The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by will » Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:44 pm

So, I picked up a SB-5A at an affordable price (yay!)

...and it arrived with some issues - it's usually a bad sign when a guitar arrives in the mail and I can see the case through holes ripped in the side of the package! Luckily, the only damage I could see at first was one of the latches got knocked off of the case.

It was shipped with the strings in place, so I put it in tune and played it a bit to see if things were pretty much in order, and it seemed okay other than a buzzy bridge.

...but when I stripped it down for a thorough cleaning, I found out that the neck was held on by ONE SCREW! Jeez! It wasn't even one of the outer screws - it was one of the machine screws on the "tongue" at the end of the neck. So weird that someone would attach a neck with one screw and then bother to screw the neckplate on (...with two of the correct screws and two screws from the thumb rest...)

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That should be simple enough to fix - a trip to the metric section of the hardware store. However, I have some bigger issues with he bridge that you folks might be able to help out with. Of the eight height adjustment screws, one had disappeared from a drilled out (and unthreaded!) hole, three had non-metric 4-40 setscrews jammed in place, and the other four appeared to be original. I was able to get 4 out of the saddles (they'd been glued in place!) but three broke off. so I needed to drill the broken screws out.

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It looks like they're M3 setscrews with .6 pitch. I've been able to find the correct tap, but it looks like the size is pretty rare. Does anyone know of a source for M3 setscrews with the correct pitch, or should I just drill these saddles out for some M4 setscrews?

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by surfin_bird » Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:38 am

I got some adjustment saddle screws for my yamaha sg-12 from china on ebay after a tip from my local hardware guy.
So maybe it's just a size that's widely available in the japan/china region?

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by will » Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:44 am

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This band is called W.I.T.C.H (We Intend To Cause Havoc) 70's Zambian Rock. SO COOL!
Thanks for posting this - I hadn't heard of Witch before, and now I've been listening to them all morning. Great music!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAZo-rn_AAs

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by Mechanical Birds » Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:22 am

Can anybody here shed some light on the finishes they used on these? I've never seen one that's particularly relic'd or whatever so I assume some sort of polyester but google isn't turning anything up. Thanks in advance!

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by bacca51 » Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:40 am

I know its not offset, or an SG, but I wanted to share with you all my new Yamaha SA-15. I've had this guitar for almost a month now and I fucking love it! The pickups are incredible and the fully hollow body resonates acoustic tones through my twin reverb in the perfect way. I want more Yammies!!!!

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by venompstinger » Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:10 pm

bacca51 wrote:
Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:40 am
I know its not offset, or an SG, but I wanted to share with you all my new Yamaha SA-15. I've had this guitar for almost a month now and I fucking love it! The pickups are incredible and the fully hollow body resonates acoustic tones through my twin reverb in the perfect way. I want more Yammies!!!!
They are great guitars... the 15D is even cooler with checkerboard binding..... I also see that the Bass equivalent (even rarer) has just popped up in a shop in Melbourne

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by bacca51 » Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:22 pm

venompstinger wrote:
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They are great guitars... the 15D is even cooler with checkerboard binding..... I also see that the Bass equivalent (even rarer) has just popped up in a shop in Melbourne
I know, I wish I had the 15D, the 15d has fret markers. I had to put those fret marker stickers on the sides of my neck.
Still, mine was in a local shop for a while on consignment from the original owner, so I got the luxury of actually playing it and working out a deal.

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by Mechanical Birds » Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:16 pm

HOW WERE THESE FINISHED

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by surfin_bird » Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:36 am

Mechanical Birds wrote:
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HOW WERE THESE FINISHED
Its a poly finish of some sort. I wouldn't entirely compare it to modern stuff, I guess.
They definitely dent and bump in the same order as a poly finish but it has a bit of a old finish cool vintage vibe. Same as my eko cobra for example.
Maybe it's just thinner than the modern ones.

I own (too?) many of these and they all are a bit worn in a different way, I have a blue SG-2C where the blue turned greenish at some spots.
My pearl white SG-2 has a lot of wear and tear but in a really cool way where the bumped pearl just turns a bit more grey-ish.

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by surfin_bird » Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:37 am

bacca51 wrote:
Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:40 am
I know its not offset, or an SG, but I wanted to share with you all my new Yamaha SA-15. I've had this guitar for almost a month now and I fucking love it! The pickups are incredible and the fully hollow body resonates acoustic tones through my twin reverb in the perfect way. I want more Yammies!!!!

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I'm glad you got this one :? It's a beauty!

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by Mechanical Birds » Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:58 pm

surfin_bird wrote:
Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:36 am
Mechanical Birds wrote:
Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:16 pm
HOW WERE THESE FINISHED
Its a poly finish of some sort. I wouldn't entirely compare it to modern stuff, I guess.
They definitely dent and bump in the same order as a poly finish but it has a bit of a old finish cool vintage vibe. Same as my eko cobra for example.
Maybe it's just thinner than the modern ones.

I own (too?) many of these and they all are a bit worn in a different way, I have a blue SG-2C where the blue turned greenish at some spots.
My pearl white SG-2 has a lot of wear and tear but in a really cool way where the bumped pearl just turns a bit more grey-ish.
Thanks bubby :)

Dunno if I'll actually be able to pull the trigger but I'm really hoping I can.

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by surfin_bird » Mon Feb 12, 2018 4:00 am

This is a bit of cheating (reissue alert)
But I find this a lovely video where a SGV-800 is being put to good use by the band Kruangbin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOMtGY-uaOg

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by Sonichris » Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:26 am

Here's a question for those of you who have a SG-2 or 3. I love love love the sound of my SG-2, and would like to get pickups that sound the same for another project. What pickups are close to the sound of the Yamaha's? I assume some sort of P90? that's the one style pickup I have very little experience with.

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by Ohioisonfire » Thu Mar 01, 2018 9:06 pm

surfin_bird wrote:
Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:37 am
bacca51 wrote:
Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:40 am
I know its not offset, or an SG, but I wanted to share with you all my new Yamaha SA-15. I've had this guitar for almost a month now and I fucking love it! The pickups are incredible and the fully hollow body resonates acoustic tones through my twin reverb in the perfect way. I want more Yammies!!!!

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I'm glad you got this one :? It's a beauty!
Very cool guitar! This as on offset would be cool.

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Re: The Unofficial OSG 60s Yamaha SG Thread

Post by kamillebidan » Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:31 pm

venompstinger wrote:
Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:10 pm
bacca51 wrote:
Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:40 am
I know its not offset, or an SG, but I wanted to share with you all my new Yamaha SA-15. I've had this guitar for almost a month now and I fucking love it! The pickups are incredible and the fully hollow body resonates acoustic tones through my twin reverb in the perfect way. I want more Yammies!!!!
They are great guitars... the 15D is even cooler with checkerboard binding..... I also see that the Bass equivalent (even rarer) has just popped up in a shop in Melbourne

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Checkerboard binding, so rare, but so great when you find it!

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