Working on my Anniversary guitar (Yamaha RGZ 211M)

[T-Bone-BBQ]

Started working on my anniversary gift my wife got me last month. It's a Yamaha RGZ 211M in vintage white. This guitar needed a lot of work. I actually found someone who is worse than me at soldering as you can see in the before pic. The three way switch didn't work as it was stuck on only the neck pickup working all the time and the volume pot didn't work either. I got a pre-wired volume and tone pot from my guitar tech and put them in. Also placed a new, better 3-way switch in. I replaced the stock pickups with a Screamin Demon Trembucker in the bridge and a Hot Stack bridge pickup in the neck. I still have more work to do especially on the bridge. I took the fine tuners out as the low E string and A string saddles had pieces broken off the back making the fine tuners not work at all. Spare parts for this bridge are impossible to find. The post spacing on this bridge is around 3.25" making it hard to find any kind of replacement bridge also, but if anyone knows of an aftermarket Floyd style bridge with post spacing that size PLEASE let me know.

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Working on my Anniversary guitar (Yamaha RGZ 211M)

Looks sick! Yamaha guitars are pretty neat, especially once the electronics are changed out.

 

[RorySquier]

Re: Working on my Anniversary guitar (Yamaha RGZ 211M)

Nice guitar and pretty cool upgrades to it with the pick ups which look fitting on that guitar. I love Yamaha guitars myself...I have an '89 Yamaha RGX Custom guitar in my signature that plays like a beast.



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[T-Bone-BBQ]

Re: Working on my Anniversary guitar (Yamaha RGZ 211M)

It's a cool guitar. Wish I could find a replacement bridge to fit it tho.