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Posted on Sep 23 2009 07:20 AM
These look pretty sick! I'm not sure of the rarity- is this one yours by any chance? |
Joined: Sep 04, 2009 Posts: 1800 Temecula, CA 
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Posted on Sep 23 2009 09:48 AM
I believe that's an SA-15, but it is the same shape & layout (the color is close to mine). The SA-30 has a different vibrato, and the headstock matches the body color. Pickups are different. The SA-30 is a set-neck. I read somewhere of a Surf group on the East Coast who used one. |
Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 275 Toulouse 
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Posted on Sep 23 2009 05:19 PM
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Joined: Sep 04, 2009 Posts: 1800 Temecula, CA
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Posted on Sep 23 2009 08:56 PM
Thanks Felonvert! That's it-and a nice example at that! If I had that one along with my green one, I'd have the perfect rig for Christmas Concerts. I notice the one in the pic is missing the vibrato bar. Before I got mine, a local pawnshop had a green one like mine, but not in as good condition and missing the bar (no case either). That got me researching, and after nothing but good reviews on Harmony Central & other forums, I went back to buy it-GONE! I was disappointed, but about two weeks later, mine popped up in a weekly "shopper" paper. I called the guy and he was looking for a solidbody "strat style". I traded him a Fernandes "57 RI" straight across for my mint '69, case, & case candy. I couldn't get it to intonate, so I took it to a pro and he got everything right. Fun guitar to pull out a jams and someone is always wanting to borrow it to record. |
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Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 275 Toulouse
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Posted on Sep 24 2009 03:46 PM
http://www.japanauctioncenter.com/view2.php?seturl=http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e90010980 |
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Joined: Sep 04, 2009 Posts: 1800 Temecula, CA
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Posted on Sep 24 2009 04:44 PM
If only I had 38,900 yen. |
Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4564 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Sep 24 2009 05:05 PM
That's only $427. The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 267 Amstelveen [The Netherlands] 
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Posted on Sep 27 2009 03:06 PM
My music store have the same green one for 1600 euro's for sale (way to much) but i didn't like that much ! —Member of the league of banana yamaha's ! |
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Posted on Jun 22 2010 09:29 AM
Hi, all-- I'm new here, and just found this thread. I have a metallic-red SC-300T that I got off eBay recently for $160--not bad! I had to sell off some guitars and stuff, but this one I'm keeping. I don't play well at all, but I enjoy noodling, and this guitar sounds great (imho). Unfortunately a trem bar got stuck and broke off (!) in the threaded hole, and everything went dowhill from there. The stub was much stronger than the bridge around it, which started to crumble as I worked to remove the stub. The metal is incredibly brittle. So now I'm trying to get a G&L Dual-Fulcrum vibrato, which is the only non-locking vibrato I can find that will (should? might?) fit the 74mm-spaced pivots on the SC-300. Fingers crossed... —--scott |
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Posted on Jul 27 2010 07:14 AM
For any lucky man overseas... banana yamaha for $150! |
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Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 275 Toulouse
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Posted on Jul 27 2010 07:22 AM
Arf ! this is crazy !! what a beauty ! — |
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Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 267 Amstelveen [The Netherlands]
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Posted on Jul 27 2010 08:07 AM
It's going to be mine Member of the league of banana yamaha's ! |
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Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 267 Amstelveen [The Netherlands]
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Posted on Jul 27 2010 08:09 AM
looks like a nice summer restauration project —Member of the league of banana yamaha's ! |
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Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 267 Amstelveen [The Netherlands]
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Posted on Jul 27 2010 08:13 AM
http://compare.ebay.com/like/130413104536?var=noa&sort=BestMatch here is a sg-5a —Member of the league of banana yamaha's ! |
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Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 267 Amstelveen [The Netherlands]
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Posted on Jul 27 2010 08:06 PM
well I lost in the bidding war the banana went for $565 —Member of the league of banana yamaha's ! |
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Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 275 Toulouse
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Posted on Jul 28 2010 09:32 AM
Arf, too bad, these are preatty rare guitars ! |
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Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 275 Toulouse
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Posted on Aug 10 2010 12:03 PM
If you live in Uk, this one can make you realy happy !!! |
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Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 267 Amstelveen [The Netherlands]
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Posted on Aug 10 2010 07:23 PM
The worst thing it was sold by a forum member but not a occasional member but I spoke him about his sg3c a year ago, when I was looking to buy one —Member of the league of banana yamaha's ! |
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Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 275 Toulouse
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Posted on Aug 11 2010 05:12 AM
There is a sg2-c right now on yahoo japan: |
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Joined: Aug 15, 2010 Posts: 13 Phoenix, AZ |
Posted on Aug 15 2010 09:33 PM
Wow, I can't believe that went for $565 US in that condition. It makes me wonder what these are worth in good condition. |
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