I have a Yamaha RGX 421D in cherry red sunburst finish which my dad bought for me back in 1995. Bought it from Perfect Pitch in SM North. I actually had a choice of getting either the 421D or the 621D in natural oil finish, but I ultimately chose the cherry red sunburst.
Unfortunately, my 421D is currently not in working order. Its stock Floyd Rose licensed bridge is terribly worn out, and I broke the high-E machine head when the guitar broke of its strap. Being the 19 year old guitar that it is, the finish has worn out and chipped where I've had knicks and dents on it.
I was able to source a Floyd Rose licensed bridge (lo-pro like the stock one) from Hong Kong, and 2-pin machine heads from the UK, so that's a start. Next week, I'll be buying paint stripper to remove the paint, then by March buy a set of Dimarzios (Air Norton, True Velvet and Tone Zone) and rewire the whole thing. But of course, I won't leave the body unfinished, so when I get back to the Philippines (I work here in Malaysia), I'll bring my 421D to a luthier for a repaint, to its original cherry red sunburst finish of course. Too expensive to do a repaint here in Malaysia with the local luthiers.
To be fair though, I've met a few good luthiers here, but I somehow trust Pinoy luthiers more. So the repaint will have to wait until I get back.
