![]() ![]() Sound-wise it's nice - these old FG-75s are popular with a number of Vermont guitarists I know and they have their own thing going. I'll tell ya, though, it was not fun removing the pickguard (which had been glued with some devlish substance at some point) and getting all my tape for the spray-job to mask-out the proper areas. The result is a one-off, hip-looking guitar that, at first, appears entirely vintage. I also wired-up his old '80s DeArmond soundhole pickup to an endpin jack and grounded-out the jack to the ball-ends of the strings via a bridge plate ground (copper foil). It received a fresh set of Gotoh Kluson-style tuners, new bridge pins, and a refinish of the top to "vintage white" and the headstock to black. ![]() After the usual neck reset, fret level/dress, and new saddle, I did some extra for him as well. At some point its top had been half-sanded and it had fallen into disrepair. This late-'60s, Japanese-made ("red label") Yamaha FG-75 is owned by the son of the original owner.
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