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Yamaha Guitars at A&C Hamilton Blackpool Road PrestonWith over a hundred years of experience manufacturing musical instruments, Yamaha is universally acknowledged as the producer some of the world's finest instruments. Yamaha started guitar production in the mid 1940's and from that day to this have produced a wide variety of guitars to fulfil the needs of all players, from beginner to enthusiast and on to professional. |
In February of 1964 The Beatles appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in the USA and at a stroke the music world was changed, the electric guitar was here to stay. In the wake of this Yamaha began producing solid body electric guitars at their Hamamatsu facility in 1965 and early models of both electric and electric bass guitars debuted in 1966. |
By the mid 1970's legendary guitar artists such as Carlos Santana began to use Yamaha Guitars eschewing some of the great American brand names in favour of the unique features and superb build quality provided by Yamaha Guitars. With the development of the Yamaha SG2000 model in consultation with Carlos Santana, with it's through neck construction and patented "T-Cross System" and "Sustain Plate", Yamaha truly broke the mould, and in doing so the stranglehold of the two big American Guitar manufacturers. These innovations gave Yamaha Guitars monumental sustain in conjunction with a powerful and warm tonality. With the ringing endorsement of legendary musicians such as Bob Marley, Steve Cropper, Phil Manzanera, and Carlos Rios, Yamaha's SG range of guitars had sealed their place amongst the elite manufacturers of electric guitars. |
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From there on Yamaha Guitars have gone from strength to strength, not
just producing the instruments we see being used by some of the worlds great
guitar innovators, but also truly blazing a trail in the production of
high quality, affordable instruments for beginners and intermediate players
alike.
One of the reasons behind the success of the Yamaha
guitar is the targets that they shoot for in their design. Every guitar
must have a balanced tone and response and the bass and treble must complement
each other. A very important move for Yamaha was the introduction of the
dovetail neck joint to their design in the 1970's, which provides the best neck
to body contact. The neck joint is made with timber, which helps to resonate
vibrations easily from the neck to the body producing the balanced tone and
response. Yamaha also strongly believe that the blending of different
kinds of quality wood is extremely important to produce a great sound. The
outcome of blending these quality woods, are the highs last longer and the
guitar player is able to control the note texture at all times. Another
important part of construction of the Yamaha guitars is the types of
lacquer that they use. They work closely with the lacquer producers to make
sure that they get the best type of lacquer that is right for their guitars.
Yamaha want to make sure that their guitars both look great and have
every chance to breathe. |
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| In the same way that the Yamaha
SG2000 took the electric guitar world by storm, in 1977 the release of the
Yamaha "Broad Bass" or BB1200 bass guitar turned the world of
bass guitarists upside down. Once again Yamaha were amongst the
forerunners in the introduction of through neck construction, with it's
enhanced sustain characteristics and inherent advantages in terms of stability.
This coupled with peerless build quality made the BB basses an instant hit,
with Paul McCartney himself playing a BB1200S in the early 1980's. To this day Yamaha's place in the world of bass has been ensured with great session players like Abraham Laboriel and Nathan East playing Yamaha Basses, alongside cutting edge artists such as Billy Sheehan, John Patitucci and John Myung. Once again the developments made with these wonderful musicians are put to good use in the instruments Yamaha make for beginners and intermediate players making for a great playing experience for all. |
A brief look at some of the legendary names that have wielded Yamaha guitars and bass guitars gives you an idea of the exalted company you'll be keeping when you buy yours. Jimmy Page, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, James Taylor, John Denver, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Brian May, Carlos Santana, Bob Marley, Lee Ritenour, Martin Taylor, Nathan East, Billy Sheehan, Michael Anthony... the list goes | |
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