The Yamaha RGX 1212R is part of the Yamaha RGX series made for the Japanese domestic market. The specifications are similar to the Yamaha RGX 1212S. It Features 2 Spinex SSS-1B Single coils, a Spinex SSH-1B humbucker, an Alder body, a 5 layer maple and mahogany neck (neck through construction), ebony fingerboard, sharktooth inlays and a Yamaha RM-II tremolo. This guitar also features a lever (just below the tremolo unit) that can lock the movement of the tremolo. The floating state of the vibrato unit can be adjusted according to preference. When locked completely makes string replacement very convenient. There are seperate volume knobs, one is the master volume and the other is for the neck pick up. Other features of the guitar are a short scale: 24.75 inch, neck-through construction and extra scooped cutaways to better reach the upper regions of the fretboard. Other features are:
If the first toggle switch is the Direct Out switch, it directly connects each pickup to the output jack. The second toggle (Bi-sound switch) switch converts the humbucker to a single-coil. And the third toggle switch is the Noise Cancel switch, when turned on, it activates the built-in noise canceling system for the single-coil pickups.
