Yamaha L10 1980 Natural

Yamaha L10, MIJ Nippon Gakki Gen1 "L" series high end guitar from 1980.

Yamaha L10, MIJ Nippon Gakki Gen1 "L" series high end guitar from 1980.

L series guitars competed head to head with Gibson and Martin in the Japanese domestic market for high end guitars and were not exported.

The L series, introduced in 1976, replaced the high end FG Custom Shop guitars like the FG1000, FG1200, FG1500, FG2000 and FG2500.

Old school quality L10 features:

* Dovetail neck joint
* Hide glue construction
* Nitrocellulose gloss finish
* Solid Ezo Spruce top - rare Northern Japanese tone wood, banned species
* Solid Jacaranda back and sides, banned species
* One piece African Mahogany neck
* Ebony fretboard and bridge
* Detailed fretboard parquetry inlays
* Multiple detailed decorative binding
* Mother of Pearl headstock inlay
* Bone nut and saddle
* Ebony bridge pins

This guitar has undergone some resto work by Mark at Rocket Music IN 2017, Work done… neck reset, complete re-fret, some refinish work; the top was sanded back to bare wood and refinished, neck and headstock were re-sprayed, all in nitrocellulose, to blend and resemble the existing finish. The original and untouched finish on the back and sides has some marks and scuffs expected on a vintage guitar. The original tuners were not with the guitar. Mark fitted high end Gold plated Grover’s taken from a Maton Messiah.

Action at the 12th fret is around the 1.8mm-2mm mark while action at fret 1 is strings 1,2=14thou; strings 3,4=16thou; strings 5,6=18thou, adding up to a guitar with a nice low and playable action with no fret buzz and an easy/soft playing feel. I custom fabricated and fitted a Camel bone nut.

Tone - Very clear and crisp tones with lots of sustain with the current setup. i.e. the heavier grovers, bone nut/saddle and ebony bridge pins. The work done takes time and playing for the guitar to open up. It's had very little play since the resto work so this guitar is still improving.

A quality high end vintage guitar from Yamaha with lovely detail in the finish not seen much now days.

Shipping is available Australia and worldwide.

Guitar is located in Perth Western Australia.