why strat players choose yamaha

[@aries4567]

I have the Yamaha Pacifica 012V, bought it as a beginner and 4 years later I still play it as my main guitar. Its such a versatile guitar that brings out great tone and resonance. Its never let me down gigging and sounds awesome whatever genre is played on it. Pacificas are amazingly crafted and designed, 100% no doubt about it

[@reubenrozeyt5716]

How much did you pay for the setup

[@aries4567]

Do you mean the actual guitar or the rig/equipment I commonly use with the guitar?​@@reubenrozeyt5716

[@curtcoffee]

A small guitar shop had an old new stock PRS Soap Bar 2 (P90s) on sale, which I bought. I also bought a used Pacifica 012V for $100 in perfect condition I really liked for the play-ability, plus it feels alive in hand when played. It's my "beater" guitar so the dings are big deal. I also have a Revstar II Standard RSS02T that I love. Yamaha only has 7% market share in the guitar market. Truly underrated.

[@Grizzlybooey]

Yamaha Guitars ......Forever underated

[@MetalHeadMarc]

Guitar players need to get away from the Gibson Fender brand recognition and recognize Yamahas' incredible guitars

[@shadowminister4090]

When our musican son went to University to study music, we bought him a 5-string Yamaha bass. That was about 15 years ago. He still plays it.

[@danhill7889]

Imagine a Strat style guitar but with a P90 and a Humbucker. Then wake up and type PAC611 into Reverb and press "add to cart" . . .

[@joshuamirabal9891]

Have one. Plays better than any custom shop Fender. Humbucker also sings too

[@losingitrush]

I would have purchased this if I hadn't discovered PRS nf 3 SE. It's outstanding, as well.

[@benjimontgomery9826]

I have 2 611s, one with the hardtail and one with the trem and I couldn't agree more!

[@joshuarice85]

I literally had a new Yahama Pacifica Pro in my hand today as I was dropping off my PRS245 for some maintenance. I haven't stopped thinking about that Yamaha. Great video!

[@LeeFKoch]

After having tried a number of different brands (Ibanez, Fender, Epiphone, Yamaha, and a couple of no-names), as well as different styles of build (Tele, Les Paul, ES semi-hollow), I have settled on Yamaha Pacifica as my go-to electric. They offer great value for you money, and even the less expensive models are well built and well set up out of the box. I agree with you wholeheartedly, Mike, that they have a real nice feel to them, and they are easy to play.

[@kevinedgeman4259]

It's been interesting seeing you grow as a player and yt personality. Good review on a great guitar. May your journey ever inspire you sir.

[@hamburger-n5p]

I’ve been really loving my RSS02T. I really want the new Pacifica Standard now

[@SouthpawBluesman]

I have a Yamaha Pacifica, and it is one of the best guitars I have ever played. I am no expert by any standard, but the build quality and finish on it is exceptional. It plays so well and I love the humbucker at the bridge for some grunt. It's a fantastic guitar! Love the channel and all your content, haver a great day my friend!

[@remenant7372]

A Yamaha Pacifica was my first guitar, although it was one of the cheap ones. And it’s awesome genuinely a guitar I love and will never get rid off

[@stella8525]

I'm a relatively new player, and I got a Yamaha Pacifica 612VFM about 6 months ago after my teacher recommended it, and I love it. It's kind of like an upgraded Fender Player II, which is what I wanted originally, but for a lower price. It not only functions and sounds great, but I personally love the unique shape and pickguard, and its a flame maple fired red body. All of that to say that I love my Pacifica and I think more people need to consider them. :) I love your videos btw :)

[@terryshrives8322]

I've been playing Yamaha since the 90s. I've had everything else. Nothing really compares. I never looked back after that

[@PandaPulse4]

I recently started playing guitar and got a 2016 Yamaha rs 320, love it ❤️

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: I had a lower end Yamaha guitar come in on trade. It was really badly set up. The neck felt pretty good so I set it up properly, needing nothing but common adjustments. It is really a great playing guitar. Every time I put it in someones hand, they cannot believe what a great playing guitar it is. Really impressive, even more so when you think about ho cheap it was.

[@trev3971]

The beauty of the Strat design is there's no need for compromise. Put whatever neck you want on whatever body with whatever bridge/pickups/etc. Japanese stuff is very nice but doesn't have to be expensive; Allparts sells MIJ necks that come from the same factory as the modern Fender Japan stuff and they're less than $250 new.

[@jimmywade4086]

I picked up the Standard with the HSS layout this year and it was one of the best decisions I have made. Love it.

[@JoeyHanning0304]

Mike I’m such a big fan I’ve been play guitar for about a year or so and I find you videos so interesting!

[@XxXBattleStarXxX]

My mom bought me a pac212 when i was 16. Stillhave it at 31, best guitar for the money you can get. 2 years ago i blacked it out (black locking tuners, pickguard, knobs, pickup covers) and put a seymour duncan tb10 in the bridge. Now its a true beast!

[@JohnAldenDavis]

OK MIKE, I hear those silky clean tones!!! 🔥

[@bruhemian]

the first guitar i bought with my own money was a 2003 busted up yamaha pacifica. i havent played it in a hot minute and a lot of changes need to be made to it. that being said, i love that guitar.

[@Dimas5]

That pink burst looks so cool

[@rockerbuck967]

I bought a used PAC 012 DLX years ago, and never regretted it. It will stay with me until I die, the most trouble free guitar I own. The only thing I do to is change the strings and condition the fretboard, and that's it. That's the way a good guitar should be. I have total love for Yamaha products - including two THR amps. Yamaha has been in the sound business for years - they know what they're doing.

[@TheAndostro]

i picked my pacyfica in like 2012 cause i wanted something versital as my 1st guitar 2 singles humbucker 22 frets on nice rosewood fretboard and decent tremolo system sounded like everything i want and this guitar will stay with me forever it's perfect

[@j7cc]

Well done review. ✌️🎸

[@scharrsilicio]

Great video about an underrated guitar! Even the cheap entry model Pacificas that I've tried I've enjoyed playing

[@redstonetheanimecat3390]

My first guitar was the GIGMAKER Pacifica EG112C! I love the neck and its pickup configuration and it was great for starting out. If I were to get an updated Pacifica it would be the PAC611H and make some changes to make it look like Bocchi's brand new pacifica haha. Cool video! Happy to see you showing love to the pacifica. In the future I'd love to get a Yamaha BB Series bass they feel great to play and look so cool!

[@1Trousers]

Hi Mike from over here in England (UK). Love your channel and always watch all your releases. (Just a quick VT pro tip from a retired TV director - me - When you use older clips of yourself or other performers under your own voice over, it is what we call GOLD FISHING !!! i.e. mouths are moving but the sound is not from them, it's your voice. Easy solution is to edit them as slo-mos, try 50% speed first and you will see a major difference. It's all about viewer's perception....it just works better for the viewer, trust me). Keep up the good work man, take care ! 👍👍👍

[@robinr22]

I had absolutely no idea what was messing with me during the voice over but it's 100% that! Great tip 🙂

[@1Trousers]

@@robinr22 It's just a subtle thing that plays with the viewer's mind, as in something does not quite gel. Alternatively to emphasise the difference you could also treat these images in black & white . Stops the brain trying to work out why your lips are not in sync. Good look fella !🎸🎸🎸

[@1Trousers]

Sorry, good LUCK !!!

[@rppin96]

Awesome video Mike. It sounds great!

[@lorenzovalderrey4925]

man i love this guy

[@obsessiveoverthinker5937]

my first guitar i bought when i was serious about playing. Went from an eastcoast strat clone for £100 to a Yamaha Pacifica for £200. The difference was insane and i love the tone. over 3 years later i still play it as my main guitar over the j mascis jazzmaster, a £500 guitar. Yamaha really are great value for money.

[@konradhof7318]

I want that professional model based on that unique light blue burst finish! 🤪🎸

[@advier01]

I got yamaha pacifica 112v on the new year as my first ever guitar, it's looks pretty in sonic blue and i have played it alot

[@Ima_Musician]

Mike Cole subscribers shall forever be called the Gentle-Penguins!!!

[@ottomattix86]

I'm really into the revstar model.

[@ue4058]

Great video!

[@sammydavej]

I have the Standard and an old first series Revstar, one of the lower models. Compared to my G&L ASAT, I’ve come to realize how much I love Yamaha necks, way less chunky than most Fender/G&L types.

[@matthewhegge1738]

I would like a fleet of Yamahas: Red Label, Pacifica Standard, and a Revstar, or two

[@Uuur10]

I saw the Professional up close and it's gorgeous. I have a Prestige with a compound neck and am a believer. So I'd go with the Pro.

[@plainzero]

The body on the professional model goes through an IAR treatment in Japan. That and the fact it comes with a Hard case :) Also I could possibly be wrong here with the Neck - One of the is lacquered, the other isnt. Let me know

[@ras9790]

video idea. if you could only pick 4 pieces of gear. what would they be?

[@kocarock]

I had a super cheap yamaha gigmaster electric, for what was practically a $160 guitar, it played awesome. Later I bought a pacific standard for school and never looked back

[@AlexRoman-g9r]

As a Yamaha trbx 304 player I can confirm that Yamaha is insanely underrated

[@cosmogang]

That paint job tho. Holy cow

[@GaryonWheels]

Hey Mike, if you can get your hands on one, try a Hybrid II Japanese fender telecaster. I just got one and wow! I'm an American living in the Philippines and American fenders are just crazy expensive. Found the Japanese telecaster and I'm blown away!!! Oh and Yamaha guitars here are insanely high priced!!!

[@CatonMarshall]

Dude i have a White 112V.... Its awesome

[@ReoGitar]

Seriously, you have to get your hands on a p90 pacifica, my third guitar was a 311H and it's my favourite guitar, more than my revstar worth twice the price, more than mustang worth probably quadruple the price, and more than my strat which was my first guitar and the one with the biggest sentimental value, though funnily enough they may become equal when I put some time into making the strat nice and modding it how I want

[@amackee]

Just to start I am a big fan of all things Yamaha. All of my acoustics guitars are Yamahas (AC5R, LS56, NTX5, FG9), I own a BBP35, and my main keyboard is a Yamaha YC88. My main electric guitars are this exact Pacifica Professional, which I got at launch, and I haven't been disappointed with it since; and a Revstar Professional Dual Humbucker. Additionally, I own a Suhr Modern HSH Strat, a Suhr Strat HSS, and a Suhr Custom Telecaster that cost me a pretty penny. This Pacifica competes with all three Suhr guitars and, in my opinion, is better than the Suhrs (at least for my hands). The neck is a little less wide, and I can get my thumb around it and onto the low E string without issue on the higher frets (7 and up), which I struggle with on all the Suhrs. The Reflectone pickups are very clear and have excellent sound quality-I couldn’t be happier with them. The cool thing about the Yamaha versus my Suhrs is that they basically share the same neck specs, minus the thumb issue I mentioned earlier. For the money you pay for the Professional Pacifica, it competes with Suhr guitars. The only thing that Suhr does better is that they offer a noise cancelling system (extra cost though) that does not damage the tone of the single coils in the guitar. If Yamaha implements their own version later on that would be amazing.

[@johanrr4]

The new Ibanez AZ guitars seem awesome! I would love for you to check them out!

[@mickypoo]

For my gen (born '82), you basically started on a Squier Strat (when Squier wasn't that cool) or a Pacifica (even less cool). It was sort of like "who'd want a pro model of the epitome of a beginner guitar?" So it's all about the 'student instrument' tag that they just can't shake in the guitar world for some reason. It doesn't translate to woodwind etc - Yamaha pro saxophones are arguably the best and most popular (62/87 models), despite Yamaha also being the epitome of student models. I'm old now and don't care what's cool, so am keen to try them out.

[@domscreamsbetter]

always wondered why Bocci picked up a pacifica after her Gibson Les Paul Custom

[@derelictconfusion9498]

I have 2 Revstars,P90 and the humbucker,a THR and a Tracer and one day I may own a Pacifica Pro,I think I like Yamaha!

[@SB-kw6oo]

Nice convo I agree

[@rudybigboote3883]

After waiting a year for it to be in stock I finally got a Revstar standard, I freaking love it and It instantly became my favorite guitar. Since the Revstar is so good it got me seriously interested in a Pacifica as my next guitar purchase.

[@Jd.421]

I have a se312 Yamaha…. It was the prototype for the Pacific… best strat I have ever played.Yamaha are underrated

[@MetalHeadMarc]

Im a big and of Yamaha guitars. I have a an older SGB-1200 that looks and plays like a dream. I also have a Pacifica with a p90 as well as a revstar witb p90s. They are all killer guitars and have gorgeous finishes. I thinkt that their sub 1k made in indomesia guitars are excellent and that while the Japanese pro models are even bettter, they arent entirely worth the 2.5x price bump. Their QC of their indonesian guitars is so good I cant justify the expense for the Japan made ones.

[@Tonetwisters]

You keep coming up with stuff and I gotta wonder about how much you really know.

[@prod.hackyy_]

yamaha makes great guitars, but they also make amazing woodwind instruments such as saxophones, tenors, clarinets etc.

[@stockholm1752]

Wow. I had no idea they were so expensive. No thanks. it’s nice to see that JC-120. Had to sell mine, but I miss my old friend.

[@LovingGoodContent]

I could see you releasing something like Nick Johnson z remarkably Human album. Great playing.

[@cestusfr]

i hope one day i will get to see you play Javier Reyes' ESP LTD Javier Reyes JRV-8 MGO

[@Kurukururin12]

my current dream guitar is a Pacifica 611vfm. iykyk

[@allendean9807]

My wife and i are moving to france this month, and i have considered getting a lefty Pacifica to hold me over til i get my gear shipped overseas. Yamaha seems to be a huge brand in the EU, and a ton of players swear by them. Looking forwards to checking out an HSS model.

[@mindthemac]

You'll find em in shops here in Italy, the cheap ones sells , but the expensive ones like this pro hangs on the walls for VERY long time (even years) before somebody buys them...

[@allendean9807]

@ hopefully in left handed….

[@GGprods-o2x]

Got my beach burst pro a couple days ago. After taking a break from guitars for a while and focusing on piano ans synths. This has been a nice way of getting back into rhe game. Never played anything like it. Those japannese luthiers dont fuck around.

[@robertoarolas4722]

Missed more playing bru

[@suburiboy]

I’ve been thinking about this recently as I’m getting back into trying to learn guitar after a hiatus. It crossed my mind. “Why would you choose a Pacifica or an AZES over a fender?” I still don’t know the answers, but I’m glad I’m not alone in wondering:

[@israstellute]

you should try a James Tyler Studio Elite

[@seansnaider6628]

I personally love my VOLA which is a japanese made guitar. The thing wasn't too expensive (given what it is) and I love it so so much. If I could say anything its to 1, get a guitar that makes you want to play and 2, get a guitar which is going to be fun to play. Japanese guitars are just so good at fulfilling both of those traits.

[@benpowersguitar]

Yamaha seems to be overlooked sometimes. Never a main player for me, I have owned several over the years. Solid guitars.

[@davedavis86]

Yamaha electric strat style was one of my first guitars Yamaha has some good quality guitars.

[@murkyfluid7625]

I picked up a guild hh cheap, i think its Yamahas squier analog. The neck is pretty different but i like it

[@ロクアンドロールしかないでも好きだ]

I would buy a Revstar if I had the money with P90’s probably but American Professional 2 Stratocasters are cool, I’m glad I bought one and the Telecaster I won’t sell them, only other single coil guitar I would buy would be a headless one.

[@Ben_calisthenics14]

Pleaseee do a video on the yamaha revstar!!!!

[@LukeVidler]

Its interesting that Yamaha has never taken off as a guitar brand, they are on paper a Japanese manufacturing giant that been around forever with a pretty good reputation for quality. They may have lucked out by never nabbing a popular signature series, Steve Vai really put Ibanez on the map. This high end Super Strat you featured kind of competes (price wise) with the Ultra II's, the good Ibanez Strats and maybe the PRS silver Sky SE's or other bolt-ons. Would be good to get a shootout as each has its own pros and cons and the Yamaha may be strong for certain applications / genres.

[@pyrozombi3]

With this price range ($2,200) you could get a custom shop fender strat. I'm struggling to see who the target audience is.

[@Yumemaru.]

Has Mike played the American Ultra II?

[@hanovergreen4091]

You’re right. Quality is determined by Geography. You get a cheaper guitar that is built in the United States. Japan, Korea, Indonesia, VietNam. ALL beat out over-priced, over-hyped United States built guitars EXCLUDING Custom Shop builds..maybe.. brbw

[@Ottlovesyou]

Everyone raves about the Yamahas. I gotta grab one ⚡️

[@salbiase2117]

I just got that exact same yamaha. Beach blue burst. Sexy as fuck/ feels so good to play.

[@jojojojojojojojojojojojob]

the best thing here is the stainless steel frets. i just recrown and leveled my player series strat and it cost fuckin $$$.

[@mindthemac]

All in all, to summarize, apart from compound radius vs fixed one , did you find any "perceivable" differences between the japanese and the indonersan??

[@narichey1981]

if the straight line on the pickguard was just a continuation of the curve it would look so much bettter. that one straight edge really bothers me.

[@rmtpatrol4064]

I’d take a Pacifica over an affinity squier start any day

[@meloche1syndrome]

I picked up a yamaha revstar after years of wanting one. It's replaced EVERY guitar i own. It's better at everything than everything

[@BrusqueLee]

The only time it's worth more than $100 extra to get a guitar from a certain place is if you have infinite money. Probably. This is why I like picking in store.

[@snuffelsuf]

you have a way of making a strat sound like a Ibanez

[@skywarrior66]

cant believe i had to wait 22 minutes to see this

[@1-eye-willy]

why do i feel like you made this video already. anyways, i like the revstar, but the pacifica is pretty cool too

[@ufcfan3940]

Love Yamaha guitars

[@thor0987]

Yamaha gear is super under rated, but it does make a great used market

[@tns4421]

I started with the yamaha erg 121, 25 years a go.....great, fair, simple and cheap. To this day Yamaha is an amazing manufacturer. These new yamahas have not nicely designed pickguards....just bad....maybe I would take it off...

[@DarthV506]

Yamaha has always built good guitars for the money, almost bought their superstrat in the 80s (fluoro yellow!).

[@mkv2718]

After getting a Revstar, those Pacificas are looking reeeeal nice (especially the P90 + Humbucker models). Not that impressed with the build quality of the newer Fender strats.

[@lucasoheyze4597]

I have a Pacifica. It's not amazing, but it's got the best tremelo I've ever had.

[@andrewbecker3700]

Why SG players should try a Revstar. That's the better path. I'd suggest most Strat players try a Cutlass. Peace.

[@HEXiT_]

got a 112. it has serious fret wear and i cant find a replacement neck.. looks like a fret job is in order but thats 100 quid on a guitar worth less than 300 :( so love em. but also kinda hate how fragile its been.

[@mindthemac]

Better buy a new 112 than having a 100 dollars fretwork...

[@jesusmachado9087]

So you went to japan and there was no episode from ishibashi Shibuya?

[@torgomax]

Do you need to have long fingers to play guitar? I would like to learn🎸🤔

[@CameraLaw]

Nope. I’ve got stubby ones. Give it a try. I started learning during lockdowns from a Mel Bay book I got from iBooks. Four years have passed and I must say, for me, a 71 year old, it was a Godsend.

[@mehulshukla04]

Try it at a store cos they seem to weigh a ton!

[@Tomekkplk]

Not me. Older American Fenders and Kiesel are my only choices.

[@kohai-kun9261]

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