Jimmybo

What a sexy thread this beauty is, as timeless a tribute to an ageless fine guitar. I still own a FG336 SB II sunburst ('77-"81) that I bought used at RecordHead in Milwaukee, WI back in the early 80s, $100. Built like a tank, lovely tones and solid tuners. Swapping out the plastic for bone nut and pins make for crisp sound, and D'addario phosphor bronze strings pair well. Huge truss rod fitting. This was the kind of guitar you could leave out all night after a campfire and would be unaffected by the dew. I drove for a bus company and once I got upset because a woman was literally standing on my guitar to try to reach her bag. The guitar was fine. What did her in was the stark desert heat, one day I left her in a car and the sun baked her but good. Bowed the neck beyond what the truss can compensate for. I hold onto her for the memories and maybe one day will get her fixed up. She would be worth it. Long Live this thread and all early Yamahas and naysayers can step aside and watch with wide-eyes...