Yamaha SA-15 ca. 1968
$ 679.00
The SA-15 was Yamaha’s second attempt to make inroads into the archtop guitar market. It has been suggested that the modern design was inspired by the Rickenbackers being played by the Beatles, but if so, it is truly a Japanese interpretation. This instrument is in very good, original condition. The body appears to be ply and is a true hollow body (no center block). The fretboard has been stained to resemble ebony and it plays with good action and intonation. The pickups are single coils and have strong output for a guitar of this era. The only issues are the missing whammy bar, two cracks in the pickguard, some paint chipping around the edges of the headstock and a ding in the back of the neck around the 9th fret. All of these issues are pictured. The pickguard cracks are stable. I have owned the guitar over 10 years and they haven’t moved during the time I have owned it. This is truly a unique instrument that is comfortable to play and produces a variety of very useable tones. No Case.
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