Strongles Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Good afternoon, I am new to the site. I work in an Multiple Sclerosis charity shop, repairing and Pat-testing electrical gear. I have a Yamaha GS200 with damaged electronics, namely a badly mauled volume pot and a dicky pickup switch the likes of which I have not seen before. I'd be grateful if you could recommend a replacement pickup switch, and possibly where I can buy a volume pot designed for installation on a PCB . Many thanks for any help you can give me. Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Do you mean an SG200 (I think the GS200 is one of their motorbikes)? I can’t help you, but there folk here who certainly can. They’ll be along in due course I would imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Good evening, @Strongles, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. I doubt that you'll find those parts as originals, although you could try Yamaha themselves. They don't have stocks, really, but you might get lucky. I would suggest rather that you take the guitar to a reputable guitar repair shop, who will be able to replace with equivalent parts with no problems. It shouldn't cost an arm and a leg, and would be done correctly. I can't see your location; that information would help in recommending somewhere. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strongles Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 18 hours ago, Dad3353 said: Good evening, @Strongles, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. I doubt that you'll find those parts as originals, although you could try Yamaha themselves. They don't have stocks, really, but you might get lucky. I would suggest rather that you take the guitar to a reputable guitar repair shop, who will be able to replace with equivalent parts with no problems. It shouldn't cost an arm and a leg, and would be done correctly. I can't see your location; that information would help in recommending somewhere. Hope this helps. 18 hours ago, Dad3353 said: Good evening, @Strongles, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. I doubt that you'll find those parts as originals, although you could try Yamaha themselves. They don't have stocks, really, but you might get lucky. I would suggest rather that you take the guitar to a reputable guitar repair shop, who will be able to replace with equivalent parts with no problems. It shouldn't cost an arm and a leg, and would be done correctly. I can't see your location; that information would help in recommending somewhere. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strongles Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 Thanks for your help, and I suspect you are correct. The Yamaha parts look very different and any lash-up would be a mistake. The only problem is that whatever we have to spend repairing th guitar, increases the price we have to sell at in order to make any profit. Thanks again, Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 can you post any pictures of the damaged parts? that way we might be able to direct you to some suitable replacement parts. failing that you might be able to sell it as-is for the new owner to repair themselves. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
