my $149.00 shredder

[markD]

i got this on e-bay a couple of weeks ago. it is SO nice, especially for the money, but regardless it is a GREAT playing guitar. looks sharp too!!! anyway, it's a Yamaha RGX612S, an early 90's model i guess. well, here are the pics:

[neilli]

Re: my $149.00 shredder

I'd have said that was made before the 90's, but my knowledge of Yamaha guitars is kind of limited - whatever, if it's a decent player, for that price, that's a bargain!

[skins]

Re: my $149.00 shredder

yamaha's are very underrated great score

[IrfaanSE801]

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That's actually the coolest Yamaha guitars I've ever seen. Can't go wrong for $150 either. Nice score [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[Drake S.]

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This Yamaha was made around 84-86 I have the 612A & a 1212S neck thru with ebony board, both made in the same time frame. These yamaha's are very underrated & this guitar sold new for 350.00 you scored big time if you ever let it go let me know , consider it sold already. if you need more info like on the bridge specs, what ever let me know, I've been playing the RGX series since 84 i love them almost as much as my 90's pro Warriors. Almost [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[JBall008]

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Very nice. At $149, you can't go wrong. Enjoy!

[slayer]

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Made In Japan I presume? Very sweet!! Jack.

[Drake S.]

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Yep Made in Japan, me love an import from Japan come on ! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[slayer]

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Ya man, that would be perfect with just 1 humbucker!! Jack.

[BallsOnParade]

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I used to own either an RGX or RGZ a few years ago, and that guitar SMOKED!!!!!!!!!!! I got it for only $80 or so, put a Seymour Duncan Distortion in it, and that thing became a KILLING MACHINE!

[lerxstcat]

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Nice score! I have the 1212S and 1220S which are neckthroughs, they are fine guitars. I Have an RGZ321 as well, nice bolt-on. They are highly underrated guitars!
Congrats, that one's beautiful!

[tibiuccio]

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Great! i have the 1212A...very great axe, the neck is very near to an sl-2, but the scale is 24.75!!!! wonderful!

[Drake S.]

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I have like I said a 1212S & 612A I gotta fix some wireing issues on them , but might let one go soon to thin my herd .

[TommyD]

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> I almost bought one of the 1212's back in the day,and chose not to because of the trem,in this time frame it might be impossible to find parts for. I wound up buying my 5FX instead. Tommy D.

[lerxstcat]

Re: my $149.00 shredder

Yeah, you have to monitor Ebay for years to get parts trems for 'em; I have 2 parts trems that cost me like $15 each.
Meantime I put a used Schaller Floyd on my 1220, which fits the spacing but not quite the recess, so it won't pull much.
The 1220 I got for $65 because the bridge was missing a saddle and the parts were unavailable from Yamaha! So for future reference Floyds do fit on them. You'd have to route the recess width just a tad, but I left mine alone so I can restore it to stock if I want. The stock trems do work well if maintained properly, I have no problems with my 1221's trem either.