Yamaha SG-510 (Red, 1985)

Here a Yamaha SG-510 in red, 1985. The SG-510 was produced in red, black and a special issue in blue, with the blue being the rarest and referring to the famous Japanese guitarist Noyori Takanaka. The SG-510 is a light-weight guitar, constructed from mainly Agathis (Asian Mahogany) and Nato (from the Mora Trees, with structure similar to mahogany, but less dense). It is an excellent guitar  lighter weight of 3.8 kgs makes it easy to play, with powerful sound from 2  double humbuckers. A black version of this guitar was used by Andy Taylor of Duran Duran on the live recordings of “Rio”.,