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Roxy Powell's Yamaha FG-360 |
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I first heard from Roxy Powell on July 4, 2014. Here is what she said: Hi David, Thanks for your work on your great website. I read all the other stories. Interesting how much FG owners love their guitars! I come from a family of musicians so when I wanted to learn guitar, my Dad went to the local music store in Spokane, WA and rented an Epiphone Cortez for $3 a month. I loved that guitar and eventually bought it for an additional $50. That was 1963. Sadly that one was lost in a house fire in 1975. My Yamaha was a birthday gift from my then boyfriend. We bought it new in 1973 for about $335 from a store in Akron OH. It also had the cheap case with the fuzzy red lining. The guitar has far outlasted the case although I still use it. I believe that the top is solid spruce. The edge of the sound hole has been hit so many times with a pick that the finish is worn off and the wood grain is exposed. I played clubs and bars, etc. for many years during the '80s. During that time I had a Thinline pickup installed and a bone nut made and the neck re-fretted. Also wore out the tuning keys and had them replaced with a set of Grovers. A thousand hours have been played in a hundred places across the country and all these years later my 360 never fails to stay in tune or give me great pleasure. I once bought a $1200 Guild, thinking I would like to have another good guitar. Didn't stand up to the sound of my Yamaha. Sold it within a year! It has a gold or tan label that reads Republic of China, Made in Taiwan. The number stamped just inside the sound hole is indecipherable. The number on the neck base is only 7 digits and is 0569880. What's that mean? Didn't see any other posts about SN's of only 7 numbers. Did Yamaha ever make a guitar that equalled the 360? Thanks for letting me share my story. Happy picking!! Roxy Powell Our thanks to Roxy for contacting us.
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