Rare YAMAHA Pacifica … Help, Grub screws are very easy to replace, I replace mine as a matter of course on the 102s as they stick out too far. I just bought a Thomann Mustang copy guitar which has Wilkinson pickups in it and I can’t stop playing it, they sound so nice. Fenders are never one piece but a lot of people believe they are! Come to think of it, there is a very hollow, nasal quality to this sound which might be why it’s not fitting into my song anyway. Hi Manrique and welcome to the website. Hi there, I need your help!! Just make a worm of the stuff and GENTLY twist it into just the entrance of the thread. but I love all the appointments; Bigsby, Filtertronish pups…. I changed my pickups on my 112vmx to overwound pig irons neck and middle steamhammer bridge. http://brochures.yokochou.com/guitar-and-amp/yamaha/1994/en_03.html. It’s that Bowden(?!) ), I would recommend treating an HSS like a full humbucker guitar and going for 500k (log /A ) pots and a 22nF (0.22uF) cap. It’s interesting, isn’t it, that if we pick up someone else’s guitar it will always sound ‘better’ or ‘worse’ than our own? not ice pick sharp! I have a bit of a love affair with this one!”, To prove that our influence is spreading worldwide, here’s an unusual 604w sent by Bill McM in Australia. Enough from the amp lets talk about Pacificas, any suggestions on the strat type as best purchase best player. Build quality amazing The 102 body is thinner and lighter too if that makes any difference to you. Greetings from OLLI It is in excellent condition – almost like new, and has spend all of its life in its hard case. Just a 25 watter but a great sounding clean amp. I still believe that most of the tone comes from your fingers not from the gear you use. If anyone have this wiring diagram or the whole service manual please share. I think I may possibly get another one I loved that guitar. As I mentioned somewhere in the thread, I concentrate on one style of humbuckers in my range. Well there you go! Now, where do I need to move to for my guitar to sound better? Miscellaneous. Clarity is amazing on these compared to stock pups also when the humbucker is split now it has balls and split with the middle pup in position 4 is plain awesome. We were wondering whether it was a replacement for a push/push or perhaps a slightly later model that dumped it? He always seems to get BIG with loads of sustain whilst not going heavily into overdrive and distortion. Hi Guys just a quick question I recently purchased my firts Yamaha Pacifica its a Pac 120 and really like the sound I get from the humbuckers but my sight is really on the Pac 102 sx and recently saw one on a local website here in Mexico my question is , in your opinion which is the better guitar should I purchase the 102 sx or just saty with the 120 I like both of them. If it did buzz but now it doesn’t then the action’s right (assuming the nut, frets and truss rod are right). Higher-End Yamaha Pacifica Comparisons. Pot and Cap values do end up as a personal taste / experience thing really. Your blog is extremely educational and it is also very informative do you or any of your readers know what size hole is in the headstock? Tony thanks thats great advice I seem to have hit a sweet spot this morning by loweing all the pickups to what I would think by looking at them would be to low but it just sweet …I have 500k pots in the guitar but with a 47uf cap…if I put a 22 in what could I expect to change…tbh though the way she is sounding this morning from lowering the pups I best leave her alone lol..sorry for the numerous questions im total newbie to modding etc…. Your email address will not be published. Cheers. I’ve tweaked all the amp settings on my Fender Champ 25 SE and mixed up my pedal chain but it just won’t be BIG. I am really divided between getting a 102s or a 612v. Yes, please send pics to studio@atticadia.co.uk. So I don’t claim to sell 100% British made pickups. Lou, HI LOU, no idea to be honest, but I’d be surprised if they were ever made in Japan. And perhaps I'd prefer better pickups than the Yamaha OEM pickups. Just to say I’ve posted another couple of funky 120s on the Pacificas on the web page including a brilliant-looking three pickup job. The 311H is almost an exact replica of the 611HFM but lacks a few of the more 'professional' features of the high end model. http://www.jhs.co.uk/brands/wilkinson/wilkinson-knife-edge-vibrato-chrome, Yeah but it’s got the 6 screws vintage style not the two point. Please can you let me know where i can find a top of the range pacifica and MIJ,USA pacifica guitars also thank you.. £4.49 plus postage. I can’t imagine anyone mistaking that for anything. Wilkinson stuff always seems to be well R&D’d and is great value. Hey Neill, just thought I’d let you know that I did some fret dressing and crowning on my old Epiphone, following your example. I’m not hearing any flanging or phasing personally. Simon. Any use? Nobody can accuse you of lacking persistence in the hunt for your sound! The first is the quality level of body, second is number of humbuckers, third is number of single coils, letters describe other attributes eg M for maple, D for alternative Tele shape etc. Sorry to mention him again but Tony Partridge at Ironstone Pickups asked me to post my old one to him and he matched it up with his stock ones at no extra charge. I never need to hold another LP or strat. Could you send a picture? Your thoughts on this? ive only changed pickups and pots etc once before and if im honest im not the best at it thats why Im asking you guys your opinions as im a complete novice to modding and valuve your opinions as you clearly know what your talking about…what I currently have in the guitar pickup wise are great and clear crisp just to hot brill for metal hard rock but I wanted more vintage sound. Damn. I’ve done this before with Plasticine. Have you ever seen a Pacifica 904 with the logo on the headstock “YAHAMA” insted of “YAMAHA”? Cheers, Your email address will not be published. I put a “Fender american standard” single coils pickups I had lying around and did all the wiring by myself too. Took a bit of fettling to get them beautiful but its all part of bonding with your guitar. Just a great, great guitar. I bought mine last year for around the same price and just purchased a 302 in blue last month for twice the amount. I’d have thought these were a surefire investment at that moment before they are ‘discovered’ by some hip young thing. Also under the hood are CTS 500K pots and a genuine Fender 5-way switch. Our old friend Wilkinson again, of course! Go to 3:10ish and enjoy a beautiful short solo. To be clear, the humbucker in the 604W is composed of two discrete single coil pickups wired together. The History of the ESP Mirage, M-I, M-II, M-III series, Yamaha Pacificas with Floyd Rose Tremolos, EVH Wolfgang USA Edward Van Halen Signature, EVH Striped Series Red with Black stripes, EVH Striped Series Black with Yellow stripes, EVH Striped Series White with Black stripes, EVH Eddie Van Halen Frankenstein Replica Tribute, Floyd Rose 1000 Series Pro Tremolo System, Peavey EVH Wolfgang Special EXP Quilt Top, Ernie Ball MusicMan Dimarzio EVH Bridge humbucker, Ernie Ball MusicMan Dimarzio EVH Neck humbucker. Expecting to receive my new Yamaha Pacifica 612vii , about which I have a couple of questions: 1. So for a bit of brightening, go for the 500k pots and 22nF cap. Looking forward to it and thanks again for the cool news! I do a lot of recording so might be able to help you get the sound you want if you send me a file (assuming you use software like Logic, Pro Tools etc). Part of me just wanted it for the age thing and slice of pacifica history but the head won over the heart this time and I left it there. Kids won’t buy them because they don’t look like a Strat. On those I’ve seen the body, neck, hardware and controls all appear to be identical between the 3 models. I have read on some forums that a push/push is more prone to break but you can read ANYTHING on forums and I’m not planning to tour the world and switch it 20 times a night anyhow. I’m baffled as to what the difference is. But I’d be worried I’d leave a chunk of plasticine in there. Its strictly a home player I dont gig.? I have their Brown Sugar in my other 102 Esquire but they are getting stupidly expensive now. Edge binding? Nicer neck, cutaway body, better hardware. Exactly. it’s possible that it MAY be a replacement neck fitted over the years and someone added new decals-. http://ironstone-guitar-pickups.co.uk/contact-us/. If it’s the 604W, which has the Wilkinson bridge, the trem is a push-in type, with no thread. Up to say £900? Well then i realized it was a 412V and (since it is old) i wanted to replace some of its original parts (it still sounds amazing). Just brought a little smile to my face. Hoge geluidskwaliteit en geavanceerd design op basis van Yamaha's schat aan ervaring met high-end audio. And prime it first. I was pretty sure this should sound fine. And If you search for Yamaha guitars on eBay, there are a lot of Pacifica's out there. They have a great range of really nice regular, under and overwound pickups. I went to the Facebook page to join but they seem to be taking a long time to approve my membership! I found that after installing a 4-connector dimarzio humbucker, splitting the humbucker and selecting position 2 (bridge+middle) did not result in hum cancelling. Okay so mines is most like the second link you posted but again it is different. Well the first person to get one should post a review on here….I have gas for a les paul type guitar for a while now but cant decide what to get..played a relatives old epiphone a red sparkle one think its just a standard and it was nice but newer ones ive seen in stores just seemed to look cheap and finishing issues I wouldn’t be happy with so never even bothered to try one. How are the 120s so hard to get hold of.? But it wasn't just the body wood, the Pacifica 112 - from the outset - employed good hardware and pickups and classy design. What’s wrong with the Yam trem, though? I’d get the exact specs if I were you. https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/electric-guitars/yamaha-revstar-rs780b-bigsby-wall-fade-with-gig-bag#specs. Hopefully this will be useful for lots of us. How do I upload them? Thanks for sharing. Re-installing and rewiring the neck pickup into the middle position (and middle pickup into the neck position) solved the problem for me. Did you crown them yourself? Yes, the power of the logo is immense. http://studio.idg.se/2.1078/1.645628/revstar–forsta-helt-nya-serien-elgitarrer-fran-yamaha-pa-20-ar. 510 is a great guitar I had one and can’t figure out why I got rid of it. I only changed the pickups and went on stage with it. That’s why I recommend the GFS ones so highly. That is a lovely collection of top-end Pacificas, very nice! Whereas the FG series guitars were primarily affordable, budget instruments, the L series were designed as high-end acoustics. But the 102s seems to awaken some serious passions…. According to Yamaha, the 311H is designed to have the looks, feel and versatility of the 611HFM built in as standard, making real custom shop vibe more accessible than ever. If you read some of my customisation stuff on this site you’ll get an idea of what you need to do. I just had a discussion with a vintage guitar trader and he says he can barely give strats away as whole guitars and often finds it better to sell them off as parts. Anyway, a few years ago I felt I needed a new electric after years with my Schecter, and that I wanted a tremolo equipped guitar. The sound improvement would be far more noticeable. 112v new or 412v used? Link on this site. Need help with fret wire size for pac 120 crown size hight width any ideas? Talking of that, I bought a second hand Shine ES335 that my mate loved so much I got him to buy a second hand one too. Hi Louis, I measured the nut on my 120 and it’s 41 mm. Beware, guitar building can become a bit of an addiction! Kurt Cobain? I haven’t played either but hopefully somebody else will have a view. Those specs look identical to the 112VM. That’s why I’m thinking, without having one of those myself, a P90 might be more the job. Is it possible to find year from the serial number? I don’t have a specific diagram for a Pacifica 604, but I do have detailed humbucker connection info on the Ironstone website at; I have some replacement Rickenbacker-style ones in my 120 which I converted to a Fender Cabronita style guitar, they’re bog-standard humbucker size so any normal humbucker drops right in. Easy. You could buy a couple of these guitars for the price of one Squier Mustang neck and anyway, there’s nothing wrong with these necks. If you are looking outside the Ironstone range, you need an Alnico V humbucker to give you warmth and a resistance of at least 12k (in non split form) to keep the trebles under control. Another reason to visit her more frequently… I also have a PAC311S waiting for me at the post office today. Body Wood Although equivalent Fenders (Squier) have upped their game in recent years, the solid alder body Yamaha Pacifica, particularly in a natural finish, was advertised to almost mock the plywood Squiers of the time. But until that day this became my main guitar. Pac usa 1 and 2 (Strat and Tele) shapes – average $800-$1000 depending on condition – yours sounds like a USA 2 – no longer made. thanks I am very pleased with the 120 so much im considering selling my squier telecaster to go afetr and purchase the 102 sx Just wanna say guys I delt with a cracking chap called Craig extremely helpful service was second to none. +1 on that . His short stinging solos on The Final Cut are so melodic and real highlights on what can be a bit of a one-note album. .any experience of a 311h. But I got a new nut for one Pacifica from Yamaha. YOu can’t go wrong with Seymour Duncans, of course, or DiMarzios, and they’re more sensibly priced secondhand on Ebay. Quality control has really gone up and they are made by Saein who I always rated for their own brand Shine guitars. green with the P90s that really caught my eye. May be a vailable from sellers such as this one http://www.fretsonthenet.com/Gibson_Epiphone_Yamaha/yamaha.htm, Not sure if the brochure link got attached so here it is again just in case: My wife helped me draw the feathers (not leaves as Simon from Yampac.com thought) on the pickguard after it was sprayed black.”. Help! If you’ve got a specific link to a YT vid you’d recommend that would be great too. I always found the stock pickups on the Pacificas (and most Yamahas for that matter) very usable. All comes down to playing style to . It was modded with a rail type neck pickup and duncan bridge. Thanks I agree with you , Thanks! The 102 will give you one sound, basically. Cheers. Not sure if that helps! Bridge: Super Vee Blade Runner Tremelo with Brass Block, Electricals:, Dimarzio 5-Way switch and push/pull volume and tone for coil split and low cut (high pass) filter, Bridge pup: Seymour Duncan Screamin Demon. What a dope. I feel the calling…any religion…it’s calling…it’s calling…. I think Ironstone, like Artec and GFS, are all made in China, probably at the same factory! A heavy metal guitar! Henk in South Africa has gone to town on his 112, adding very nice white Graphtech bridge saddles, a pearl scratchplate, (very expensive) Fishman active pickups that give you a traditional Strat sound plus a bit of Texas Specials style grit via a push pull on the tone pot, with the battery sitting in the tremelo cavity, held by the blocked off tremelo springs. Maybe just a photo of original wiring inside a guitar’s body will be helpful too. I would say that the 102 is a better guitar than the Squier on the whole. They’ll probably get super rich and drive around in them. it only had the body, a pickguard and the neck and at first sight, I could see the finish very spoiled. Hey Kieran, please send to studio@atticadia.co.uk Look forward to getting them, thanks! This is like the one the higher end Pacs have eg the 604w (where W stands for Wilkinson, of course)? when you replaced your tuners which ones will fit a Pacifica or Yamaha 112 EG?? Guitars Electric. Hi, thanks for visiting. The knobs are genuine Gibson Les Paul speed knobs. I read some good stuff on the internet about Yamaha Pacificas, they have quite the reputation of being solid guitars for a good price. Incredible. Id play my ikea coffee table if it sounded good lol. The reason is that in the interests of preserving treble content and getting a smooth tone control sweep, its normal practise to use 250 kOhm pots for single coils and 500k for humbuckers. There are three general appearances to the Pacifica Katie. Have you got a picture? Anyway imagine my surprise when at my guitar guru’s house he shows me a guitar stripped ready for painting and asks me count how many pieces of alder this guitar is made up from . Hi Pat, thanks for visiting the site. I purchased an electric guitar 4 years ago under the impression it was a Yamaha Pacifica, only now looking at others and into buying others, have I notice there are none like it?? We will soon see. Cheers. Unless you are the kind of person for whom even separating tea bags is a calamity zone, you CAN do it. In this video you can see it. I did just notice the two point trem (interesting) and the plastic knobs (less interesting). Hi what a great site! None look similar at all?? I’m quite fancying an SG mind you! https://static.bax-shop.es/image/product/226541/663853/3727aba6/450×450/1464162629Yamaha%20Revstar%20RS502T%20Bowden%20Green%20front.JPG, I’m hoping somebody will notice what a fine and deserving human being I am and will simply gift me one. Only I was wondering if it would give me the clarity I was after I dont want to change them if it wont make a difference. Si, Hello Simon, We’ll look at the pros and cons of the PAC012 and finally I’ll give you a recommendation. Surf Green spray paint job on body. I was asked to do a dummy coil, noise suppression test on a Jazz bass for a pickup company and I had a hell of a job getting enough hum to get rid of. As to whether it’s worth fixing up, as long as the neck and frets are in good shape, definitely yes.

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