Product Description
1980, Made In Japan serial
YAMAHA, Studio Lord
Model SL380
The Yamaha SL guitars have an amazing quality, and are highly underrated
In the 1970/80s they might have flown under the radar
Now days they are sought after for the higher end quality vs affordability factor
Mahogany body
Maple top
Cherry Sunburst “plain top” finish
Mahogany neck, full C profile
Rosewood fretboard, trapezoid inlays
Front body binding with neck binding
24 ¾” scale, 12” radius, 22 medium jumbo frets
Chrome machinery
Sealed tuners, tune o matic style bridge and stop bar
Original Yamaha Alnico humbucker pickups, PAF style
Gold skirted knobs
This is one f those special “closet finds”
Although not 100% mint condition, it is extremely close
Very little play, almost no fret wear, everything is original and unmodified
At 46 years of age, this is the perfect vintage LP, at a fraction of the price to the “G” brand
ITEM CONDITION
All machinery, electrical, and pickups are without issue. Some very light surface marks, some very small impressions/dings/dimples, NO major paint chips or cracks, one tiny slit in the neck binding (not separating, just present) - as pictured.