YAMAHA RGZ 321P

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  • electric guitars

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YAMAHA discontinued the RGZ 321 P in 1994

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Prices (4)

DatePriceConditionNameComments
2011$100excellent
2015$150excellentDaveWhoa man this is one of those hidden gems! If you can find one, GRAB IT! ..no matter the cost! It's a bit of a learning curve to set this up, which is why every once in a while you'll see one for sale, but if you learn how to set it up, or take it for quick setup, this baby plays FANTASTIC!
2015$350excellentDaveWhoa man this is one of those hidden gems! If you can find one, GRAB IT! ..no matter the cost! It's a bit of a learning curve to set this up, which is why every once in a while you'll see one for sale, but if you learn how to set it up, or take it for quick setup, this baby plays FANTASTIC!
2016$184.00excellentMikeSuch a nice instrument, could not be more pleased!

Reviews (1)

YAMAHA RGZ 321P reviewed by Shred

4
Average: 4 (1 vote)
There’s not much to complain about with an RGZ321P. I’d rate it more like 4-1/2 stars if I could. A 5-star is really reserved for high end stuff. If you find one of these for a decent price, grab it. This guitar is 25-years old at the time of this review. The tuners are perfect, the neck is perfectly straight with no buzz. The neck joint is super solid. All of the electronics are still working perfectly, as is the Floyd Rose bridge. The body has no paint chipping, and the contours are comfortable. The guitar is built solid with excellent craftsmanship. The neck is very thin and comfortable, and the frets are smooth on the edges and rolled perfectly. The Floyd Rose bridge has a wide range from dive to pull up, and stays tuned with good strings. It achieves a great pronounced flutter and bounces with a slight touch. The sound of the pickups are as good as anything high end. The bridge humbucker is very hot with singing midrange, and high strings can still be heard with articulation while lower strings are sustaining. There’s no muddiness. It’s excellent in all phases of amplification from clean to high gain. Very similar to a Dimarzio Tone Zone. The middle pickup has a volume drop. It is well sealed and waxed, so there’s not very much hum on its own. It’s crisp and clean. When paired with the other pickups, there are very distinctive differences in a good way. The neck Humbucke is hot, has a good amount of bass (borderline boomy). It’s rich, thick, and bold. It sounds excellent with a clean channel, and when used with a wah pedal. Loses articulation with high gain. Sounds similar to a Gibson 490R. All of that being said, it does compare to high end sounding pickups. There are 5 legitimate distinctly different sounds. Since sound is subjective, I would say Yamaha did very well with this set. The middle pickup isn’t balanced volume-wise with the humbuckers, but I give them a pass for a nice sounding single coil. This is a very versatile guitar that can play almost any genre, sounds great, built solid, super comfortable, cool design, and performs with a nice ease of playability when set up properly.

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