| Yamaha SA2200 | |
| Manufacturer: | Yamaha |
| Bodytype: | thinline semi-solid |
| Necktype: | Set |
| Scale: | 24.730NaN0 |
| Woodbody: | laminated maple top, back and sides, solid maple center block |
| Woodneck: | one piece mahogany |
| Woodfingerboard: | single bound 22-fret ebony |
| Bridge: | gotoh nashville style tune-o-matic, gold plated |
| Pickups: | twin alnico humbuckers with gold plated covers |
| Colors: | brown sunburst, violin sunburst |
The Yamaha SA2200 is a Japanese made semi-hollowbody electric guitar model that replicates Gibson's ES-335 classic save for the popular Far Eastern variation of thinner horns. The detailing more closely resembles the more upmarket ES-347 with gold-plated hardware, split block inlaid ebony fretboard and multi-bound body and headstock detailing.
The headstock angle is slightly flatter than the classic 17-degree angle used by Gibson, with Yamaha choosing to retain the volute to help strengthen the area behind the nut. The finger board uses medium gauge (2.54mm x 1.2mm) frets, which unlike the Gibson, extend over the single edge binding.
The standard Gibson-style wiring is augmented by Yamaha's push-push tone pot switches which knock out the outer coils of each Alnico V humbucker allowing for combinations of humbucking to single-coil use. The coil-taps produce a Strat-style mix with both pickups on, while the neck single-coil alone provides a thinner, more acoustic like version of the plummy humbucker mode.
