Yamaha SG-5A
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1966 to 1971
The Yamaha SG-5A was introduced in 1966 and discontinued in 1971. The SG-5A has a peculiar asymmetrical body with an elongated horn on the treble side and a hockey stick style headstock, the guitar was designed with the input of Japanese Eleki legend Takeshi Terauchi.This 6-string Yamaha electric guitar has 22 frets, Coro tremolo type tailpiece, knobs and tuners. The SG-5A had three single coil pickups, two close together at the bridge and a slanted one at the neck. The SG-5A was reissued in 2000 as the SGV300
Specifications (21)
General
| Weight | 3.5 kg |
| Finish colors | blue finish, red finish, two color sunburst, white finish |
| Made in | Japan |
| Binding | neck binding |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
| Scale length | 24.75 inches scale-length |
Controls
| Number of control knobs | 3 control knobs |
| Pickup selector controls | 1 pickup blend control, 3-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
| Pickups configuration | 3 single coil pickups |
Body
| Body shape features | long lower horn |
| Pickguard material | white pickguard |
Hardware
| Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
| Hardware color | chrome hardware |
| Tailpiece | Vibrato tailpiece |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
Neck
| Number of frets | 22 fret |
| Nut | zero fret at the nut |
| Tuner layout | six-in-a-row tuners |
Prices (4)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | ¥52000 | new | guitar-list | List price |
| 1970 | $5200 | new | Greg Lawrence | |
| 1977 | £80 | worn | ||
| 2015 | £1250 | worn |
