The Yamaha Weddingtons were a variation on the classic Les Paul design made from 1990 until 1995. The Weddington models were the Special, Classic and Custom - with the Special being the most basic - no carved maple top and the Custom the most deluxe - with figured maple top. All had two DiMarzio humbuckers with individual volume and tone controls and a five-way selector switch that allowed coil tapping.
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CLASSICYamaha made the Weddington Classic from 1990 until 1995. | |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CUSTOMThe Yamaha Weddington Custom was introduced in the early 1990s and made until around 1995. It was Yamaha's update on the classic Les Paul design altered to meet the demands of the contemporary guitarist. Although this guitar was somewhat overlooked at the time the Weddington Custom combines beautiful styling and solid workmanship with tremendous playability and tonal versatility in a rock-solid instrument. | |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON SPECIALTHe Yamaha Weddington Special was the entry level Weddington model. It had a solid mahogany flat topped body and dot inlays - unlike the carved maple tops and block inlays on the Weddingon Classic and Custom. The Special also had a wrap-around bar bridge - lacking the stop tail-piece / tune-o-matic seen on the Classic and Custom models. Pickups were two direct mounted DiMarzio DHB4 humbuckers - each with its own tone and volume control. The five way pickup selector allowed coil tapping of both pickups. |
Specifications:
Model | Image | Finish colors | Finish effects | Made in | Number of strings | Scale length |
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YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CLASSIC 1990 to 1995 | black finish, red finish | metallic finish, sunburst finish | Japan | 6 strings | - | |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CUSTOM 1990 to 1995 | amber finish, pink finish, red finish | sunburst finish | Japan | 6 strings | 24.75 inches scale-length | |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON SPECIAL 1990 to 1994 | black finish, cream finish, red finish | - | Japan | 6 strings | 24.75 inches scale-length |
Model | Pickup selector controls | Tone controls | Volume controls | Controls material | Controls shape | Number of control knobs |
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YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CLASSIC 1990 to 1995 | 5-way selector switch | 1 tone control | 2 volume controls | - | - | - |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CUSTOM 1990 to 1995 | 5-way selector switch | 2 tone controls | 2 volume controls | gold controls | speed knobs | 4 control knobs |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON SPECIAL 1990 to 1994 | 5-way selector switch | 2 tone controls | 2 volume controls | black controls | speed knobs | 4 control knobs |
Model | Pickups brand and model | Pickups configuration |
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YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CLASSIC 1990 to 1995 | DiMarzio pickup(s) | 2 humbucker pickups |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CUSTOM 1990 to 1995 | DiMarzio pickup(s) | 2 humbucker pickups |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON SPECIAL 1990 to 1994 | DiMarzio pickup(s) | 2 humbucker pickups |
Model | Body material | Body shape features | Body style | Body top material |
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YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CLASSIC 1990 to 1995 | mahogany body | archtop | archtop | maple body top |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CUSTOM 1990 to 1995 | mahogany body | carved top | Les Paul-style body | figured maple body top |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON SPECIAL 1990 to 1994 | mahogany body | single cutaway | Les Paul-style body | - |
Model | Bridge | Hardware color | Tailpiece |
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YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CLASSIC 1990 to 1995 | tune-o-matic bridge | chrome hardware | stop tailpiece |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CUSTOM 1990 to 1995 | tune-o-matic bridge | chrome hardware | stop tailpiece |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON SPECIAL 1990 to 1994 | adjustable bridge, bar bridge | chrome hardware | - |
Model | Fingerboard position markers | Fingerboard material | Fingerboard inlay material |
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YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CLASSIC 1990 to 1995 | split block fingerboard position markers | - | - |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CUSTOM 1990 to 1995 | split block fingerboard position markers | ebony fingerboard | - |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON SPECIAL 1990 to 1994 | dot fingerboard position markers | rosewood fingerboard | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
Model | Headstock inlays or logos | Neck joint | Neck material | Number of frets | Tuner layout | Neck heel | Neck width | Peghead (headstock) |
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YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CLASSIC 1990 to 1995 | pearl headstock inlay/logo | set neck | mahogany neck | 22 fret | three-each-side | - | - | - |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON CUSTOM 1990 to 1995 | - | set neck | mahogany neck | 22 fret | three-each-side | contoured heel | 1.69 inches wide at nut | veneer headstock |
YAMAHA WEDDINGTON SPECIAL 1990 to 1994 | - | set neck | mahogany neck | 22 fret | three-each-side | - | 1.69 inches wide at nut | - |