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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

1984 Yamaha SG2000S

1984 YAMAHA SG2000S - Purchased from Joe Rozario of Joe's M.A.C in AmCorp Mall, Petaling Jaya.

Despite being over 25 years old, the guitar was in very good condition. Truss rod adjustments; Checking, adjustments, and lubrication of nut slots; Adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication of the bridge; Checking and adjustments of bridge saddles; Bridge and saddle heights set to very low; Setting intonation; Pickup height adjustments; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument; Installation of new strings.

Repairs included gluing the truss rod cover back together. It had to be broken to access the truss rod. The previous owner super-glued it on for an unknown reason; Pots needed to be cleaned and lubricated from slight rusting and dust; Missing toggle switch cover replaced; Loose knobs tightened.

Modifications included bolting the pickups to the body for more body tone; Removing of pickguard.

Specifications
Serial Number: KYIH066
Made: Made in Japan on 21st November 1984. Production number 066.
Hardware: Gold.
Nut: Bone.
Tuning Machines: Yamaha original machine heads.
Neck: Mahogany.
Fingerboard: Bound 22 fret Ebony with Mother-Of-Pearl Split Wing inlays.
Neck Construction: Neck-thru.
Pickups: HH pickup configuration. Coil-tapping.
Electronics: 3-way toggle switch. 2 volume and tone controls.
Features:
  • High sustain T-cross construction.
  • Brass sustain block.
  • Described as a ''Les Paul Killer''.
  • Bound Mahogany body with Laminated Maple wings.
  • German-made strap locks.
  • Original Yamaha Nippon Gakki Co., LTD. hard shell case.
  • Stoptail.
  • Weighs 7 kilos! Back-breaker!
  • Purely Santana!

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