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I had to strip the SG1300T I’m restoring and it’s definitely a through neck

@@jimir68 Thanks for the info! I did some checking and the 1300TS was the only one of the 1300 series with a set neck. This site has a lot of great info on Yamaha SG guitars. www.alston-family.co.uk/SG/sg1300.php

@@Keithrrr Thanks for watching! Not a motorcycle person. Never had the time to learn.

Yamaha has always had a class A affordable line my aim is for their 335 killer SA2000 i have some great guitars including a Revstar !! sp90 and some nice ibanez AM153 upgraded to a 2000 us strat tele some other jazz boxes but my big aim in my retirement years is a SA2000 or a early SG/SBG 2000 (or a 1000 if i must) sorry i rambled so mush im a new subscriber very excited looking at your collection

@@REX-ks1os I recently got an SE1220 that I haven’t reviewed yet. Pretty much same specs as this guitar but a 25.5 in scale length. Looks more like a standard strat. Would love an SA2000 but need to find one for the right price.

@@bluwng It has a finish but it’s very thin. Definitely less than the rest of the neck. Looks and plays great however.

Much appreciated!

I bought mine around 1988. Happened to walk into my fave guitar shop and there it was. I knew Carlos Santana played them so I picked it up and plugged it into a Marshall mini-stack. Hasn't left my hands since.

Brilliant!@@sydwynd I'd been watching Stuart and John McGeoch playing them for a few years and they were my guitar heroes when I was a kid so as soon as I could afford it I got one from the Soho Soundhouse. I can remember being terrified someone would try and pinch it as I headed home on the underground. I don't think anyone could have prised it off me even with knives and guns lol. I've hardly played it for 20 years. It's a little bit road worn from 2 decades of gigging but still VGC. I used it through a JCM800 stack for a while and then a fender Stage 185 like Stuart used in early Big Country. It sounded good through anything. I'm really looking forward to restringing it now. All hail the Les Paul Killer!

I know. That's why I scooped this up quickly. It's like the second 12 series I've seen in the last year.

Thanks! Trem is not too bad on this one. B string not staying perfectly in tune but so far that's it.

I replaced the pickups on my one of these and can confirm it is a set neck, not thru.

@@jonathanhowells7478Thank you! Great to know.

The 1300 TS is a tad thinner than the SG2000. It's basically missing the maple cap. That's why people think it's a neck through instead of a set neck. It's thin enough that you don't get the ridge you see on Les Pauls. From a playability perspective, think Les Paul standard. The neck profile is a little thinner that the 2000 but very comfortable. The ebony fretboard is SUPER fast. My Yamaha SG's probably have the best necks of all my guitars. From a sound perspective, that's really tough since I upgraded the pickups to Seymour Duncans. Reason I did so was that the original Spinex pickups just didn't have enough output for me. Literally, I would take it to gigs and have a noticeable volume drop from my 2000 to the 1300TS. They sounded fine, but the upgraded pickups now match my 2000 much more closely. The other big difference, of course, is the trem. Pervious owner routed the back so you could pull back and have a true floating trem. Works great now that I have it dialed in but bending notes is cleaner on the 2000. Overall, they're both great guitars. But if you're looking at OEM setup, the SG2000 will have hotter pickups, a beefier body and neck, and probably more sustain. However, if you get a good deal on an SG1300 TS, I recommend getting one. One thing to note, the big difference between the SG1300T and the 1300TS is that the 1300T has a rosewood fretboard, is neck through, and has hotter pickups. Hope that's enough detail!

Above and beyond Vince, many thanks, really appreciated! There's a 1300 without the trem too. Any personal insight to that one? Many thanks again! @@sydwynd

@@bufon63 Not familiar with them. However, here's a good website that gives you the spec differences between them. Might be helpful. www.alston-family.co.uk/SG/sg1300.php

Thanks!

I highly recommend getting one if you can find one at a good price. The first song I played (clean) is an original composition called "I'm Coming Home". You can find the full track (along with that whole album) here: soundcloud.com/vincefranco-1/sets/vince-franco-music

@@sydwyndokk thank u :D

Sorry, sold them long ago.

Never seen one in purple! That must have been killer!

Thanks! Super happy with it!

Never tried one of those. However, I wouldn't mind a Studio Lord. I hear they're a great alternative to a Les Paul.

Haven't had a chance to try a Revstar. However, agree that Yamaha should reissue these guitars. Plays as well as any superstrat I've every tried!

Thanks! They are hard to come by. I tend to see the 1212 more often which has similar specs.

I wish they would re-issue some of these models!!

Highly recommend if you can find one. A 1212 is also a good option and I tend to see those more often.

@@sydwynd yeah, I’d probably stick with the dual humbuckers, love that config

Love the Les Paul Customs! Had a chance once to get an Artisan model but was short on cash. One of my few regrets.

@@sydwyndThose are nice. I got LPC 13 yrs ago while I was working and could afford payments. The SBG I picked up last Monday, we're on our honeymoon😁

Thanks. It plays better than any SG I've ever tried and better than 98% of the Les Pauls I've ever tried. Well worth getting one for far less than a comparable Gibson.

Likely. It's an cheap non-Fender bridge as this was a partscaster. I plan on upgrading it one of these days. Works well enough for now.

Wish I could play that well!

Actually it's the Indonesian import. Still a very good build quality for a LOT less.

No sure what you mean. This was a demo of the Obsidian Wire blender. I showed off the different pickup combinations and the blender feature. The "changes" I made were cosmetic. I had to replace a pickup because it was broken.

I purchased it on Reverb. Basically, it's a Squire size body with a Mighty Might birdseye maple neck. Aftermarket 6 point trem. I upgraded the tuners to Fender locking and then built the new pickguard. Tone Hatch vintage pickups and the Obsidian Wire Vintage 54 wiring set. In my book, Tone Hatch are the best bang for your buck in single coil pickups. That set cost me $80. Love Obsidian Wire as no soldering is required and you can get some great options. I have another strat copy with their blender. That allows you to blend in the neck or bridge pickup so you can utilize all three pickups or just the neck and bridge. All the tones!

Dude thanks for the info...looks like I'll be giving obsidian a try really soon...😎👍

Oh...and I'm a subscriber now..😎👍

I know! Love the new pickups.

Doesn't look like a banjo. But if I can get a strat to sound like one, I say that's a win for me.

@@sydwynd I can make my guitar sound like a stuck pig, but that's usually not what I'm aiming for. I'm just a duffer.

Heather hooked me up. She's the best. If you're seriously interested, message her.

I'm super happy with them. Great pickups for the money. Probably upgrade my other partscaster at some point.

@joebubbit Probably going to replace the neck at some point. Not fully happy with it.

My main guitar is a Yamaha SG which weighs about 10 pounds. It's a beast to wear all night. Nice thing about a strat is it's way lighter. I'm working on not hitting the volume knob as I'm used it being completely out of my way. My biggest issue playing a strat is the middle pickup. My hand position is based on 2 humbuckers and I attack the strings basically where the middle pickup is. On a side note, you may want to check out a Brian May guitar. 3 single coils but the volume and tone are behind the bridge. Unique switching system. And a 24" scale length so the middle pickup isn't in the way. Thanks for watching!

I know! I played that guitar in a band setting and was blown away at how good they sound.

@@sydwynd i have a question, do i need a baseplate on the middle pickup or dont need?

@@hillrwayne I did not use one. I simply connected the pickups to the pickguard and then plugged the leads into the Obsidian Wire system. Super easy. My only real challenge was getting the wires positioned so the pickguard didn't bow up. The leads were long and I was hesitant to cut them shorter. But it worked out.

If you haven't upgraded the pickups, I highly recommend you look at Tone Hatch pickups. Hand wound, very affordable, and they sound amazing. I have a video highlighting them.

@@sydwynd ok Thank you, i will check out your video

I sanded it lightly and then gave it a couple of coats of tung oil. Came out really nice. Bit of a satin feel but still get that unfinished neck vibe. Did the same with the body. Just a light stain and tung oil to seal it.

I'm totally with you. I make sure to get mostly clean tones when I demo something. Too much overdrive and all guitars sound the same.

Can't speak to if it will sound or play as well as a USA tele. However, the body and neck of this guitar are well made and feel top notch. And you get the advantage of building it exactly as you want. Not telling you what you should do, just my opinion, mind you. The out of the box guitar sounded decent for the price.