Modified two more of my Yamaha Pacifica's this week

[Arwin]

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Just to add some more gratuitous guitar porn, here is a pic of a US made Pacifica that lives in the Engineering dept. here


Definitely a great playing and sounding guitar,loaded with duckbuckers in the neck and middle slots

 

[Undone]

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OMG....:scratchch

 

[Undone]

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Totally agree with the 611 choice. I'm seeing them for under $400 used. Real Duncan P90 and Custom 5, Graphtech saddles and nut.....locking tuners and.....oh yeah.....Yamaha=Win

 

[SlyFoxx]

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All of those look great.

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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Totally agree with the 611 choice. I'm seeing them for under $400 used. Real Duncan P90 and Custom 5, Graphtech saddles and nut.....locking tuners and.....oh yeah.....Yamaha=Win

And the 611V has a great Wilkinson trem.

 

[Mincer]

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And the 611V has a great Wilkinson trem.

Yeah, this looks like the one I'd like. I've only played a few Pacificas, and that was years ago. How can you describe them? Flat\small\chunky neck? Like a tubbier Strat? I don't remember much about the few I've played, but I liked the design.

 

[Undone]

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13.5" radius, 41mm nut, small c shape. Not fat or chunky at all. More comfortable for smaller to average size hands. I've heard/read some guys with larger hands complain about the narrow nut width. I can say they are really consistent from one model to the next. I have, at last count, 8 various 112J and 112M models, a 311MS, a 120SD and a couple of RGX and YGX models. Aside from my 521 (compound radius neck) all of the neck profiles are pretty much identical. Obviously I like them.

 

[Mincer]

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Honestly, this sounds perfect for me.

 

[Undone]

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You can typically pick up a 112J or 112M for anywhere from $100 to $150.00.

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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I love the flatter fretboard radius on the Pacifica guitars. Very easy to play and bend notes. I don't recall ever having one that had bad frets either. Of course you can figure you may have to have the nut filed a little for the best action, but I've found the nuts to be much better filed than the PRS SE guitars I also get. I've played most of mine without even getting the nut filed. Of course after it is filed you can get the action down a little more, but I haven't had any problems with the way they're filed from the factory. Every one of my 112J or 112M's feel exactly the same on the neck profile.

 

[Undone]

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I'm still on the hunt for a natural finish 112M (maple fingerboard). I have had leads on two of them but a former "friend" bought both right out from under me. Still looking for my "unicorn" haha.

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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I'm still on the hunt for a natural finish 112M (maple fingerboard). I have had leads on two of them but a former "friend" bought both right out from under me. Still looking for my "unicorn" haha.

That would be cool. I love my natural finish 112J. It was my first Pacifica I ever got. I got it in a trade as an add-in to make the trade happen and when I played it I thought it was awesome. Ended up selling the other guitar in the trade and have kept the Pacifica ever since.

 

[Undone]

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Just did inventory of Yamahas and I think I may have a problem:

Natural 112J Rosewood fingerboard stock
Natural 112J Rosewood with pearloid pickguard, JB bribge p/u, all black hardware
Candy Apple Red 112J with GFS blade p/u's, locking tuners, upgraded pots etc.
Natural YGX 121 Rosewood fingerboard SD Distortion bridge p/u
Black RGX 121 H/S/H with all black hardware. Stock low mileage.
White PAC 120SD Rosewood fingerboard Dimarzio X2N bridge, treble bleed, .022 cap etc.
Black Pacifica 521 Rosewood with compound radius neck. Stock
Brown 112M Maple fingerboard. Stock
Blonde/Antique White PAC311MS Maple fingerboard. Stock. Have SD Hot Rails Tele bridge to install.
(2) Black 112M's Maple fingerboards. Both stock.
White 112M Maple fingerboard. Stock
Black B300 Bass
Yamaha FG345II Acoustic
Yamaha THR10
Yamaha THR10X

I'm starting to see a pattern develop me thinks.......:?:

 

[Mincer]

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Does anyone know of a general guide to the features of each particular model number of the Pacificas? It seems like there are over a dozen models.

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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Does anyone know of a general guide to the features of each particular model number of the Pacificas? It seems like there are over a dozen models.

I don't know of a general guide. Some of the older models it's kinda hard to find specs on. Of the current models I wouldn't get the PAC012 just because it has the cheapest tuners.

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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Just did inventory of Yamahas and I think I may have a problem:

Natural 112J Rosewood fingerboard stock
Natural 112J Rosewood with pearloid pickguard, JB bribge p/u, all black hardware
Candy Apple Red 112J with GFS blade p/u's, locking tuners, upgraded pots etc.
Natural YGX 121 Rosewood fingerboard SD Distortion bridge p/u
Black RGX 121 H/S/H with all black hardware. Stock low mileage.
White PAC 120SD Rosewood fingerboard Dimarzio X2N bridge, treble bleed, .022 cap etc.
Black Pacifica 521 Rosewood with compound radius neck. Stock
Brown 112M Maple fingerboard. Stock
Blonde/Antique White PAC311MS Maple fingerboard. Stock. Have SD Hot Rails Tele bridge to install.
(2) Black 112M's Maple fingerboards. Both stock.
White 112M Maple fingerboard. Stock
Brown 112M Maple fingerboard. Stock
Black B300 Bass
Yamaha FG345II Acoustic
Yamaha THR10
Yamaha THR10X

I'm starting to see a pattern develop me thinks.......:?:

Here's my list

1. PAC510V in Sonic Blue (SD P-Rails Trembucker)
2. PAC611VFM in Root Beer (SD P-90 and Custom 5 Trembucker)
3. PAC311H in Vintage White (soon to have a SD Perpetual Burn in the bridge and a DiMarzio VV P-90 in the neck)
4. PAC212VQM (SD Custom 5 Trembucker and DiMarzio VV 54 and Injector pickups)
5. PAC112J in Natural (SD 59/Hybrid and Jazz pickups)
6. PAC112J in Lake Blue (DiMarzio Mo Joe and PAF Master pickups)
7. PAC112M in Sunburst (SD Lil '59 and DiMarzio VV'54/Area 61 pickups)
8. Coming soon?

 

[Undone]

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Does your 112M have a maple fingerboard?

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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Does your 112M have a maple fingerboard?

No. I need to check... It may actually be a 112J.

 

[Undone]

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Yeah I thought the M designated the maple fretboard. Meanwhile your black 112M jaunts up and down the east coast....lol. Done as much touring as I have at this point haha.

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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Yep, it's a 112J. Don't know why I thought M. I forgot the M meant maple fretboard. Here's a couple pics of it. It looks the same now, but it has the Lil '59 in the bridge. I love that pickup. I just replaced a bad tone pot in it tonight. Trying a 250k with the greasebucket tone circuit. Sounds good so far. I'm using it at my gig this weekend.