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Phostenix Joined: Aug 15, 2010 Posts: 13 Phoenix, AZ	Posted on Aug 15 2010 09:47 PM This was my first guitar. My parents bought it for me in 1978 (used). I've never seen another one until I started searching the internet yesterday. I didn't realize they had any value. I don't play it much anymore, but I hang on to it because it's so unique. Now I'm thinking I should make a youtube video of it. Here are some pics I took a few years ago. It's pretty much all stock. I had it refretted with 6105's in the mid-90s. The bridge pickups are wired in series, so the middle position of the P/U selector switch gets you all 3 P/Us and a cool chimey, jangley sound. The neck feels small & narrow to me, but it specs out very close to my 94 Strat Plus. image image image image Top
Phostenix Joined: Aug 15, 2010 Posts: 13 Phoenix, AZ	Posted on Aug 15 2010 09:55 PM NicholausLee have to admit, i love the description on this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/60s-YAMAHA-FLYING-BANANA-AXE_W0QQitemZ120332553915QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item120332553915&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205\|66%3A2\|65%3A12\|39%3A1\|240%3A1318 Anyone know if this is the same guitar referred to above way back in 2008? http://cgi.ebay.com/60s-YAMAHA-FLYING-BANANA-AXE-/120606159362?pt=Guitar Top
Mr_Reverb63 Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 916 San Pablo, CA	Posted on Aug 16 2010 12:47 AM Phostenix This was my first guitar. My parents bought it for me in 1978 (used). I've never seen another one until I started searching the internet yesterday. I didn't realize they had any value. I don't play it much anymore, but I hang on to it because it's so unique. Now I'm thinking I should make a youtube video of it. Here are some pics I took a few years ago. It's pretty much all stock. I had it refretted with 6105's in the mid-90s. The bridge pickups are wired in series, so the middle position of the P/U selector switch gets you all 3 P/Us and a cool chimey, jangley sound. The neck feels small & narrow to me, but it specs out very close to my 94 Strat Plus. image image image image im droooling over you guitar man! — -Zanti Instagram: My IG Combo Tezeta IG Top
surfin_bird Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 267 Amstelveen [The Netherlands]	Posted on Aug 16 2010 03:46 AM @ Phostenix You should definatly make a video yours is amazing it's mint and yellow !!! I am hunting for one quite a while but never win any auction but the hunt is still on !! That german guitar is still the same as the one from 2008, its way overpriced, if they ask $1000 It would sell, and maybe I would even bought it. But from my experience the going price is around $800 if they are mint — Member of the league of banana yamaha's ! Top
morphball Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC	Posted on Aug 16 2010 09:06 AM Thanks for the photos Phostenix, you don't see a lot of those in that condition. — Mike http://www.youtube.com/morphballio Top
Phostenix Joined: Aug 15, 2010 Posts: 13 Phoenix, AZ	Posted on Aug 16 2010 09:45 AM surfin_bird @ Phostenix You should definatly make a video yours is amazing it's mint and yellow !!! I wouldn't call it mint, it has some scratches here & there, but it's in pretty good shape for a 40 year old guitar. It's a WHOLE lot nicer than that orange atrocity that sold for $565US recently. I'm not sure if people noticed that even the bridge had been changed out on that guitar. I have to get some cables so that I can record the output of my amp into the computer & than I'll make some videos (I hate camcorder audio videos). I'm no surf player, but at least I can do some show & tell. Top
FritzCat Joined: Sep 11, 2007 Posts: 667 Sonoma, CA	Posted on Aug 16 2010 09:27 PM This is pretty funny, someone has an SGV-800 on ebay with an opening bid of $1000, $1500 buy it now! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230512119910 Top
morphball Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC	Posted on Aug 17 2010 09:54 AM FritzCat This is pretty funny, someone has an SGV-800 on ebay with an opening bid of $1000, $1500 buy it now! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230512119910 I saw that too and laughed, but I guess you can't blame someone for trying. There's even one just like my blue 800 already at $480 with 2 more days to go: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330459345572&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT It has a COLLECTIBLE WHAMMY for fucks sake! — Mike http://www.youtube.com/morphballio Top
Phostenix Joined: Aug 15, 2010 Posts: 13 Phoenix, AZ	Posted on Aug 17 2010 11:25 AM morphball I saw that too and laughed, but I guess you can't blame someone for trying. There's even one just like my blue 800 already at $480 with 2 more days to go: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330459345572&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT It also has THIS: 22 Fret rosewood fingerboard . Goes up to a high C# so you can hit the high note when you play Pink Floyd's " Time ". Many guitars only have 21 or fewer frets. Top
surfin_bird Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 267 Amstelveen [The Netherlands]	Posted on Aug 17 2010 03:18 PM http://cgi.ebay.com/Red-White-Yamaha-EGV103C-6-String-Surf-Electric-Guitar-/370420692441?pt=Guitar There is also a egv on ebay starting bid $89 5 days to go — Member of the league of banana yamaha's ! Top
MissingLink Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 488 Edge of the East China Sea	Posted on Aug 17 2010 05:04 PM FritzCat This is pretty funny, someone has an SGV-800 on ebay with an opening bid of $1000, $1500 buy it now! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230512119910 From the ad: "If you're after a unique looking guitar to stand out from the crowd, this is out." Top
surfin_bird Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 267 Amstelveen [The Netherlands]	Posted on Aug 18 2010 05:22 AM btw. the fact that the other bad condition banana went for $ 565 is probably because of me and the collector of vintage guitar bidder (I saw it in his history on ebay that he bought 4 other vintage guitars this month) I kept bidding and every 5 seconds after my bid I got outbit by the same person (same thing with the japanese yellow sg2-c which was posted earlier) — Member of the league of banana yamaha's ! Top
HallmarkSweptWinger Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 1284 Berlinesia, Germanifornia	Posted on Aug 25 2010 10:40 AM I like Yamahas a bit... Samurai headstocks rule!!!! image — Twang cheers! Ralf Kilauea www.kilaueas.de https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien Top
surfin_bird Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 267 Amstelveen [The Netherlands]	Posted on Aug 25 2010 10:57 AM Ralf would you marry me !!! — Member of the league of banana yamaha's ! Top
HallmarkSweptWinger Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 1284 Berlinesia, Germanifornia	Posted on Aug 25 2010 11:01 AM surfin_bird Ralf would you marry me !!! Let me think about... I have to talk with my wonderful girlfriend first. ...I can`t find her... too much guitars here... — Twang cheers! Ralf Kilauea www.kilaueas.de https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien Top
morphball Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC	Posted on Aug 25 2010 01:30 PM Ralf wins this thread! Although your collection is missing "blue SGV Barbie": — Mike http://www.youtube.com/morphballio Top
Phostenix Joined: Aug 15, 2010 Posts: 13 Phoenix, AZ	Posted on Aug 25 2010 02:05 PM This thread has now achieved Awesome status. Top
HallmarkSweptWinger Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 1284 Berlinesia, Germanifornia	Posted on Aug 25 2010 02:33 PM morphball Although your collection is missing "blue SGV Barbie": Wow! The blue SGV Baby... ah, Barbie is supersweet! Very funny!!! I`ve noticed that there`s also a market for miniature guitar models. Even in the 60`s there were sought after miniature models from Guyatones and others. — Twang cheers! Ralf Kilauea www.kilaueas.de https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien Top
Frelonvert Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 275 Toulouse	Posted on Aug 25 2010 05:37 PM HallmarkSweptWinger That is beautyfull ! ! — http://noskons.bandcamp.com/ Top
andreuthegiant Joined: May 27, 2007 Posts: 254 Madrid, Spain	Posted on Aug 25 2010 06:06 PM HallmarkSweptWinger FUCKING GREAT Top

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