Yamaha SA2000 - ES335 killer!

Late 70’s Yamaha built superb ES-335 style guitar in tobacco sunburst.
These have a great reputation and are well sought after. I also have the cherry finish equivalent model listed from the same era…but it’s the rarer SA2000S model 
Made in Japan 1978, all original, The Yamaha SA2000's semi-hollow design, versatile pickups, comfortable scale length, and carefully selected tonewoods contribute to its renowned reputation among guitarists. It offers a blend of classic aesthetics, exceptional playability, and a wide range of expressive tones, making it a prized instrument for any musician. 
This guitar features an ebony board on mahogany neck, real mother of pearl inlays, a birch and beech body with binding, gold hardware and a pair of Yamahas vintage style humbuckers. With non original hard case.
This SA-2000 is a semi-hollow electric guitar with two powerful Alnico humbuckers. A volume pot for each pickup, and a 3-way selector switch, there is a variety of tones that can be dialed in. 
There is no secret about which market Yamaha was going after here. Coming in at a very Gibson-esque 24 3/4″ scale length, Maple center block, and Mahogany neck, an Ebony fretboard holding 22 medium jumbo frets, double block inlays, and a real bone nut. Some impressive gold hardware and a gloss finish gives this guitar some shine and a very scratch resistant finish.
There is no shortage of excellent sounds. What really impresses is just how useable these Yamaha humbuckers are in a playing situation. A known problem when it comes to neck pickups, you’ll find this neck pickup won’t get muddy too quickly, with above average sweep in the tone and volume knobs to actually manipulate the tone. The humbucker tones are a bit sharper, with some real chime, when compared to your typical PAF-type pickup. They are high output and great for classic rock, blues, and pop music you definitely get that little bit of muscle found in a traditional ES-335 style guitar. 
Tuning stability is top notch, and this could be anyone’s main gigging instrument without any issues. (As it was mine back in the late 80’s). Action is low and it plays smooth up and down the neck. It feels a bit thinner than a lot of the baseball bat style necks on this style of guitar, but still thick and round enough to feel familiar in your hands. That’s sort of the theme with this Yamaha SA, it’s just a bit different from what you expect, with some tweaks that make it feel like a more modern, vintage semi-hollow. It’s hard not to love playing this guitar when you consider the great fretwork, tuning stability, and the killer looks. It’s a great player even when it is unplugged, and it was built to take a lot of mileage.
I’m a fan of the tobacco burst-style finish on this guitar which features some subtle wood grain on the back. The build quality is top of the line here, absolutely living up to the Japanese-origin craftsmanship of these high end Yamaha’s. Hardware is well adjusted, and is super sturdy and reliable. 
This guitar was definitely built to last, and feels really well put together. Clearly, quality control shouldn’t be a concern, and the gloss finish is reliable and will take some punishment without marking. 
These were better made guitars than their Gibson counterparts back in the late 70’s and early 80’s. I’ve owned (and still own Gibson 335’s) but I’d pick this over a Gibson or other 335 style variants any day, and honestly, if you were after a hollow body thin line guitar these are some of the best going around. I have a Collings 335 style hollow body and the Yamaha’s compare in the build quality department 
These Yamaha guitars were favoured by a lot the studio session players back in the 80’s over their Gibson ES335’s 
A lot more people should know about these guitars.
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