The Mother of all beginner guitars: Pacifica 112 & 311 reviewed (Contest 3/6)
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My impression of Yamaha guitars is that they are very precisely made and very consistent. They give the impression of very tight quality control.
There QC is unbelievably good and has been for a very long time.
@@joebryant8500 That is not my experience. The maple necks and ash or alder bodies on the guitars I have seen are of good quality well seasoned wood. The most obviously economy items have been the pickups which have been as simply constructed as possible. Even then the pickups sounded OK.
I've encountered 4 pacifica's 112/012 recently none need a fret level. Just need a polish.
Yes, I've never picked one up that had a serious flaw or wasn't well set-up and intonated. Ideal knockabout guitars for students, there's nothing about them that limits a hobby player or needs fixing.
I’m excited for the Revstar review. I bought a Revstar 502 recently and I am so blown away by this guitar... feels like a way more expensive instrument. All props to Yamaha for selling this quality for under 600€.
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I've had a Pacifica 112 for many years, I've always found the tremolo perfectly usable, stayed in tune very well.
Is it the 112J or 112V ? and how were the tuners ?
@@Deepanshu412 Tuners are good, stays in tune for days. It's a J, the factory pickups were perfectly adequate, but I upgraded to Fender Custom '69s cuz I got a good deal. I've had it about 20 years now. A better guitar than even some of the Fenders I've played.
@@al6667 Thanks for replying. What about the tremolo system, is it stable ?
@@Deepanshu412 I have found it to be stable, I tightened up the springs a bit, and it works great, though I don't do any crazy divebombing.
@@al6667 Man I'm confused between this and a squire.
Last year I picked up a used 15 year old Pacifica 112 for $69 Canadian. Neck feels real good. Sounds decent enough for practice and taking out to a jam night. I have a Line 6 Variax. Yamaha owns Line 6. The two guitars feel pretty close in my hands.
Looks like Henning is playing a 112J which has ceramic pickups not not the 112V which he's linked in the description. The 112V has Alnico V pickups and a splitable humbucker. You can tell because the guitars have different pick guards and the 112V has metal nobs while the 112J's are plastic. Generally the 112V costs around $30-50 more than the 112J and I think it sounds a bit nicer.
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Great video. I bought a second-hand Pacifica for $20 a few months ago. It's a beautiful blue (with some sparkle) and the neck feels amazing. If it was a lefty, I would have kept it for myself! (It's going to my kids club instead)
They wrap up the strings to stop the strings from damaging the frets when being shipped. The strings can hit the frets and put dents in them. My daughter knocked my custom shop strat off the stand off the stand in my guitar room and it fell on my pedalboard. The A string put a deep dent in the 3rd fret. Luckily I was able to do a complete level and crown to get rid of it instead of having to replace the frets. But thinking back I should have just replaced the one fret. Oh well 🤷♂️
Sitting here, next to my seemingly indestructible Pacifica 112 that I got for Christmas '98 when I was 9 years old. The Christmas Eve in 1998 when I couldn't go to sleep because I was so excited and I played the hell out of my first electric guitar until my fingers weren't recognizable anymore.
Many guitars came and went but sometimes there are things you just can't let go
The mid pickup sounded actually really good on the red one!
One question on the 311. Why the hell didn't you engage the coil split on that tone knob?!
The humbacker splits in the 311. I have it in white with the same pickguard. Same price as the unpainted. Excellent for the money.
Hardwired mine with silver wire
Put 4 springs on the trem instead of 3 and done. No tuning issue at all. Thats what I did on my Pacifica 112j. I got it second hand. It was in a pretty bad shape when I got It. A bit of good care and good servicing was all it needed. Pretty solid guitar.
That is one bad ass studio! I would love to have a man cave like that!
Would you recommend this or a prs se standard for a first electric guitar?
To back up some other commenter's remarks and your rant video about big names, this video proves that "If you can live without the Fender logo on the headstock, then your guitar is a Yamaha". I got my first ever electric guitar in 1993 - a Black Pacifica 112JL (L for left handed) for £219. I was sold on the guitar because friends in the music retail business were amazed at the quality, convinced that Yamaha were selling them as a loss leader because the guitar should have cost £300 to £350. The 112 is not only a great entry level guitar for beginners, but is a solid foundation for customising and upgrading, as I've done over a dozen Pacifica transformations for myself and others. The 112 you demo here uses Ceramic magnets in the pickups, whereas the more recent 112V uses Alnico 5 hence the "V" and other improved features, but does cost more for these features. The 112 is my go to guitar. Sadly the 112 is the only left handed Pacifica that Yamaha now make. To get other pickup configurations I have to customise the 112, and to date I've designed my own scratch plates and pickup configurations like S-S-F (Single coil bridge and middle but a Firebird Mini Humbucker in the neck), H-H, and H-MH (Gibson Style Mini humbucker). I've built Pacifica 112's for others with 2 Firebird pickups, another using Humbucker sized P90s, another with H-S configuration. Guitars Electric in the UK supply Yamaha Pacifica scratch plates in various finishes for the Pacifica 012/112/412 in H-S-S, S-S-S and H-H configurations as well as scratch plates for the newer 112V. They only do the H-S-S configuration for Left Handed Pacifica 112 scratch plates. For custom scratch plates I can recommend Sims Guitars and Axiom Guitar. Nice to play, thanks to the balanced design and flat profile fretboard, all thanks to Rich Lasner of Ibanez fame. imho the entry level guitars leaders are Yamaha Pacifica and Harley Benton.
Hey Henning. The neck scale length is long scale like a Fender. The neck radius relates to the curve of the neck when looking at the finger board looking through the axis of the neck. It sweeps an arc. If you kept drawing the natural progression of said arc on this neck it would belong to a circle with a radius of 350 mm. I like 12 radius necks. 9.5 inch radius is common for Fender guitars. And yes I switch my system of measurement back and fourth....just because. 25.4 mm = 1inch. 40 thou = 1mm....😝🤣🙃🤓👍🎸✌️😎
I can think of a nice visual mod that would make this guitar look so much nicer, stain the head stock to match the body.
great videos..You just did a review of my bosses (Michael Spalt) guitars at the NAMM..one comment though..the scale length affects the stiffness or floppyness of the strings DEPENDING UPON THE TUNING AND THE GUAGE OF THE STRINGS: If you have an action that is high enough, but the strings are too loose to play with a slide for example..then you can tune the guitar higher and change to thicker strings..the same string guages in the same tuning feel looser on a gibson than on a fender because there is about an inch difference (about 25mm) difference in the scale length.
I bought a 112j for like $100 years and years ago because it played really well, still think it’s a good guitar despite owning a JEM and Majesty, it mainly just needs new electronics imo
Does anyone know what locking tuners would Fit on my 112v Pacifica? Thanks!
7:05 a cheap way to stagger tuners is to place a hardwood wedge shim between the headstock and these standard tuners.
Dan Erlewine showed how to do this so that you maybe don't need a string tree on a Strat. What a concept.
I own an early 90s Pacifica 312 - its the guitar i learnt to play on throughout school and later on bigger projects before i eventually put it down and bought a PRS Santana SE. I am looking at giving it a face lift at some stage but I will NEVER get rid of it. Because good quality electric guitars from yamaha are hard to get in my part of the world. And this is a strange phenomena because i see their electric guitar starter packs with pacifica 112's EVERYWHERE and i want something a little more high tier than a basic 112. So its not a distribution issue. they have no problem getting their basses, pianos, keyboards, acoustics/electro acoustics, drum kits and electric drum kits to retailers here. They just choose not to ship any of their electric guitars out and that is really perplexing to me
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Does it stay in tune after whammy bar bends?
What are you playing in 27:54 ? It sounds great.
Indonesia is putting out some excellent guitars.. Cort is awesome..
I really like both of them. And the one that makes the guitar stands out is the player.
Cheers from Indonesia.
Beginner Guitars No. Serious Guitars Yes
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I bought the harley benton vt series the 110€ one sunburst.
It is really good and its the best for begginers if you ask me
Have to buy bought ! lol . Thank you for the video ! The HB contenders aren't better ?
I still own and use my Yamaha Pacifica from 2000. I think that cheap guitars are gold on the hands of someone whose been playing it for LOOOOONGGG PERIODS of time. Familiarity with the neck will be your best weapon when it comes to playing your best.
So true. I’ve had the chance to borrow friends’ expensive guitars just because I wanted to use them. I had a rough time playing them because I wasn’t familiar with the neck and the action. So when I went back to my inexpensive Epiphone I played a whole lot better because it was the guitar I played everyday for years.
@@erictoniaschwab1009 i've seen old folks who uses an undbranded guitar, not really set up, with old strings, they play beautiful. but when you touch or use their guitar its impossible to play. but to them its like their wives. lol they're so used to it they dont mind if they nag. lol
I have the yamaha 611hfm model I think the only weak parts in yamaha guitars are that the fret wear is pretty fast I mean dents in the frets, and that the switch even in the 611 is also very cheap. Other than that it is a really great guitar.
Proof a cheap guitar and great amp work better then cheap amp expensive guitar 👍
Proof positive. Although cheap and inexpensive are two different things. These Pacificas are inexpensive.
@@Mr.56Goldtop Yeah never going to think of buying a Fender Strat , my 112V Yamaha Pacifica is amazing , great tone and also really good tuning stability
and since it is not as expensive as fenders bringing them to road trips with me is not really a problem
So is it better than a harley benton guitar?
In the Japanese language, no syllables are emphasised, so very even 'Ya ma ha", no stress on first or last sounds.
I bought a 311h in black for my first guitar and it is great, also the humbucker is splitable by pulling out the tone knob. Nothing comes close to these guitars in this price range. One point to note, these guitars have a narrow 40mm nut width, so if you have fat truck drivers fingers like me, you might struggle to fret chords until you build calluses on your finger tips
Hallo Henning. Dein Video ist gut. Du hast aber bei der pacifica 311h ein wichtiges Detail vergessen. Der Bridge-Humbucker lässt sich splitten indem man den Tonregler hochzieht.😉
6:15 Thanks, I just pushed in the volume knob on my Indonesian Squier and now it's flush.
Is it a coil tap?
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Gretsch electromatic line is also a safe bet, the new epiphones look promising but need reviews to be safe.
There was a combo that came with the spider classic 15. Was either the 012 or the 112 Yamaha.
If you got the Pacifica 311 for private use in that condition, would you return it and ask for a new unused one or would you just use it anyways?
New one. You're paying for a new one. Although some sellers offer demo models at a slightly cheaper price. But they usually tell you about any imperfections it may have.
thank you very much, finally i know what a real guitar lick looks like :)
Not only an informative video but also much funnier than tones of comedy stand ups. Really pleasant to watch, I highly recommend. Even if not for the certain guitar - just for fun.
I wish I had started with something like this instead of the random strat thing I had. I’m pretty sure the body wasn’t made out of wood and the strings were super high from the fretboard.
Pretty much everyone started playing on a crap guitar with high action. Back then, a 112J would've been heavenly ! They look and sound great. And i swear the neck is even more playable than a MIM Strat
Does the output of the pickup (Say 10k or14k humbucker) make that much of a difference when just playing in a room on a 15 or 20 watt amp? or is that mainly when running through higher watt amps cranked up?
Yes. The 311H humbucker (made by G&B Korea) is only around 8k. Split it's 4k. Underwhelming. It's tone is excellent, but it just lacks oomph when you want to *ROCK* . As is, the bucker is fine for jazz and blues and the G&B neck P90 is superb. IMO putting the low output humbucker in the 311 was a deliberate decision by Yamaha to performance segment it further from the price point of its 611H sibling otherwise you'd just buy the 311H and save a packet. They really should have put a hotter bridge 'bucker in the 311H. The 611H has the TB-14 Custom 5 which is 14k, a much better match for the P90 and it really ROCKS when you want to go split bridge OR rock the bucker. I have the 311H modded with a Custom 5 TB-14 in the bridge. Turns it into the guitar it should have been.
@@jamescreswell9037 I have the 311H and other good options are Dimarzio like AT1, Norton or Air Zone ( and yes Seymour Duncan JB and Dimarzio Tone ).
The Pacifica 311H have the same pickup config as the G&L fallout tribute. Hummm i would like to one with this pickups config !
ive always loved the playability of the Yamahas :) sweet playing too Sir do you still give lessons?
He does.... and he teaches guitar 🤣🤣
On a 311, have split-coil on a bridge pickups
Yamaha guitars are amazing. I own two and will probably pick up a Revstar at some point.
Very overlooked and underrated. Yamaha guitars rock! And I also have Fenders and that other big name (or big price tag) guitar too.
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My pacifica 611 is really greatest guitar i ever played.
I have one and tbh i feel it's better made than my 1200€ ibanez az...
I'm looking at either the 311 or 611..? Used to own a pacifica 712?? Or something like that, the one with the Warmoth neck.. yamaha and Schecter are putting out some excellent guitars for bargain prices..
I have one and it is incredible compared to other famous brand guitars that cost double the 611
Love Yamaha used their guitars keyboards and their stereo stuff from the 70 was very nice.
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The 311H is absolute top value for anyone who wants a great guitar to learn on or perform with or just mess about on. P90 is lovely idea and humbucker has an old school sort of vibe - some kick but not too much. Agree that absence of trem is a good thing on a number of counts. I have an Ibanez SA and any use of the trem puts it right out of tune. I wont ever buy a guitar again with a trem. The 311's hardware is really excellent. If you're not sure, find out just how much a set of locking tuners and high end string trees are to buy as stand alone items. Almost as much as this guitar costs to buy! Plus, as the man said, it is a NAME instrument which is desirable for most of us. Who wants a Squire for God's sake?! Anyway, I will be getting myself a 311H at some point soon I hope! Those donkeys at the end of the video are magic by the way! Cheers. PT.
Oh, come on! "I won't ever buy a guitar with a trem again" - same level of misunderstanding as if you'd have said "Once I burned my tongue with hot coffee, I won't ever drink coffee again". You simply have a bad Ibanez SA that's it, it's not about the vibrato thing. What SA version do you have? Maybe it has some crap like "synthetic bone" nut?
Look, it is VEEERY easy to have a stable vibrato on a guitar.
First thing is a slippery nut. TUSQ nuts are really good.
Second-loking tuners. Pretty much everybody now makes them. I would go with Schaller or GraphTech Ratio, but they are pricy. The Japanese Gotoh is good. It's a really high quality product, but for a decent price.
Third. Good set up and new strings. Take your guitar to a good technician, let him/her do the job.
Only here after all these small improvements you can swap the trem. However there is a catch with Ibanezes: their trems usually have their proprietary dimensions. Be aware.
The trems themselves, oh dear, huge choice! Schaller, Wilkinson, Wudtone, VegaTrem, Sophia... You name it!
Years ago I upgraded my teenage times Squier. Gotoh locking tuners, Fender LSR Roller Nut, SuperVee BladeRunner tremolo. It stays in tune for five to seven days if I don't play it, or it holds tune for about 6-8 hours if I play it non stop making dive bombs on the trem all the time. It went out of tune in 20 minutes before that upgrade. Thus it works.
One of my friends has a Harley Benton Fusion. Look online the prices for those guitars:)
Noname locking tuners, fairly simple Wilkinson tremolo, GraphTech TUSQ nut. The dude's guitar holds tune for 3 to 10 days depending on playing and how old/new are the strings.
In this price range you're right, you want to avoid trem systems for the most part imo. But if you're willing to spend the money and have it to spend- they make guitars with trem systems that have very stable tuning.
You have to be careful about pushing push on knobs down.
CTS pots are regarded as the industry standard good quality control pot. But they are often made with no mechanical stop on the upper shaft, the only thing holding the pot together is the four folding tabs on the steel shell. A couple of years ago CTS started making the shell of a thinner material so the tabs are not as strong as they were. If you push down firmly on a push on knob to seat it on a splined shaft CTS pot you can push the pot shaft down hard enough to push the shell off the back of the pot and the whole thing falls apart. CTS have told me that they can make pots with a mechanical stop - a shoulder or circlip that rests on the threaded collar - but much of the time they don't (they manufacture to order against a chosen specification). Their advice is that the steel shell of pots, without a mechanical limit on the shaft, should be supported against a solid surface when push on knobs are fitted.
As far as I know most of the far eastern manufactured pots do have mechanical limits on the shaft.
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Replace the pickups with a professional one, replace the tremolo system with something a bit more stable and you get a giggable guitar. (I am referring to the red one)
Good comment. Yes you can upgrade it easily for better performance. But even as is, it sounds good and the neck is super playable. A guitar buddy has two 112J's and they're set up perfectly and they play like butter
Hey so I have a question. When you reviewed schecter c6 guitar you said that Yamaha Pacifica guitars make sounds that they shouldn't and sound like a cheap guitar. Would you say that this applies to the 112v and 311h or even the 611? Or was that an opinion that you had about the older 112j quitars? Would you say that schecter compared to Yamaha is better value for money? And which one sounds better?
it really depends on your needs... some 112s can sound thin, this one didn’t.... I would definitely go for the 311 or higher
@@EytschPi42 thank you so much for replying. Can you recommend something in HSS configuration with a fixed bridge. If there isn't anything I'll just got for Yamaha 311 or 611. But I really would like the versatility of HSS configuration.
@@DenisZ2023 Yamaha 612 hss with seymour duncans and wilkinson /grover/graphtec hardwear...
@@DenisZ2023 You can test Vintage v6 with hardtail ( price range like Pacifica 311H) or the FGN BOS that means Fujigen Boundary Odissey that is a strat style guitar with fixed bridge made in Japan ( a bit more money).
Failed to find/mention the coil tap on the bridge pickup.
Cz doesnt exist
That one was easier this time :-) no idea what it spells yet with the other two. Maybe clue four will make things a bit more clear 🤞
Hey Henning, I am from Spain and I have the 311H for 272,5 Euros since February 2019.
This guitar with hardtail, Graptech nut and Grover locking tuners is one of the best for this price. The little sister of the 611H with humbucker and p90.
And I forget that the humbucker is spliteable with a push/pull in the tone pot, you didnt test it.
With all I've said...That guitar looks pretty good for a starter.
I'm curious about the H pickup on fully with the 2 singles out of phase all at the same time
"le débutant" like U would said in french :) Second guitare with an humbuker+PAF setup what a great idea
Pacifica is better than any other strat type guitar.
The Pacifica 112 is sold in two Versions. The 112J-Version and 112V-Version. It seems that you tested the J-Version, but linked the V Version. The difference seems to be, that the V's have Alnico V-Pickups. Is this difference relevant for a beginner? What do you think? (Considering that you should update your link in the infobox, too :))
The V is coil tapped too and has metal knobs, better nut (maybe tuners too?). I had one. Nice guitar. Not as sexy as a Fender Squier, but better components overall. Only cons are narrower nut and flatter fretboard (may be plus if you like that)
@@stevef4010 the V is an "improved" version with better pickups, coil tap etc which is all very nice but i somehow can't gel with the shorter, smaller pickguard and the knobs outside the pickguard. Just looks weird to me somehow. Ya i know I'm picky but i prefer the more Fender-style pickguard of the 112J
There is no such thing as a beginner guitar, only beginner guitarists. The pacifica 600 series easily compete with Fenders and the lower end models are very well built, sound good and very comfortable. I would get a Yamaha instead of a squier or epiphone any day.
Reverse wound is not out of phase, just to make that clear ;)
I think it is not fair to call them a simple beginner guitar... these are way better than squier or SX. I still play my Pacifica 112v
How does they compare to HB guitars?
Much more quality instruments, HB´s are really hit or miss items, very poor quality control and i can say this having had 3 of them, they cant stand to the Yamaha quality standards.
Henning, don’t speak like everyone with guitars under 600€ are beginners. That’s simply not true. You can perfectly gig with a Fender Player Strat, Tele, Yamaha Revstar etc. These are serious instruments and not just beginner guitars.
The G&L Tribute line agrees with you.
I wholeheartedly agree. Henning is very good with reviewing less expensive guitars, but they are most certainly not just for beginners. I’ve been playing for 22 years and still regularly gig with an Epiphone Junior and Squier Bullet; both of them stock. My most expensive guitar, a Paul Reed Smith S2 Standard Satin and is $1000. And that’s considered beginner price by lots of guitarists out there. An advanced guitarist can gig with a guitar less than $400 with no problem.
@@erictoniaschwab1009 It really depends, there is a big difference between just playing some gigs with it and doing it on a regular basis.
Cheap guitars tend to get out of tune easier and are not made to "last as long" as an expensive guitar. That's just the way it is and always will be, thats because they are cheaper.
Saying this,
I sometimes play my Harley Benton Les paul style guitar live and its on 2 records.
my $400 Schecter Omen Extreme agrees with you.
They're serious instruments FOR YOU, not for everybody, and certainly not for most professional guitarists. I don't have a problem with using less expensive gear, then again I'm not a professional musician and I can't afford to drop many thousands of dollars on gear.
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I have an old pacifica 621 Taiwan made, great guitar for the buck.
Why pacifica does not come with a maple fingerboard version?
112 VM
@@lamiabanca Grazie. thanks.
I'd like to see an amp that only had a giant volume knob on it.
Still better than a squire.Just my thoughts.
Most definitely
100%
waaaay Cheaper than squire, in Indonesia
They're both made in Indonesia, I wonder why the price and the quality is so different.
Yamaha makes EXCELLENT guitars for such a low price, the Pacifica 311H is a pro guitar as stock for a very low price of 269€ here. Its essentially a 611H without the name brand pickup stuff...
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But again the focus is on their budget guitars. Yamaha guitars are underestimated by many folks because their professional lines are hardly known and poorly marketed. My Yamaha CPX1200-II is one of the nicest acoustic guitars I’ve ever touched. And plugged in it’s the best sounding electric-acoustic guitar on the whole market.
True story. And for those of us who know a bit about setups and fretwork a nice Pacifica can play as well as a much more expensive guitar
@@donte4423 imho a Pacifica 112J sounds and plays just as great as a much more expensive Fender MIM Strat.
@@rickleblanc8900 the Pacifica line has some nice and affordable options. They hold good resale value as well. I am a fan for sure
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Pacifica 120H: best guitar I ever bought.
These are decent guitars own 2 of them
It sunds too bright for my taste. As a beginner guitar I prefer Washburn Sonamaster SH2's warmer sound
Can you please list EVERYTHING a beginner guitarist needs to acquire along with the guitar?
Strap, tuner, pick, cable and amp, spare strings, you tube lessons. Enjoy, oh and headphones so you dont annoy everyone in the house.
@@mikehurley5052 Thank you, nearly forgot the picks!
It`s the Grandmother of HB Fusion series.
18:52 great jcm800 sound !
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I bought a Pacifica and the setup was terrible. I had to set it up myself, truss rod, intonation, action, everything. I don't know if that was the fault of the factory or the shop. I suspect the shop because the strings were loose.
Maybe it wasn't new in box, maybe they had it on the showroom floor for a while?
Always possible. I can't fault the guitar though, and I taught myself how to set it up. Probably not as well as a real tech though.
350 mm = more than a foot, so that's nearly a 14" Radius. Relatively flat, for ease of bending and shredding.
Why I know this? School rulers here were in Metric, and always 30cm.
I love the level of confidence this man has on himself. He just played Seven nation army and smells like teen Spirit as if nobody was looking
I guess it passed the taste test
Once again, I didn't see or hear the hint?...
Head stalks on these are nice.
The 5-way switches on cheap guitars are garbage, which is why they stick way out and have a non-standard tip. Such a petty way to save twenty cents of cost.
Which 112 model is the red one, is it the 112J RV (price €214)?
Your link to Thomann points to the 112V RR which costs €249. I'm curious what more you get for €35 extra.
The number 309 on the second guitar seems to be the price instead of the model (311).
Great that you explain basic stuff in beginners language.
For a €95 price difference I would choose the 311 for sure, It sounds more solid and rich.
Mary Spender talks about het first guitar, a Pacifica 112 in the video below:
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Umberto Y Lost Trio Paranoias, the red one appears to be 112J because of the plastic tone and volume knobs, the 112V has metal knobs. Besides that, the other differences are (1) 112V has upgraded Alnico pickups and (2) has push/pull tone control to split the humbucker.
@@virgaumber6275 thank you for clearing that up!
"Absolute Beginner" (in tribute to the great David Bowie) here, been following guitar channels for around a year and have my Harley Benton SC Custom VB for the past two weeks. I just wanted to say thank you Henning since your channel has both helped and inspired me. Oh and VB as you will know stands for Vintage Black, so I'll just have to keep it in a splash and tongue-lick free zone. Preferred the Harley Bentons over Yamaha's because they are even more budget friendly and the range my guitar belongs to is of atleast similar quality. And I like the Strat shape better on Squier/Fenders, but just didn't want to buy from Fender (tho I will break that rule of mine when I buy a Gretsch some day).
To be quite frank,Fender's a decent company compared to some other brands ethics-wise.
@@TMmodify I know they aren't Gibson, but IMO just because they aren't as bad as others doesn't mean I approve of some of the things they do, just like any other big corporation. That's why to me they are at the end of the list of companies to buy a guitar from.
"normally I bitch about guitars coming in a cardboard box, but in this case..." best pun ever? Also, the Yamaha Pacifica 112 is my first guitar, thanks for the demo!
The brown paper inhibits corrosion of strings and frets so that it is fresh an jangly out of box. New spare parts for machinery is often wrapped in it. Not essential but just a sign that they care. Aww!