1978 Yamaha SG2000 Guitar For sale is a tobacco sunburst Yamaha SG2000 electric guitar built in 1978. It is in very good condition considering its age. No chips or cracks, just some small nicks on the back. There is a "hazed" look to some of the paint. I don't know if that was original or if it is just aged. The gold plating is still in great condition. Overall a very beautiful guitar. looks even better in person. I do not play, so I can't say how well it sounds. Everything appears to be in working order though. Comes with the original Yamaha hard case. SPECS Year: 1978 Model: SG2000 Serial Number: 003346 This model was developed with the help of legendary guitarist Carlos Santana. Here is a brief history:By 1975, Yamaha had introduced their SG175, and had contacted Carlos Santana regarding playing that model. However, Santana's first reaction was that the guitar was too light, that the frets were too thin, and that it just wasn't delivering the sustain he was looking for. Luckily for both parties, Yamaha took his comments to heart. Eventually, the two developed the SG2000. This model incorporated a neck-through-body design (instead of the neck being bolted onto the body, it is one solid piece of wood that runs from the headstock to the tailpiece). A mahogany body delivered the weight, which led to greater sustain and a fatter tone. And strips of mahogany flanking the neck (called the "T-Cross System") were also incorporated. The hardware was converted to brass, which purportedly added to the sustain as well (the ability of brass hardware to enhance tone has been debated by artists for the last 30 years). In addition, a "Sustain Plate" was added: a brass plate that sat underneath the tailpiece.
The tone of Carlos Santana's Yamaha SG guitar can be heard on a number of landmark recordings, one of the most notable being 1977's Moonflower. From that record came the studio version of "She's Not There," along with live versions of "Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)," "Let the Children Play / Jugando," and "Europa," all of which blew away the previously released studio versions. Some of Santana's straight-ahead rock hits, like "Open Invitation" and "All I Ever Wanted" were also recorded on the SG2000. Guitar Player magazine gave a detailed appraisal of the features of the Yamaha SG2000 in September 1980: Yamaha's SG 2000 is a double cutaway electric guitar with a three-piece solid mahogany body with a maple top. It has 22 frets on its 24 3/4" scale ebony fingerboard. The gauges of the strings supplied by the factory are [high to low] 0.011, 0.014, 0.018 (plain) 0.026, 0.035 and 0.046. Action set by Yamaha at the factory measured 3/128" at the nut and 5/64" at the end of the fingerboard for the high E string; for the low E string, the measurements were 2/64" and 7/64". These are reasonable heights, since jumbo frets are used on the SG-2000. The string nut is 1 9/16" wide, with the strings spaced 7/16" apart (centre to centre). The neck itself is 2 1/4" wide nearest the body; this is similar to the Gibson Les Paul Custom. The neck passes through the entire body, and is constructed of three lengthwise wood laminations. This will usually increase the strength and straightness beyond that of most single-piece necks. Both the bridge and tailpiece of the SG-2000 are gold plated and are made of cast pot metal (probably zinc?). The bridge rests on a brass sustain block, a feature introduced by Alembic several years ago and thereby increases the sustain. Each saddle on the bridge can travel 6%, which is about average for this type of configuration. The tuning machines of the SG2000 are similar to Grovers, but have no identifying manufacturer's markings.The body of the guitar has a "tummy cut" in the rear portion on top; this allows the player to rest the instrument against his side without getting sore ribs. This feature is similar to that found on some Fender guitars. Located in the neck of the guitar is a single-action steel truss rod which is easily accessible from the top. The neck angle in relation to the body axis was measured at 6.5°, which is steeper than average (about 4°) for a guitar of this scale length. This in turn affects the bridge and pickup heights. In relation to the fingerboard, the peghead angle is 14° again steeper than average (12°), but somewhat less critical than the neck angle. This increased peghead angle will create greater string tension at the nut, and might add some extra sustain.Electronics are the basis of the sound of most electric guitars. The pickups employed on the SG 2000 are humbuckers with metallic covers that expose both coils of each pickup to the strings. There are three adjusters for pickup height two on one side and one on the other (similar to Guild guitars)-thereby allowing better tilt control of the pickup than if there were only two. The pickups are capable of a 1.34-volt AC output, which would be considered "medium hot". ("Hot" pickups usually put out 1.75 to 2.0 volts. low-output models generate less than 1 volt, and those in the "medium hot" range create about 1.5 volts.) The height of both pickups set by the factory was l/8", and the magnetic output of each was average- about +24 gauss. The impedance (DC resistance. measured in ohms) of the pickups was 7.000 (Gibson humbuckers measure about 8.000 ohms); this gives the Yamaha a very midrange-oriented sound. The pickup selector switch used in the SG 2000 is similar to the "standard" Switchcraft model used in most American guitars a vast improvement over most Japanese instrument switches. PAYMENT TERMS
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