What's The Deal With Yamaha?! 9 Awesome Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know About Yamaha Guitars
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- Опубліковано 30 кві 2024
- Why are Yamaha guitars so popular? Don't they make DVD players and motorbikes too? Are Yamaha guitars good? WHAT, they have an SG too?!
Find out 9 interesting facts about Yamaha guitars as Dagan delves deep into the history of Yamaha guitars. Did you know that the logo is 3 tuning forks? The same logo you'll see on super bikes & golf carts! Are they a modern company or one of the oldest instrument manufacturers on the planet? Why does everyone talk about the Yamaha Pacifica?
Watch and learn about Yamaha guitars in our quick history lesson!
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0:00 Intro
2:00 Yamaha Fact #1 - They're One Of The Oldest Instrument Manufacturers In The World!
3:16 Yamaha Fact #2 - Their First Electric Guitar Came Out In 1966
4:10- Yamaha Fact #3 - They Have Their Own SG Guitar
5:14 Yamaha Fact #4 - The Yamaha Revstars Are Styled Off Old Cafe Racer Motorbikes
6:20 Yamaha Revstar 'Dry-Switch' Explained
7:27 Yamaha Fact #5 - They Were One Of The First Guitars With A 'Coil Tap/Split'
8:21 Yamaha Fact #6 - They Make Acoustic Guitars With Built In Acoustic Effects
11:04 Yamaha Fact #7 - They're The Industry Leader In Silent Guitars
13:14 Yamaha Fact #8 - The Yamaha Pacifica Is The BEST SELLING Starter Guitar at PMT!
14:56 Yamaha Fact #9 - They Make More Than Just Instruments! + Secret Fact About Yamahas Logo!
16:09 Final Thoughts About Yamaha Guitars
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The Yamaha ethic is exemplified in their motorcycle racing history: For a long run of years, they won a huge number of the long races they entered. Their bikes finished the high mileage races without mechanical breakdowns at a much higher rate than any other manufacturer. They of course also had the speed, handling, athletes and crew to make this happen. Just a great team, as is Yamaha itself.
Cant go wrong with Japanese perfectionism.
Yamaha was the first company to make a drum kit with piano lacquer finish shells as they have had decades of experience with their world class pianos. Prior to that, drums were covered in a vinyl wrap or simply painted.
The cymbals stands were developed in their motorcycle plants where they made the mufflers and forks.
Interesting. Good to know!
I have some of their cymbal stands. They could just about support a full motorcycle
When it comes to comes to the Yamaha Revstar I only have 6 words to say... Chris Buck guitarist of Cardinal Black.
🥺💓💓
@Arturo Gallegos Really?
Chris Buck is a massive tool.
@Arturo Gallegos Do you have any references to those claims?
@@ernestschultz5065 is he?
Yamaha is underrated as shit
Agreed
Especially the electrics
Revstar lineup is just fuego 🔥
Hal Ca from Asterism only shreds a Revstar or Pacifica. Dare you to find anyone shreddier, even adults.
One of the most underrated, but I like the acoustics more than the electrIcs. I love their basses, but have yet to play any modern Yamaha 6 string electrics I love. 70s Yamahas. Yes. Incredible. But the acoustics. Phenomenal, and thankfully not well known, despite essentially populating the planet. I need to snap a few 80s - 90s FGs before it's too late. Yes. They were great even then. I think the new inexpensive ones are good too. And I would lay money that they will age and break in well, unlike most factory guitars, which seem to get worse and become useless in a short amount of time.
I took my new FG5X to a friend's house. He was sure nothing, especially at a sub $1500, could compete with "any Martin". Lol. This guitar blows most straight out of the factory Martin guitars out of the water. Even my 90s FG 441-s shocks people with its power and evenness. It's my baby. I paid ~$300 in 96. I had 10x that in my pocket when I went into the vintage guitar shop. The luthier there had just finished setting it up and he was swearing up and down it was the best guitar they had in the shop. I played it and bought it. He was right. Int got better over the years too. Some of their acoustics, even the factory built acoustics, if you find the right one, give any handmade guitar a run for their money. Sounds crazy, but it's true. I'm not even including their fancy guitars. Yamaha also has finely appointed showpieces. I'm just thrilled that I can get a handmade in Japan, Yamaha acoustic for around $1300 that can put a $5k Martin in it's place.
My Aunt, Sally C. Hughes, started working in the Yamaha musical instruments department in the mid-60s...she eventually became head of the musical instruments division by the late 70s in Buena Park, CA....she remained there until she retired about 20 years ago.....
My aunt and many of my family were and still are the staff at the Yamaha Conventions. I was not permitted to be involved.
About the time my aunt retired,
My cousin, Jennifer (Babbitt) Halon, is running things these days....last I heard.....
Suffice to say, my 1st & 2nd guitars were Yamaha.
1st was an acoustic FG-410B in 1993.
2nd was a Pacifica electric in 1994.
Can I just ask why you were not permitted to be involved?
I’ve had 6 Pacifica’s. I absolutely love them. The high end models have a fabulous tone. I use a couple of 112 Strat types as my working guitars. I’ve modded a couple over the years but the wood is good. Not a bad word to say about them.
dude...sell a couple of pacificas and get a revstar! The pacifica is great but a beginner/intermediate level. Why do you have so many?! Trust me. Sell two, get a revstar. The revstar is pure magic trust me!
My first guitar was a Yamaha Pacifica 112 I got 20 years ago, still one of my favourites. Has been modded many times also.
My first guitar was an Epiphone LP Secial II, but before that I used to play my brother's Yamaha Pacifica a lot. REALLY nice guitar. The higher end ones they do now are really lovely looking, and I'd be tempted by one if I wasn't more tempted by the Revstar! Lovely bit of gear.
I have 2 of the guitars in your video, and they are both my "go to" guitars. The Revstar 502T in Japanese Denim, and the A1R acoustic in tobacco burst. Awesome instruments!
I love the enthusiasm! Subscribing now, because I like the themes of the videos I've seen so far.
I bought my tele-styled Pacifica (which is hard to find) over 20 years ago. It is in beautiful shape except for the frets. The frets have lasted over 20 years and I played the crap out of it. Love my Yamaha Pacifica. Thanks Dagan for mentioning Yamaha guitars. Cheers
It is criminal that so few retailers stock Yamaha -they Are great
they are not allowed to if they want to carry the BIG name brands...ask a dealer why they don't....
@@briankelly2337 Interesting but odd because Yamaha is the BIGGEST producer of musical instruments in the world !
I love my Revstar 502. It’s the Gibson that Gibson can’t seem to make anymore. Best value guitar out there.
I played one of those red 60's ones a few months back and the are amazing. I also got to play one of the SA75 bass guitars recently as well. Old school Yamahas are amazing and highly underrated.
I have that exact revstar in denim blue. Most beautiful guitar I have ever seen IMO. And It's my favourite to play. The fret finish blew my mind. Smooth as butter. And the sustain and tone is sick.
Love ya work mate! Diggin` the vibes from down under. Oh and BTW I have a Yamaha Pacifica 611vfm , Revstar RV502 & a nylon string classical acoustic, all of them are exceptional!!
I love my Pacifica. Even the dirt cheap models (my 112 was $80!) sound and play amazingly well.
Now, do a video on Yamaha basses...
Started my guitar journey with a Pacifica 112J and my guitar tutor was quite impressed with the bang for buck
I've recently begun again to play my 1990 Yamaha RGX 312. Lovely instrument: split coil HSS 24 fret Floyd, body halfway between a real Strat and a pointy shredder guitar. Feels and sounds great.
I played a Yamaha YBS-52 baritone saxophone in middle and high school. Sounded great, looked great, played great, everything was pretty much perfect. If I were to ever return to playing saxophone, I’d only want a Yamaha
just bought a pacifica 112j ($229) in that beautiful light blue color as my first electric guitar after playing acoustic for 5 years. obviously my ears aren’t well trained, but i have no complaints! very well-built and will definitely last me for years.
My first electric guitar was one I got in 1995. It’s a Pacifica PAC102S(S for singlecut). I still have it and play it regularly. It’s just a monster of a guitar with a tele type setup, and I just gave it its first truss adjustment ever about 8 months ago and restrung/reintonated it. I then didn’t touch it for six months. I pulled it back out and it was still in tune. I learned every type of music I’ve played in my life on it, and it’ll always be mine.
I also have a Yamaha RGX420S in a metallic green and I play that guitar almost every time I play. I upgraded it with EMG81/85 after ten years, but the Floyd on it is still good.
Great video on the awesome Yamaha, thank you mate 🎸🎵
I have an SE 12 12 that I have owned since the 80s. The only thing I have done to it is replace the bridge pickup with a Seymour Duncan pearly gate. I still play and record with it to this day and it is the best guitar that I own🎸
I have a Yamaha Image Custom (also known a MSG model) very rare and fantastic guitar, my best one. This brand is one of the best, even the starter pacifica's have great built, no flaws on the finish, great neck.
One motorbike, two saxophones, one clarinet, six guitars (gave grandson one……miss it but still play it when I go round) four keyboards and a hi-fi amp. When you can’t trust anybody, trust Yamaha.
The Yamaha SG is one of the best guitars ever! Thats it! Very heavy, bur absolutely awesome!
Yamaha revstar is definitely on my range for my next guitar buy. Also if your talking Yamaha you have to get Chris Buck on Rock and Shop!
I've got four, a 335 copy , Pacifica, revstar, and a telecaster type . all play Brilliantly I would never sell any of them ,I really enjoyed the video it was great 🎸🎸
If I had space for another guitar I would be very tempted to get a p90 equipped revstar
Bro there’s always space for another guitar you just have to get creative
Always room for a Revstar! It's on my list.
@@livingghost7975 I hear ya. But I’ve already got 5 overspill guitars in our bedroom. I could always move into a bigger house I guess 😄
The OEM P90s Yamaha use are really great, tonally and output wise. OEM for YGD is G&B Korea. I have an OEM G&B P90n in my PAC311H. High output, and tonally, to my ear it is pragmatically indiscernible from the much more expensive Seymour Duncan P90-1n in the 611H. I have a double alnico V YGD (OEM G&B) humbucker Revstar among an inventory of guitars befitting everything I need & want to do. I don't really want any more guitars if I (need) can avoid it. The exception and only guitar I definitely plan on adding to my inventory at some future point now is that double P90 RS502T.
Come on! A tiny.little revstar‽ It'll hardly take up any room. You can squeeze it in.
My avatar is my 1983 Silver SG800S WITH coil splitting! Owned it since new - purchase in the Yamaha store in Ginza for the equivalent of $141US!
I have 3. A Pacifica 212, Pacifica 311 (try it!), and the exact blue Revstar shown in the video. All amazing instruments. Although I did sand down the neck of the Revstar a little bit to make it more satin-y.
Really good video! Yamaha makes some of the best guitars, and the bang for buck ratio is better than in any other guitar. The first semi acoustics were made in 1966, though. I had a SA-5 from that year, and of all the guitars I've had that is the one I regret the most selling.
I agree completely about the quality,workmanship and sound being excellent.
I couldn't agree more. I have a SG2000, SA2200 and also a Yamaha 5 piece drum kit. All top notch. Guitars are finished to a higher spec than Gibson. Wanting a Revstar next.
I've had an apx4a acoustic electric for 20 years now. I've played it hard and it still sounds great
I've got a Revstar... it's astonishing. I've got a THR amp... it's astonishing... I'm now saving up for a Pacifica!
I have the older version THR10C great for practicing daytime and takes headphones for the night playing.
Just bought a Pacifica 311H can't wait to play it!
Yamaha is an amazing brand.
And those transacoustics are mesmerising. Just deciding which one I'll get.
As an old bass player I have 12 Yamaha basses in my collection from the 70's up and all of them are fantastic.
Fun fact, Yamaha own Steinberg (Cubase) and Line6.
and Ampeg
And Bosendorfer Pianos
And even a part of Korg
Great review of the whole Yamaha shebang. I’ve had Yamaha mini bikes to motocross bikes, my youngest has a PW80 as we speak. They are built with such attention to detail and reliability. Same with guitars, in my opinion. I’ve still got my first guitar-a 1989 RGZ211M. The frets are worn and I’ve replaced a push-push pot (coil split) but the guitar is as good as new. I hated on it a bit as I wanted a BC Rich, Jackson or Ibanez. Now I’m marginally more mature and relatively free to buy whatever I want, I’ve got some nice guitars. The old Yamaha still cranks out metal/loud rock with the hot HB pickup, but does an awesome impression of a Tele with split bridge and single coil neck. Combined with solid build that put up with lots of abuse as a teenager and mostly-drunk Uni student, it’s something I’ll hand to my kids as my most treasured axe. Humble Yamaha FTMFW!
Oh yeah-I’m getting a P90 Revstar at some point in the future. I’m confident it will make me just like Chris Buck.😉😄
pretty much my guitar lineup is now all vintage Yamaha and Tokai guitars, for the money, wow is all i can say, in the studio or live everyone says the same thing, wow your Yamaha guitars just sound incredible....thank you Yamaha for building High quality guitars the average person can own.
I have a Revstar RS320 and an orange crush 20RT excellent combination but I would recommend restringing with some daddario exl’s and a good setup.
Years ago I did a video for Yamaha in Newnan GA at their golf car factory, I got to interview the CEO and learn a lot about their history. Some more little known facts: They sell more pianos than any company, They make snowmobiles.. VERY fast snowmobiles, They made the V6 motors for the Ford SHO. They make outboard boat motors. Everything they make is for fun. Jet ski's, motorcycles, musical instruments etc.. All for fun and having fun. They are bigger than Honda.
Good review
My son just got a 1982 SG1000 from a pawn shop yesterday. It’s a rock solid guitar that plays much like a Gibson Les Paul! It seems to be a little more trebly than a Les Paul that should really cut through the mix!
Just bought a Pacifica 112vm and I am binge watching all videos on UA-cam that are justifying my decision lol
I can’t remember if they made the whole
Engine or the heads but Yamaha did work with Ford in the 90s for the Taurus SHO engine.
Their SG 2000 was the best mass production guitar of the 20th century. Carlos Santana did all his best live work on one.
I've had a SA1200s for 5 years and got my mits on a Japanese Revstar RPS20CR yesterday. I can't put it down. Its as good as my Lester I have to say!
Great video
I had a real want for the old RGX5xxx series from the late 80's early 90's. (ended up going with a Washburn to my regret) Strat-shape but they had some with neck-through construction, access heel, HSH, HSS and Floyd copy trem. I still want one now to be honest.
I've recently bought a pacifica 311 and it's absolutely stunning , you tend to forget it cost only £300, mental. I also have a thr10 11 which is just amazing.
Also have the 311. Absolutely the best deal for the money.
I've got an SF-700 from back in the day. It is a really nice guitar. It now seems to be my 19-year old son's main gigging guitar somehow...
I've just bought a Revstar 720BX superb for Indonesian made guitar. Wish the top of the range Japanese made RSP20CR was available at the moment
I have 3 Yamahas. An acoustic FS100C, which has been beaten here and there but could last another 20 years. An electric guitar Pacifica 311H. This one is not as budgety as the 112 or as fancy as 611 or 612. But boy this baby can deliver some twang or a nice solid dirt if paired with the right pedal. Also I got the bass TRBX 504, an amaziiiiiing versatile bass for any kind of setlists. And I've been eyeing the BB734 bass in coffee brown for my next Yamaha family.
Rik Emmett was a notable user of Yamahas in the 80s with Triumph !!
Yamaha made a Floyd-type term for him where you could press down on each individual saddle and bend notes individually like a pedal steel guitar. Just amazing.
Yes!!! great guitars and very underrated but you left out one of the best…Yamaha’s SA 2200. Build quality and materials used are second to none and it leaves today’s Gibson ES 335’s for dead at one third the price :)
my all time favorite acoustic guitar is the Yamaha A1M. i have had mine for years. i want to get another one, just in case.
I love all Yamaha products, guitars too, and I'd gladly have a lot more of them, ...if they made more lefties available!
I have a A3R, a APX9c and 2 311s They are simply awesome workhorses, always deliver and never let you down, next buy will be a silent steel strung.
The SG-2000 is one of the best sounding guitars I've ever heard.
Hey, thanks for giving Yamaha some love! I really feel like they often get overlooked, and that's a shame, because they really deserve more attention.
Our first piano (an upright) was a Yamaha. I always loved playing on that. I like their baby grand as well. They are high quality for a really decent price. Yamaha were also one of the first brands of digital piano with actual hammer-simulation (Clavinova) and high quality sound samples for simulating various pianos in various settings.
I've never ridden on a Yamaha motorcycle, though a girlfriend of mine had one. She loved it!
And of course, I love Yamaha guitars! I own a Pacifica and a Revstar. They are well built, sound great, and of course you get a lot of bang for your buck! I particularly like that the Revstar is a model in its own league, not a copy of a Strat, Tele, Les Paul, nor SG. The acoustics are solid workhorses with innovative features, but I prefer other brands.
Still playing my RGX112 from 1987. Gets more use than my LP
I play a Yamaha ERG 121 from 1991, it's awesome 😎
Was never disappointed in any yamaha product, guitar or otherwise
Bought new one, back in 2011 for 300 eur!!! Hollow body, AES 620HB. Absolutely beautiful instrument. Still one of my favorite guitar. Playing it is like putting fingers in warm butter. Unlike my tele, which fights me back while playing :)
It is a shame that Yamaha guitars are so underestimated . Looks that with Revstar models they are finally getting the respect they have long deserved😊
Good video-
Yamaha is great. First cheap acoustic I bought for 279 about 14 years ago and sounds pretty much as good as my £2K Gibson and Martin’s. Their APX and CPX range a great too. So musically I think they’re a great company. Maybe why I have an R1 and use their AV Amps too
I have an apx 900 from around 2008/2009 I guess. They were brand new out and I brought the first one in the shop on offer almost half the price they went up to a month later.
I still play the apx most days… it’s my go to guitar and last night after some new strings and a polish I was talking to it telling it how epic it looked.
Well on its way to needing its 3rd set of frets!
And I agree as to value… I played every guitar (up to 2.5k) in that shop at the time but that one was the one I went for on sale at £900.
It plays great acoustic and just as well plugged in either live or in a studio.
Better had go play it now.
Yamaha co developed the Lexus LFA engine and exhaust and that car is well known for being one the best sounding production cars ever made. Yamaha are top tier when it comes to sonics. The quality has always been really good in my experience. Started playing a year ago and knowing very little about guitars but having had Yamaha bikes I was confident a Pacifica would be a safe bet. It’s been a brilliant guitar for me.
Indeed. I'm showing my age, but are you familiar with the original Ford Taurus SHO?
No I’m not familiar mate. Yamaha engine was it?
@@matthewcates38 Yeah. Ford asked Yamaha for a V6, which they put into the 1989 Taurus sedan. In 1996, the engine was a V8, and only Yamaha heads were used. Anyway, if memory serves, it was a 'sleeper hit', subdued, but powerful for its time.
@@TavisAllen I just checked out this car and the history from the v6 through to the v8. Awesome stuff. I read they used Cosworth blueprints too. Car and guitars and I could go on for days I think 😆.
@@matthewcates38 Yeah, I gave you a sketch, so I'm glad you searched for more. I'm not now, but was an above-average petrolhead growing up. It's interesting how "set in amber" younger memories can be. I (we?) grew up with such iconic cars as: Ferrari 288 GTO, Porsche 959, Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo, and Mazda Miata.
Had my Revstar 502T since they released it. Also have a Pacifica 511v. Both are fantastic and would not swap them out for anything else. Bought the THR30II when they realised that. Best purchase I have made in a while. Way better than the Spart by a country mile. Yamaha fan boy you could say. Still like my Gibsons and Fenders but value for money is with the Yamaha for me..👍🇦🇺
My mother, back in the day, bought a pre-1966 "Dynamic Guitar." It's what I taught myself on, and is still at her home. Here in Japan, I bought a RGX A2, specifically for its unique construction. Growing up, I took classical piano lessons, first on a Yamaha upright, and later a baby grand. I played a Yamaha tenor sax from grade 7 -12.
I have a couple of yamaha guitars and a yamaha bike. Great quality on all forms.
I have a yamaha 1820, love it. The best guitar I've ever owned.
Please do a review of the Yamaha Pacifica PAC611VFMX Limited Edition. It has a Seymour Duncan Custom 5 TB-14 Trembucker humbucking pickup in the bridge position in a mounting ring and a Seymour Duncan Vintage SP90-1n Alnico 5 neck single-coil pickup is direct-mounted to the body. It’s the same as the standard 611 with the Wilkinson tremelo with Grover locking tuners and Graph Tech nut and string trees except that it has a satin finish body and neck as well as an aluminum pick guard!
the reason why Pacifica is 'THE' beginner guitar: Simply because it's so versatile, it helps beginners find their sound and style. Also, they look cool.
Yo thanks for the info
That "dry switch" on the Rev Star seems to be nothing more than a treble bleed switch, like Fender has been doing on Jaguars since 1962. I'd be curious to see if Yamaha is also using a .003uF cap in theirs too.
Yamaha make incredible brass instruments too
I have 3 yamaha guitars and one bass, love my silent guitar!
I love Yamaha. I have a Revstar, RGX-TT and a THR.
Yamaha guitars and Blackstar amps for me, with a Hugh Manson collaboration with Cort Classic TC for my Tele tones.
Bought my p90 revstar 502 brand new here in Australia only for USD450. Absolutely beyond perfect except for the weight.
I have a left hand black Yamaha SG1000s bought new in 1983, best guitar I own..
The dry switch is a bass cut ☺️ if you have a 3 knob guitar I recommend trying it. For 2 knobs you can get a push pull pot that lets you switch between a treble cut vs bass cut.
You look so friendly! Wish I could have a friend like you
Love their basses! Have two of them!
BB5000 is the best 5 string bass i have played, end of story...my buddy has two of them. just incredible tone, his luthier said when he set it up, sounds like a piano, wow.
Dagan is absolutely awesome, he seems like such a lovely person to talk to, I’d love to meet him sometime.
Also, I’m going on my first PMT visit tomorrow in Leeds!
I started noticing that yamaha made guitars. When i saw the guitarists of 3 Inches of Blood using Yamaha SGs.
I also saw some videos, of Chris Poland using an old Yamaha SG.
So i though, these guitars have to be great, then saw how much they cost.
So, i found out very quickly about the revstar.
But, i didn't got myself one yet.
I find myself in the extremely unusual position of having a lemon from Yamaha. First thing that happened was the tone knob fell off immediately. Easy fix no problem. Then the bridge pickup wiring was sticking out from the cavity, and the worst thing, it looks like the router that took out the back cavity caught the back of the body and left a big indentation on the back. It's gone back to the shop and I'm waiting on the replacement now.
I have an 80s sg2000s and it's amazing
Brand choice of Rick Emmet from the classic rock band from Canada , Triumph .. 👍
Underrated guitars for sure
I modded a Pacifica with Seymour Duncan's...it's a monster 😉
I have a 1968 Yamaha FG-300 red label Nippon Gakki, still the best acoustic I’ve ever played. I think it has to do with the clear coat they put on the inside.
Excellent ☆☆☆
Everyone in india swears by yamahas . Many gigging musicians gig with the basic yamaha . My guitars teachers no 1 was a modded yamaha he plays it more than his mim strat . And convinced me to pick mine 👍 . Luv it . Pac 012 can't go wrong there .
I recently pas icked up a couple Yamaha's, a Rgz212m and a ssc 2500 both have push/pull knobs but the Yamaha's are actually push/push which is cool as shit ! The ssc has three blade pickups with three mini toggles instead of a switch ... which is cool as shit ! I'm definitely getting a revstar 🎸🤟🍻