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Yamaha Session II 512P Red 1987

Yamaha Session II 512P Red 1987

Yamaha Session II 512P, gloss red finish, made in Japan around 1987. The Session series guitars were a pretty classic take on the Superstrat genre, hailing from the mid-80s. You get a Strat-style body with a slim shreddable neck, a fairly flat 15" radius board, an easy-access neck joint, a two point vibrato bridge and a handy HSS pickup setup. All that makes for easy play: the neck is quick and comfy, offering slick and smooth movement all the way up, with the lightweight body offering plenty of resonance and the sturdy hardware keeping everything steady and stable. The tone on offer is awesome: approximately Strat flavoured, but with more output and a gorgeous clear, sparkling top end. This has oodles of clarity with makes for great distorted tones, as the notes still come out in high definition even with a generous dose of djüzzgh. The black-on-red look has a certain understated 80s gaudiness to it too, it looks very cool. This is so much guitar for the cash it's silly.

Model: Yamaha Session II 512P
Made: Japan, 1987, NIppon Gakki factory
Serial: 5N06498
Finish: red, gloss poly
Body: alder (not verified)
Neck: maple with rosewood board, 15" radius, 25.5" scale, slim C shape
Weight: 3.430kg
Mods: jack plate replaced
Pickups: Yamaha single coil x2, humbucker x1
Accessories: none

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has some scuffs on the end and bottom edge, as well as some dimples on the front and back. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples on the back only. The back has widespread minor dimples and light scuffs, most notably on the top horn and elbow area, no major marks. The sides have dimples around the whole body as well as some dents in the elbow area and near the jack. The front has widespread minor dimples and some standard play wear on the guard and horns.
Overall: good condition (7/10)

Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 10/46 Moonshiners strings.
Fret life: 7/10, minor wear but playing evenly with no major buzz issues

$126.27

Original: $360.76

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Yamaha Session II 512P Red 1987

$360.76

$126.27
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Description

Yamaha Session II 512P, gloss red finish, made in Japan around 1987. The Session series guitars were a pretty classic take on the Superstrat genre, hailing from the mid-80s. You get a Strat-style body with a slim shreddable neck, a fairly flat 15" radius board, an easy-access neck joint, a two point vibrato bridge and a handy HSS pickup setup. All that makes for easy play: the neck is quick and comfy, offering slick and smooth movement all the way up, with the lightweight body offering plenty of resonance and the sturdy hardware keeping everything steady and stable. The tone on offer is awesome: approximately Strat flavoured, but with more output and a gorgeous clear, sparkling top end. This has oodles of clarity with makes for great distorted tones, as the notes still come out in high definition even with a generous dose of djüzzgh. The black-on-red look has a certain understated 80s gaudiness to it too, it looks very cool. This is so much guitar for the cash it's silly.

Model: Yamaha Session II 512P
Made: Japan, 1987, NIppon Gakki factory
Serial: 5N06498
Finish: red, gloss poly
Body: alder (not verified)
Neck: maple with rosewood board, 15" radius, 25.5" scale, slim C shape
Weight: 3.430kg
Mods: jack plate replaced
Pickups: Yamaha single coil x2, humbucker x1
Accessories: none

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has some scuffs on the end and bottom edge, as well as some dimples on the front and back. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples on the back only. The back has widespread minor dimples and light scuffs, most notably on the top horn and elbow area, no major marks. The sides have dimples around the whole body as well as some dents in the elbow area and near the jack. The front has widespread minor dimples and some standard play wear on the guard and horns.
Overall: good condition (7/10)

Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 10/46 Moonshiners strings.
Fret life: 7/10, minor wear but playing evenly with no major buzz issues

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