Yamaha SA2200

**Basshead** · 10-25-2025, 10:39 PM

Hey fellas, most of my mats here in Europe think this Yamaha is the best semi hollow guitar you can get, period, that is just like a custom 5k plus quality for half price, what u guys think? alternatives? actually this model is getting pretty expensive now, not a bargain anymore.

**Cunamara** · 10-26-2025, 12:03 AM

Put SA2200 into the search box and you'll get many previous threads to read, plus some with videos demonstrating the instrument. In short, a top-drawer semi-hollow axe.

**ewall** · 10-26-2025, 01:40 PM

Somehow, I thought I read the neck was rather slim. Correct?

**Gitterbug** · 10-26-2025, 03:50 PM

The neck is great. It's single-piece mahogany. The thing to watch (from the blade down along the fretboard) is that it isn't warped. Mine was, not too much, but I recently saw a new one with an obvious issue. Mahogany is incredibly stable, but I've come to appreciate multi-piece necks, which require less seasonal adjustment.

**joe2758** · 10-26-2025, 04:16 PM

Yamaha is a legit brand. I purchased a pretty high end classical from yamaha that I preferred over even luthiers.

**ewall** · 10-26-2025, 04:22 PM

AI generated answer: "The Yamaha SA2200 features a neck thickness of approximately 0.807 inches (20.5mm) at the 1st fret and 0.874 inches (22.2mm) at the 12th fret. The neck is designed to be comfortable for most players, providing a rounded profile that is not overly thick."

From Yamahamusicians.com : "The 1-piece mahogany neck is neither chunky nor particularly slim and sure meant to fit as many hands as possible. With 20.5mm/0.81in (1st fret) and 22.2mm/0.87in (12th fret) and a moderate C-profile its chunkiness is in the average range of the generally slimmer early 60s 335 necks (and of course a gazillion other guitars). The 43mm/1.69" nut width is very much late 50s and modern standard and definitely not a typical mid-60s to 70s narrow (40mm!) "pencil" neck. However, it strangely feels narrower than my 43mm Strat neck, likely due to the string spacing giving both E-strings some respectful distance to the fret ends, which are sitting on the nicely beveled fretboard binding that makes the neck really snuggle up to my hand. "