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Yamaha SL-450S

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freemeatfreemeat Frets: 29
edited March 2019 in Guitar
1983 Yamaha SL-450S. Never thought I'd buy a les Paul but this appealed. Meant to be great guitars. Anyone got any experience of these?

https://i.imgur.com/09YyPfu.jpg
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 14568
    This is a job for @HarrySeven
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  • HarrySevenHarrySeven Frets: 8033
    I’m guessing you’ll have already researched the differences between Studio Lords, Lord Players, etc? If not, this is useful:

    http://www.alston-family.co.uk/sllp/indexsllp.php

    I can only speak for myself, but I think they’re great guitars. I’d buy my old LP back in a heartbeat.


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  • historyisjunkhistoryisjunk Frets: 500
    Looks very nice & you got quite an unusual transition model in that it's a studio lord, but has the Gibson shape head like a lord player.
    Yours is almost exactly like my LP 400 except probably in better condition & it looks like yours has a bell shaped trc rather than the christmas tree shaped one.
    I think they're great, Yamaha build quality, though I'm not really sure what the woods are. I find the bridge pickup on mine sounds nice, but it's a bit weak, neck on it's own is very good & same with both pickups together. Mine's not that heavy, though no lightweight. Feels nice & "alive". Probably swapping pickups soon & it needs some repair work. Hope you're liking yours.
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  • BlaendulaisBlaendulais Frets: 3325
    HarrySeven said:


    I can only speak for myself, but I think they’re great guitars. I’d buy my old LP back in a heartbeat.

    You'd buy anything in a minute =)
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 14568
    Can’t decide between LOL and Wis. Hence, Wow!
    You say, atom bomb. I say, tin of corned beef.
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  • freemeatfreemeat Frets: 29
    Almost two months in and constantly pick this up. Really slim neck and just lovely to play. Pickups are pretty decent too. Really impressed with this. Like historyisjunk said it seems I got a transition model. Definitely a keeper. 
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  • HarrySevenHarrySeven Frets: 8033
    Blaendulais said:
    HarrySeven said:


    I can only speak for myself, but I think they’re great guitars. I’d buy my old LP back in a heartbeat.

    You'd buy anything in a minute =)
    True.

    And the good news is that I recently DID re-acquire my old Yamaha LP! ;)


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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 14568
    HarrySeven said:
    I recently DID re-acquire my old Yamaha LP! ;)
    Humbucker for the weekend, sir? ;)
    You say, atom bomb. I say, tin of corned beef.
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