Members Gearhunter Posted December 1, 2006 Members Share Posted December 1, 2006 Oh yea,I have'nt been this stoked over a guitar in awhile. As the thread title say's,this is a Yamaha SA-30T made in the late 60's early 70's.Has two great sounding pickups that I'm guessing are Yamaha's take on the mini-humbucker or filter-trons,they sound kinda single coilish yet don't have the 60 cycle hum.It has a master Volume,Tone,and a Blender knob which is kinda cool and adds quite a variety of sounds,also a 3-way pup selector and Yamaha's Bigsby style tremolo. Unplugged,this is one resonant bastard,plugged in,this thing is pretty cool sounding clean, and the pups take to pedals very well. This completes my quiver of guitars,...for now. Thanks again Wilbo for the GAS for this thing,well worth checking out if you can get your mitts on one. More pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted December 1, 2006 Members Share Posted December 1, 2006 Man, I really dig that guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted December 1, 2006 Members Share Posted December 1, 2006 i loved yammies. looks solid. and heavy. hows the pups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vince Posted December 1, 2006 Members Share Posted December 1, 2006 *sneaks off to ebay for a quick look around* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armoredfist316 Posted December 1, 2006 Members Share Posted December 1, 2006 Thats hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vince Posted December 1, 2006 Members Share Posted December 1, 2006 *bugger. Nothing* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gearhunter Posted December 2, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Yes,it's built solid,but is fairly light,weighs in at a mere 7 pounds.The body has more flame than I was expecting,and the neck is straight with very little fret wear.I was able to set it up with fairly low action with no buzz.The pickups are strong,more output than Strat pup's but less than p-90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NiCkMiLnE Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 thats realyl nice bro, awsome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Sweetness! Those pickups must be different than mine because mine have less output than my fenders. How's the sustain? I wish mine was a set neck as well. Absolutely beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Originally posted by Gearhunter Yes,it's built solid,but is fairly light,weighs in at a mere 7 pounds. The body has more flame than I was expecting,and the neck is straight with very little fret wear.I was able to set it up with fairly low action with no buzz.The pickups are strong,more output than Strat pup's but less than p-90's. Japan knew how to do flame right in the 60s. none of that over the top special fx PRS baloney. just nice natural flair. several Arias are like that too. that's a nice one! what kind of neck? looks relatively thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Oh yeah and does it have a zero fret??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZJD Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 :love: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pugsley Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Yep thats a great looking guitar. I've always had a soft spot for those. Now my Yamaha gas is reaching boiling point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gearhunter Posted December 2, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 The neck is not to thin,thickness wise,but it's nut width is not as wide as usual.It does have a zero fret and sustains like something that sustains for a long time.Plus it came came with the pretty classy original case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Originally posted by Gearhunter The neck is not to thin,thickness wise,but it's nut width is not as wide as usual.It does have a zero fret,and came with the pretty classy original case. that's a sexy photo right there. i love zero frets. perfect for trem-equipped guitars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Yeah that case completes an awesome score right there. After further review mine has about the same amount of output as most of my other SC electrics, so maybe they are the same. Damn I may have to keep SA-30 gas under control here before too long. And yours was cheaper than mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gearhunter Posted December 2, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy that's a sexy photo right there. i love zero frets. perfect for trem-equipped guitars! Yea,that pic made me put it in my "Watched Items" on eBay. The bridge has roller type thingamabobs on each saddle that the strings lay on,another thing perfect for trem-equipped guitars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members threm Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Congrats with a nice guitar! A friend of mine got a SA-30T a couple of weeks ago. If he prefer the 80`s Tokai lawsuit Les Paul he`s getting the Yammie might be sold. He paid about 480US + shipping for it. But do I need another guitar .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 i told you all, ive had like 10 yammies and theyre all good http://www.digimart.net/gk_detail.do?instrument_id=DS00186382 prices are going up in japan.... some vintage lovelies in okayama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Originally posted by Gearhunter Yea,that pic made me put it in my "Watched Items" on eBay. The bridge has roller type thingamabobs on each saddle that the strings lay on,another thing perfect for trem-equipped guitars! indeedy. that's what i have on my Eastwood and it'll getter done. did i just say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy indeedy. that's what i have on my Eastwood and it'll getter done. did i just say that? Larry The Cable Guy'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gearhunter Posted December 2, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Originally posted by Wilbo26 Yeah that case completes an awesome score right there. Damn I may have to keep SA-30 gas under control here before too long. And yours was cheaper than mine. I did have to do a little wiring work ,3 hours worth give or take till I figured out the problem.(That called for a friggin Happy Dance.). And the original metal jack plate is gonzo, replaced with a pickguard material replacement.I'll either have another metal one fabricated,or make one out of some nice wood. He mentiontiond these problems in his listing,which is probably why the price stayed low. Yours is just as sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Originally posted by Wilbo26 Larry The Cable Guy'd can i just say i know nothing about him except that phrase and a few minutes of the redneck sketch show with Foxworthy...but this is one of the best album titles ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 Originally posted by Gearhunter I did have to do a little wiring work ,3 hours worth give or take till I figured out the problem.(That called for a friggin Happy Dance.) . And the original metal jack plate is gonzo, replaced with a pickguard material replacement.I'll either have another metal one fabricated,or make one out of some nice wood. He mentiontiond these problems in his listing,which is probably why the price stayed low. Yours is just as sweet. The toggle switch on mine is acting up, as is the input jack so I'm going to have to dive in and troubleshoot as well. Not looking forward to that. But I've never seen any SA guitars in person until I got this one so I suppose its worth it to deal with the unknowns that come with Ebay auctions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted December 2, 2006 Members Share Posted December 2, 2006 http://www.digimart.net/gk_detail.do?instrument_id=DS00186377 damn this one was like $200 and was just missing its orig. whammy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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