Kiwi Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 As mentioned in my status update - a cherry red Yamaha MSG, as played by Alan Murphy when he was with Level 42. and others. One of Yamaha's most coveted instruments and easily the equivalent of a PRS in terms of build quality. I think the MSG's 335 derived body shape is prettier and this one comes with Seymour Duncans as factory fitted. This example isn't perfect, there's a tuner screw missing from the E string of the trem, two pickup screws missing from the bridge pickup and there's a cracked pickup surround. I've emailed Yamaha in Germany as they have a good reputation for response times and requested the parts. Normally, the asking price for these is between 700-1000 quid, I got mine for about half that mainly due to a 'rushed' listing. I'm inspecting and collecting on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 [i]Nice[/i]... Is that a whammy up the back there? Is it the RM Pro that Yam used to fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Fantastic guitars, I don't understand why they weren't more popular. Nice score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1385578704' post='2289932'] [i]Nice[/i]... Is that a whammy up the back there? Is it the RM Pro that Yam used to fit? [/quote] Yes it is The trems seem to have a bit of respect on other forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 So I went to collect it today and on inspection I walked away. The tremolo had graphtec saddles installed and the back had been routed for a Line6 variax circuit (not included). This wasn't a deal breaker. It was the crude corrugated blanking plate over where the hex socket would have been that hadn't been shown in the photos and the hacked out 5 position sliding switch. Bit of a shame really as the neck was sweet. Caveat emptor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Boo You did the right thing, it would've been very easy to ignore these things and then end up with something you'd regret buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 Well I'm sure others will come along. Even without the modifications (which were nothing short of butchery to such a fine instrument) it hardly had any flaming to the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 You could always go new http://www.martynboothguitars.co.uk/guitars/delux.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Martyn is a thoroughly nice bloke. He showed me round his workshop when I took my Sue Ryder P to him for a setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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