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1966-1967 Yamaha SG-2 - Nippon Gakki Era Offset Electric Guitar, Made in Japan
The SG-2 belongs to the very first generation of Yamaha solid body electric guitars, built in-house by Nippon Gakki. It is an offset design with a roller bridge and a floating vibrato, and it wears the early gold script "Yamaha / NIPPON GAKKI CO., LTD." headstock logo together with the die-cast tuning fork emblem.
Introduced in 1966 and replaced by the SG-2A in November 1967, the SG-2 had a short production run, which makes clean, complete examples increasingly difficult to find on the market. This one is the two-pickup version, finished in Sunburst, and it still has its vibrato arm - a part that is very often missing on guitars of this era.
== SPECIFICATIONS ==
- Model: Yamaha SG-2
- Year: 1966-1967
- Country of Origin: Japan (Nippon Gakki)
- Color: Sunburst
- Body: Solid hardwood, offset double cutaway
- Neck: Maple, bolt-on
- Fingerboard: Rosewood, 22 frets
- Scale: 25.5"
- Pickups: Two Yamaha single coils
- Controls: Volume, Tone (knurled metal knobs)
- Switches: Three slide switches, one toggle selector switch
- Bridge: Roller-type bridge with floating vibrato tailpiece
- Weight: 3.6 kg
== CONDITION ==
Overall: Very Good
- Body: Scratches and dings consistent with age
- Neck: Straight
- Frets: Approximately 60-70% remaining
- Hardware: Light tarnish on metal parts (vintage patina)
- Tuners: Replaced (not the original set)
All electronics function correctly and the guitar plays and functions as intended. Please review all photos carefully for the exact cosmetic condition. All photos are of the actual guitar for sale.
== INCLUDED ==
- Vibrato arm
== WHY THIS GUITAR ==
This is a genuine piece of Japanese guitar history: one of the very first electric guitars Yamaha ever built, from the Nippon Gakki era. The short production window, the offset body with its extended upper horn, and the die-cast tuning fork headstock emblem give it a character that later Yamaha models never repeated. With honest playwear, a straight neck and working electronics, it is a player-grade instrument that also carries real collector interest.
Please feel free to message with any questions before purchasing.
Setup & Inspection
Cleaned, set up, and inspected by our luthier before shipping — neck relief and action adjusted, frets and fingerboard cleaned, intonation set, and tuners and electronics checked. Your instrument arrives ready to play.
Shipping from Japan
Shipped worldwide from Japan with full tracking and insurance, carefully packed with protective wrapping and the strings detuned to relieve neck tension in transit. Orders are processed and shipped within 2–4 business days. Please message us with any questions before purchasing.
