Yamaha SG1000 Sunburst 1980

YAMAHA SG1000 1980

We are happy to offer for sale this vintage Yamaha SG1000. Details as follows:

• Year: 1980 (s/n 004777)
• Origin: Made in Japan
• Finish: Sunburst (gloss)
• Body: Carved maple top on a solid mahogany back
• Neck: Set-neck construction (3-piece laminated mahogany/maple/mahogany)
• Fingerboard: Bound ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl split-wing inlays
• Scale Length: 24.75" (628.7 mm)
• Frets: 22 frets
• Headstock: Multi-ply bound headstock with a distinctive "double-dip" or "W" cutout shape and a design inlay
• Binding: Triple-ply binding on the body and headstock
• Hardware: Gold-plated hardware
• Tuners: Yamaha Grover-type machine heads
• Bridge: Tune-o-Matic style bridge with a stopbar tailpiece (no sustain plate, unlike the SG2000)
• Pickups: Two Yamaha Alnico V covered humbucker pickups
• Controls: Two volume and two tone controls, with a 3-position toggle pickup switch
• Special Electronics: Push-push switches on the tone pots for coil-tapping (bi-sound system)
• Weight: Around 10 lbs (4.5 kg)
• Condition: 6/10
• Case: Gig bag included

Comments:

This 1980 Yamaha SG1000 is a highly regarded, Japanese-made solid body electric guitar, first introduced in 1976 alongside the flagship SG2000 model, as a premium alternative to American classics like the Gibson Les Paul. The SG series quickly gained a cult following and was used by notable artists such as Bob Marley and Mick Jones of Foreigner. A notable feature of the SG1000 was its innovative electronics, including the "bi-sound" system (push/push tone pots for coil-tapping the humbuckers) and a tone bypass circuit that provides a brighter sound when controls are set to 10. These guitars are renowned for their exceptional build quality, crafted by master luthiers at the Yamaha Music Craft workshop in Hamamatsu, Japan, often considered to rival or surpass their American competitors of the era.

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