Due to a collection cull I can offer a rare opportunity to purchase a great quality Japanese made vintage guitar by Yamaha here in the UK.
This rare beauty is a vintage Yamaha SA 1000 guitar from around 1978/79 . This plays, looks and sounds really great ( as most of them do). Yamaha SA's are Virtually unheard of for sale here but lesser models like the fantastic SA 700 semi acoustic s are frequently on the market used in Japan . The SA 1000 also come up too though rarer. The import and tax costs add up so though these appear sometimes cheaper be aware!!
This 40+ year example is in very good original and tidy condition for the year. The stunning Ebony fret board and dark unfaded walnut finish is rarely seen with other makers other than very high price models nowadays . There is plenty of life in the frets . These also have great sounding Alnico humbuckers like a Gibson 335 with slightly more attack .
Note the guitar has what appear to be some professionally added inlays on the top below the stop bar. I suspect this guitar may have had a trapeze or some other stop bar at some time which left screw holes , but just guessing?
The Nut has been replaced and there is a small slither of wood missing to one top back edge of the headstock. One rear tuner disc cover is ,(as often the case ), missing . This has minor finish scratches and marks as expected for a 43 year old vintage used guitar!! Absolutely no cracks, splits and no structural repairs either.
Comes with a heavily padded pro quality Roksak gig case worth over £40 new.
Far better built guitar than a modern USA made Gibson 335 to me. I sold mine years ago and bought two of these!! .
UK bidders only please , I can ship in the UK .
No returns as this is just as described if you want a good vintage SA 1000( see my feedback as all my listings are as described or even better).