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Bertram D
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- 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...
- Motorik Guitar Works Sd-40 - Yamaha Sg-2 Replica
guitarz.blogspot.com: Long-term followers of Guitarz will know by now that I am great fan of early Yamaha electric guitars, especially the SG-2, SG-3 and SG-12 models. (If you'd like more info on these guitars, please read my article on the Vintage...
- Yamaha Sa-20 Semi-hollowbody 12-string Electric Guitar From 1968
guitarz.blogspot.com: Regular readers of Guitarz will know of my enthusiasm for certain early Yamaha solidbody electrics, but being a recent semi-hollowbody convertee I am wishing I had the chance to sample Yamaha's early semis. In May 2011 we looked...
- 1981 Yamaha Sc-600 With Glossy Transparent Finish
guitarz.blogspot.com So far I didn't like Yamaha's SC series that felt no more than a downgrade version of the great SGV, but the glossy transparent lack on a subtly figured mahogany body and maple/manhogany neck-through is sumptuous and makes...
- 1996 Yamaha Sa-15 Semi-hollow Electric In Nm For $450
This seller is offering a cool and fairly rare Yamaha from the very early days of that company. Think about what sort of guitars were coming out of Japan in 1966 and compare them to this nicely finished Yamaha. Interesting. It is styling like...
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Yamaha AES 820's cool headstock
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I have to admit that so far I've overlooked the Yamaha AES series to which this early 2000s Yamaha AES 820 belongs. OK, it has some typically Yamaha cool features, like a very special beveled German carve, a quite interesting stoptail, a certain elegance in the disposition of the knobs, but still it has something of a fat LP that made me look away each time I saw it - just not my type...
It's only today that I noticed its headstock and realized that it uses a tuner configuration that feels so obvious that I've been wondering for ever why it's not a standard feature, since it allows to keep the strings straights while connecting to 3x3 tuners. The headstock has a classic roughly rectangular shape, while the tuners form a triangle like on a Flying V headstock - and some tuners have longer stems to fit the shape: simple and I guess efficient. I will have to try this guitar one day - especially as I've learnt that there is a baritone version of it.
Bertram D
PS. I always wonder why Yamaha has such a poor website, no online archives and so little exciting current models after their great history of electric guitar making...
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - 10 years and counting!
- 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...
- Motorik Guitar Works Sd-40 - Yamaha Sg-2 Replica
guitarz.blogspot.com: Long-term followers of Guitarz will know by now that I am great fan of early Yamaha electric guitars, especially the SG-2, SG-3 and SG-12 models. (If you'd like more info on these guitars, please read my article on the Vintage...
- Yamaha Sa-20 Semi-hollowbody 12-string Electric Guitar From 1968
guitarz.blogspot.com: Regular readers of Guitarz will know of my enthusiasm for certain early Yamaha solidbody electrics, but being a recent semi-hollowbody convertee I am wishing I had the chance to sample Yamaha's early semis. In May 2011 we looked...
- 1981 Yamaha Sc-600 With Glossy Transparent Finish
guitarz.blogspot.com So far I didn't like Yamaha's SC series that felt no more than a downgrade version of the great SGV, but the glossy transparent lack on a subtly figured mahogany body and maple/manhogany neck-through is sumptuous and makes...
- 1996 Yamaha Sa-15 Semi-hollow Electric In Nm For $450
This seller is offering a cool and fairly rare Yamaha from the very early days of that company. Think about what sort of guitars were coming out of Japan in 1966 and compare them to this nicely finished Yamaha. Interesting. It is styling like...