The Yamaha Pacifica Standard Plus.. How does it compare against the Professional ?
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
- Yamaha Standard Plus PACS+12
The PACS+12 delivers exceptional sound and playability, and features a newly designed alder body, a slim C-shape maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard, Reflectone pickups co-developed with Rupert Neve Designs, and a choice of four vibrant finishes.
* HSS Pickup Configuration with 5-Way Selector
* Reflectone Pickups Created in Collaboration with Rupert Neve Designs
Neck :Reflectone HS7n: Single Coil
Middle: Reflectone HS7m: Single Coil
Bridge: Reflectone HH7b: Humbucker
* Choice Of Four Finishes with a Southern California Vibe
* Controls For Volume and Tone (with Push-Pull Coil Split)
* Alder Body Built Using Acoustic Design Technology
Gloss Polyurethane
* Slim, C-Shape Maple Neck with Satin Finish
* Rosewood Radius (13 3/4”) Fingerboard with Medium Stainless-Steel Frets
Graph Tech TUSQ Nut 42mm
* Gotoh Locking Tuners and 2-Point Tremolo Bridge (Gotoh 510T FE-1)
* 3-Ply White Pickguard
* Gigbag
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This Guitar was provided for this review with the kind courtesy of my friend
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USD1,349
3.51kg
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0:00 Intro
1:40 Song
4:28 Demo
11:51 Review
17:18 Conclusion
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0:00 Intro
1:40 Song
4:28 Demo
11:51 Review
17:18 Conclusion
How much does this guitar weigh?
Standart Plus
THAT FIRST SONG WAS JUST PLAIN EPIC MY TYPE OF GUITAR MUSIC, GREAT GOING JON!!
Thank you!!
Yamaha makes great guitars...period!
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Man, this is so silky smooth. I will be studying this for many weeks to come ❤
Have fun!
With your impression I decided the standard+ will be my first post COVID guitar purchase. Cheers from Thailand. We love you here.
Awwww thank you!!
Not sure what was better…the guitar or that intro!? 🔥
The new Pacificas are sooo nice and a dream guitar.
hahah thanks!
Beautiful playing!!! You'll make someone want every guitar that you play. Your playing certainly has that affect on me😊.
Wow, thank you!
Man. Great review.
You never fail to play amazingly.
Thanks for sharing!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Once again, great video and playing Jon. I have always considered the Pacificas to be a nice "working" guitar series that for the most part won't break the bank. It's why I went with a Pacifica as my first electric (though a lower model in the series). They do what they are supposed to do, and for those of us who don't make our money playing they are a great option.
As for the price differences and what folks prefer, I find now that the "lower versions" of many makers are getting a LOT of love now. The quality being put out in the "secondary shops" is getting better and better and as you say, sometimes there is just "something" about them that a player likes better... be it a neck profile, overall feel, just "something". And the more we like how a guitar feels when playing, the more we will play it.
Cheers and keep up the great work!
thanks..i can only that their QC is excellent..
Great review and tasteful playing as usual! And a nice guitar too, looks like it packs a lot of value.
Thank you kindly!
thank you uncle jon. listen to this as my background while preparing to attend sunday service . greeting from Pontianak.
My pleasure!
Yeah, i had to wait for you to review one of these until i was sure to get one. I dig it
Cool
Thanks, Jon. Great review (and playing). It helped me decide whether to go with the standard or the pro. Definitely getting the standard!
Glad I could help!
Great demo and great playing as always! 🎸🔥🎶
Thanks!
I recently am interested in yamaha guitars. I've never bought a pacifica as the case of many guitar players (I learned with a Ibanez SA) until now that I got a Pacifica 612. I felt in love with the guitar models 600's. After one month later, Yamaha launch a Standard and a Pro models. I like the Pacifica because it sounds different, sweet and hard sounds, versatile. And now this pro models sounds fantastic. Could be amazing a comparison between the 612 and the standard plus. Great video as usual Jon.
Thank you!
Great review. I really like these new Pacifica models.
Glad you like them!
Your playing is sensational.. reminds me of how I felt watching bill and Ted's adventures the first time round...so sick !!! ❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful tones
Thanks!
These are beautiful, and versatile guitars! In your capable hands, Awesome!
Thanks a lot!
It looks like a slightly lower grade of maple and rosewood than the expensive one, but still quality material. I've liked these guitars since the '90s. I'd gladly play that guitar at a show. Great job, Jon.
Thank you
I agree with you Jon. This one definitely sounded a little better than the Pro and it looks gorgeous. You really played the heck out of it too. Very interesting video Jon 😃👍👍👍👍👏👏👏❤️❤️
Glad you enjoyed it Tom!!
Jon you are so amazing. I must say this every time I comment on your videos. The Pacifica is a guitar I've always wanted but I want the cheaper ones. This run of pro guitars reflects Yamaha's next step up.
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Very tasteful playing, Jon. And man you can really shred when you want to go off. Love those Pacificas. Back in the 90's, a guitarist I knew had a green one that just looked so cool. I was gonna buy it from him but just didnt have the extra cash. Still kicking myself lol.
lol...we've all been there..kicking ourselves..
I like that Yamaha is dipping a toe into the higher tier guitar market, but per usual with Yamaha, they're let down by their marketing. The Pacifica name and shape is associated with inexpensive guitars, great inexpensive guitars, that most guitarists don't want to be seen playing live, purely the fault of marketing. If I were Yamaha, I would've created a sub brand with new model names and shapes to go after the mid to high tier guitar buying public.
Yeah I agree
Everybody I know who's talking about them is really hype on em though. It seems like the strategy is to change the reputation of the pacifica brand, and it seems like it's working.
They should now bring out the Pacificas that are sought after, the 1221 and 1421 which are hard to find and expensive on the used market.
et pourtant Yamaha font des instruments de tres tres grande qualitée
Very nice guitar, the workmanship and color (beautiful blue) of the guitar, its sound and pickups look absolutely OK. It must please the eye and ear of every guitarist. Greetings Pavel CZ.👍👍👍
Many thanks!
Master of strings is at it again lol nice! Sounds great 👍🏻
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Toujours aussi bien, comme d'habitude. Cordialement DLD
Merci-
shredding that thing.. nice Jon 🎸
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If they made a 24 fret model, I’m all in. Great playing as always.
that would be great..
RGX Model (24fret)
Not produced anymore. 😭
Hi Jonathan, a simple model from Yamaha but with superb appointments. Loved the sound and tones of this model compared to the Professional. The S/C sound didn’t seem as harsh in this one. Stunning colour. Great review. Cheers ✌️🎸💜
Thank you Rodger!
great playing
Thank you!
I am currently a beginner guitar player using the Pacifica 212, and I am trying to improve my skills quickly so I'll purchase this model!
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Im going to buy one soon Jonathan. Its been on my radar for some time. Good guitar for the money. Take care buddy. ❤🙏💯🎸🎸✌️✌️. (. Id change those fretboard markers 💯 )
Hope you enjoy it!
IT might be nice to see you do a comparison between this model and the 612V. I have a felling that the older model although not having stainless steel frets might actually be slightly better.
i dont see that happening...sorry
Thanks!
Thanks Clay!
Wow! Is the any chance to get tabs for the intro song??
Was just googling reviews for the new Pacifica, ended up at your channel and subscribed right after heard this solo! Really wanna learn it now!
Great work!!
Sorry no tabs.. thanks
I wonder how much better it is than the S7V? I have one like the one you reviewed, sunburst etc. I like it a lot. However, Yamaha builds so well it would be tough to beat its price range.
Love your playing and reviews Jon!
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Thank you
For whatever reason, you made this guitar sound tons better than other reviewers. In most other reviews the pickups came across as a bit flat/lifeless, here they sound awesome. While I would personally love some fancier colors and the matching headstock of the 612, this is great value for money - it definitely beats the Fender American Pro II HSS in specs and tone. (While I do like the AM Pro II SSS, the HSS version sounds just awful.) Thank you!
My pleasure...thanks for sharing
A lot of guitars I played in my young days had the flatter fret board which I preferred
"nice!
@@JonIsJustTooLoud I ordered the Nux loop core , chalk up another influence of Jon👍
I no sooner mentioned the new standard model on your pro review and PRESTO one was in your hands... Both nice guitars. I've discovered I prefer a 12" radius neck so I'm sure this model would feel good too...and while I also prefer maple fretboards, rosewood is also a nice feel. If only the thing weighed a "tad" less...LOL but as long as it's under 8lbs now that's something I could simply sit and play.... All n' all the Pacifica models are decent guitars and these new models as well.. Pro model seems to only come with maple neck. However I agree with you in that for price point, I too would opt for the standard and save that $700 difference. As always wonderful reviews and playing dear Jonathan ☺
no//the standard plus also comes with maple fretboard...look for PACS+12 M
By Joe, I do believe you're right ! @@JonIsJustTooLoud
I have two Yamaha acoustic guitars, the FG830 and LL6M ARE. They are quite good. Yamaha electric guitars are fantastic.
nice!
Hey Jon thx always for the review. What would you personally choose if it was to get a guitar around $1000?
USD?
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Finally a sweet guitar!
Thanks so much for your comment! I'm glad you like the guitar!
Budget and affordable always nice..THANK you! :-)
My pleasure!
I remember trying out the original Pacifica low cost model out back in the day and was quite impressed with it.
I didn't buy one though!
oh...why not??
@@JonIsJustTooLoud I was a bit iof a snob back then when it came to equipment, cheap guitars were usually terrible, I think that must have been the first cheap guitar I ever came across that was not terrible.
Bonjour , encore une tres bonne video de votre part ; si vous deviez la comparee a la Schecter Nick Johston ; laquelle des deux preferrez vous ? merci
The Schecter.. but just slightly
Cool!❤
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Hi Jonathan. At that price point, a comparison with a Fender American Ultra would be instructive.
not really....very different..
Nice review Jon! TO all, Have to wonder, Yamaha really put nice hardware and electronics on it. Here's the but, and there are three of them. 1. This guitar has a thin pattern neck, I have to wonder why so many spec'd guitars coming into the North Am and Euro market are thin pattern necks? North Americans and Euro players make up the largest world population of guitar players, and are statistically larger (height/weight). Additionally, more of those guitarists being male vs female. By default the target audience have larger hands. As a player for over 5 decades (with large hands) I can look at a guitar on the rack at my guitar store (or read the net specs) and know it will not fit my hand. Second but, no roasted neck for the price being asked is way out of scope in today's market. Lastly, the guitar's platform - SuperStrat and thin pattern neck scream metal over the styles of rock/jazz/blues, so wouldn't that target prefer a Floydrose trem? The imported Schecters covers the market that Yamaha is targeting with this offerin, and Schecter does this at a high quality and much better value point, so isn't Yamaha really missing the market with this release? Love to here views on this. Cheers!!
Thanks for sharing..
I still prefer Bacchus over both of High-end Pacificas. But, it's just about my personal taste.
yes it is..😊
Do you think the grain pattern on the fret board could cause a warping problem for that guitar in the future
nah...it shouldnt
Yamaha has some great sounding pickups,or is it that Joh could play a boat paddle and make it would good
lol...boat paddle?
Damn they sterling cutlass almost the heel 😊
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The Japanese engineering team from Yamaha has a way of getting this just right.
I couldn't agree more! Yamaha's engineering team never fails to impress.
Super tight playing on the 80s intro song Jon! There is something a little 'looser" which makes this model sound slightly twangier and airy-er than the pro. Its surprising.
I knew you'd like this more! It could be that its strung with 9s, but it could also be that the pickups are set up slightly lower.
i know...surprised the pants off me..lol
i have no idea...
So will they rename the Pacifica 612 a "Standard", and introduce a Revstar Standard Plus to make the two lineups match as far as different pricing tiers?
no idea...
I work on a lot of guitars, I’ve always found the standard of machining on the Yamaha bodies as good as the best. Often surpassing Fender and Gibson guitars. Curious if you had to do much setup on this before you reviewed it, or was it out of the box.
nope...
I remember when the Pacifica came out. It was always a pretty good guitar, but the "Yamaha" name somehow made it a lower level guitar. People's assumptions tricked them into missing out.
yes it's been around...
What fender amp is that your playing on 😎🎸
Deluxe Reverb Tone Master
Yamaha is revving up into Ibanez and Fender territory.
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I like the same radius all over the neck more than the compound, agree with you. I think I need to wait until they add some proper translucent colours to Indonesian line. But the main difference is the feel of the neck at the back... On Japanese it feels expensive and nicer...
really? It felt the same to me lol
The 13.8 degree fretboard radias is the most common amongst most of the guitars coming out of that factory. The compound radias is just another marketing ploy. Only the very top of the fretboard near the nut is slightly rounder, and we probably couldn't even tell the difference by looking at them. Personally, I don't believe it's better.
@@andrewbecker3700a compound radius is not a marketing ploy, it’s an objectively different spec. You may not value it but it doesn’t make it subjective, a marketing ploy is something that is not different at all but just construed to be based on messaging.
@@ChidOki Object these! It's certainly not critical to the function of the guitar in ANY measurable way. Marketing goobily goo.
@@andrewbecker3700 strawman. Why does it have to be critical to the function of a guitar to be priced differently?That’s not the argument here. The point I’m making is your implication of a “ploy”, which is definitionally incorrect. (Also - Quilted tops? “Premium” hardware solely on aesthetics? Limited production of body color? Those are all examples of things that literally have no function at all and yet can get priced differently, and people will gladly pay more for. A compound radius at least changes the way it feels to play - so there is literally, absolutely some function in terms of playability even if not function on the sound produced by the guitar itself). I can be agreeable even to opinions different from mine, but I can’t figure out you doubling down on this one mate.
Looks very identical to Fender Player Plus's. It looks very good, but I also liked the Yamaha Pro's clean sounding pickups, I like them sometimes, it's something maybe close to EMG's.
same pickups here with the pro Mylo...
Hahahaha these sounded a bit different :D :D :D. Or it's just me, the music is different you played... :)@@JonIsJustTooLoud
Jon, you have to tell us. What is or has been your favorite guitar in the same price range as the Pacifica Standard?
what is going for nowadays?
Sometimes to much upgrade can take some of the fun out of a guitar ,that could be why you like that one better ,sort of like Rolls Royce & Toyota one your to worried about getting scratched
nah..not really...I think they put too much hype on the IRA treatment and the compound radius to justify the pricing..
Can you notice the $800 difference between the Standard Plus and Professional?
lol...not really...
how does it compared to g300 cort? because it has the same range price around 900 $
no idea...
How is the fretwork compared to the professional?
I can't tell the difference..
Thank you!
Sir i have a yamaha 310 acoustic and i am looking for an electric guitar , can you suggest me one, i like yamaha pacifica 612, some of my friends are suggesting fender player srat, pls opine, do you suggest any other models? Really appreciate your help
It would help if you can go down to the shop and try them out yourself.. and choose the colors you like.. no point getting a guitar you dislike in the first place
@@JonIsJustTooLoud ok sir
Is it made in Japan? I like it ☺️👍
stated in the video..Indonesia
@@JonIsJustTooLoud thanks 💕
@@JonIsJustTooLoudMy Fender FMT HH telecaster is made in Indonesia. I will never sell it.
Какая же она красивая❤
Yes indeed!
This or sire s7 fm? Thank you
What do you think?
Hi do u teach electrical guitar btw?
Yes I do! When I’m not on tour
@@JonIsJustTooLoud How do I get your contact for lessons
Hey Jon, could we get a tour of your pedalboard?
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This or fender standard strat ?
different...
How much does this guitar weigh?
Standart Plus
In the description
Thx :)
Yamaha just makes great stuff, but I’ve always thought of the Pacifica as just another one of the million Strat copies out there. They don’t excite me at all, even if they are great. I sure would like a P90 Revstar , though! Good video.
Thanks!!
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I bet this guitar takes pedals really good.
it should!
Amigo, tu ferais sonner une planche a pain!!...
lol!!! Gracias!!
More harmonics ...
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Will say this. Unless you are a front line accomplished professional guitarist you'd be hard pressed to do better than a Pacifica 612 HSS. Graftek nut and trees. Seymore Dunkin pickups. Wilconson tremolo. With a professional set up that guitar will almost certainly be better than you are.
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nice guitar , terrible colour
lol