vintage 1966/67 Yamaha Sg-3 Solidbodies Listed On Ebay Recently
guitarz.blogspot.com: I make no apologies for the claim that some may make that Guitarz is the unofficial Yamaha SG2/SG3/SG12 Fan Blog. Regular readers will already know that I am the proud owner of a 1966 Yamaha SG3 and indeed it has become one of my...

- 1966/67 Vintage Yamaha Sb-2 Bass Guitar In Sunburst Finish
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's a rare beastie currently being auctioned on eBay. It's a Yamaha SB-2 bass, and dating from 1966/67 this is a very nice example of the first ever bass guitar that Yamaha produced. Regular readers will know that I have...

- Rare 1967 Yamaha Sg3c "blue Banana" On Ebay Australia
guitarz.blogspot.com: Our friend Greg Cadman (who sent us these photos of his Kapa guitar collection a while back) is interested in the Yamaha SG3C guitar as pictured above and asks: "Does anyone out there have one of these they would be willing to make...

- Yamaha Sg-40 Japanese-made Singlecut Solidbody Electric Guitar From 1972
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's a Yamaha SG-40, another of their earlier solidbody guitars, this one dating from 1972. It's a relation of the Les Paul-like Yamaha SG-45 that we already looked at back in March of this year, but is has a bolt-on neck...

- Vintage Yamaha Sg-12 Twelve-string Solidbody Which Has Been Rather Disturbingly "customised"
guitarz.blogspot.com: As a particular fan of these early Yamaha solidbody guitars, I do find the "customisation" carried out on this particular Yamaha SG-12 rather distressing. Not only has it been inexpertly painted gold (and with some meaningless name...

Guitar