Played a few of these at the Brum guitar show, not long after they were launched and came away very impressed.
Fast forward to late last year when a mate left his 720b at my house for a couple of weeks and I started getting twitchy fingers.
@bad_alice advertised her 820, a couple of messages later and a meet up was arranged for 11ish this morning at Glasgow Central.
Despite Storm Erik’s best efforts (replacing fence panels at 5am, setting off to catch a train north at 6.40 only to find it delayed by 45mins, it stopping at Carlisle and a 2 hour bus journey sat behind 2 gobby know-it-all’s), my long suffering wife and I arrived just before 11.
We met in Costa and the guitar was exactly as Suzy had described it. Deal done we shared a few stories and pictures of our guitars - seems we both have similar tastes.
A whistle-stop tour of Glasgow with fingers crossed that the train home would be running,
A quick re-string with a set of 10’s and I’m really very pleased indeed.
It fills the humbucker gap in my arsenal very nicely. The fit and finish is superb and playability is fab.
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like all Yams......they play fantastic and are superbly made.
Will have to keep my eyes peeled for another, as they seem like great value. Particularly tempted by the matte red finished ones...
Enjoy it!
Given the way I swap and change guitars (apart from my telecaster), hang fire a few months and this one may be available. I have a very bad habit that is positively encouraged by membership of this very forum. Unfortunately I don't have the resources to own all the guitars I want at the same time so for something to come in, something has to go. A Gretsch 5125 went recently that allowed this purchase.
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*secretly hoping @CountryDave’S enjoyment of this axe will help take the edge off the seller’s remorse that’s already kicking in*
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