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Thanks so much. I had photos ahead of going to see the guitar (private seller). I am a member of several guitar forums, and I sent everything to the Yamaha guru and asked his opinion on the guitar in general. The missing original pickguard (didn’t know of the slight imperfection at the top back of neck. I also asked about the neck and the slight (and yes, ever so slight belly. He said it looked good, and he’s never seen an FG300 that needed a neck reset. The slight belly is actually normal for something this old, and it rarely affects playability .
I negotiated down by a buck and a quarter, because of the small imperfection on the top of the neck, and not having the original pickguard. So, I got a really good deal.