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supertest
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Link Posted on Jun 13 2010 10:40 PM

I ordered one of the first SG2 in Canada in early 1967 for 155C$ - without a case. A well made guitar - a little heavy but the wood is excellent. I just got the guitar back ( gave it to a nephew) and the neck is straight as it was when new. It is banged up and needs a tuner, a tremelo bar and some screws and nuts. I have the original ad with all of the spec's for the SG3 and SG3 (reply if you would like a pdf copy)
I would be interested in getting another SG2 or SG3 for the parts.

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Guitarz
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Link Posted on Sep 19 2011 02:28 PM

Hey guys, since buying an SG-3 about 18 months ago I have been trying to find out as much as I can about these guitars. There is information out there about them, but that information is fragmentary and very often either incorrect or conflicting with what others have written.

My understanding is that the Yamaha SG-2 and SG-3 were essentially the same guitar but with two and three pickups respectively, slightly different pickup switching (obviously) and differently shaped pickguards. But the basic neck and body should be identical (other than routing for controls).

So, it confused me greatly when several people when talking about their SG-2 guitars have referred to the short 24" scale length. That didn't sound right to me at all. I've measured the scale on my SG-3 in the past and I just did it again to double check. It's definitely 25 1/2" - absolutely no doubt about it.

Could any of you guys who own a SG-2 please get the tape measure out and check for me? Measure from the zero fret to the bridge saddles (obviously there will be minute variations per string).

In the meantime, here are a couple of photos of m Yamaha SG-3, a real beauty:

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Link Posted on Sep 19 2011 06:32 PM

Your SG-3 is a beauty!

25.5" scale is correct - the SG-2 and 3 have a 25.5" scale - I have a SG-12 (12 string) and the scale is 24.75".

The later SG 2a, and the rest of the Samurai looking Yamahas have a 24.75" scale.

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Link Posted on Sep 21 2011 05:28 PM

That is an absolutely gorgeous guitar, man! While it's still on topic, do you mind if I ask you about the switching setup on that?

I have an SGV-300, which is the reissue of that guitar, but it only has a pickup selector switch and three pots -- one volume, tone, and the balance between the two bridge pickups. I'm guessing that the SG-3 has volume/tone for neck...and...both bridge pickups...? What's up with the switch near the roller knobs? Is the roller closest to the bridge the balance control?

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Link Posted on Sep 21 2011 06:56 PM

Suhweet!!!!

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Link Posted on Sep 28 2011 07:37 PM

That is an absolutely gorgeous guitar, man! While it's still on topic, do you mind if I ask you about the switching setup on that?

I have an SGV-300, which is the reissue of that guitar, but it only has a pickup selector switch and three pots -- one volume, tone, and the balance between the two bridge pickups. I'm guessing that the SG-3 has volume/tone for neck...and...both bridge pickups...? What's up with the switch near the roller knobs? Is the roller closest to the bridge the balance control?

You're close, but not quite. The regular volume/tone knobs are master volume and tone(all pickups). The thumbwheels are as follows: wheel closest to bridge is indeed the blend (or as Yamaha called it, a "balancer") for the two pickups nearest the bridge. The other two thumbwheels control the volume and tone for the neck pickup, but only when the black slider switch is set to the "rhythm" position, which, when toggled, deactivates the bridge pickup(s) and just gives you the neck pickup by itself. It's a setup inspired by the rhythm/lead thumbwheel/toggle layout on Fender Jazzmasters and Jaguars.

--Crispy

Last edited: Sep 28, 2011 19:38:33

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Achtane
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Link Posted on Oct 09 2011 02:15 PM

CrispyGoodness wrote:

That is an absolutely gorgeous guitar, man! While
it's still on topic, do you mind if I ask you about the
switching setup on that?

I have an SGV-300, which is the reissue of that
guitar, but it only has a pickup selector switch and
three pots -- one volume, tone, and the balance between
the two bridge pickups. I'm guessing that the SG-3 has
volume/tone for neck...and...both bridge pickups...?
What's up with the switch near the roller knobs? Is the
roller closest to the bridge the balance control?

You're close, but not quite. The regular volume/tone
knobs are master volume and tone(all pickups). The
thumbwheels are as follows: wheel closest to bridge is
indeed the blend (or as Yamaha called it, a "balancer")
for the two pickups nearest the bridge. The other two
thumbwheels control the volume and tone for the neck
pickup, but only when the black slider switch is set
to the "rhythm" position, which, when toggled,
deactivates the bridge pickup(s) and just gives you the
neck pickup by itself. It's a setup inspired by the
rhythm/lead thumbwheel/toggle layout on Fender
Jazzmasters and Jaguars.

--Crispy

Ahhh I see. Cool, thanks for the info.

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