NGD 82 Yamaha SG1500

Love this already and I have only had it for 10 hours - its hard to put down. It has an incredibly flexible range of tones with the push-push pots, and covers pretty much everything I play along with my Dean Markley T-120R, of similar vintage. Its a bit heavy, but not as bad as I was expecting with all the comments I have read about its weight. The photos were taken by the seller.

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac284/nrand_photos/Yamaha%20SG1500/SG15003.jpg
http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac284/nrand_photos/Yamaha%20SG1500/SG15002.jpg
http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac284/nrand_photos/Yamaha%20SG1500/Sg15001.jpg
http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac284/nrand_photos/Yamaha%20SG1500/SG15004.jpg

Very nice.
I assume there is a slot in the nut for the B string...


I had an SG1000 years ago and it was a super guitar. The weight only became an issue towards the end of gigs around 1AM. Then it really became an issue.
I've been considering looking for another one.

Beautiful guitars, I've nearly bought one several times, but my Ibanez Artist of similar vintage fills the same slot nicely. I do have a Yammy SA which is completely awesome though.

Beautiful. Those thru-neck ones (there are set-neck ones, as well) are awesome and on my Dream Guitar list. Nice job of making me jealous. Enjoy!!

A very classy guitar!

Very nice.
I assume there is a slot in the nut for the B string...


I have to say I don't know what you mean by this precisely. The guitar came with a set-up and played well except that the strings were too light for my taste, and it was set very low.

I raised the bridge just slightly and it plays really well when I use a lightish touch with slightly heavier strings.

I put on a set of DR Tite Fit 11- 50s and swapped out the plain G for a wound .020. All of the four lightest strings still recess completely into the nut, with the low E and A strings raised a little.

I suspect a previous owner used a similar string gauge. This came stock with an ivory nut thus I am cautious about messing with it.

Originally Posted by TG
Very nice.
I assume there is a slot in the nut for the B string...
I have to say I don't know what you mean by this precisely. [...]
In the first photo (http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac284/nrand_photos/Yamaha%20SG1500/SG15003.jpg), the B string isn't parallel to the others, it looks like it was out of the nut slot. Check the gaps between the high E, B & G strings in the pic.

Beautiful guitar, in any case.
/wish I had one in my case. :wink:

Nice spot TG, the B string is lodged in the slot for the top E for some reason. Good looking guitar, I once worked for a band that had an SG 2000 as a spare guitar, I tuned it once at the start of the tour, 4 weeks later it was still in tune, very solid guitars.

In the first photo (http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac284/nrand_photos/Yamaha%20SG1500/SG15003.jpg), the B string isn't parallel to the others, it looks like it was out of the nut slot. Check the gaps between the high E, B & G strings in the pic.

Beautiful guitar, in any case.
/wish I had one in my case. :wink:

I see! As I said these shots were taken by the seller - I can only guess he had the B string pulled aside for some reason for the photos. I can attest that all strings are secure and parallel!

There is a bit to get used to on these these with the push push pots, but my first reaction is that I really like the middle switch position, something I was never as drawn to with Teles and my ES 335.

Congrats, those SGs are really excellent guitars.

Man, that is very nice. I've got an SA 2200 so I know how pleased you must be the yours. Gongrats and enjoy.