NGD!

[jtn191]

I snagged this 12 string (Yamaha FG-460S-12A) off evil-bay --delivered today 
After a bit of Byrds and Beatles tunes, my fingers are freaked out and think they've got double vision!

[nzCdog]

  Nice one! Solid spruce-top? What're the back/sides made of?  More details required!

[jtn191]

yep solid spruce top--sides and back are Indian Rosewood laminate, apparently made in the 90s. Sounds pretty jangly and twangy. Yamaha seems like they make good stuff for the money

Reason for buying a twelve string?: I saw a guy string a 12 s. with only 6 strings! Even if the 12-string gimmick wears off, you can have both!   ...can't wait to play through pedals

[jball85]

nice and yeah yamaha is pretty underrated if ya ask me. Do they make specialized pickups for 12 strings?

[stecykmi]

the Yamaha FG series in general are pretty underrated, especially the older ones. you can quote me on this, i won't be surprised at all if prices for FG's from the 70's-80's skyrocket in the next few years.

[pandadandan]

Excellent score.  They're lovely in both looks and sound.

I have an FG-200 from 1972.  Fortunately they're often cheap in Japan; I got mine for 7800 yen (about $80)

[jtn191]

dang pandadan, I wanna go to Japan for instrument and electronics collecting!
I have no clue what kind of pickup the seller threw in for free, but if anyone does I'd like to know

[jtn191]

...strikes again!
Ugh this is admitedly selfish but I couldn't resist picking this one up from a GFS clearance sale
It's been a short first date but...I'm in love!

[nzCdog]

Serious P90 goodness right there.
I hope you both live happily ever after

[dwstanford]

I have no clue what kind of pickup the seller threw in for free, but if anyone does I'd like to know

I have one of those pickups as well.  The one i have actually has a volume and tone control section that you can stick to the side of the guitar.  Interrestingly enough, i got it for free also.  From my wife's grandfather when he was giving me an old mandolin to see if i could fix it.  He said " hey, do you want this old pickup?  He used to use it on an acoustic in the 70's, so its at least that old.  It's pretty shitty sounding in general, but i used it a couple of times run through a distorted tape recorder preamp to get a rolling stones jumpin jack flash / street fighting man sort of sound. 

[jtn191]

yeah it really sucks. Real thin and hollow sounding, anytime I turn the gain up enough to hear anything, I get feedback. the seller said it was a $70 value...

[rjkanejr]

Anyone else have experience with GFS/Xaviere guitars?  I have several pickups and love them but have been reluctant to pickup the guitars.  You always read teh reviews and then buy a guitar and the reviews are great but the guitar actually sucks.  I recently picked up a 1990 MIM strat that I made sure I PLAYED before buying it.  So.... I am hoping maybe some of yinz out there can give me soem feedback on Xaviere.  I am looking at their strats and a hollowbody.  Saw that Guitar World just did a good review of one of the hollowbody.  The review was good and the guitar sounded great in the video.