Yamaha SL500 Studio Lord, made in Japan 1978, brown sunburst. We love vintage Yamaha stuff around here; they're some of the best playing and best value guitars going around. The Studio Lord series was Yamaha's take on the Les Paul Standard, made between 1976-82 out of Japan. The build quality on offer here is outstanding; this feels excellent in the hands, you can really feel the precision and care that's gone into it. The pickups offer a nice balance between brightness and warmth; they're responsive and clear with a really pleasing body and fullness to the tone. This one also scored a really pretty plain maple top; there's a bit of birds-eye grain along the top third peaking out from the beautifully aged sunburst finish. This is classy, if you've got an LP-shaped hole in your collection, this will fill it brilliantly.

Model: Yamaha Studio Lord SL500
Made: Japan, 1978 (serial 002691)
Finish: brown sunburst over plain maple
Body: 2-piece agathis/mahogany sandwich style, plain maple top
Neck: maple, 2-piece, rosewood board
Weight: 4.6kg approx
Mods: none
Neck pickup: original covered PAF-style humbuckers
Case: basic gig bag

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. There's a couple of minor marks around the edge of the headstock. Neck is fairly clean with just some minor dimples. The back has some light, mild buckle rash, as well as some little marks peppered around the edge. The sides have some dents, mostly near the input jack, rear strap pin and top edge up from the bridge. The front is pretty clean, just a handful of very minor dimples and some normal play scratches on the guard and top horn. Overall: very good condition (8/10)

Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electrics tested and working properly. Frets look good, there's  minor wear only, 8/10 for life left. Wearing fresh 11/49s.