The bridge is also the exact SAME as the Headhunter 555. Some owners would say they were superior to anything American-made back in the day. Uk In early 70's, ELK was only domestic brand for professional players. #Eko Ranger Guitar Serial Numbers professional Note that the Daion folk guitar designations are the same used for Yamaki (above). Can't remember much more, sorry! A good guess would be that Yamaki took care of the woodworking and, if it had any input at all beyond marketing, MCI may have influenced the electronics.

My hunch is that the electrics were made by Dyna.īelieve or not, however, i have tested this on an acoustic guitar.

Can anybody tell me more about this guitar and what it’s worth today?Guitar is in good original condition. It is a YAMAKI PERFORMER les paul ,I snapped this up because of the good reviews i have read and they do not appear that much for sale anywhere.

It’s a Yamaki Deluxe Folk and the year of manufacture was 1972.

In 1979, after a very short deliberation, I bought a '78 Heritage which quickly became my favourite guitar for both practice and performing. I think the instruments are worth a decent price, up to $1,000. Takamine Pro Series guitars are carefully constructed in the foothills of the Japanese Alps, where dedicated artisans create instruments of special beauty. The Ranger Folk was 1 1/4' smaller, and 1' shallower than the Ranger VI and XII - and with a narrower waist. Having silver dots - instead of brass dots - makes it earlier. I guess it is early eighties ,maybe late 70s,It has a 2-piece center seemed mahogany. ' stamped inside 'DAION Folk Guitars brochure. From my research, your guitar was built at the Moridaira factory and is based on the Morris VX-45R. I know a woman here who also has a Yamaki from the 70's and it's a beautiful sounding guitar. Yamaki was founded in the 1960 by brothers Yasuyuki and Hirotsygu. They also possibly produced JooDee guitars for a short time. I have several HB-35s from the early 1980s made by Yamaki which are excellent 335 style guitars. It was a plywood cheapie (im NOT risking my 1968 yamaki in a kitchen. This is the name of the first guitar I bought I think in the mid to late 70's. SUPER RARE 1970’s Yamaki YB-400 Bison Head Dreadnought.

” By the early 1970s, Kazuyuki expanded the Yamaki line to include a large number of steel-string guitars, many of which were based on C.

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