Yamaha The Sleeping Giant?

Baxter and Jonathan talk about how expansive and unique the Yamaha company is with a demo of a Revstar at the end of the video! From dirt-bikes to engines recording to guitars. This company has the capital to own the guitar market. The last couple years major strives into the electric community as well as a long standing tradition of great acoustic guitars at a great price point. Great quality all around!

[@abscence1000]

Let’s not forget how incredibly badass the basses, are like the BB series and the Attitude!

[@kimmorgan379]

They are really, really good!

[@rvaguitars]

Yamaha’s acoustics have long been the best bang for your buck in the market. I’ve played many of their solid top models that can hang with a Martin

[@honkytonkinson9787]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say anything bad about Yamaha products! It’s the brand I never think of when I’m shopping for a guitar though. I would love a Revstar with p-90s!

[@ratwynd]

See my comment above. They are like vaporware. Standard model seem to only be available to KZbin artists and reviewers though......

[@boywiththebeautifullhair9659]

​@@ratwynd what comment? I can't find it

[@jed1166]

The Japanese built Red Label acoustics are incredible instruments, and 50% the cost of a USA built acoustic!

[@codiebaughman4238]

One of my favorite acoustics that I’ve played was an aged Yamaha, the sound was so warm and deep

[@michaelrosa2589]

Line 6 is also Yamaha. I just bought a Catalyst 60 Amp. It blew me away. I highly recommend it to everyone!

[@denmar355]

You can’t go wrong with the Yamaha lines. Consistent. The new electrics are fabulous values.

[@Heavymetallord1]

Me: I need a guitar Yamaha: we got you Me: I also need a snowblower and a Blu Ray Player Yamaha: You're not gonna believe this

[@DavidHBurkart]

HAHAHAH!!

[@arvinreyes1444]

About 15years ago I was at the big box "center" shopping for my first Taylor. I had a budget of about $1500 which could get you up into the 3 series iirc. I played everything I could get my hands on. They were nice but the ones I played were not great. Then I went put into the main acoustic room and just grabbed a yamaha apx900 to noodle on as I contemplated whether I should drop the money now for a Taylor or wait until I come across a "special" one. I ended up leaving with the yamaha for $600.

[@allenhayesmusic]

I will always love my Yamaha acoustic (it was made in 1979)

[@mikecorey8370]

I'm almost 70 and B&B still totally cracks me up. Universe was hilarious. Cool jam Baxter.

[@MikeBoyd411]

I bought a Yamaha Classical for about $35 in Okinawa in 1971. Took it to Viet Nam with me. I still have it today and it still plays like it did then. Neck is still straight in spite of all the traveling that it has seen.

[@scoggers1628]

I have a Yamaha amp, a THR-II - 10 which is excellent. Have played several FG and FS800s and they're significantly better than anything else in that price range and most acoustics twice the price. Their higher end acoustics like the FG5 and FS5 are very good indeed.

[@rowbags3017]

I think the really impressive thing about Yamaha currently is quality vs. price. I bought their new Revstar Standard when it was released earlier this year and was blown away by just how well made it is for the price. It reminds me of my old Gibson "The Paul" and how it felt back in 1978 when I bought it - i.e. yep, VERY brand new (relicing and ready-played-in were unheard of back then - in fact new guitars were preferable), but totally solid and great build quality. 40+ years later that old budget-price Gibson has gently aged into one of the best guitars I have, and I'd never part with it willingly. I've since bought new guitars that play as well and feel as familiar straight from their case (the Tone Fox Elcaster for starters) - but I love my old Gibson because it's MY playing that's got to the stage it's at. And I reckon that will be true with Yamaha's Revstar; it has a totally unique identity that sits comfortably alongside the classics, and it's quality should ensure it ages into being a really desirable player's instrument.

[@216trixie]

Now I have the '70s TV jingle stuck in my mind. "Yamaha", song to the tune of Mark Lindsay's Silverb Bird.

[@ronpopeil7]

My Yamaha Pacifica 611hfm was my first “nice” guitar and to this day I still love it, as much as my more expensive nice guitars now

[@BobPerrone]

Best value in the business. They also offer outstanding customer service

[@216trixie]

My first and second guitars, a classical then a fg180 steel string. Lasted me years. Now I gig with a Yamaha "silent guitar." Love Yamaha!

[@DavidHBurkart]

Yamahas were game-changers in the back in the 1970s, probably the first quality affordable acoustic available to beginners en-masse... ...on another note, I shoukd never have traded in my older Yamaha 12-String. The sweetest tones and reasonance. Every time I play a 12 String in a store, I chase that sound

[@f33fifofum]

Revstars are one of the best guitars on the market, right now

[@NoCantsAllowed]

That IS, positively, a good looking guitar! The Pacifica-721 was my 1st ever electric guitar. I fell in love with it about 30-years ago, spent thousands of hours playing it and still have her today. The upper, or mid-to-upper end Pacificas were FANTASTIC back then. I've, more recently, taken a chance with a 611 iteration and wasn't as impressed with it. However, its seemingly low output may be a simple fault in the wiring and if so, if the thing were given a higher degree of response via a re-connected ground wire, or similar, it certainly may have a chance at recapturing my fancy!

[@TurfShifter]

I've got the new Revstar Standard in black with P90s. It is a lovely guitar.

[@TVoltG]

Yamaha guitars are solid guitars.. I own an AES model for about 10 years now. Plays great.

[@DonaldMohrMusic]

I really love that I can get a Jet Ski, a Motorcycle, a Keyboard, stereo receiver, and electric guitar from the same company.

[@josearaujo8616]

Yamaha has high end pianos costing more than 100K, they for sure can have high end guitars if they wanted, they already do by the way.

[@mattjackson7859]

Plenty of Yamaha acoustics and electrics in the shops here in Japan. A friend has a Pacifica with locking tuners and DiMarzio pups. Looks great/ sounds great, the price in Japan was less than a Squier. 🎸

[@blaineadams7484]

it's 1984 and my parents buy me my first guitar. a yamaha acoustic. that guitar caused me to hate acoustic guitars. strings a mile off the frets, using hydraulics to make bar chords. it's 40 years later and if I enter the same room as one my wrist hurts.

[@thomasfritsch3536]

Wow I just bought a Yami been in. It's case since 1984 it's beautiful the sound is great and was almost in tune time to hurt myself

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

@@thomasfritsch3536 😂

[@brandonjackson5865]

Yeah some of them would break you down straight out of the box, but if you had a good setup on it, usually involves sanding the saddle and nut to get the action down . That’s especially true of the cheapest ones but they can’t be beat for the money Yamaha has always made the best sub 500 dollar acoustics since the 70s and maybe earlier. Some of those MIJ 70s Yamaha Dreads are Martin, Taylor, and Gibson killers. Yamaha is the only Jack of all trades master of most everything they make is world class. Those 200 dollar China Yamaha pay a tech another hundred to put the mojo on it and the 200 dollar Yamaha will compete with and hold its own with any other acoustic up to 1000 . They make a fantastic 3/4 student acoustic now as well.

[@blaineadams7484]

@@brandonjackson5865 my dad was the guitar player in the family but had no idea about set ups. He gave me a paperback book, showed A,G and D open chords and that was it. Ended up with another Yamaha while in North Africa. No tech there either, same effect. I'm sure they could be fine but man those two were masochistic machines

[@brandonjackson5865]

@@blaineadams7484 I played mine for years with jacked up action. Back when I started playing everyone recommended starting out on acoustic and I thought it was because they were harder to play due to my Yamaha and even a nice Yari Alverez a friends mom had the action on the Yari was low but she had some heavy gauge strings on it. Anyway it wasn’t into adulthood and the internet that I finally decided to work on my Yamaha and filed the saddle and nut down. I actually thought when I was younger playing it like that would improve my electric playing and I’m sure it built strength in my fretting fingers, but honestly I’m usually jealous of guys who have only ever played acoustics, jealous of their crisp clean open chord changes and strumming just clean rhythm cowboy chords and I can work at it and clean my technique up but I’ve just come to accept that my cowboy chord and strumming is always going to be more sloppy than I’d like, but it’s Rock N Roll right ? It’s not too hard for anyone of basic mechanical skills to find an article or video demo fixing the action on cheaper acoustics the key is slow and patient you can take more off but it’s not impossible just harder to add material back.

[@justiceforall6412]

You guys hit the nail on the head. I don't know how Yamaha does it really. I have a bass, and a classical from them. Both are very, very good, and neither was very expensive.

[@jmaripen]

They make good quality products! The Yamaha acoustic guitar my dad bought in the late 90s still sounds good!

[@donhall-aquitania1025]

I love the Yamaha THR10C amp! My first bass was the TRBX604.

[@SV-wb8kh]

I bought a Yamaha SLG 200S and this thing sounds as amazing as it looks.

[@JenniLudes]

Bought a Yamaha FG335 II in a pawn shop on my honeymoon (spouse bought it for me). Not a high end guitar. Looked brand new. Paid $100 with a hardshell case (not yamaha brand). Still have it. Built like a tank and has had 40 years of use and abuse and still plays and looks great. Bought a Pacifica (the 611 with a P90 and a humbucker). Awesome guitar. And now waiting on a Revstar standard (RSS02T) ... for several months so far. Yeah, they do some good stuff! Thanks for the vid and all the silly stuff!

[@brentbeltz8968]

The only Yamaha I have is a 1970 FG300 red label. It’s fantastic and I am guilty of dismissing anything that doesn’t say Fender or Gibson (and occasionally Epiphone). Really great instrument.

[@bbowersock1]

FG335, my first guitar. It was a dandy!

[@1968joseph1]

I got my son an 80's Yamaha G50 amp. Rivera helped design it. The goal was to get as close as possible to 60's Fender tube sound with solid state technology. It is really good. Jazz players value them. Oddly, it was built in America. The sound is great.

[@shadowminister4090]

When our son got selected to go to the School of Music, we bought him a 5-string Yamaha Bass (and a Roland Cube 100 Bass Amp). Some 15 years later, he still used that bass (and the amp). Our boy now recommends Yamaha to any student looking for a "starter" bass. Good gear. Good warranty, which in itself is reassuring.

[@darrylritter4275]

I've owned my Yamaha RGX421D since 1995. I also have 4 other Yamaha electrics in my collection. like the Ty Tabor and AES620's. They're unbeatable. Yamaha never gets the credit they deserve. Solid products across all fronts and the best customer service I have ever dealt with.

[@scoggers1628]

In a high school History class we once watched Beavis and Butthead Do America; I'm pretty sure the teacher didn't have a clue what he was in for when he asked the class if we had a video we wanted to watch that day, haha!

[@mikepodorski4272]

I play trumpet and drums also. I have a Yamaha Xeno trumpet which is phenomenal, and I had a Stage Custom drum set that I regret selling. All top quality.

[@stratosexual1329]

I love the transacoustic! Revstar is crazy cool too!

[@jamesmunro8804]

I bought a Yamaha FG-200J acoustic in Japan bac in the '70s and I still have it . It's been a great guitar. About the same time Steve Miller was playing Yamaha electrics, and they were different than the other Japanese guitars of the time because they didn't look like anything (not like Fenders or Gibsons). Should have bought one of THEM, too!

[@benlogan430]

Yamaha makes very good drums also. Plus A lot of school bands use Yamaha equipment. Not to mention the amplifiers designed by Rivera. Quality stuff all around.

[@billbowers7553]

I think Yamaha makes the absolute best mid-priced guitars. I've got an LL6, NTX 700 (nylon) and an APX700II 12 string. All are just outstanding. I also had 4 V Star motorcycles. Great bikes.....

[@3bandEQ]

I have had a Yamaha T100 for years. Designed by Soldano. Sounds amazing. Also have a Revstar 502. Best sounding P90s to my ear. Love the quality of their guitars. Been thinking about buying a MIJ Revstar.

[@inammiglare9630]

You cant go wrong with yamaha in the midprice guitar market. I have a pac 612 strat , silent guitar slg 200 and a THR 10 ii Practice amp, owned acoustic apx an ntx guitars. Highly innovative , good quality products ,you always get the best bang for the buck.

[@SirVicc]

I love Yamaha, especially their audio stereo and surround systems. Used to sell audio/video and loved it every bit as much as the higher end brands. They also have Line 6/Helix and Steinberg recording products. And my mid-priced 6 and 12 string acoustics are perfect for me. Would have no problem proudly gigging them.

[@earnestwatson8235]

Vintage Yamaha BB basses is where its at my 1983 BB1600 is hands down my #1. It has monster tone and has won out right over many USA models

[@brooksroman2918]

As a GC employee I sell almost exclusively Yamahas for budgets sub $350. They are so good. In my opinion, the acoustic guitars from brands like Fender and Ibanez suffer in quality because their resources are really spent on electric guitars and they don’t focus on acoustic guitars. But then there’s Yamaha that comes in all willy nilly.. “You need an acoustic guitar? Yamaha makes a great one. Oh you also want a dirt bike? You’re not gonna believe this.” The F335, FG800/FS800 and the A-Series are all absolutely the best value for each of their price ranges.

[@kennyjohnson336]

Yamaha, Ibanez and Boss/Roland are the 3 brands I trust on any product and any price level.

[@podfuk]

I absolutely love and adore my Red Label FGX5 acoustic, best spent money on any gear ever! I bought it during pandemic more then 2 years ago and I'm still enamored by the beautiful sound of this guitar

[@BedeLaplume]

Guitars, trumpets, flutes, pianos, motorcycles, amps, bass, motors, speakers.. You name it, as you say its a giant.. Everything they do is done with one of the best quality possible for the money..

[@Taallyn]

My trumpet is a Yamaha that I've had since the 80's. It's still great.

[@BedeLaplume]

@@Taallyn I've noticed they make great horns indeed!

[@jepesuzette]

Formula 1 engines too in the 90s

[@BedeLaplume]

@@jepesuzette That's impressive!

[@ryangunwitch-black]

I have a Yamaha dreadnought from the early 70s (my dad bought it before I was born) and it is the loudest, lightest guitar I've ever played. It's like balsa. I used it live for about 10 years with a Dean Markley sound hole pick up through a doom-ass pedal board and an Evil Twin for my doom country thing. So good. The neck is FUBAR and nobody can play it but me. Lol I love that guitar.

[@dovemanvideo]

SA-2000 & SA-2200 semi-acoustics are awesome. I bought one in the 80s - they should do more of this high end stuff

[@jayp6990]

The SA2200 seems pretty cool, but no one ever has one to try & the fact it doesn't come with a case.....😐

[@WRCzATL]

I had an '88 SA2100 for a long time. Great guitar... and a nice case (back then).

[@babagadoush1]

THR series are awesome.

[@Megarobotsquadron]

just saw this title (haven't watched yet) but I know that one of our local big guitar shops here just put in a huge "Yamaha showroom" with a performance stage, too

[@RyanShwayder]

You're forgetting the Yamaha SA2200 for a super high-end guitar. They build them in their Japan custom shop, and they are higher quality than any Gibson 335 I've had my hands on.

[@davegallagher7428]

In 1980 my parents got me a Yamaha F335 (I think that’s the model) For Christmas the year before for $225 they got me 6 lessons and that guitar. It’s obviously a laminate Guitar, I have no idea what it’s made out of but 42 years later it sounds amazing and has relic’d beautifully. I have a couple CS Fenders and BE Taylor’s but far and away it’s the best bang for your buck guitar that I have.

[@gorlagOv]

Yamaha has always been punching above their weight class. They have been great for years.

[@LucasArthurStorts]

The business model for Yamaha music is to be there from your first instrument through all your progress through your playing. That’s why they make good entry level instruments. They did tell us that they are trying to be the biggest guitar company in the world by 2030.

[@stevendicks7324]

They make great drums! I have a Rick Marotta Hipgig kit and it is really cool. I also have a Yamaha outboard and have owned two of their motorcycles😳. Oh yeah, I also have Steinberg UR-44 and use Cubase. I have been absorbed by the Borg.

[@DanIvyOffical]

I have the Revstar standard p90. It has quickly become my number one. Over 2 American Fenders and a lp custom.

[@chrisfielding]

The best feeling & playing electric guitar I have ever played (that wasn't some custom shop) was a $1500 Revstar. The action was so low the strings were basically touching the frets and it still didn't buzz somehow; they're wizards at Yamaha

[@trevorpockrus9608]

Butch Walker had been recently touring with one of the newer high end Yamaha Semi-Hollow Bodies.

[@lesterksi4521]

Loved this topic. Yamaha is that sleeper brand and deserved better

[@dxcman1]

I have 6 guitars and 4 are Yamahas. I think their acoustics are fantastic. I even sold the Taylor I had cause I ended up playing the one Yamaha more. Great bang for the buck.

[@dmac3316]

I bought a Revstar Element a few weeks ago. It’s a fantastic guitar. I’ve had 2 Yamaha acoustics which have been great. Traded away a THR 10 but it was solid also. Price and quality w Yamaha has been fantastic in my experience.

[@BensonOfD]

Baxter, did you see that they're bringing Golden Eye to the Nintendo Switch? It got announced last week, it's the exact original game, old graphics and everything. The kicker? You can play online multiplayer now. Definitely a must grab if your kids have a Nintendo Switch!

[@alanbeesby8914]

Really want to see Jonathan do an interview with Chris Buck ❤

[@JKChiaro]

First acoustic (still have it) was a Yamaha FG-401. Butch Walker is a Yamaha artist and, well, he's insanely awesome.

[@HoJSimpson]

I own a nice Yamaha FX370c in all Black and I love it. Such great acoustic Tone for the price. I really love playing that guitar

[@orangewill]

Got a new revstar rsp02t pro with p90s- the burst is a beautiful sunset style. Made in Japan, everything is solid and feels amazing. Choose it over a fender/Gibson cause it’s unique and just feels and sounds great. Never thought I’d pay 1800 for a Yamaha tbh, but playing it is believing. Punches above its price too

[@kroqceja]

Great video. Definitely sleeper guitars, and instruments for that matter. Great quality and bang for the money

[@cageliner]

Yamaha built all 351 Toyota 2000GTs 1967-1970 (and all the prototypes '65-'67.) They used advanced technology from their boat building and woodwinds musical instruments business. Yes, they can build anything.

[@neilevans6229]

I have a couple of Yamaha guitars the stand out is the semi acoustic SA 2200 it's superb

[@ziggylayneable]

In 1983 I was 12 years old and I went to a yard sale with my grandparents and there was a 1974 Yamaha acoustic guitar for sale for $25. It was the best acoustic guitar I have ever owned in my life. I kept it for well over 20 years before somebody stole it out of my house while I was passed out drunk and I'm pretty sure I know who did it because he never came back around again but he ended up overdosing on drugs and dying anyway so I guess he got Karma paying him back for stealing my guitar

[@asafgindin5476]

I have an old 79' yamaha sa-1000 from. its basically 335 with ebony board (or a blingless mono 355). Amazing guitar!

[@judih.8754]

I have an older acoustic, a Pacifica, and a newer bass from Yamaha. Both great instruments!

[@davidharding200]

If I was Yamaha I’d throw a ton of money at Chris Buck and his band Cardinal Black. One of the best contemporary guitarists around. Because of him I have 3 Revstars. I wouldn’t not have considered them otherwise. They are brilliant guitars. Across the 25+ guitars I own the Revstars holds positions 1, 2 and 3 and then it’s my Fender 52 reissue Tele, my Clapton strat etc.

[@YesItsWitticus]

I think they are there with basses. Peter Hook, Nathan East, Billy Sheehan all have signature basses. The BB series has multiple tiers. Incredible bang for your buck. I don’t see the same range on the guitar side of the house.

[@WalkenDead]

I've got an old red label Nippon Yamaha that was my grandfathers. It's beat up, he was not easy on it lol. plays and sounds great. I think the red labels were made from '68- '71ish

[@somebodyelseuk]

Yamaha has already been there and done it where 'high-end' guitars go. Owned an SG1000S and SG2000S since the early '80s. Bought 'em because Les Pauls at that time were crap. By the way, Yamaha started out as a piano maker. You would be amazed at the number of big name companies they own, these days. Regarding Volkswagen, they own Audi, Seat, Skoda, Porsche, Lamborghini, Bentley and Bugatti.

[@dchauser4]

From a Bass perspective, they make everything from their intro level basses (the TRBX series basses are very good) up to the Billy Sheehan Attitude basses. They also own Ampeg.

[@KatmanJazznBlues]

In the late 70's my dream guitar was the Yamaha FG 2000. It was because Carlos Santana played one on the Moonflower album. Some of the best tone of his career. He moved onto Ibanez and then eventually PRS. Only problem with the FG 2000's was that they were heavy as hell. I think the Revstar was a reimagined version of the FG 2000 without the excess weight.

[@angusorvid8840]

I've been a fan of Yamaha guitars since the 80s. I've probably owned more Yamahas than any other brand, and I've owned a lot of guitars.

[@bp7152]

Listening to y’all talk ab beavis and butthead and all of a sudden I’m a teenager again.

[@216trixie]

Brings me back to my thirties.

[@frankenstein4106]

I've owned a couple different RevStar guitars and had one of their S-style guitars. I really loved the RevStar guitars! The S-style neck was a little too thin for my tastes.

[@randa4382]

A friend had a pacifica his dad bought for him brand new back in the mid to late 90s and that is what turned me off to them. We were both young, it was his first guitar and i had only been playing a cpl years at the time and had always had crappy pawn shop guitars that i learned to work on and set up. The pacifica hadnt been setup at the shop what so ever but we were kids so i didnt know that was fairly normal... but where his dad had bought it he didnt want me working on it. Not that i really blame him but i genuinely thought it was just a crap brand since my peavey predator (usa made strat clone... copy doesnt do it justice) was by far a better playing guitar. But yeah at 14 or whatever i didnt know that a new guitar may or may not come set up and just chalked it up to the brand must be terrible as a whole. The follies of youth i suppose.

[@NJSonye]

In the 80s I had a Yamaha SBG1000. It was fantastic. One of the worst things I did sell that guitar for a Fender “The Strat!”

[@rstuartcpa]

I know this is about acoustics…but my Rev Star is now my number one and is one of the best guitars I’ve ever played.

[@rabokel]

Even the beginner range of guitars is really good stuff.

[@MuvoTX]

Carlos santana, billy sheehan, john myung... great yamaha players.

[@paulmearing9192]

Consistently good quality and fret work even on the cheaper Pacifica’s. I’d happily gig a Pacifica 112v I don’t regard it as a student instrument. I’ve been gigging 40+ years mainly use a Tele but I’ve had a couple of yams over the years superb.

[@Mike-ol7xp]

Yamaha has the best Drums and Hardware in the Industry, I have a couple Guitars and basses that are fantastic too. Yamaha Live PA System and Studio up that is nothing but awesome either, everything I get now is Yamaha. I used to be a Ludwig guy until I got a hold of a Yamaha Tour custom kit with the 700 series Hardware, and it's been game over ever since.

[@surinderpunia2804]

I love the Marvel-esque post credit demo! What model Yamaha is that? 😀

[@Helgy23]

Goldeneye is the greatest game of all time. Me and my buddy alternated renting it for over a year. We were customers of the year 2 years in a row. I think it was my 12th birthday and I ended up with two copies lol. Dual wield rcp90s with paintball mode on lol

[@WRCzATL]

Yamaha bought Ampeg a few years ago. I'd love to see them back in the guitar amp business, but I'm sure the bass amp business suits them fine.

[@benjamincardenas4219]

Yamaha is legit, I always was kinda mad my dads best guitar is a Yamaha, but they last and play well.

[@workingorder2189]

I wish Yamaha brought back the RGX and RGZ series back.

[@brandonjackson5865]

Love Yamaha acoustics and I really want to try a Revstar . I’d love to have an old 70s MIJ red label. My Uncle has one and my Pa would always say his Yamaha would drown out the Martin across the stage. Sound is subjective and I think the Yamaha acoustics are a little more mid focused and balanced than others. Yamaha absolutely still makes custom shop level acoustics around the 3,000 dollar range and they are beautiful, or at least they did as of a couple years ago. Yamaha doesn’t have to compete at the top of any particular market because they make a little bit of everything and it’s always good, they got money coming in from every direction. Those new Revstars look so cool very cafe racer meets guitar. Volkswagen and Mercedes have been killing it in the small diesel powered European market and I think that’s what puts them up so high. Toyota is the benchmark of world class quality in the automotive industry. They are of a completely different mind set than American manufacturers. American manufacturers talk about Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen, but Toyota lives it . I know at an engine plant near me they would count fasteners at different times in a shift and if one was unaccounted for they would stop the line and try to locate the missing whatever it is that was missing and if it wasn’t found they would start tearing down engines until they found it. An American company would suspect debris in an engine and then have their quality techs or mechanics introduce debris into an engine and put on the dyno and see if it would make it past warranty. I saw the aftermath of a 12 liter turbo diesel (that’s a big rig motor) that slung a rod clear through the fuel filter module and caught the dyno on fire. The rod in this engine was about the size of an average adult man’s wrist to elbow. The quality manager had a tech put a piece of metal in a rod bearing big enough that it locked the engine up and it couldn’t be turned over by hand , but our dyno had a huge air powered starter and it cranked it right up and it ran nearly an hour before “ catastrophic failure “ or “ licked its nuts “ as we lovingly referred to our most recently crank case “ evacuated” engines .

[@clockwork914]

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[@WalkenDead]

I think Blues Saraceno was the first Yamaha artist that I remeber