N$95GD

[Guitar Heel]

I mean, for $95, I had to take a chance, right?

I've been looking for something Stratty, and though I have a project in the works, it'll take some time. In the interim, I give you the Pacifica 512. The neck is exactly the opposite of what I prefer - wide, flat, and thin. But it does have a substantial slab of dark rosewood, so that's a plus. Tuners are high quality. Bridge/saddles are not, but it's fine. I'm digging the neck joint. Also the finish. Action is reasonable, and I'm sure that could be improved with a good setup. I kinda dig the bridge pickup. The singles are anemic (even after I raised them) but I have a set of Lace Sensors that'll do the trick. Not spending any cash to mod it, only using stuff I have. For the money, it's a sweet guitar.

 

[bsman]

I've never heard anything derogatory about the YamPacs.

 

[Tiltsta]

Cool. I've never seen a neck plate like that before. I guess plates. I figure Yamaha probably knows what they are doing with that. Congrats!

 

[GreatDane]

Congratulations!

 

[Denverdave]

Is that one of the MIK or Indonesia?

 

[Bob411]

HNGD

 

[Elias Graves]

$95 and it has a neck? Wow. HNGD!

 

[Guitar Heel]

Is that one of the MIK or Indonesia?

Since there's no indication, I'm going with Indonesia.

 

[Elias Graves]

If it doesn't say, you can claim MIJ.

 

[LeftyTom]

Snappy New Yammy Day!

 

[Mark Wein]

Nice!

 

[PunkKitty]

Great deal!

 

[Chad]

Right on.

 

[dougk]

Seems like a ton of guitar for 95 bucks! Congrats!

 

[Prages]

Yamaha is a great bet for that money.

The cheapest guitar I ever bought was a MIA Peavey Predator for $75. It was a nice guitar. I did a refinish on it, which cost me another $30 or so and many hours of labor, then sold it for about $75.

 

[Stratguy]

HN$95GD!

Sometimes it's the least likely of guitars that turns out to be a keeper. Are you going to be using Lace Sensor Gold pickups, or do you have a special mix?

 

[Kerouac]

That's a 90's model and it might be an MIJ.

 

[CBHScott]

Congrats, Heel! I think you may have beaten me to that one .

 

[Guitar Heel]

HN$95GD!

Sometimes it's the least likely of guitars that turns out to be a keeper. Are you going to be using Lace Sensor Gold pickups, or do you have a special mix?

Thanks!

Lace Golds. Originals from an old Strat Plus. The grime should match the knobs pretty well.

 

[Guitar Heel]

Congrats, Heel! I think you may have beaten me to that one .

At Dave's you gotta be quick! I've lost out on a ton of stuff there because I took a minute to actually think about it.