1979 Yamaha Japan SG-2000 Neckthrough Double Cutaway w/Tremolo (Cherry Sunburst)

1979 Yamaha Japan SG-2000 Neckthrough Double Cutaway w/Tremolo (Cherry Sunburst)Considered by many as an upgrade to the standard Les Paul design, the Yamaha SG series are some of the fullest sounding guitars you'll ever play. This SG 2000 was considered the holy grail of SG's by many and was the model of choice for Carlos Santana and John Frusciante. Weighing in at 4. 8kg's, it's built with a mahogany body, maple top, slim 60's mahogany thru neck and an ebony fretboard (12" radius, 628mm scale length, 43mm nut width). This one

20 fret rosewood fingerboard (43mm nut width)

slim 60's mahogany neck with a bound ebony fingerboard (44mm nut width

Very good vintage condition for an early 70's build

Mahogany neck and the aforementioned rosewood fingerboard set to a mahogany body with two volume controls (one for the EMG81 and one for the EMG60) and a three-way pickup selector

Neck - Mahogany (Martin style V profile)

loaded with gold Gotoh tuners and a Fernandes stamped adjustable bridge

the Destroyer bass was a staple for countless heavy metal bands for very obvious reasons

Many of these were Korean made with the exception of a few domestic market builds like this one

SPC Control

and it adds a multi-scale fret design for incredible down-tuned punch while keeping the higher strings feeling familiar and sounding clear

Clean vintage condition as pictured with a few signs of wear as pictured

This one has a replacement saddle along with a full aftermarket wiring harness and some generic pickups