All user reviews for the Yamaha Pacifica PAC112

Everything has been said

UTILIZATION

This guitar is light. The handle is very nice although I now find that the frets hang a little hand.

SOUNDS

This guitar has agreed very well myself. I played the blues with a marshall AVT 100 and it sounded great.

OVERALL OPINION

I used it for 11 years as the only electric guitar. I really liked this guitar. Today I play a gibson les paul and I must say I would not return back. This is a very good guitar for beginners. I really do not regret having bought it at the time, it was much cheaper than the concurrent or better than similarly priced guitars.

The Yamaha Pacifica 112 is one of the best beginner level guitars that can be bought in my opinion. Yamaha has a longstanding tradition of quality and their guitars are consistently quite easy to play, feel great and have tones that put them well ahead of their price range. This particular model has an alder body, a maple neck with rosewood fretboard and 22 frets, sealed chrome tuners, a standard tremolo bridge (non locking) and three Yamaha pickups (a humbucker and two single coils). This model also has a very groovy natural finish, though it's available in many other colours too. These guitars are typically built in Taiwan, as are many other Yamaha guitars.

UTILIZATION

The design of this guitar is fairly nice. It's a bit different from a Strat, but I do find it easier to get around and play on. The guitar is reasonably light and sits well on the body. The contouring is good and the upper fret access is definitely superior to a traditional Strat (though not as a good as say, an Ibanez or Jackson). Getting a good sound out of this guitar is pretty easy. Though the stock pickups aren't exactly the quality of higher end models, they do have a decent enough tone to play on, especially if you're just starting and you can go from clean to mean fairly easily.

SOUNDS

This guitar is nice in that it sounds great both clean and distorted. Having the humbucker at the bridge is great for being able to go from brighter and more trebly single coil tones to a heavier and thicker tone for rock music, and also cut down on the noise. It sounds great both clean and distorted and works well for a variety of musical styles to my ears. I've tried everything from jazz to blues to classic rock to shred on this guitar and it responds quite well to each of them. Even through cheaper practice amps the guitar has a nice sound that is free of being buzzy or muddy, definitely a good sign in a cheaper instrument. With a pickup upgrade I'm sure it would sound even better, but as is it's not bad at all.

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I think the Yamaha PAC112 is a great buy for anyone looking for a quality instrument for not a lot of money. To me these guitars blow away any Squiers or Jay Tursers, etc, in the price range and they're just a better buy all around. You can find this guitar for as low as $100 used if you're smart at shopping. Unfortunately Yamaha products don't have a great resale, but that just makes it easier to pick up one of these from someone who doesn't know how good a guitar they've got.

Type strato guitar with 2 single microphone and a bridge humbucker in a 5-way switch, 1 volume and 1 tone knob, all mounted on an alder body (I think) and a handle screw

UTILIZATION

The neck is very very fun to play the ergonomics is really not bad, unfortunately the sound is a bit messy ...

SOUNDS

I play jazz rock metal amp on a 1000 fender rock pro j would like to tell you about sound setting but I do not remember (it's been a lot of the time I did not connect because of my new scratch) the only thing so I reminds me that I have c switch causes a scratching sound from the yamaha ...

OVERALL OPINION

I have the pacifica for 6 years or more, I adore her serious contact with the handle and its general aesthetical but the big catch lies in the electronics, the sound skips (and volume changes alone tonnalité)
in price / quality ratio I think that it is difficult to do much better
to conclude I would say that the Yamaha Pacifica 112 is a good guitar for beginners and even for further research but if you own one it will realize a faloir transplant vital organs (selector potentiometer and wiring and microphones as well)
I personally do not have the fact but I have serious hesitate ...

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22frets, two microphones and a single humbucker in the bridge position, an adjustment for volume and one tone, a 5-way switch and a handle screwed

UTILIZATION

A very pleasant run, allows a good grip. Since it is a strat-type guitar acute access is very simple. For sound, it is currently the best guitar issue price / quality !!!!!! The sound is clear, she Disagree very little and it sounds right! Compared to such squier custom p90 (for a price almost similar) has the yamaha sound clearer and just bcp!

SOUNDS

The yamaha is a very versatile guitar, two mics and simple double easel allows versatility. I play a marshall and compromise yamaha / marshall is rather nice for a sound point of view, in fact, the disto of marshall is great and with a guitar that sounds right is not easy to do nice things: D

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 1 month and am delighted jen. While the pickups are not a simple height was limpression down the volume when switching from two to one. Before cowardice jai try two squier custom p90 and lautre I know, a lag, an ibanez and yamaha another. But for the same price yamaha 112 is definitely the best! at least for the sound ...

See above ....
vibrato is far from being extraordinary, but is more than enough for beginners and fun.

UTILIZATION

For a guitar of this price nothing wrong, the handle is really enjoyable, very easy to play,
CHAC is done without the shrill difficult.C the highlight of this guitar, the neck ... Be careful not to use tunings too fanciful or even the strings are too big for the low E string tends to steer (yes, no system to stop the strings), or worse gresiller.je light board game, the impeccable and super easy to play.

SOUNDS

Trs versatile guitar which is not used with an amp correct.Elle can try in every style, good sound clear trs, trs disto sympathique.Par cons I do not know if it's only mine but simple microphones tend sizzle ... but no problem position humbucker.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 4 years and is gnial, its really correct, run super enjoyable, vibrato aussi.je the proper advice for a Premire scratch because it is more solid ... trs is tomb more than once and the handle does not allow to make his bougca ptites expreience also rgler vibrato etc ...
Much better quality than a low end ibanez sr is ...

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UTILIZATION

Channel (trs enjoyable screwed over all the other guitars of the same price that I tried.
Vibrato friendly, but I lost the stem (snif. ..).
It moves easily without slecteur micro expr.
It really silent rgl directly output mag
c a copy of Start

SOUNDS

Trs Polyval, can play a bit of everything thanks to slecteur 5 position, two singles, a double.
Now the microphones start shit, position 3 of 5 grsillent serious.
I had to bring the micro acute prs super strings because it has become much less powerful than the other two. But original it sounded serious for its price

OVERALL OPINION

It is all very serious criticism Yamaha but kicks the c ** all the entry level.
I bought 3 years ago, my electric Premire, I wanted above all a super skyscraper Polyval.
I'll have another in a week for a more guitar oriented saturations.
But it's a great guitar for starters, I recommend to all, put 50 euros more instead of buying jim harley and you will really not.

Everything has been said on this subject

UTILIZATION

Exellent access to acute neck is good without being great
good ergonomic handle but too rounded at the factory
coupled with a fender frontman 25R on his walks across the land, but very thorough in her sizzling distortion (replace the cables and microphones by the teflon blindésou

SOUNDS

For my style is metal in general, the guitar is limited due to the crackling with distortion but palliable with other cables
very well with Fender Frontman 25R
Santana's from Iron Maiden through the cables changed with metallica

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year and wheelbarrows, its strength is its mpanche microphones and cables are weak (I'm not talking about the vibrato is out of the race
I tried several models this guitar I was immediately more
value for money is unbeatable, I would not wage workers who have contributed to making t (a big thank you to all)
I think at this price you can not make other choices without the wrong choice
réçament I replaced the guitar with a ibanez RG370DX gives me satisfaction entieren for now (if your budget allows you to add more than 200 € instead take this if you are fan of metal or distortion and floyd

See other opinions.

UTILIZATION

Handle very nice, good access to acute, very light and balanced. Like many entry-level guitars, volume and tone background are required. Thing to note, it goes out of tune very soon. The only problem I had was related to the jack that had a sacred Thurs

SOUNDS

Used for the grunge and punk on Peavy 65w with Boss pedals, the clean sound is OK, with the DS-2 distortion of the double is quite aggressive, the breath also, unfortunately.

There There's a strong difference in volume between the two single and double, which can be annoying, personally I like, simple clear, double distortion, it's really the slap in the face during the chorus.

OVERALL OPINION

Light + Sound
+ Round
+ Simple double difference in volume

- Breath
- Jack shaky

I used it from 1997 to 2001 (I always but it is no longer used), it was my first scratch, purchased from OCCAZ 1500 balls with amp, I would do the same choice without any problems, the sound is good better than the Squiers and low-end Epiphone.

Body: Alder
Neck: Maple Bolt
Fingerboard: Rosewood (112), maple (112M), 350mm radius
Frets: 22
Scale: 648mm
Pickups: 2 single coil, 1 humbucker
Controls: 5 way switch, master volume and tone
Bridge: Vintage tremolo

UTILIZATION

- The handle is really nice trèèèès! This is the highlight of the Pacifica. The boix is ​​beautiful, sweet, it really plays with great ease. This is where we see that this is a beginners guitar because with experience, we will find ourselves a bit limited. I actually decided to sell this one to take me an LTD but I do not regret in any way the purchase of the Pacifica as the first skyscraper.
- Access to treble is fairly easy, there are only 22 frets and it easily goes up to the 19th. A good beginner guitar solo!
- Type Stratocaster, the Pacifica has a form could not be more classic, various colors (black I), it is simple but very pretty, she is light and pleasant again, just buy a good strap! ^ ^

SOUNDS

- It's a versatile guitar ("key-on" because it does not control any style to perfection), so perfectly made for beginners, you can play the good old Rock and Blues as the Metal and Punk or good even Reggae ... it is focused on any particular style. We can both play solos that good rhythm, this guitar, but not exceptional on specific issues, agrees to ALL (or almost)!
- The pickups are far from exceptional. Like all the guitars entry level. You can feel the difference with the humbucker that fits more with distorted sounds while simple are rather intended to sound clearer. A wind that keeps growing. I repeat myself but it is a "first" guitar. So, after all, the microphones are sufficient if there are changes in (microphone or guitar). And for that price should not ask for the moon!
- I was initially a Roland Cube 15W, amp classic limited. I later invested in a greenhouse at Zoom (606) and then you start to enjoy double the sounds of this guitar! Boss, Zoom or Digitech, choose your side in any case we strongly advise to buy one!

OVERALL OPINION

- I use this guitar for a year and a half soon, I love the handle anyway, I plan to change but so far for a first guitar, the Pacifica has seduced me like no other!
- It suited perfectly to the style I wanted as a first guitar (= flexible), I hesitated a bit with the Squier but I finally chose Yamaha.
- If I go back with experience, I would do this choice. It is important to have a versatile guitar, nice and easy for the first time.
- One of the best quality / price of entry-level (with the Squier no doubt), it is clear. For a little cheaper guitars you frankly pathetic.
- A skyscraper that is perfect for beginners to anyone as a first guitar.
- It's hard to part with them finally! ^ ^
(But I must ...)

CF previous ones opinion or manufacturer's website / vendueur

UTILIZATION

This guitar is a killer ...
I bought it in 98. My electric guitar C'tait Premire (I started a folk) and since, it's still my prfere (requires sentimental value) for its ease of use (thank you fender) and versatility .
The neck is fast and accessible acute. The weight is ok, no pb this ct.
A trs good ergonomics throughout.
The only downside (to be fussy): the pickup selector can move a helping mdiator when you're in the middle or neck position.

SOUNDS

This guitar should (almost) all types of music.
Indeed, with both single and double pickups (duncan design please) there's no better.
Apart from the microphone of the environment that got my lack of personality (I've replaced by a dual rail GFS lil killer ... excellent!), The sound is more than adequate.
Neck pickup: bright blues and Hendrix, SRV, RHCP, ... Vraimment well as with a good crunch with a clean sound. Less well in heavy distortion (normal for a single).
Micro middle: I do not use it. Too transparent, no personality!
Micro Bridge: Long live the big rock (Nirvana, ACDC, Metallica, Led Zep etc. ...). Trs good mic, pretty hot!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 8 years and it vraimment trs a good instrument. I will also probably buy another because I did paint the Premire and I want to make the same thing with another ... (The forums on this topic on AudioFanzine bcp me inspired!)

What I like the +: the neck and bridge pickups (all rock in a skyscraper) and spices plastic (white) that turn yellow over time (long live the vintage ...)
What I like least: The low E string that locks the bridge when I get loose and sometimes drop in D (but only occasionally and for 2 months ?!!?)

Frankly, the guitar for a idalie dbuttant!
Qq each essay I had the time and this one the most versatile silent.
The ratio quality price is excellent.
This choice I would do 1000 times if necessary!

I believe the other reviews already responding to these issues.

UTILIZATION

- The handle is it fun?

There is a nice touch, only flat, lemanche is slightly domed, but unless you look like a gun, this is invisible and is not at all disturbing

- Access to acute (recent freight) is it easy?

Nothing to report.

- Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?

very good in general.

- Gets it easy to sound good? ...

Yes a condition to play properly.

SOUNDS

- They are suitable to your style of music?

I play mostly folk, but when I feel like playing the U2 or another, it is perfect.

- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?

I play with a marshall amp with delay, chorus, flanger, and built-in echo, but I mainly use my Boss Super Overdrive pedal, sometimes with a little echo

- What are the sounds you prefer, you hate?

distortion too heavy.

OVERALL OPINION

-How long have you use it?

for over a year.

- What is so special that you like most and least?

in over many things, but I do not really like the first single micro too serious.

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?

a few, yes.

- How would you rate the quality / price?

very very good. a good guitar for beginners difficult

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...

Yes.

Yamaha pacifica
22 frets (jumbo)
Channel thin enough, good Access in acute ...
little vibrato and I mean little because the guitar is hard not to dsacorder triturated if a little ...
2 single 1 double (for me, it would change the pickups because they are not so terrible that a)
for a, I would put a small 6 / 10

UTILIZATION

Channel quite enjoyable and trs fast, good Access in acute ...
But his main problem according to me is that scratching is too heavy for scne. Ok it's perfect to play sitting but standing is a true galre. PUNK FAN refrain! It's even worse when the strap is the max!
For the form, I find it beautiful trs. The pan's upper body is suddenly ...
In terms of sound, it's not Terribas 'Terribas' ... Despite the good versatility, I think the lack of EHJV ... (it's just my opinion ...)
I do not put that as the 6, because of the microphones. (A chtit manages easily with a change!)

SOUNDS

For Punk, by weight, it's perfect! For metals, for against, it's not correct ... prs but it's better with two doubles! If the guitar RULES correctly, you can have a warm ... the gibson stratocaster pass from under the noses of these pickups!
I play with a ROLAND CUBE 30 (j'espre that change with a 60 but not right now) and frankly, it rev well. saturation for all 'is not bad masi ds will be on clean, it takes a slap so it dgueux. For my part, I am more or SATRIANI GreenDay not go down so I often clean the ...
I put 7

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 years and did my Premire scnes with and I've never chari ...
I love its shape. is the best of the best of beauty in YAMAHA. it is for me, a guitar line between appropriate and beginners and confirmed. But hey ... a little change of microphones would make him the most good. I tried an Ibanez equivalent.
Report quality perfect price: the 310 era, that's exactly what I expected from my Premire real guitar.
With exprience, I think I remake that choice, even if today I prfre lagement the Ibanez JS100 ...

Guitar type strato plutt well finished property that I admit to being surprised by the quality t "ptquot; welds under the hood.
I find it a bit heavy to play standing up but trs well established.
2 single, 1 Humber, the microphones are original trs to start .... well then you have to think to change them.
For my part I have replaced after 6 months by DiMarzio, (SSH) YJM; Fast Track 1 and Fred, knowing that the YJM and FT1 are not really compatible, while Fred FT1 and yes, the intermdiaire YJM/FT1 position is forgotten.
However other top positions are versatile and well, what I was looking for my guitar Premire.
vibrato is good, but it's better when dtune does not the guitar.
this, as mine arrives without rglage, I do know that advise beginners that this guitar is mainly dstine to learn more about how rgler his guitar (neck , strings, tune in case 0 and 12 etc. ..)

UTILIZATION

The handle is it enjoyable?
the beginners I did not know since j'tais beginners, then I taste the sleeves Ibanez edge type highway, and I realized that for my little hands round the neck n'tait not IDAL for me for beginners. However now that my fingers are more agile and stronger, do not ask me more dsormais problem.

as I Specifies the top, so you get good sound but under reserve of rgler the handle and the strings, otherwise if t does not buzz and it uncomfortable.
a little heavy coat but not me drang.
in ergonomics I find it pretty basic, but pretty good.
I actually bought a few months ago in a budget well and suprieur another level, an Ibanez RG505, and when I go to the Ibanez Yam, I seem to take a piece of wood.

SOUNDS

The sound of this guitar, yes, because I love everything that I can have properly with my RG, Blues, Rockabilly, sounds more "acoustic" sustain a shorter but deeper .. . sounds are clear trs good.

I jou first with a Marshall MG15CDR, he had to start and do not rely for small marshall amp!
I then bought a 112 with Atomic Tonelab, and it's just a monstrous set of versatility and quality I think also buy a second 112 for Stereo and effects.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 18 months, whether I would have AIM RULES before coming home for not discovering six months later with some exprience (question certainly rate)
I like the looks (mine is Old Violin Style), the years 80-90 rock sounds that can come out.
I like the stability of "tune" if only one does not use vibrato.
the handle is nice but a little pais socks for little fingers.
qualitprix the report is excellent, much better than the Squier in the same price.
Exprience with the budget for this so I do it again the same choice, but with the same exprience I think I will put on the table 600 1000 to get started right away with a high-end guitar .
anyway, my Pacifica, I care!

- In which country was it made?
Indonesia.

- How many frets, what kind of micro as well as their configuration?
22 frets, two pickups and a single humbucker (SSH) ...

- What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)?
Vintage tremolo

- What are the settings (volume, tone, micro switch ...)?
So a button for audio, one for tone, pickup selector and a 5-position.

- What type of race?
It's a maple neck screw, and a rosewood fingerboard.

The guitar is very beautiful, very well finished, no visual defects, despite its low price!

UTILIZATION

- The handle is it fun?
Yes, very! It is very fine, very well slip as it is not polish, even with wet or dry hands, it's going niquel above ... It should almost all types of hands and fingers, small hands and big hands will be delighted ... (Personally, my fingers are very thin but long, so I'm really quite comfortable on it)

- Access to acute (recent freight) is it easy?
Very good!

- Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?
Shape of a stratovolcano slightly modified, I find the upper horn a little big, lean it on the coast if I play sitting down. Otherwise it fits perfectly under your arm.
on the other hand I find it rather heavy with a strap up! I'm pretty fragile, so I really feel its weight on the shoulder and back, quite painful.

- Gets it easy to sound good? ...
No problemo!

SOUNDS

- They are suitable to your style of music?
It rocks! I play a little bit of everything

- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?
I plugged into a Fender Vibro field and a Vox ToneLab ST, and it spits Well, yes, perfect!

- What sounds do you prefer?
Sounds pretty clean, slightly fatty or rock.

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
I bought it in October 2006 was my first guitar. We are in March 2010, others joined the guitars on my wall, but she is still great!

- How would you rate the quality / price?
EXELLENT, 10/10! I do not see other guitars that could compete with that price it! That's the best.

- With experience, you do again this choice?
Oh, for anything that I could no choice!

Type Start, made in Taiwan (bah yes, the price, it comes from there!). Wilkinson bridge type, which has tended to tune my guitar the first two years and after stabilized.
2 singles and a humbucker, 5 settings. 2 knobs (vol. and tone). The jack is below and not on the table. Oil bath mechanical hyper stable (even with strings deep-draft).
Mine is finished in light wood and white protective (rather than cream today).

UTILIZATION

The neck is super nice, it slides even if it's not a highway to Ibanez. Access to treble is good overall. The settings are fastoches (do not touch yourself to the handle, it is screwed !!!). In terms of weight, it seemed a little heavy teen, but hey, it's been thirteen years I have, so ...
Different microphones have their own personality, i like especially the mic handle clean sounds and acute crunch.
Initially, I had to adjust the height of the microphones, especially the humbucker that really slammed too. No breath, even after many years ('Just do not take m.rd. jacks!). Just my volume knob that sizzles a little, not twice.

SOUNDS

I mainly play stuff on the floyd or old rocks (zep, Yardbirds, stones ...) or jazzy blues. It suits me perfectly because it is very versatile and can accept all types of effects. The microphone is very serious round with a lot of presence and acute loves drive or distortion. The medium and intermediate sound too good. My game and my styles have changed a lot and the 112 has always adapted well.

OVERALL OPINION

As I said + above, it's been thirteen years that I have and it has not aged a bit! To change anything, not even the mic. One would think she was a young girl. I bought 1200F at the time (approx. 180 euros) and frankly for an entry-level, it kills. Nothing to do with other brands that offer similar price guitars really not top.
I remember the time I flashed on his face and then trying it, I knew right away ...
At that price, I will take no other.