NGD: Yamaha SGV 800

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NGD: Yamaha SGV 800

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JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Sep 22 2015 11:40 PM First, proof that this guitar exists in my world. It really is a Samurai guitar, built with a kind of precision and uncompromising quality (for a production guitar) that is impressive. The attention to detail is really exceptional. That I found this nearly-new SGV 800 only 47 miles away from my home (thanks to Crumble for pointing out brand new eBay listing yesterday) is providential; the fact that it fairly matches my amp's naugahyde is uncanny. I can see the design owes something to Mosrite, but altogether the guitar is utterly original. I haven't played it very loud yet so I don't know how distinctive its voice is. Cosmtically this guitar is 10out of 10. I even found a tiny scrap of the pickguard cover membrane stuck to the p'up switch bezel. I think previous owner must have just loved to look at it rather than play it. This is my first Yamaha electric so I have nothing to compare it to. It's nothing like any Fuji-Gen Gakki or Matsumoku guitars I have owned, nor my recently-purchased Fillmore Mosrite. It's made at Yamaha's Kaohsiung, Taiwan factory, and its metallurgy has that Taiwan quality to it: thick glossy chrome and sand-cast aluminum like high-quality bicycle parts. i'm surprised that so few guitars come out of Taiwan as their material and craftsmanship is so good. Anyhow, it's late and I'm tired from the long drive to and from the purchase, so I'll get back tomorrow with better pictures shot in natural light, maybe with my amp for comparison of color. — Squink Out! Top
SanchoPansen Joined: Jan 04, 2011 Posts: 1588 Berlin L-Berg	Posted on Sep 23 2015 12:18 AM Very nice guitar, congratulations! — The Hicadoolas Top
HallmarkSweptWinger Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 1284 Berlinesia, Germanifornia	Posted on Sep 23 2015 01:22 AM Congratulations! Never seen this before in this blue metallic color. Must be a secret japanese import? Yamaha was always a name for high quality musical products. Have fun with this beauty! — Twang cheers! Ralf Kilauea www.kilaueas.de https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin	Posted on Sep 23 2015 06:02 AM Congratulations! Very happy you found one. So does that move matching the cab to the amp head & guitar a little higher on the list...? — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
grayn Joined: Apr 07, 2012 Posts: 114 East Lancashire	Posted on Sep 23 2015 06:53 AM Congrats, that's a seriously cool, surfin' guitar. What's the balance like, with a strap on? — http://soundcloud.com/graham-pike Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Sep 23 2015 08:05 AM The photo doesn't do the aqua sparkle color justice and I will post better ones shot in natural light today. This guitar is just unlike anything I've held before. I was spoiled as a teen on a Strat and Rickenbacker 360 which were marvelous sculpted things but this SGV has similar appeal. As for re-covering my Bassmas cab, I think not. For one, it's original Drip-Edge ca. 1969, in good shape. Second, black goes with everything. If later I get a custom cab built, I may match it to the custom head cab. But I had better play really well with such a conspicuous rig! — Squink Out! Top
spy Joined: Mar 29, 2007 Posts: 815 Athens, Greece	Posted on Sep 24 2015 07:02 AM Can't see the photo but I bet is a beauty! — Every word is like an unecessary stain on silence and nothingness. Last edited: Sep 24, 2015 07:02:35 Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Sep 24 2015 11:13 AM — Squink Out! Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Sep 24 2015 11:17 AM — Squink Out! Last edited: Sep 24, 2015 11:18:26 Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Sep 24 2015 11:19 AM JObeast wrote: No matter what light I use and even editing in iPhoto, the color is shifted away from aqua and toward royal blue. But it's a damn gorgeous guitar! — Squink Out! Top
spy Joined: Mar 29, 2007 Posts: 815 Athens, Greece	Posted on Sep 24 2015 11:23 AM stunning! — Every word is like an unecessary stain on silence and nothingness. Top
crumble Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England	Posted on Sep 24 2015 11:36 AM Shamelessly seductive! Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin	Posted on Sep 24 2015 11:41 AM Im so besser! — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
Ariel Joined: Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 1556 Israel	Posted on Sep 24 2015 12:17 PM Beautiful guitar! Into the Blue Sparkle... Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Sep 24 2015 12:27 PM That's awesome! Those are so damn cool..... Cheers, Jeff — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Sep 24 2015 12:29 PM And your Alamo ElDorado is too, in a much more vintage way. Let's hear it for swoopy guitars! I'd like to see a redux of the Sharp 5! — Squink Out! Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Sep 24 2015 12:31 PM Yes indeed - The Sharp 5! My bandmate lusts for one and often searches for one while on business in Japan but they can be pricey John, you turned that whole unpleasant theft thing into two very nice guitars. Way to go man. Cheers, Jeff — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Sep 24 2015 02:42 PM I had to argue like the dickens with the adjuster, and basically educate her on vintage guitar prices. I proffered several famous dealers as future references, along withe the Vintage Guitar Price Guide and Bluebook of Guitar Values. I wonder why they didn't have any of this stuff before. They are used to one-size-fits-all bigbox online merchants, but dealing with me forced them to look at lot closer into old gear. Thank God my Jag was overlooked by the punk that broke in! I did notice in all this process, that prices for vintage, and even good used gear, just keep rising and I don't see what is driving a lot of it. Wages have been stagnant and there is no bubble economy. I don't get it. — Squink Out! Top
Ariel Joined: Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 1556 Israel	Posted on Sep 24 2015 03:26 PM JObeast wrote: I did notice in all this process, that prices for vintage, and even good used gear, just keep rising and I don't see what is driving a lot of it. Wages have been stagnant and there is no bubble economy. I don't get it. Interesting. May I try? a. Vintage gear still gets even older. That must be translate to value, somehow. b. Rise of Romanticism, in face of a cruel, digital world. c. Lesser items left in good shape. d. Lack of imagination, or a youthful, experimental spirit. Brainwashed generation that now has money, rise of materialism in face of a cruel, digital ... As long as we pay... Last edited: Sep 24, 2015 15:29:46 Top

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