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Used Vintage 1974 Yamaha SA-50 Pearl Sunflower Electric Guitar with OHSC

Used Vintage 1974 Yamaha SA-50 Pearl Sunflower Electric Guitar with OHSC

SKU 50YAM005
by Yamaha
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$ 1,799.99 - $ 1,799.99
$ 1,799.99
$ 1,799.99 - $ 1,799.99
$ 1,799.99

Used And Vintage

Here's something you don't see every day - straight out 1974 Japan, 51 years later, we have this incredible Yamaha SA-50.  It's in an ultra cool finish called Pearl Sunflower, and it's a stunner.  We've never seen one in this color, and haven't come across an SA-50 as nice as this one.

Introduced in 1968 as Yamaha's first hollow body electric guitar, the SA-50 garnered a lot of attention right off the bat.  By the time this one was made, the model represented the pinnacle of Japanese semi-hollow craftsmanship from the era.  This 1974 model exhibits a silhouette reminiscent of the ES-335, yet possesses distinctive characteristics that establish its unique identity. The instrument features factory-original humbuckers delivering authentic vintage tonality, complemented by a meticulously bound rosewood fretboard adorned with elegant split abalone parallelogram inlays. Its innovative F-hole baffles effectively suppress the feedback issues typically associated with hollow-body instruments, providing exceptional performance stability while maintaining tonal richness.

The guitar is suprisingly lightweight at just 7.3 lbs, and very easy to play - the neck is super comfortable.  The techs in our shop have set it up to play perfectly.  This SA-50 is in great shape, especially considering its age - there wear and marks on the body, as to be expected, but overall, it's really clean.  The original hardshell case is included.

This is definitely a rare find in Pearl Sunflower, and we have a feeling that it will go quickly!

  • Body: Maple
  • Neck: Mahogany; C profile
  • Fretboard: Rosewood, bound
  • 22 Frets 
  • Scale Length of 630mm (24.8 inches)
  • Nut Width: 42mm (1.65 inches)
  • 13.75" radius
  • Aluminium Truss Rod cover with Tuning Fork logo
  • Tuners: Yamaha Closed High Ratio
  • Pickups: 2 Hum Free Yamaha Anisotrophic Ferrite with fully adjustable pole pieces
  • Controls: 1 Volume 1 Tone 1 Blender and a 3 way switch
  • Hardware Chrome
  • Pickguard Small black 5 ply


Serial # 20794