Yamaha Pacifica 212 (These SHOULD Be Good)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ส.ค. 2023
- Yamaha Pacifica 212 (These SHOULD Be Good)
Pacificas come with a good reputation, even the cheaper ones. This one's over the 400€ mark, so it's not really cheap as such, but that should mean it's good (more money usually means better guitar). Let's see how it holds up.
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Your channel is great, and your a kind man , your playing is top notch, thanks my friend
Thank you too!
Well said. Ditto.
Definitely one of the best under rated guitars in that price range! Yamaha makes good stuff in almost every category. I think you're right about it being mostly a matter of advertising/brand recognition.
I understand the concerns about construction but the way you played and the sounds you made here brought tears to my eyes. I just ordered a Pacifica. Thank you for doing what you do.
Unfortunately this one got past the QC, it never should have left the factory. Thanks for the demo Elmo!
Thanks!
Wow! I didn’t know a Pacifica could sound like that. Good job Elmo!
I really like the reviews Elmo. Honest and enough details to have a pretty good idea of what to expect. Well done.
Glad you like them!
The Yamaha Pacifica, a go-to pro guitar since 1998, has been embraced by beginner to pro-level guitarists here in the Philippines for gigs, even on TV. I believe in the quality of that guitar. During my gigging days, I'd pay close attention to other bands on stage whenever guitar tone that I like caught my ear. The Pacifica was often the source. A true classic worth exploring, and you can still find it at our local authorized dealer.
I like the details in the review, not just surface level stuff about how it handles and sounds. I have a Pacifica 112v and it had fret sprout too, no other issues over the ten years I have had it.
Cheers!
Hello Elmo, that's the G string that makes that high tone behind the saddle. There is a pick holder from Harley Benton that you can put between the strings and then it's gone. Or a hair tie can help.
Another great review and demo! Well done Mr. K!
Glad you liked it!
Sure gotta purdy Git-Fiddle dare…Thanks🙏 for the review Elmo J.K appreciate it😎✌️❤️ CHEERS 🎉
Sunburst headstock .. looks amazing
Hey elmo, I have the same guitar in black as my first electric guitar. I never encountered any of the issues you had and my friends who have a much expensive guitars said it sounds great. I am saddened that the one you received had those issues nevertheless I hope this video doesn't dissuade first time buyers as pacificas even the 012s are fantastic bang for the back electric guitars.
Plz make a video on how to set up tremolo bridge of vintage tremolo 6 screw system
Oh wow. When i 1st started guitar on 2000 my Pacifica had exactly the same kind of nut issue. Crazy that is still an issue today.
Another good video (as usual). A couple years ago, the Pacifica was kind of the budget Super(?) Strat darling of TH-cam. But it is AMAZING how many new budget brands have come out since then, and it’s incredible how good some of these new “budget” guitars are. There are so many options to choose from, the Pacifica has been relegated to just one-of-many.
Yeah first they make better budget guitars and when have customers enough little by little quality goes down. An old means of sales promotion. Usually first production guitars are best(budget guitars). Expensive and custom guitars quality stays high.
It must😎🎸.
Not surprising, they all come from the exact same factories and use the same pieces.
I don't need another guitar so I just listened and watched. Two shirts and long pants in July. Elmo is in one of those Northern European countries. However even when I look up the temperature in Rovaniemi (Land of some of my ancestors), I find the temperature is 69F (21C). I think Elmo's had this one sitting in the "can." I think it's smart to put some in the "can." Summers are short. Nice playing.
Yeah, I did record this in April I think.
Floating a trem block that size is bold. I was hoping the lower tier pacificas had more of a cheaper, chimer single coil tone because I love the guitar otherwise.. My 612 Pacifica has a unique quack, but im still looking for a lo-fi vintage quack you only really find budget strats.. This sounds surprisingly similar to my 612 while clean. I guess that's good on consistency in their line up.
Just a reminder, to put "Review" in the title for search hits! I know it's closer to a "first impressions" but you've certainly done this long enough(as have I) to confidently find the issues which are certainly present out of the box and reveal them to us. Just trying to keep this thing smart my man.
Thanks for that!
Ah even the mighty Yamaha cant avoid QC issues with the nut/frets etc.
Goes without saying, anything bought these days needs to see a setup/tech out of the box from the factory ;)
Stellar job as usual Elmo :D
-Gabe
I'm a huge Yamaha fan, and it's true unfortunately at least the 112 and 311 series need a setup and even touching up the nut (too high). But so does almost every guitar I had a chance to try at shops.
@pablo963 It is what it is. I've owned several Yamahas with no issues before - I currently love my Yamaha SA2200 that's been brilliant out of the shop, but it's no budget guitar ;)
@@GabrielNacu 2200 are billionaire's guitars 😭 😉
@@pablo963 Im definitely not a billionaire - just a chronic buyer/seller of music gear hahaha
Thanks!
Once it wasn't like this but lately the yamahas sometimes come out with production defects, I have a 112v and I had to change it. Great guitar however, and not just for the price, it has its own personality
Hey Elmo. I've been under the weather.
Good review. When I worked at the pawn shop I had good luck with them, but they were usually older.
I noticed right away that the frets were too small and I could hear the nut thing myself. That's terrible.
Hope you're well my friend.
Regards from the heartland. South Central Indiana. USA
Tim
Hope you're doing better now.
@@MrPolevaulter Thank you so much.. I appreciate you!
Another great review.
Glad you enjoyed it
Other than fret ends not finished, and raised frets, the biggest problem I see with budget line of guitars is badly cut nuts. THis is with just about any maker.
They sounded always good, sum pros uses them, even the step-in model, says enough!
Elmo, keep on doing your fantastic job!
Any pro can use any guitar; it's usually not the most critical component of sound anyways. It's the amps!
Thanks, will do!
Hello, just a friendly reminder that your guitar playing is still quite a bit louder than your speaking. And that's with "loudness equalization" turned on on my PC. You know what you said so it probably seems loud enough, but for the rest of us it's constant turnvolumeup/turnvolumedown/turnvolumeup/turnvolumedown.
always love your channel elmo... could you please do a review on the Ibanez rg370 ahmz? it got an edge zero 2 trem.
Maybe at some point. Probably not in the near future though. Sorry.
Help me choose between pacifica 212 or affinity hss strat
yikes! getting the nut right is both super basic and cheap to just replace. You're headline is spot on, this SHOULD be good.
Cheers!
You can always put a padded hair-scrunchy over the head behind the nut to dampen those artifacts -(this is also helpful when doing legato under high gain), or if that looks too silly (although I've seen Matteo Mancuso use them), you can fit a small rubber or cork, or foam strip under the strings just behind the nut, which works just as well and is not even that noticible! Ha.... or you could just get another guitar that doesn't have the plinkies!
They make something called Fretwraps these days which works well for that very purpose
9:57 great star bangled banner hendrix emulation
Thanks!
Yikes, how did this guitar get past Yamaha’s infamously great QC with such an insanely obvious plinking noise?! Geez, a person who’s hard of hearing could hear that PLINK! 😂😂😂
Great video, not so great guitar. The same issues you had with that Pacifica are the same ones I had with two that I tried at Guitar Center. One was new, the other used and supposedly had been set up. I kept getting a clinking noise when I would do a bend on the g string. Overall I think the Pacifica looks pretty but they're just not there at least for me.
At Guitar Center they are extremely nice and you can try everything you want, but the set up status of the demo guitars is usually below standard (with all due respect). If you are able to do the set up the Pacifica can be very nice guitars for not much money, especially if you buy used.
Cheers for your honest reviews, too many liers on youtube and huge amounts of bot commentors singing the praises of poor quality guitars
your the best sir, my idol your fans from philippines
I’ve had really good luck with Yamaha acoustics (2-6 strings and 1-12) but bought a used Pacifica and still haven’t bonded with it. But in this instance, if it’s just a nut causing the problem then I would simply replace it. It’s debatable whether they should have put a bone nut on it in the first place (perhaps less likely to screw it up in the cutting) but I would’ve changed it anyways for one or a synthetic tusk.
They use Tusq in the 311 and 6xx series, but in my 311 was a touch high anyway causing open chords to go out of tune. I have a 112V that I'm in love with (changed the nut and string tree to Tusq)
Some reputable guitars that you can review:
yamaha pacifica 612
G&L S500 Tribute
I have a question about their necklace like some will only have the Pacifica with Yamaha icon and some with Pacifica with lil title and Yamaha icon. So are they still the same version but different from where they made ?(I mean the country they made pacifica) 1:35
Don't know.
I tie a piece of cotton around the g string...stops ot ringing out.
Ouch, that cube is horrible sounding on iPad Pro speaker. The 87x is the exact opposite, sounds marvelous.
Is it worth going at the movies if you had to leave your GoPro outside and maybe then to buy a even 🆕️er model? Some people can't treasure their good time. Namastè.
Try a harley benton victory, really good guitar for the money
The jet guitar is awesome way better.and everyone remember the nut on your guitars.its most important to keep them well lubed .up I have been playing for 46 years now and I have mastered marry had a little lamb
Lol Elmo is a badass Axe grinder .tells how it is . most excellent bro .I am a fan . keep shredding Mr Elmo . thanks for the shredding advice.woooooooo...
Thank you 😊
I don't see this as a guitar that would interest me so much. Cheap guitars are kinda fun if one enjoys upgrading and doing work on the fit and finish. My experience has been that every cheap guitar I've had or played has had problems. In contrast, my USA fenders and Les Paul's have never had problems. To have to rely on a guitar not to give problems when playing gigs it's really just fool hearty to piss around with second rate equipment. To think that a $700 US strat pays for itself in 2 or 3 or 4 gigs why worry about the extra cost? There are so many things people don't consider when buying cheap guitars, such as the fact that the wood is not well enough cured and will change for the worse in a couple years, all the little screws are cheap and will continuously loosen until the hole becomes stripped, the switch and pots will inevitability be problematic. Cheap guitars are a lot of fun to toy around with at home but I've watched one person after another struggle with reliability problems trying to play in band rehearsals and gigs using cheap guitars. Another small consideration is that you will never ever get a good price when selling cheap guitars but a Fender deluxe strat i bought for $1000 I sold 2 years later for $1,100. Yes, I know, a long stupid rant
There's plenty of Fenders and Gibson's our there that sound like shit
Brilliant as aways, so would for example the BM-75 that you tried be a better buy than the Yamaha?
Yeah, I still have the one I reviewed.
Hello Elmo!
How much this guitar is In thomann?
& is the Eart "contest" over yet?
Thank you and take care ❤️!!
It's over. I think I said in the video what it costs.
Yeah! Man... Greath guitar 🤘🏻🎸
It's very strange, while since Corona almost all brands have increased prices by up to 70%, Cort's prices have remained almost the same. Until a few years ago, the Pacifica 612 was available from €550, now it costs at least €870.🤮 The Pacificas aren't that good either.
The only thing I have against Pacifica’s are the styling…
Yeah, that nut is a deal breaker. You shouldn't let something like that walk out the door.
True.
please review the yamaha pacifica 612 or 611, heard good things about them, but still had doubt to buy it...
No plans to do so at the moment. Sorry. Too much other stuff waiting.
@@MrPolevaulter ok thanks for replying, hope you will someday.
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Thanks!
You do think someone will do those while playing if so he will not b using this type of guiter
Pacifica has bright pickups speacly neck pickup very twangy
This video came just in time, almost uncanny. I'm currently looking for a partner for my Harley Benton Tele...and I'm torn between the Sire S7, the Yamaha 212 and the Harley Benton Fusion III. Which one would you recommend?
Thank you very much and keep up the brilliant work!
Get a Jet JS-400! Mine was 229.- and it is every bit as good as my 1000.- Fender!🎸🤘🎸
Sire all day, my friend. I’ve got the T7 (single coil version), and it is absolutely flawless. You would never imagine that it was cheaper than an American Fender, and from what I hear, the S7s are the same way. Don’t overlook their S3, either. Those are only $399.00, and it looks like Sire hit it out of the park with that one, too.
@@norseman61 the natural nemesis 😉 of the Sire S7 would be the Pacifica 600 series. Take a look at the 311 as well.
@@pablo963 I’ll have to check those out. I know Yamaha does just about everything well.
Glad I could help!
I`ve always found that pickguard to look dorky. The only guys who looked good playing these things were Michael Lee Firkins and Soren Andersen.
i have the pacifica 012 wihite, i like the guitar very mutch , i like the little darker sound of the singelcoil, when iam less of bright sound this pacifica 012 is perfect, good sound, build cuality and the guitar was set up perfectly out of the box, i bougt the yamaha pacifica 012 white from amazon it was very cheap and it is my over all best guitar , i have both fender and esp guitar but this pacifica is the best.
Sounded awful clean but as soon as you plugged into the Marshall it came alive . I guess that says more about the Marshall than the guitar ? Really it needs better pickups but then so do most cheap and mid range guitars. Yamaha as a brand says that you have not really made it as a player ? (that may be a bit harsh).
That clean was thru Roland cube solid state practice amp, so... and nope, nothing wrong with Yamahas, even pro level players used to play them in the early 90s, so It definitely does NOT mean you have not really made it as a player. Their top of the line stuff is excellent (from what I've heard) and some of their instruments retail for 3K USD, so not a budget brand only either.
Baloney. Yamahas, especially the acoustics, say nothing about your skills as a guitarist but it does say something about how they perceive value for money spent.
Made in Indonesia ❤
please review the Donner dst-400
I have it waiting to be reviewed.
@@MrPolevaulter which one do you prefer the sire s3 or the donner dst 400 I am considering between them
@@PhuongNguyen-qw8xy Definitely Sire.
I have a dst-400 their a pretty decent guitar. At least my sample is.
@@jerrycarroll9068 how would you compare your dst400 with squier classic vibe or similar guitar in the range
Dear Cheap Strat God why have you not tried a Firefly yet??????
Yamaha 212 or 612?
Pacifca 112 VMX YNS Here on TH-cam.
I love my pacifica but it looks like you got a dud. I would be very sad if they sent me that guitar.
Oh, today I shouldn't call you "This Guy"? ;-)
I don't want to do it, I'm just asking. :) For Hungarians it isn't tricky at all to pronounce "Elmo Karjalainen".
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It's crap .I bought 2 different ones and both stunk .bottom line .a person orders from on line and you get what they sent you a person must get out and about hands on you will no when you find the right one save your money and buy a real fender stratocaster second hand is fine and cheaper sometimes someone may have upgraded a guitar you have to ask yourself if you have a drive and passion or just piddle around..
Well the japanese are smart...
Triple H in 170pound 😂
Bad nut is just a horrible thing, hard to replace.
Nah, not really. Best to get a pre-cut one, though, if you're not skilled at it, nuts are a bit of an art.
Yamaha guitars are a bit soulless instruments. Who's the luthier ? (We are in same city.. )
Sasa Opacic. He has Sale Custom Guitars.
how can a guitar be soulless?