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I have an old FG300 that I am fixing up. It is a nice player but has the peeled pickguard issue.
I started doing a bit of research on the guitar and found quite a bit of lore and a bit of mystery regarding the red labels. As I understand it, the red labels were MIJ from 1968-1971 at Nippon Gakki. Then they were made in Taiwan and had a creme colored label from 72, and a number of other color labels. The red labels are the sought after of all these.
Mine is a red label, but the s/n implies a July 1972 build according to the guides I can find, and the seven numeral s/n is from the Kachsiung Taiwan factory, which put out the creme labels.
http://faq.yamaha.com/us/en/article/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/ac-guitars/796/4094
Any thoughts? transition instrument made with parts from the Japanese factory in taiwan?
For those with knowledge of the guitars, it has the YAMAHA inlay on the headstock, metal truss rod cover with yamaha and spoke emblem, 3 point flowered pickguard, adjustable bridge, 3 ring rosette, bound body, neck and headstock, split block markers..
I'm certain the red label is original. The guitar was a gift from the first owner who got it as a graduation gift.
I started doing a bit of research on the guitar and found quite a bit of lore and a bit of mystery regarding the red labels. As I understand it, the red labels were MIJ from 1968-1971 at Nippon Gakki. Then they were made in Taiwan and had a creme colored label from 72, and a number of other color labels. The red labels are the sought after of all these.
Mine is a red label, but the s/n implies a July 1972 build according to the guides I can find, and the seven numeral s/n is from the Kachsiung Taiwan factory, which put out the creme labels.
http://faq.yamaha.com/us/en/article/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/ac-guitars/796/4094
Any thoughts? transition instrument made with parts from the Japanese factory in taiwan?
For those with knowledge of the guitars, it has the YAMAHA inlay on the headstock, metal truss rod cover with yamaha and spoke emblem, 3 point flowered pickguard, adjustable bridge, 3 ring rosette, bound body, neck and headstock, split block markers..
I'm certain the red label is original. The guitar was a gift from the first owner who got it as a graduation gift.