Is This Better Than a Strat?! Yamaha New Pacifica Models

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  • @shirlmccullough1993
    @shirlmccullough1993 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Pacifica 611 & 612 are way under appreciated. Very nice and underrated.

  • @williamhutchings1543
    @williamhutchings1543 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    I'm not in the market for a guitar like this but still watched the video because I have so much respect for Yamaha's ability to deliver great value and quality, and you guys make great demo videos.

    • @chevy4x466
      @chevy4x466 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I want to buy my family a Pacifica 112. I can’t imagine paying $1300 for an Indonesian instrument. I would stay budget or go premium. I would prefer to save up for a good amp.

    • @Oz-gv5fz
      @Oz-gv5fz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@chevy4x466 why? cheapest boden MII cost $1.6k and sell well

    • @chevy4x466
      @chevy4x466 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Oz-gv5fz there r a lot of offerings in the budget…. We r building a kit currently. The more I learn, u can really doing a lot of modding for a few hundred bucks.
      I do believe u that the brand u r referring is a really nice guitar though.

  • @jordostoadhole
    @jordostoadhole 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    The Pacifica Standard Plus is manufactured in Indonesia 👍

    • @nicolasfernando697
      @nicolasfernando697 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Yhea AND they're good as hell

    • @carpediem4413
      @carpediem4413 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yep and WAYYYY overpriced for an Indonesia at $1399 IMO 😮

    • @watersnortmoment3734
      @watersnortmoment3734 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @nicolasfernando697 I like Yamaha, but there’s no way it’s $600 better than a Pacifica 611 or 612.

    • @billsimpson1085
      @billsimpson1085 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      At the end of the day they’re all $99 guitars. Companies like this are just after the profits at your expense.

    • @Joelvete6
      @Joelvete6 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      ​​@@carpediem4413why? Because only Americans know how to build guitars or something? They build all kinds of guitars in Indonesia, also they're made in Yamaha's own facilities there, it's not like they're made in a sweatshop or something

  • @wizdeas6064
    @wizdeas6064 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Nice playing! A couple of points: Fretboard radius is compound on the Pro whereas it's constant on the standard plus...and the finish on the neck of the Pro is satin as opposed to gloss on the Standard Plus.

    • @BrandonSorianoMusic
      @BrandonSorianoMusic 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The Standard Plus actually has a satin neck finish as well-- the Professional is a Custom Tinted Satin, though!

    • @plainzero
      @plainzero 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BrandonSorianoMusic Also there was a process of Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E) thats been done to the Professional model.

  • @ilovejapanesemusic3858
    @ilovejapanesemusic3858 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    😊
    I've got a Lefty Pacifica and I'm very happy with it.
    It's an Indonesian model from the '90s, with SSS configuration😮
    I'm not even halfway through the video, and already there's so many improvements!

  • @jamesc2827
    @jamesc2827 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I have the Revstar standard and I simply love it has so many tone options I think 10

  • @Necropheliac
    @Necropheliac 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I appreciate very much Yamaha’s approach to music instrument design and production. I learned to play on a Yamaha acoustic and I keep coming back to Yamaha instruments because it truly is a top tier brand based on all the brands I’ve tried. I like fender a lot, but Yamaha manages to quietly steal their thunder in subtle but meaningful ways, and especially in cost.

  • @masatanida9119
    @masatanida9119 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I like these quite a bit. If I didn't already own a EBMM Cutlass, I would seriously be considering the Pacifica Pro to fill the "modern S-style guitar" niche. Admittedly, I thought they looked a bit plain when I first saw the announcement, but after hearing that the design is inspired by the 1980s Japanese City Pop, it started to make more sense to me, and now I dig the clean, 80s pastel look.

  • @veganize-it1891
    @veganize-it1891 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Very nice. I have a 611 and considering an upgrade. They sound great, but then again it’s cooper playing 😅 he makes every guitar sound amazing 😬

  • @Taylort3b
    @Taylort3b 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fortunately I still have my original Pacifica 904(1995). Simply an amazing guitar. I purchased a Fender Elite and Ultra with the idea of selling the 904. Well that didn’t happen. Sold both the Elite and Ultra. Held on to my American Deluxe(2010) as it spoke to me more than the Elite and Ultra. The 904 is a Warmoth compound radius neck. Seriously looking at the Yamaha Pacifica Standard plus as it has similar neck to my regrettably departed Pacifica 812w.

  • @Crabitat
    @Crabitat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Yamaha not being "sexy" means great value for people who simply want great instruments at reasonable prices. I got a P90 Revstar and it's super cool.

  • @smartmammal9926
    @smartmammal9926 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The Plus is not compound if I am not mistaken. It is 13.75" (13.8 according to Yamaha).

    • @bobaldo2339
      @bobaldo2339 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks, too flat for me to consider.

  • @Holonomics
    @Holonomics 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a really great video and I do feel Pacificas are underrated. I had a cheapo Pacifica in the 1980s as a teen, and so my wife as a little present bought me a Pacifica 112J recently. The owner of the music shop was listening to me noodle, and he was surprised to discover that it was better than a slightly more expensive Squire Telecaster. I'm just an indie noodler who plays occasionally on my own at home, but I think all Pacificas, no matter what your price range is, should be checked out and compared to the Fender/ Squire you may be considering.

  • @pieve5516
    @pieve5516 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Good job. Great playing and a clear explanation of the features if the Pacifica. Consider shootouts. I know that it may tweak a vendor or two but you guys have credibility. also consider starting your own custom shop where you offer to upgrade with pickups, bridges and tuners.

  • @JohnsMusicClasses
    @JohnsMusicClasses 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    10:00 The compound radius is only on the Made in Japan pro model.
    Ordered mine recently. Had to opt for the blue model, would have liked it in the Shell White that the Standard Plus comes in!

  • @johannesdebeer
    @johannesdebeer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "I wanna start with the pickups". "Ok"...proceeds to talk about the body construction. 😂😂😂

  • @NhisHonor
    @NhisHonor 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thought I heard you say both necks are the same. Standard plus does not have compound radius, only the pro. If I heard you wrong, very sorry. Thanks guys.
    Okay went back and listened to it again, and you did say compound radius on both.

  • @cpoyet4107
    @cpoyet4107 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome guitars as always...mine is a pa112 from 1998 dark brown mat finished... I did a custom out of it in 2013 with 1 of steel poly mirror pickguard and Di Marzio pickup set...love it

  • @christinepratt4656
    @christinepratt4656 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video, as always. Would be nice to hear a sound comparison between these guitars and a higher-end Fender strat. These Pacificas sound great to me!

  • @Fred-gi4uz
    @Fred-gi4uz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I’ve got the Pacifica 612, awsome guitar

  • @terryjohinke8065
    @terryjohinke8065 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yamaha have a building in Singapore where people buy /learn their instruments. I was in Singapore on a delivery day and the instuments like guitars come in and go out that quickly it's unbelievable. They are also the piano of choice to may. Always good quality and sound . I have nothing but praise- oh one criticism, the early FG dreadnought guitars had terrible cheap tuners, Yamaha rectified this problem.

  • @gtr1952
    @gtr1952 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I may have to try one. I'm 72, and I've been playing for ~55 years. I wanted to add a hard tail Strat, so I bought a Robert Cray MIM w/a rosewood board. I kept it, but I'm a little underwhelmed with it. I also tried a RevStar mid-model w/ P90's. I gave it 2 weeks. I've played Gibson/Fender most of my life, I just didn't care for the RevStar, I sent it back. I liked the sounds of the Pacifica, and I can see the rolled FB edges, but the thin C neck? I just prefer 50's Gibson, 60's Fender bigger necks. Thanks!! --gary

  • @VideoDetection
    @VideoDetection 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Haven't read all the comments, but I can tell you one is made in Indonesia, (not China) and one in Japan. There are differences between the two but nothing major except for the neck radius. The Indonesian has a 13 3/4" radius and the made in Japan has a compound radius neck of 10 - 14". Both have same pickups and SS frets so it comes down to what neck radius you like and how deep your pockets are :)

  • @tman6495
    @tman6495 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I had a YAMAHA SG 2000........with a Mesa Boogie Mark l.....

  • @dongarrett9735
    @dongarrett9735 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have two Yamaha Pacifica guitars and they are both great guitars. Plus I own 4 Fender Strats. But learn towards the Yamahas due to it's unique tonal qualities are more throaty than a strat. And playablity is flawless. The quality is that of a high-end guitar. At a Fender player series price.

  • @baneverything5580
    @baneverything5580 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yamaha is a brand I trust. I use one of their old mixers with very basic effects and their 100w subwoofer as part of my small acoustic setup with two Powerwerks PW50 speakers.

  • @davidkastin4240
    @davidkastin4240 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    How much $ ? Are there lefties?

  • @charlesbranch4120
    @charlesbranch4120 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A fan of, and former driver of the Yamaha Grizzly and Viking, and looking to buy a Yamaha 4-stroke outboard to replace a 3-4 hp Evinrude... I will ask cycle and outboard shops about a guitar deal....🙃 Thanks!

  • @joshtillman08
    @joshtillman08 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The long haired dude is maybe the best player on youtube

  • @peterharrell7305
    @peterharrell7305 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those squier sonic series arent actually that bad. I got a limited one last year and i was really surprised at the quality of the pick up that came with it. I was skeptical of how light it felt at first, but after some months of play, its my goto practice ax because its so damn comfortable.

  • @orryfishburne5326
    @orryfishburne5326 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think the Pacifica Standard Plus is going to be my next guitar. I recently got a RSS02T (Revstar Standard with P90s) and it's easily my favorite guitar i have ever owned. Im really blown away with its build quality and I'm very interested in checking out more Yamaha instruments. My main guitar before the Revstar has been a G&L Tribute S-500. Theres just something about the tonality of a S-Style that i always gravitate towards and i think it's time i find a higher quality S-Style guitar to replace my Tribute S-500. I think the Pacifica Standard Plus might be the one. Its either that or try to save up enough to get a G&L Fullerton Deluxe S-500, but in reality the price of the Pacifica Standard plus is more realistic
    I would be very happy playing live with any Yamaha instruments, but im also fanboying over them cause im still in my honeymoon phase with the Revstar. 😂🤣

  • @MisterJohngtr
    @MisterJohngtr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The professional has the compound radius fingerboard. The standard plus has a straight 13.75 radius.

  • @entemen
    @entemen 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    With no electric in the arsenal was planning on one this year and this looks like it

  • @stephenweetlarcovic5227
    @stephenweetlarcovic5227 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic demo, as always. I'm set to buy the standard plus, mainly because I want the ash pink color. Both of these models sound extremely close. The business between Japan & Indonesia is not a factor. I've had Indonesian built guitars that were super. And, I've had a few outstanding Japanese built guitars. But in this case, I'm going with my color of choice. Yamaha has designed two very similar guitars & the difference is rather unnoticeable .

  • @Bbbbad724
    @Bbbbad724 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Do they do a Single Humbucker and a Double Humbucker? What is the neck radius?

  • @howtorepairpendulumclocks
    @howtorepairpendulumclocks 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love these videos. Great vibes. Great playing.

  • @pepmasters-999
    @pepmasters-999 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Chris: Let's start with the body and then we'll get into the pickups
    Cooper I want to start with the pickups!
    Chris : OK, let's get into pickups.
    Cooper: The body is really nice...
    LOL

  • @Cygnusthegodofballance
    @Cygnusthegodofballance 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Everything Yamaha makes is top notch. Every Yamaha I have ever owned be it the few guitars, motorcycles, ATVs and snowmobiles have been excellent!

  • @happytrails1963
    @happytrails1963 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Have 2 yamaha acoustics and possibly would like to buy a red label. Would perhaps buy an electric at some point and would consider yamaha. They make such good guitars in japan.

  • @Guitar_Builder
    @Guitar_Builder 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I didn't hear the fender quack sound, do they do that?

    • @MegaEldude
      @MegaEldude 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It all sounded quacky to me!

  • @arjnoro1
    @arjnoro1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pacificas are excelent guitars. But the only problem I cant live with is the neck width at the nut. They need to make it 42mm as a fender or even 43. Ive owned a couple pacificas and it was my only complaint.

  • @jwhittmusic
    @jwhittmusic 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Will that blue pacifica pro demo model be available for sale when you guys officially start selling them?

  • @muktamao
    @muktamao 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a Revstar... Looooove Yamaha, but can't get over the Pacifica's shape😮

  • @dalecoffing8655
    @dalecoffing8655 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You two are a great team. Very entertaining!

  • @aquaticborealis4877
    @aquaticborealis4877 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How would you compare the build quality to Charvel?

  • @marc8vino
    @marc8vino 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Compound radius on the standard + ? Going into detail on how great that is, but is that true for the standard?

    • @ChidOki
      @ChidOki 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No it’s not. They got that wrong, Standard+ is not compound radius

  • @ChidOki
    @ChidOki 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Correction: Standard Plus is not compound radius

  • @geew-fr9th
    @geew-fr9th 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There's a video of Cornell Dupree playing a Yamaha. Nuff said!

  • @thehahahaha88
    @thehahahaha88 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When will they hit the store?

  • @joepassfan
    @joepassfan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What speaker in that Blues Jr iv? Sounded great.

  • @daddio307
    @daddio307 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I hate block inlays, dots are 'meh', but these, i like!

  • @marc8vino
    @marc8vino 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I guess feeling a compound radius doesn't matter. Since both guys can't tell the standard is not. Maybe fretboard radius and neck shapes are not as noticeable as many make it out to be unless they are very different.

    • @zoeherriot
      @zoeherriot 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s usually really obvious and from what I understand this is similar to the one on my fender ultra. So I don’t know what’s going on here.

  • @MrShane5150
    @MrShane5150 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is the route under the pickguard (pool route, h/s/h)?

  • @Gefffuhuh
    @Gefffuhuh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Andertons stated that only the japanese one is compound. I have rev and a high end pacifica with bare knuckles. I intend to swap my tom anderson for that japanese one sometime in the future. The day will come.

  • @Sandman.68.
    @Sandman.68. 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm going to say it , it's been better than a Fender strat since it's introduction. Quality and value .

  • @uhhmike
    @uhhmike 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've got a pacifica 112 that I got used for 200 that I'll take over the 1k stats I've played. Just personal preference. Electrics have nothing to do with price in my limited experience.

  • @drdave971
    @drdave971 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You guys are great thank you for the insights 👍🏼🎸👍🏼🎸

  • @alexshevchenko7568
    @alexshevchenko7568 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've had a few Custom Shop Strats and Les Pauls and I ended up having a Pacifica Pro and a Revstar Pro. You just can't find a single flaw in these guitars. In my opinion, the only brand Yamaha can't beat is Tom Anderson. But TA guitars cost at least twice as much as the best Yamahas.

  • @A_Noid
    @A_Noid 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pacificas are fantastic starter guitars. Not super sold on these higher end ones, but I’m sure they’re really well made.

  • @dougreid1951
    @dougreid1951 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Puzzled by the Rupert Neve reference on the pickups - I worked for him fifty years ago and never heard any interest in guitar pickups - sadly he died in 2021.
    I've bought and played high end Yam; guitars, saxes, flutes - and a couple of motorcycles - all top notch stuff

    • @justinmccarn3223
      @justinmccarn3223 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They were made by an engineer that works for Rupert Neve designs, not Rupert Neve himself.

    • @ChidOki
      @ChidOki 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I know someone else answered this for you so it's but I kind of chuckled at your comment of it being "puzzling" - as if there isn't the possibility that an audio pioneer could develop an interest in something like that some point over a 50 year period. Anyone and anything can change a lot in half a century...and it's not like guitar pickups and audio equipment are in a different universe, the basic concept of coil wire is, at its core, the same thing!
      Super cool you worked for a legend though. Props

  • @paulfowler5420
    @paulfowler5420 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Standard plus does not have compound radius fretboard…

  • @paulmanning5452
    @paulmanning5452 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm down with it, plus I liked the guitars. Depending on what your into, I'd say a person would be totally happy with any yamaha at any level. 😊

  • @johndavis9343
    @johndavis9343 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just bought one I love it I agree sounds just as good as a strat or better it's a great guitar

  • @David-yv6ow
    @David-yv6ow 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had a very standard a few years ago and it just was not a very good guitar. I now have a James Tyler version of the variax and it’s a much better guitar. Would love to see these improved guitars be marketed into the variax model for line 6.

  • @user-nu7xx7pc1d
    @user-nu7xx7pc1d 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    in my experience, only issue is that reselling price is not that good as a fender guitar

  • @CarlWilliams-sp4zy
    @CarlWilliams-sp4zy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In the early nineties, Yamaha must have flooded the UK with Pacificas, every guitar shop had a whole line of them. That's why they are so popular here. They caught on for good reason because they where a quality first guitar with great value for money.

  • @matteopaolucci6801
    @matteopaolucci6801 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have the top of the line Pacifica 1421 and 1412...amazing and the Pacifica USA 2 the strato like not the Tele like also the PAC 904 was really good and rare to find...only other competitor is the Ibanez BL 1025 great HSH super strat

  • @pinkiewerewolf
    @pinkiewerewolf 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yamaha oozes reliability and performance with good value in everything they do. Motorcycles (I have a 24' Tenere 700) Instruments, I have a Revstar Standard P90 and Pro model with Humbuckers. I mean Billy Sheehan plays Yamaha! The Pacificas would be just as groovy to play.

  • @stonodo
    @stonodo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You like many, many people are mistaken sir. Locking tuners only pupose is for faster string changes. It has nothing to do with tuning stability. If a guitar with standard tuners is strung properly there will be no more slip or tuning stability than a guitar with locking tuners.

    • @tjstevens001
      @tjstevens001 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm glad you are such a guitar expert. Thanks for your opinion.

  • @Chillnote
    @Chillnote 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These look like really great value, especially for someone who simply wants a really well built instrument

  • @darrellmiddleton6615
    @darrellmiddleton6615 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Id like to see how the compare with the schecter Nick Johnston they're very similar i hear schecters quality is second to none

  • @tomaslopez2940
    @tomaslopez2940 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    9:13 They should add a green-to-black burst flametop and call it "Godzilla Burst"

  • @TimGuitarcouk
    @TimGuitarcouk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video. Thanks for posting. Interesting that you seem to need to justify the fact that Japanese guitars are good. When I was a kid during the 80s one of the most popular high end electrics were the Yamaha SG 1000 & 2000.

  • @edyhartonochanel710
    @edyhartonochanel710 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing sound...

  • @fettuccinealraver
    @fettuccinealraver 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hats off to the creator of the thumbnail

  • @RavBunneh
    @RavBunneh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have dreams about the Pacifica 611

  • @the.communist
    @the.communist 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I only buy atlanticas

  • @MeandtheOwls
    @MeandtheOwls 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For those about the specs, Pacifica is better then Fender Strat. But, it's a different guitar. I mean, Pacifica is a superstrat, with modern sound and modern features than a classic Fender Strat. It doesn't mean that Yamaha sound better. It sounds different.

  • @EricCPOP
    @EricCPOP 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yamaha need to bring back the Superstrats with the Floyd Rose's. Until they do I can't say I'm interested in Yamaha at all.

  • @richkraemer9585
    @richkraemer9585 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really similar to my Godin Session which is Canada/US built

  • @jwilder2251
    @jwilder2251 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I only clicked for the hilarious thumbnail 😂

  • @jhhag
    @jhhag 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I own a '24 Standard Plus. I'm a lifelong Strat player. Imo this Pacifica has an amazing top end, with great positions 4 and 2 especially. However, I don't like the neck tones. It can't compete AT ALL with my Strats for neck tones. It sounds thin, and lacks punch. The neck on the guitar is fairly slim, but my Performer with a modern C is slimmer. It is a fine guitar. But not better than a good Strat.

    • @trevorD1156
      @trevorD1156 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Definitely better quality and components than a performer strat, they are awful. Tho it's really subjective and obtuse to say that you can't get a good tone out of the neck but love the 4. There is a way to do both (eq,boost,etc) and you're just being thick.

  • @actie-reactie
    @actie-reactie 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dont forget, yamaha also makes very good acoustic and digital piano's, and very good motorbikes.... maybe because we are from europe.... but I think a lot of us prefer japanese products over american products..... not meant as an insult!

    • @Wobbz9413
      @Wobbz9413 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wish I could like this comment more. I think everyone but amerkans prefer japanese or other asian products more than the things from the devided states of amerka.

  • @k2dave1969
    @k2dave1969 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have a third gen MIM Fender strat and unfortunately the Fender on the headstock means something to me and those Pacificas are fantastic, but it is Yamaha's fault for setting a precedent with cheaper mass marketed products. They as a company at least for guitars are still fighting an uphill battle at least for me.... I own a PRS, Strat and an aftermarket telecaster and if Yamaha produced a version of the Telecaster or T style body, I might check it out.

    • @OilCanHarry2U
      @OilCanHarry2U 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There is the Yamaha Mike Stern “T” style guitar.
      I haven’t played one, but Mike loves it and there are many others that share his enthusiasm for the instrument.

  • @TheFloridaBikeVlogger
    @TheFloridaBikeVlogger 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    really want/need one of these

  • @musicteacher33bdx
    @musicteacher33bdx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I haven't tested the guitars... I love Yamaha and honestly I have to try one. But from all the videos I watched : something is wrong with the sound (very quacky) and something is wrong with price... For 2K €/$ Any guitar player would just buy a Fender made in US and get the fender sound. That's just my humble opinion...

    • @ChidOki
      @ChidOki 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Speak only for yourself, how do you know “any” other guitar player just wants a Fender sound?

    • @musicteacher33bdx
      @musicteacher33bdx 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ChidOki Technically I do not, maybe I'm assuming that the others would think the same... But honestly these quacky pickups do not offer a proper sound for that price range - so I would just get the Fender sound for 2 ground. If that's not your thing > there's nothing wrong with that.

    • @ChidOki
      @ChidOki 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@musicteacher33bdx yeah man I totally agree that to each their own but the way you put it, you kind of spoke for everybody, just keeping you honest haha

  • @shiraga0516
    @shiraga0516 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yamaha makes musical instruments, motorcycles, yachts, boats, and (sometimes) car engines.

  • @JSession
    @JSession 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One question. What do they put on the fretboard ? Because I despise rosewood, so naturally when I picked one up I was surprised to find out what it was. Whatever they coat the fretboard with I’m wondering if it wears off over time

  • @speechy6260
    @speechy6260 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pacificas are great guitars, they are just so easy to play. BUT : they do not sound like a Fender Strat ! at least not like the typical single coil "Knopfler"-sound. Same thing with the Ibanez, imo...

  • @Oneness100
    @Oneness100 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just went to Yamaha's website and the Pro is $3700. If that's the case, then that would be a no bueno.

    • @ChidOki
      @ChidOki 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It’s not. Yamaha has a weird habit of putting a suggested MSRP price on their website but actual dealer/street prices are $1,350 for S+ and $2,200 for Pro

    • @Oneness100
      @Oneness100 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ChidOki Yamaha, like every other guitar mfg. publishes MSRP. Manufactures SUGGESTED Retail Price. I worked at a music store in the late 70's. I know how the industry works. The dealer can sell at a discount, but some companies only allow MSRP on the internet and depending on the company, their markups vary. Yamaha typically has a 50% margin and retailers typically will discount up to 30%, sometimes more if they need to move inventory, have preferred customers that buy lots of gear, or they might get B stock deals.
      I also had a close friend of mine that worked for Yamaha for many years and he sold the MI equipment, which is guitars, basses, drums, amps, and mixing consoles, and keyboards. He told me that for the majority of their MI division, they use a 10x markup, which means if it costs Yamaha $100 in mfg. costs of materials and labor, they mark it up 10x to determine the MSRP, but they routinely sell to the reseller at 5x, so if it costs Yamaha $100 to mfg. then they'd sell it to the retailer for $500 and they'd put a $1000 MSRP on it. But the retailer might discount it, which is what YOU are looking at. That's a general rule. But Yamaha has OTHER overhead costs that are covered in that markup.

  • @greg6509
    @greg6509 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    To me, they sound a bit more tinny/metallic than Fender/Squire strats with a little less bell like sounds. Oh heck no for those prices!

  • @emelle1283
    @emelle1283 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yamaha guitars are great but try FGN (Fujigen) - best in the world.

  • @chevy4x466
    @chevy4x466 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don’t understand how the Indonesian Pacifica is different than the revstar that is half the cost. I have a Yamaha boat, Yamaha percussion equipment. I am shopping for a used red label.
    I LOVE ALL THINGS YAMAHA!!!
    Not really feeling the fender knock off look at elevated prices. U want to sell my kid a Pacifica 112 to get started for $300, great. But to save up for a dream guitar and wind up with that thing, 😂😂😂

  • @JohnSmith-fp8il
    @JohnSmith-fp8il 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I want one in hardtail. Tremolos are a pain in the arse

  • @cliffordguess1008
    @cliffordguess1008 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yamaha just lowered the price for the Pacifica Standard Plus model to USD $1,149.

    • @cliffordguess1008
      @cliffordguess1008 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Wow… Yamaha Pacifica Standard Plus (Black with Rosewood fret board) $860.78 on Amazon 01/14/2025

  • @noysdn4001
    @noysdn4001 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They nailed it

  • @mikegaudet6264
    @mikegaudet6264 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    a beginner look at price an intermediate will look at the name a pro will listen to the sound and playability i think .

  • @SapperRJMorgan
    @SapperRJMorgan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes.

  • @andrewbecker3700
    @andrewbecker3700 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't think the average guitar geek realizes how difficult many of the colors they want guitar manufacturers to use, are to get right? The reason most brands keep the colors limited to 5 or less per model, is cost. Having 10 colors available on even 3-4 different models becomes totally cost prohibitive.
    I'm very picky about colors myself, and only choose certain shades for certain models. I'm actually really surprised at all the bizarre colors brands like Gibson are trying to sell recently? Who the hell buys all those abominations? Nobody I know? If you ever have to sell one, your gonna take a huge hit.

  • @jesseparrish9198
    @jesseparrish9198 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Needs a reverse headstock