SOLD YAMAHA MSG CUSTOM bargain time £600 sold

Dominic

" The guitar Gibson should have made ".........Neville Marten

Superb condition legendary instrument designed for Yamaha by Martyn Booth and the inspiration for his superb handbuilt masterpieces that followed.

Quite a revolution when they first appeared and were used by many famous players -even Gary Moore had a brief flirtation with one .

Extremely comfortable to hold/play and sounding like a 335 /SG hybrid -less meaty than a Les Paul but able to do a good Tele impression when flicked to single coil mode.........ideal for gigging because it really is very versatile.

This is the Top-of range Custom model;

BRAZILIAN  ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD

FLAMED MAHOGANY TOP

SLIM BUT WIDE 24 FRET NECK

8LBS

TREM

RUNWAY LIGHTS IN FRETBOARD ( ON/OFF SWITCH )

PRS TYPE BUILD QUALITY

This guitar has been mildly modified by my Luthier ......The original Spinex active/passive pickups have been removed and replaced with the 4 conductor splittable PAF types from a 1981 Yamaha SA 2000 S ( best pups Yam ever made IMO) -it sounds warmer ,more pick responsive and certainly more mellow at the neck for jazzier styles but it will bark in rock mode or do a great funk tone when in single coil mode - The original pups and loom are included in the price .

 It is quite a rare guitar these days and a slightly left field choice but outstanding value for such a well built and smooth playing instrument.

Coda had a tatty MSG standard at £695 6 months back -a world apart from this custom -it sold within a few days so I think the price is pretty keen.

Seen in first photo with the original Spinex active pups (black )  which I found very sterile and then with the Gold Paf types as it is today.

Only selling as I need funds -regrettably no trades.

SimpleSimon

Sweet, always wanted one of these back in my early teenage years! Surprisingly these have aged well in terms of current guitar trends! GLWTS

Dominic

REDUCED by £50

 Pretty sure you will not find a better made,more interesting guitar for this price

Dominic

Now reduced to a ridiculously bargainous humungous lot of guitar for £625

Don't offer me less as I'm liable to go into an unstoppable fit of High Gain distortion with a bit of Wah thrown in for good measure

TTony

OK, I'll ask the questions that I didn't ask when I first saw the ad.

1.  What are the controls (specifically the mini-toggles)

2.  Is their functionality affected by the change in p'ups?

3.  Where in the world are you

Gassage

Simply one of the best guitars of all time.

TTony

TTony said:

OK, I'll ask the questions that I didn't ask when I first saw the ad.

1.  What are the controls (specifically the mini-toggles)

2.  Is their functionality affected by the change in p'ups?

3.  Where in the world are you

@dominic?

Dominic

mini Toggles - i) neck pick-up coil tap

                      ii) bridge pick -up coil tap

                      iii) boost switch ( disabled now active pups removed ) - the plan was to buy s/h spark boost /ts mini and install the electronics from it as there is a lot of cavity space in rear panels

 I am London /Herts borders

IMO - the pioneering Spinex original pups were able to be active or passive but were pretty sterile and quite schrill / over-bright

 The paf types that are in there are just perfect -they came from an SA2000 and were probably the best sounding low output PAF types that any Jap manufacturer has produced except the sought after early 80s Burneys

I think to find a mini boost pedal and wire it in there would make it a pretty cool tool

I have all the original loom and wiring diagram

Dominic

Oh, and the lower toggle is the pick -up selector as normal - these are all the original switches

I changed the tarnished gold knobs ( 2 vol ,1 tone ) for new facsimile but I actually think it may look nicer if they were black like the toggles to stop it all getting too blingy

Dominic

Upwards

Dominic

bump

Dominic

Final reduction ........it is an astonishing guitar for the price - I am equally astonished that it is still here

rapscallion

There is something mesmerising about classic Yamahas. Good luck with the sale, it's very pretty

moz91

Are you likely to travel up north at all?

Dominic

No...but I'm very happy to send via courier........worst ways if you don't like it then you can send it back

we have an account with UPS -it will cost about £16 to return it ................no big deal if you are seriously interested and fancy trying it

I am pretty confident that it wouldn't be coming home ; )

Dominic

Wonderful guitar that isn't getting the use it deserves - no point leaving it sat in a case
PRS QUALITY AT A BARGAIN PRICE

Maynehead

Tasty... or should I say, umami?

SimpleSimon

@Dominic do you have a link to any more pics?

drwiddly

I used to have a Deluxe which was a beautifully made guitar except for the awful, tone sucking Yamaha Floyd Rose type trem (and I like a Floyd on the right guitar). This looks like it would be a much better guitar. GLWTS.

Dominic

SimpleSimon said:

@Dominic do you have a link to any more pics?
Sorry ,I do not have any others but if you are seriously interested I am very happy to dig it out and take some close-up pics of any particular aspect that concerns you

SimpleSimon

I tentatively wanted to perv the rest of the guitar - don't go to any trouble on my part I'm only browsing at this point.