No 200s appear in the Archives, but there are several models. These are:
211
211M
220
221DH
220DZ see current models
They are all Made in Taiwan or Indonesia but there is some doubt about the DH of which more later.
211 211M and 220
These all appear in various western catalogues and details are
Model | 211 | 211M | 220 |
Body | Basswood | Alder | Basswood |
Neck | Bolt on Maple | Bolt on Maple | Bolt on Maple |
Fretboard | Rosewood 24 frets Dot Markers 350mm radius 628mm scale | Maple 24 frets Dot Markers 350mm radius 628mm scale | Rosewood 24 frets Dot Markers 350mm radius 628mm scale |
Tuners | Chrome Diecast | Black Diecast | Chrome Diecast |
Pickups | Ceramic HB Unknown SC | Ceramic HB Unknown SC | 2 Ceramic HBs |
Controls | 1 Volume 1 Tone with push push coil split | 1 Volume 1 Tone with push push coil split | 1 Volume 1 Tone with push push coil split |
Nut | locking | locking | locking |
Hardware | Chrome | Black | Chrome |
Bridge | RMX II | RMX II | RMX II |
Pickguard | None | None | None |
Colours | Black, White, Red or Gunmetal Blue | Black, White, Red or Gunmetal Blue | Black, White, Red or Gold |
Made | 1987-1991 | 1989-1991 | 1987-1989 |
This guitar is really quite rare and not much official information exists but the excellent Axebition site features it
and I have found a couple of Facebook owners in the far East who have posted information about it. Axebition says it
is made in Japan others that its from Taiwan it was made from 1998 to 2000 and I have got the following info about it
from Axebition and Facebook posts.
Body Alder with QMT
Neck Bolt on Maple
Fretboard Rosewood 648mm scale 350mm radius 22 Frets Dot Markers
Headstock Natural with Yamaha on front model and serial number on back
Tuners Black Diecast
Pickups 2 GH-F2B HBs and 1 GS-F2B SC
Controls 1 Volume 1 Tone 5 way switch
Nut Not locking
Hardware Black
Bridge Vintage style TremTRS 101
Pickguard None
Colours TRS and AMB which must be a Red burst and an Amberburst? But the picture at the top is a Green