hi i have had one posted on a japforum site that needs a little work but no one was interested plays loverly but a very heavy guitar they some times appear on e bay and sell for £300-£400 these are missed by most their loss . email if your interezxted in mine i have loads of photos . im in kent uk

:: Yes, I have a white one that I bought back in 1978 and is still in pristine condition, although the hard case is slightly battered but perfectly solid with lovely plush lining. Did not use it much for many years as I soon after I also bought an SG2000, which I used for its "heavier" sound. But from what I can gather the SF500 is the rarer, indeed very rare, guitar. It is beautiful to play, lovely light action. I have no idea what it’s worth. Anyone else? : : Anyone no anything about a Yamaha SF 500 Super Flighter guitar??? : Yes, I bought one second hand a couple of years ago and it’s the best guitar I’ve ever played (and I’ve played Fender, Gibson and Rickenbacker). They were made in 1978 (according to a reliable source) which, I guess, was before Yamaha started making crappy guitars in Taiwan/Indonesa/Korea. It’s just very well made, very precise intonation, no buzzing. Both pickups sound great, very much like a Les Paul. Looks like a Les Paul junior. If you see one, buy it.

I bought one new (SF1000) in 1980, in a dark red SG sort of finish. I traded it in to buy a dot neck 335 reissue in 1982, but I wish I could have kept it. Very well made, relatively light, and a great wide flat neck, almost like a classical guitar. I have been searching ebay for years trying to find another one. I replaced the stock pickups with Mighty Mites(sic)and added extra shielding in the cavity as the original Yamaha pickups were buzzy and feedback prone. I also set the controls up as a master tone and volume, and left the back two pots uconnected. A great gigging guitar, sort of like a hefty SG.

: : Anyone no anything about a Yamaha SF 500 Super Flighter guitar??? : Yes, I bought one second hand a couple of years ago and it’s the best guitar I’ve ever played (and I’ve played Fender, Gibson and Rickenbacker). They were made in 1978 (according to a reliable source) which, I guess, was before Yamaha started making crappy guitars in Taiwan/Indonesa/Korea. It’s just very well made, very precise intonation, no buzzing. Both pickups sound great, very much like a Les Paul. Looks like a Les Paul junior. If you see one, buy it. : Yamaha made three Super Flighter models, 500, 700 and 1000. They were made late seventies, early eighties. Asymetric twin cutaway (same shape as Brian May Guitar) carved, no binding, Solid Mahagany with maple cap, or some models in solid maple. Twin Alnico Humbuckers, two vol two tone toggle swith with gold hardware and coil tap on SF1000. Fitted neck, Yamaha machines and bridge. Wonderful guitars – great sound – Les Paul-ish but a bit cleaner. Very reliable. Best electric solid body Yamaha have ever made.