Certi
fi
ed Quality
A “Yamaha Music Craft Certificate”
certifying that the instrument has been
assembled and adjusted by a skilled
craftsman, and that Initial Response
Acceleration has been applied to
the instrument accompanies every
SBG2000 and SBG1000.
SBG Series Hard Case
This hard case provides both an
excellent
fi
t and luxurious appearance.
I n n e r c u s h i o n i n g e nve l o p s a n d
protects the guitar with care.
*Fits previous models.
SBG2000
Guitarists the world over have held the SBG2000 in high regard for over 30 years.
Continuous evolution has kept this legend at the pinnicale of performance. Improve-
ments to this, the latest version, include the use of advanced technologies like “Initial
Response Acceleration” and the highly re
fi
ned skills of our craftsmen. The resulting
instrument delivers a fascinatingly mild, deep, and rich tone with full, long sustain.
SBG1000
The SBG1000 rock sound starts with a maple on mahogany body
fi
tted
with a set mahogany neck. The set neck design delivers a characteristi-
cally bright and commanding tone with a powerful attack, while the bi-
sound system offers a rich array of tonal variation.
The new SBG1000 takes advantage of Yamaha’s original Initial Re-
sponse Acceleration to deliver a tone with greater resonance.
Model
Construction
Scale Length
Fingerboard
Radius
Frets
Body
Neck
Bridge
Pickups
Pickup Switch
Controls
Colors
SBG2000
Neck Through
24 3/4" (628.7mm)
Ebony
13 3/4" (350mm)
22
Carved Maple, Mahogany
Maple + Mahogany
Maple + Mahogany 3piece (Neck Through)
T-O-M Bridge
Yamaha Alnico V Humbucker X 2
3-Position Toggle
Front Volume, Rear Volume, Front Tone
Rear Tone with Push-Push Switch
Brown Sunburst, Red Sunburst, Black
SBG1000
Set Neck
24 3/4" (628.7mm)
Ebony
13 3/4" (350mm)
22
Carved Maple, Mahogany
Mahogany
Maple + Mahogany 3piece
T-O-M Bridge
Yamaha Alnico V Humbucker X 2
3-Position Toggle
Front Volume, Rear Volume, Front Tone
Rear Tone with Push-Push Switch
Brown Sunburst, Red Sunburst, Black
SBG2000/1000
SBG2000
Black
SBG2000
Brown Sunburst
SBG2000
Red Sunburst
SBG1000
Red Sunburst
SBG1000
Brown Sunburst
SBG1000
Black
SBG1000
SBG2000
Body Neck Construction
Semi Open Humbucking
Pickup
This original pickup was developed
with an Alnico V alloy magnet for use
on the SBG. It produces a fat sound
that is sweet and rich. Other original
Yamaha designs utilized here are the
semi-open cover, which contributes
both to noise prevention and power
output, and triple support escutcheon,
which adjusts pickup height and angle.
T Cross Maple (Neck Through)
Design (SBG2000)
Body and neck are integrated into a
single structure that lets string vibration
loop through the string, neck, and body,
reducing energy loss and delivering long
sustain. The cross maple design creates
a T shape that blends the tonal qualities
of maple; good for high-range sustain,
and mahogany; good for low-range
sustain, to produce long sustain that is
well balanced over a wide tonal range.
Set Neck Design (SBG1000)
T h e s e t n e c k d e s i g n j o i n s t h e
mahogany neck with the maple top
and mahogany back to deliver a bright
rock sound with a strong attack.
Die-Cast Bridge
The highly rigid die-cast bridge is
assembled directly to the body.
Its well thought design of fers a
wider adjustment range that allows
accurate string height and octave
pitch adjustment. A sustain plate
placed underneath the bridge on the
SBG2000 produces richer sustain.
SBG3000
Neck Through
24 3/4" (628.7mm)
Ebony
13 3/4" (350mm)
22
Carved Maple, Mahogany
Maple + Mahogany
Maple + Mahogany 3piece (Neck Through)
T-O-M Bridge
Yamaha Alnico V Covered Humbucker X 2
3-Position Toggle
Front Volume, Rear Volume, Front Tone
Rear Tone with Push-Push Switch
Black Metallic, Gold, Wine Red
Over Binding Frets
This precision design extends the
fret all the way to the edge of the
fi
ngerboard, ending at a point above
the binding. It prevents string drops
when bending or vibrating the strings,
and offers dynamic performance.
Bi-Sound System
A quick push of the tone control knob
switches between Humbucker and
single coil tone. The push-push system
makes operation easier while playing by
eliminating the need to pull up on the knob
when switching back and forth between
the humbucker and single coil sound.
Direct Circuit
The direct circuit system sends signals
from the pickup directly to the amplifier
when the guitar’s tone control is set to 10
(max). This produces enormously clear
and straight high range and delivers a
bright sound with quick response.
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