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Up for sale, a 1979 Yamaha Super Jam 800 (SJ-800) in exceptional condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Produced from 1978-83, this rare Japanese-made Yamaha features a unique blend of Fender-style aesthetics and functionality, featuring an alder body with a birdseye maple cap, a one-piece maple neck, and an HS pickup pair.
This first-year example has an immediate, detailed acoustic response with smooth sustain, qualities faithfully captured by the pickup complement. The J1 single coil in the bridge position has ample sparkle and twang, and the G11 humbucker in the neck position is an ideal combination of heft, roundness, and top-end clarity. Additionally, the push-button coil tap for the humbucker enables single coil throatiness and bell-like smoothness when engaged. This Yamaha weighs 8lbs 13oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple (one-piece, mahogany “skunk stripe”)
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .825” 1st fret, .940” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 7 1/4” radius
-Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1 5/8”
-Tuners: Yamaha-stamped, chrome-plated
-Serialization: Six-digit stamp dates to ‘79
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder, birdseye maple (“sandwich” construction)
-Pickups: J1 single coil (bridge), G11 humbucker (neck, 54-1-25 stamp on baseplate dates to 54th year of Showa era [1979])
-Harness: One modern CTS pot (second Tone control)
-Controls: Volume, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector, push-button coil tap (neck)
-Hardware: String-through bridge with block saddles
-Plastics: Two-ply black pickguard, speed knobs with ridged grips
The gloss Yellow Natural finish highlights the birdseye figuring in the two-piece maple top, and cosmetic wear is limited to faint buckle rash central to the back and just a handful of minor dings on the back and lower bout perimeter. The smooth gloss on the neck profile is flawless.
The original black tolex hardshell case is included.
This first-year example has an immediate, detailed acoustic response with smooth sustain, qualities faithfully captured by the pickup complement. The J1 single coil in the bridge position has ample sparkle and twang, and the G11 humbucker in the neck position is an ideal combination of heft, roundness, and top-end clarity. Additionally, the push-button coil tap for the humbucker enables single coil throatiness and bell-like smoothness when engaged. This Yamaha weighs 8lbs 13oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple (one-piece, mahogany “skunk stripe”)
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .825” 1st fret, .940” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 7 1/4” radius
-Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1 5/8”
-Tuners: Yamaha-stamped, chrome-plated
-Serialization: Six-digit stamp dates to ‘79
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder, birdseye maple (“sandwich” construction)
-Pickups: J1 single coil (bridge), G11 humbucker (neck, 54-1-25 stamp on baseplate dates to 54th year of Showa era [1979])
-Harness: One modern CTS pot (second Tone control)
-Controls: Volume, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector, push-button coil tap (neck)
-Hardware: String-through bridge with block saddles
-Plastics: Two-ply black pickguard, speed knobs with ridged grips
The gloss Yellow Natural finish highlights the birdseye figuring in the two-piece maple top, and cosmetic wear is limited to faint buckle rash central to the back and just a handful of minor dings on the back and lower bout perimeter. The smooth gloss on the neck profile is flawless.
The original black tolex hardshell case is included.
