VINTAGE, Mild Relic, Yamaha SE150 Super Strat, 1980s

Vintage 1986 Yamaha ES150 “SUPER STRAT” Electric Guitar, new bone nut, new strings (Dunlop 9/45), new input port, volume pot, and hot humbucker (14.9 K), with Tremolo bar. Great beginner guitar, beater for rough gigs, jam sessions, or recording studio… anywhere you wouldn’t want to expose your expensive main guitar do damage or theft.

     The term Super Strat has been used loosely to describe a whole array of electric guitars with a double–cutaway, Fender Stratocaster–style body, hot humbucker pickup, and a tremolo system.

     The trend in SuperStrats was kicked off by Eddie Van Halen with his homebrew Frankenstrat, which inspired a rich tradition of amateur–built Super Strats. The Super Strat craze was born thanks in large part to amateurs modding guitars in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

As you can see from the listing photos this instrument is a mild relic. Mods, chips, dings, dents, and scratches from honest wear over almost 40 years of action. Chips have been touched up to prevent further paint loss and additional chipping of finish. (PLEASE NOTE: if you watch the video, the person playing the guitar is not me, and the guitar is the same brand and model, but NOT THE EXACT SAME GUITAR offered in this listing. I did not make this video. This video is available for FREE on YouTube along with many other videos and is used here only as an example of what this model electric guitar sounds and looks like.)

All of my guitars have been fully tested and are functional. All of my guitars have been “set up” (neck straightness optimized, fingerboard oil treated (if rosewood/laurel/ebony), action set as low as possible, pickup height optimized, intonation checked) all to MY PERSONAL PREFERENCES. (Please note: “setups” are not “one size fits all”. Your personal set up requirements might be different from mine, so, additional adjustments may be needed to suit your setup preferences). Per Reverb.com requirements to protect the guitar from damage during shipping, the string tension will be relieved before shipment. You'll need to tune the guitar to pitch when it arrives. Let the instrument acclimate to your environment! Differences in altitude, temperature, and humidity from my shop to your location have an effect on the instrument. Additionally, vibrations caused during days in a truck being shipped to you might loosen screws and bolts! This is a perfectly NORMAL occurrence during shipping! It doesn’t mean your instrument is DAMAGED! Because of all these factors, you will NOT be able to pull this instrument out of the shipping box and start playing it! Also, for optimal sound and playing ease, I advise buyers to put a new set of strings on the guitar, the string brand and gauge of their preference. If your guitar has a Tremolo Bridge DO NOT OVERTIGHT TREMOLO ARM WHEN YOU INSTALL THE ARM!!! YOU CAN DESTROY THE TREMOLO ARM BLOCK!!! I suggest you watch some YouTube videos about installing and using Tremolo Arms BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO INSTALL AND USE A Tremolo Arm.

***Condition Disclaimer***PLEASE READ THIS! This is a USED item. Please see images for details and ask any questions you may have BEFORE YOU PURCHASE! I strive to provide detailed photographs that accurately represent each item I sell. However, there may be some scratches, nicks, dents, scuffs, chips, and other honest wear that do NOT SHOW UP IN A PHOTOGRAPH, as well as variations in color due to computer monitors displaying colors differently and everyone seeing colors differently. I strive to ensure my photos are as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from what you see on your monitor. I cannot guarantee that the color YOU see on your monitor accurately portrays the true color of the product! Please do not hesitate to request additional SPECIFIC photos of an item BEFORE YOU PURCHASE! 100% full functionality of an item as if it were “brand new” is not implied and cannot be guaranteed. I list PREVIOUSLY OWNED items. Please read the condition description in my listing and study the Reverb.com definition for each condition grade. Please do not expect a “MINT” guitar if I have posted “GOOD” condition in a listing.

I DO NOT OFFER REFUNDS OR ACCEPT RETURNS! ALL SALES ARE FINAL!