Members billy budapest Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 I picked this up off Craigslist. It's a very uncommon Yamaha Super Flighter SF500, and what a great guitar it is! I believe that this model was only made for a year or two in 1978-9. It has a one-piece Mahogany back and a 3 piece Maple top, a wide, flat 24-fret medium scale Rosewood fretboard and a gorgeous chunk of Mahogany neck. Two alnico humbuckers. It's a sort of long-tenon bolt-on neck with the tightest neck joint I've ever seen. The entire guitar quivers like mad! It's also amongst the loudest ones in my collection. Although it's fairly rare, I've seen it referred to (perhaps hyperbolically) as "the best solid body Yamaha ever produced." More pics available on request: bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowbrow Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 Way cool. Gorgeous too! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike003 Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 Yep!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Engl Kramer Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 Heads up Uk peoplehttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-70s-Yamaha-SF500-Super-Flighter-Guitar-JAPAN-NR_W0QQitemZ260435700483QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca32d6b03&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1683%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50I wish I had the bread for this:cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 Wow, that is stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billy budapest Posted July 2, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 Heads up Uk peoplehttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-70s-Yamaha-SF500-Super-Flighter-Guitar-JAPAN-NR_W0QQitemZ260435700483QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca32d6b03&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1683%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50I wish I had the bread for this:cry: What's that - about $350? Still totally worth it. Two hours to go and no bids... That is some mad crazing on the headstock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members headless Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 That is super-cool! Its SG inspired body remains me a little of the DeArmond S-65 I recently got off of craigslist: I really like playing this DeArmond (yes, I know it's a Fender owned moniker). I have a Tele type guitar, but this is the first Tune-o-matic, 24 and 3/4" scale guitar I've owned in decades and I'm having a lot of fun with it (it was $75--with gigbag). The only problem with it it that I can't keep it---I actually found for a friend's daughter. Maybe she'd take my Tele instead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 Wow, that's amazing. More pics. Man,too bad they aren't building that now. Yummy. Great score. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billy budapest Posted July 2, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 More pics, by request! bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 Huh. The bolt on neck actually extends into the neck pup cavity. Now I see what you mean by "long tenon bolt-on." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members headless Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 bb Is that fretboard coated with something, or is it just a trick of the light? That is an interesting bolt-neck scheme to get a 24 fret mounted up close to the neck pickup, with an high-access cutaway body. Gotta love those Yamaha guitar makers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 Is that fretboard coated with something, or is it just a trick of the light?That is an interesting bolt-neck scheme to get a 24 fret mounted up close to the neck pickup, with an high-access cutaway body. Gotta love those Yamaha guitar makers. That's the mojo shining through. Congrats on the cool, rare, new guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members LeftyTom Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 Happy Yammy Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlexMC Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 Heads up Uk peoplehttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-70s-Yamaha-SF500-Super-Flighter-Guitar-JAPAN-NR_W0QQitemZ260435700483QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca32d6b03&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1683%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50I wish I had the bread for this:cry: If I had come across this thread a couple of hours ago, I would have been right on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 That is awsome looking! HNYD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billy budapest Posted July 2, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 Is that fretboard coated with something, or is it just a trick of the light? I actually had to ask my guitar tech about that. There is indeed some kind of laminate coating on the board that caused some "ripples" on the surface here and there - mostly towards the top of the neck. It has no effect on the playing or the sound, but it is certainly not something that you see on a fretboard every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Electric Blues Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 HOT Damn! HNYD!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Musicscotty Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 Great looking Yammy. HNGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -Assy- Posted July 2, 2009 Members Share Posted July 2, 2009 oh man that is bitchin'HNGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenbu Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 nice. those show up regularly on Yahoo Japan, there were higher end models in that series as well...in fact I think the bolt-on 500 was the low end model...the higher ups are set necks. The date on the p`up places it to 1978 I believe, if what my wife tells me is correct. Theres an SG-1000 locally that has the same pancake body as yours but they want about $600.oo for it and I won`t pay more than half that for a pancake body, but thats just me, I`m located in a place where nice Yamahas show up all the time so I`m holding out. I saw a SF-7000 neck through in a local used gear shop but they want almost $1000.oo for it...far too much, so I`m hoping nobody buys it and they drop the price.Nice guitar but the best solid body Yamaha ever produced is debateable, Yamaha made many very fine solid bodies, and I`m not dissing your guitar, in fact I am the proud owner of many Yamahas, but the SGs are just one example of Yamahas excellence, among many others. Still, nice find and I hope you like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Fiasco Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 Nice score, Billy. I like the shape of the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wader2k Posted July 3, 2009 Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 Very Nice.......i love a Yammy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billy budapest Posted July 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 3, 2009 I would never make that claim about it being the best solid body in Yamaha history, but I have seen it said in at least a couple of places on the web (and not always in connection with an attempt to sell one). Pancake or not, the resonant quality of the body and neck is truly notable. A player wouldn't even have to know much about guitars to tell that something really special is going on here. Thanks everybody for the nice comments! Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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