Product Description
1977, Made In Japan serial
Yamaha, Studio Lord
Model SL380
Very early, and rare to find, first 12months of production model
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
Vintage 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 an excellent find, at almost 50 years vintage
Great overall condition, freshly set up with 10-46 Daddario strings
A great entry into the vintage guitar world, at an extremely affordable price
Includes the Original Yamaha (logo embossed) gig case
ITEM CONDITION
All machinery, electrical, and pickups are without issue. Some surface marks, scratches, and scuffing, some small impressions/dings/dimples/dents/chips, some tarnish and aging to chrome, “poker chip” around three way switch removed - as pictured.
