Yamaha Pacifica PAC1511MS Mike Stern Single Cutaway Electric Guitar

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Author's product rating:   Yamaha Pacifica PAC1511MS Mike Stern Single Cutaway Electric Guitar - rated by c_i_a_o

How well constructed is it? very well 
Appearance 3 
Quality of sound quite good 
Playability very playable 
Value for money good 

Advantages: was cheap
Disadvantages: could sound better

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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I've owned my Yamaha Pacifica for quite a few years now...and I'm still crap at playing it. Not that it's anything to do with the guitar, though. It's beyond reproach.

Ah yes...a nice sunny day in 1999. I walk into Gamlins music store in Cardiff and a half hour later walk out with a Yamaha Pacifica and a Peavey amp for under two hundred groats. A very low price indeed.

Not that the cheap price is an indication of poor quality. Not at all. I recently tried a friends Fender Stratocaster which he parted four hundred notes for. In my opinion my Yamaha was even better than the Strat, the only thing letting it down being the absence of a tremelo. But it had much better sustain and a greater versatility than the Fender.

The Pacifica is set up with two single coil pick ups (which'll give it a Fender-style sound) and a twincoil pickup near the bridge which does a good job of mimicking the sound of a traditional Gibson 'humbucker'. For those who don't know much about guitars, the Fender sound has slightly better tone and sounds clearer whilst the humbucker is more raw and powerful and has a nice 'crunchy' sound to it. You can select which pickup by moving the selector switch which is located by the volume an tone knobs.

I picked a pine coloured guitar with black scratchplate and I must say it looks pretty damn good. Not as good as a Gibson Les Paul in sunburst but good nonetheless. It's an extremely playable instrument (despite my inane fumblings) and I'd recommend it to any beginners as it's low price and versatility makes it a good starting point. 
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Range of tones quite rich 
Quality of intonation good 
How easy is it to buy accessories? very easy 
Recommended for beginners 
Amount paid £200 w/amp  
I brought it second hand 
Quality of amplified sound superb 

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