JObeast
Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Sep 22 2015 10:17 PM
So I should switch over to a NGD thread for the rest – I landed this sweet SGV 800 this evening. I had to pay a pretty price, $640 w/o case (just a gig bag) but the axe is pristine and even matches my Fender amp's aqua sparkle naugahyde!
I restrung it with GR nickel 10 rounds and warming up to it. SOund is not as distinctive as Mosrite or Jag, but setup is spot-on and the quality and cosmetics superb. I won't regret spending the rest of my insurance settlement on this axe!
What do the rest of you SGV players string yours with? I had to hit GC so of course selection was limited to stainless with only a couple nickel sets.
— Squink Out!
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HallmarkSweptWinger
Joined: Jul 27, 2006
Posts: 1284
Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Sep 23 2015 01:26 AM
I play 12-16-18-32-42-52 rounds on my SGV300`s. It works but it needed its time for a good setup! And for this string gauges you have definitely put heavier springs into the trem unit backside. They are not easy to install.
But I will try 11-50 flats soon.
— Twang cheers!
Ralf Kilauea
www.kilaueas.de
https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien
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JObeast
Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Sep 23 2015 08:12 AM
Ralf, there is a special tool for installing/deinstalling those floating vibrato springs, I saw it for sale online. There are so many of these units out there that the market is big enough for such.
Since it's a long-scale neck I'm thinking the next set will be either 10s or 11s flats but I don't want to put the tension of 12s on it.
The neck, frets and overall action is so good it doesn't take much getting used to. I just have to hear it through my big gun rig to feel what the pickups are about. They sounded kind of generic through my MusicMan combo last night, but it was late and I couldn't crank it up. I think with a guitar like this, the originality of visual appeal combined with the craftsmanship and quality of materials are enough to sell the guitar even if it has a nondescript voice. And this guitar is in A+ condition.
Someone point me to OHSC!
— Squink Out!
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narciso
Joined: Mar 29, 2010
Posts: 322
Spain
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Posted on Sep 23 2015 03:15 PM
Yamaha sgv guitars are very nice axes. They play great and cut through the mix really well. Congrats! I play my sgv guitars with 10s. I think that that gauge is perfect for this guitar: easy to play, good sound and you almost do not have to change the guitar setup.
Have fun!
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JObeast
Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Sep 23 2015 03:21 PM
THanks for chiming in Narciso! Can I call you Narc for short? Oh, wait, that sounds off...
I think I'll go with flatwounds next time, I'm not digging the sound of these DR 'Pure Blues' – too sibilant with the AlNiCo single coil p'ups. this type of string is better suited for Gibson-type guitars. Live & learn.
— Squink Out!
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Igorilla
Joined: Sep 09, 2013
Posts: 38
Berlin
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Posted on Sep 24 2015 03:17 AM
So far I had 11-50 flats on my SGV 300. As Ralf mentioned, springs with higher tension are necessary with this choice, and this makes the trem much stiffer. The sound with flats is very balanced.
Next I'll test 11-50 nickel rounds in quest for Eleki/Takeshi Terauchi sound.
Your SGV 800 is a true beauty!
— Boris Bond @ Bandcamp
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doclegume
Joined: Jul 16, 2008
Posts: 198
Mandrogne, Alessandria, Italy
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Posted on Oct 02 2015 03:18 AM
take a look at this
— Docteur Legume Et Les Surfwerks
http://doclegume.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/doclegume
"We're gonna draw a little bit of everybody's blood 'cause we're gonna find out who's THE THING"
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spy
Joined: Mar 29, 2007
Posts: 815
Athens, Greece
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Posted on Oct 02 2015 03:22 AM
— Every word is like an unecessary stain on silence and nothingness.
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doclegume
Joined: Jul 16, 2008
Posts: 198
Mandrogne, Alessandria, Italy
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Posted on Oct 02 2015 03:35 AM
you know, here in Italy this is a very underrated guitar
I bought one some years ago, priced 190 euro (prezzo giusto !), I show it to my friends and EVERYBODY asked me: 'is it a toy ?' 
— Docteur Legume Et Les Surfwerks
http://doclegume.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/doclegume
"We're gonna draw a little bit of everybody's blood 'cause we're gonna find out who's THE THING"
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JObeast
Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Oct 02 2015 09:36 AM
Sheesh, Just buy it and bring it with you to someplace where they are appreciated. It could easily sell for triple.
— Squink Out!
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novamax
Joined: Jan 23, 2015
Posts: 105
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Posted on Oct 03 2015 12:55 AM
Is it possible to buy an original pot knob somewhere in Europe?
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bripaw
Joined: May 12, 2013
Posts: 19
Kentwood, MI
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Posted on Oct 04 2015 09:41 AM
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dboomer
Joined: Jan 05, 2009
Posts: 262
Port Hueneme, CA
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Posted on Oct 04 2015 01:26 PM
That guitar is a long way away from an SGV.
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on Oct 04 2015 02:27 PM
It's looks similar to a 1980s Yamaha SC300T. I wonder how many other variants they produced.
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on Oct 04 2015 02:34 PM
I wonder how many other variants they produced excluding this one.. 
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JObeast
Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Oct 04 2015 07:00 PM
That's an EGV103C. Good price, but I think they're made n PRC, not Kaohsiung, Taiwan. BIG DIFFERENCE IN QUALITY Still, it's half of what a yellow one just sold for on ebay (priced as though it was an SGV).
I have to say I am getting sick of ad copy that calls a guitar "rare" or worse "super rare". I guess anything is rare compared to a Strat or Tele.
That Barbie play guitar is so cute! If my girl was 6 I'd buy her one. My wife got her a "Paper Jams"guitar-shaped controller with cardboard amp that she played with maybe 5 times. I felt bad about how little I saw her using it – bad for the maker because my girl wasn't really connecting with it.
bripaw wrote:
Here you go boys.....
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Yamaha/Samurai-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc
— Squink Out!
Last edited: Oct 04, 2015 19:03:36
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on Oct 05 2015 06:02 AM
JObeast wrote:
I have to say I am getting sick of ad copy that calls a guitar "rare" or worse "super rare". I guess anything is rare compared to a Strat or Tele.
I can say for sure the very first Fender Japan guitars with serials JV between 1982 and 1984 totalled 36,000. JV Telecasters, Stratocasters, P-basses for home and export markets. Even so I could probably buy a couple of JV Stratocasters per week for the foreseeable future, they are sought after but not honestly rare.
The SGV were made between 2000 and 2007 so who knows how many were produced.
I think the truth is, JV Serial guitars only became sought after because someone made the effort to document it's history.
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on Oct 11 2015 05:57 AM
The SGV 800 makes another appearance on the Doctor Who TV Series this week.
And now it also features in the theme music.
I've already seen one eBay auction describing the SGV as a Doctor Who Guitar!
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S1P1G3
Joined: Apr 20, 2015
Posts: 41
Philadelphia
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Posted on Oct 11 2015 06:06 AM
In a previous life I use to work for an online music store and we had one of these guitars and I was surprised how much fun these guitars are to play, and this is coming from a Fender guitar guy. 
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Mark2Bra
Joined: Sep 01, 2013
Posts: 248
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Posted on Oct 11 2015 06:30 AM
I've already seen one eBay auction describing the SGV as a Doctor Who Guitar!
Wuh , it is good that Peter Capaldi didn't choose Jazzmaster or Jaguar as his guitar. . .
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