Can Yamaha Make An Expensive Guitar? (Unboxing)
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"Japanese Yamaha SG's have entered the chat" lol
Don't forget the Japanese SA's!
@@alanwilson1724 indeed! Very nice instruments.
I have an old YSG superstrat , it's basically a PRS.
I think Santana had some of the best tones when he used the Yamaha S G 2000
My made in Japan SG1000 is incredible. I hope we haven’t forgot what they were called when they first debuted “Gibson Killer”
To me this guitar just goes back to the roots of the Pacifica.
It was called the Pacifica because it was originally made to be the perfect guitar for the LA studio musician of the late 80's. You'd see some shredders like Michael Lee Firkins and Bill Leverty (Firehouse) use them, and even the Billy Sheehan bass is basically a Pacifica bass :D
love it when CZcamsrs upload at 5 in the morning
Well, he dose live in Germany. So he is ahead on time.
I'm from the future
The problem with written comments is, I can’t tell if you’re pleased or being sarcastic…hahaha
@@eddiejr540 I was bored with nothing to do at 5 in the morning
I prefer the yamaha shape over the standard strat for some reason
The Pacifica was a high end guitar long before they launched the budget version, so this is just taking it back to the roots. Still play daily one of the original high end Pacificas that I bought in the 90's, I've done countless sessions with it, toured with it and it has never let me down. Yamaha have always made expensive guitars, and their high end stuff is as good as you will find anywhere for any price, particularly their SA line and basses.
I wish they made more hardtail strats
Remember those Pacificas from the 90s... Flame Maple top neck through, Binding, Floyd, Michael Lee Firkins ads in every magazine.
Professional model has compound radius, slightly different finish on the back of the neck, premium hardshell case, IRA treatment, and has final assembly and inspection by a master Japanese luthier. More hands-on individual care and touch compared to mass factory production of the Standards.
I’m glad you never got rid of the splatter strat, especially since you said you were going to sell it a while ago!
You must've misheard something, I would never even THINK about selling that thing!
I am a huge fan of Yamaha. Probably because it is the most prominent brand in India. I love the pacifica series. I own a pacifica as well as a Revstar. I have no complaints whatsoever. Great guitars. Great brand.
"Can Yamaha make an expensive guitar?" Of course they can, their signature model guitars and basses are usually $3000 USD+
Yep. Bass player here. I've had almost all of their top range basses. One of the most premium basses you can get out there. Huge sound, impeccable quality. Also the cheaper early 90's basses, you just can't fault. I have a soft spot for them. If I did not have my custom bass, I'd be playing a yamaha right now.
Love the pink. Looks very nice. I have a standard Revstar and am really impressed by Yamaha. Definitely think that more people should give Yamaha a chance.
i love those inlays bro
They are quite nice
The Yamaha electric guitars have really been more impressive recently. The Pacfica pro is insanely high spec (All be it, it looks like a glorified strat :D) But the Revstar Professional models are ABSOLUTELY stunning! We sell them at my guitar store at PMT in Cambridge, and they FLY out the door everytime a customer tries one. Insane guitar, recommend a try for it also!
Great video though mate, hope you're enjoying it.
You should review Ibanez's dog food bowl
I made a video on that when it came out and the German Ibanez A&R reps handed me one at a CZcams event, it's actually super nice. Made of thick porcelain.
I don't have a dog tho do I didn't keep it
I got a 1977 Yamaha Concert Acoustic that was made in japan and it's a great little guitar. Yamaha's guitars are surprisingly good.
Yamaha motorbikes, outboard motors, etc are made by a different unconnected company since the 1950's. They are not different divisions or subsidiaries, they are completely different companies.
I'm a huge Revstar nerd, but the Pacificas are also great guitars. Both the budget versions of the Revstar and the Pacifica are some of the best beginner guitars you can find, and now the professional models of both of them are some of the best modern Japanese production guitars you can find. I wouldn't say they are on-par with custom Japanese guitar brands like Caparison, Oopegg or Sugi Guitars, but they are not far from.
You should see if you can do a comparison between the Pacifica Standard Plus and the Pacifica 612. I have the 612 and it was basically the high end Pacifica before the new line came this year. It has flametop finishes and Seymour Duncan pickups for less than $800! It's also made in Indonesia just like the Standard Plus!
The only famous very faithful Yamaha electric player I can think of is Carlos Santana,, who is playing a Yamaha @ Woodstock, same Yamaha during the well filmed Chavez remembrance gig in Mexico in 1993 9:17 , & a more modern suave Yamaha during the Emmy award concert organised by Santana........which sounds very very good indeed.......possibly some people reading this know Steinways are the pianos piano concerts are almost always played on........classical pianist Sviatoslav Richter hated that, & went to the bother of having his Yamaha grand piano transported from concert hall to concert hall around the entire world......Kate Bush paid £25,000 for a Steinway in 1980, made me think, glad I'm a guitar player.
Please bring back the tele shape Pacifica. One of my favorite guitars from the 90s
Yamaha HAS made expensive guitars. My favorite guitar i've ever played was the rgx-tt. I wish they still made that thing, since now theyre super hard to find.
Looks more like VCI paper on the strings which is a nice touch to keep them as fresh as possible.
Yamaha could be bigger if they made more models and variations. Pacificas or their spin on RGs with reverse headstock, longer scales, more bridge variations within their different price ranges, and 24 frets would make me get some in an instant
I heard they made swimming pools, though I couldnt find them on their website so I dont know if they really did.
Wouldn't put it past them, Yamaha is somehow a leading figure in every fucking industry lmao
As someone who owns a 90s pacifica (my first ever guitar). Even for around £300 back then was a lot of guitar for the money and the build quality was always excellent. Personally for me I think Yamaha backed out out of the guitar market and their place got taken over by a lot of the bigger brands like Jackson, Ibanez, ESP, Charvel. Fender and to a lesser extent Schecter etc etc who made strat style guitars but in a lot more flavours compared to whatever Yamaha had available. Also many retailers here in the UK didnt really stock Yamaha basses/guitars or if they did, only in very limited stock and range. Whereas compared to other yamaha instruments like their pianos, brass, keyboards etc etc. Those were basically everywhere.
Yamaha had the 611 and the 612s out in the UK and those were really high quality guitars but distribution was very very sparse. But the other manufacturers were more widely available and did the same thing in more colours and finishes.
While Id love to see Yamaha trying to grow their brand again. Im rather sceptical of what im seeing here.... You get the usual high quality Yamaha build and finish but there was nothing wrong with going with seymour duncans like they did with their previous models as those pickups have been tried and tested. People know what they are getting when they have a guitar with a set of duncans in and everyone loves duncans. its all be tried and tested, and Seymour Duncan has been in the business a long time so they know what they are doing. These hifi-pickups however... Im extremely dubious of but if Yamaha has enough confidence to put them in a guitar, then I will have confidence that they will be good.
I have the RSS20- literally best build guitar under 1000 euros. The quality puts down any LTD, Schecter, Ibanez or Jackson in that price range. Also, it is as ugly as famine but plays great!
I still love my yamahas rgz line
Man, I know it might not be up your alley, but you should definitely check out the Yamaha Silent. Man do those things look awesome
I filmed a video with Perfecto De Castro where we played one, unfortunately that ended up not being used. Good guitar!
Yamaha can absolutely make an excellent guitar. They make engines and they made the CS80… guitars are peanuts. The company just has to care about QC, and Yamaha does. I wish they would make some actual tube amps, or good sims. They have amazing audio algorithms, when you actually dig into their hardware.
Only real men play a shell pink guitar…well done my man 👍
I have a Japanese early 90's charvel that was cheap at the time but still place absolutely amazing. I'm pretty convinced that any Japanese manufactured guitar will be great
I realize this is not but im guessingit still plays nicer than a Mexican strat at the same price.
Yeah, but that pro version has the "Beach Blue" finish and yikes, I kinda really want it.
I wish the Standard Plus line came in that finish too, but pink is good enough for me hahah
im glad this came out right at midnight so i have a reason to stay up just a tiddly wink longer
Ur welcome
I’m not exactly a metal dude, like my main focus, my love isn’t metal specifically, why do metal dudes love pink guitars? I sure as hell don’t and don’t get it.
I for one am not insecure about my sexuality and pink looks good
@@sevenstringtvI’m definitely not insecure about my sexuality, which I wouldn’t call straight either.
Honestly, from arguably a much softer end of like aggressive music I guess, I have a lot more of that rocker hangover from middle school that’s like “no of course I don’t like the color pink.” But I’m definitely not drawn to guitars that actually have skulls on them or anything. My preferences tend to be for lighter colors actually, usually shades of white, yellow, silver, or a natural wood grain.
I am a metal dude and I dislike pink. I think it looks like ass. As for people pulling the "not insecure about my sexuality" card. They are lame. Like this dude I will never watch again.
It looks fire@@sevenstringtv
Looks cool? Idk
Cough cough Mike Stern has entered the chat
Yamaha must make some good guitars! Hal-ca from Asterism plays one sometimes and she is one of the best shreaders today !!!!!😊
She's amazing. Unfortunately, I think ESP signed her, so she doesn't play a Pacifica any more.
Love the new revstars but i wish they would revive the rare ysg
Atleast the shipping is better than bc rich
It was shipped very securely while saving on the excessive packaging, I approve
Bocchi pink! I have the blue one but I wanted the pink one
;(
NGL I much prefer the yamaha and ibanez headstocks over some others. Like, the ibanez AZ headstock is imo inferior but I can't tell you why 😂
pacifica 112j was my 1st guitar so yeah i feel like a target for this model xd
yamaha makes great guitars. i prefer the revstar over the pacifica
I love the Revstar. Was quite close to asking for one of those instead, but the one I would've wanted the most only came with P90s.
Gotta love pink geetars!
Not to make this about politics but I'm a little left leaning and I quite like Bill Burr. I always got the impression that he knows he's often wrong but he'll make fun of it regardless. He's gotten a lot more level-headed over the years as well (which some of his fans hate lol)
Wrong video hahah
@@sevenstringtv fair lol
Does noone else remember the weddingtons?
If Gibson can make a expensive guitar, then aybody can. The real question is can they make a good expesive guitar that is worth que "expensive" part of it?
You obviously do not know Yamaha! They have made high end guitars since the 70's !
If you'd watched the video you would've seen that I put that up on screen, but they haven't made a high-end Pacifica in a few decades.
yeah should have done 7 string on this channel lol
Have you seen there acoustic guitars? Knowing that I was surprised you called this guitar expensive
Those aren't Pacificas though, we haven't had an expensive Pacifica in a few decades
@@sevenstringtv Well, we have the Mike Stern signature Pacifica PAC1611MS, which is north of $2000. Although that is a tele-style. They've always made both super strat and tele styles under the Pacifica name, even at the entry level, although the former are much much more common
Cool video. I want one
Why did you talk about the expensive guitar (and include in the title) and then review the less expensive version?
I put the precise price of this guitar in the thumbnail, if you read $1500 and clicked expecting a guitar for $2000 I'm not the idiot
I don't like the Pickguard.😅😅😅
Yamaha OEM NEWPORT GOURMET GAS GRILL SBT-NEWPO-RT-11
300 dollar is less? Am so poor.
Never underestimate yamaha
I don't mean to be bitching but, isn't this just the Godin Session but at 3x the price? Godin Session has very similar specs and design, made in Canada... idk man
Godin Session is 1200€
@@sevenstringtv Jesus, got mine for 600$ back in the day... Clearly uninformed, my bad
do they still make the cheap ones
Yessir!
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I am always leery of "designed by NameDrop" pickups, because NameDrop didn't make them, but "designed" them for mass production from some random subcontractor, using whatever magnet quality and copper quality that suited the manufacturing budget. As a result you see this on the cheap models but don't expect this at all with $1000+ guitars. The difference you get with "Duncan Designed" pickups seen on D'Angelico or LTD lower tier models vs the Seymour Duncans which are installed in the higher models is quite dramatic. Yamaha would have advertised these as conforming to Neve standards in materials and production methods if they could. So now the real question is would you buy this to mod it with better electronics over a Silver Sky SE or a G&L or any other credible mid-priced Strat clone? I'm more impressed with the Revstar.
The actual story is that someone at Neve was already working on pickups and met the Yamaha team when they were visiting for other reasons and they decided to collaborate for several years to come up with these pickups. So these really are Neve designed pickups. According to Paul Riario, "Its cutting-edge pickups put it beyond any guitar in its class."
@@bostonbesteats364 sounds like the marketing story to me. Weak licensing agreement tops. NeveDrop is not "the name you all trust in guitar pickups". Yamaha has some weird marketing on a general basis. Lots of buzz words, very little detail.
@@michaelmenkes7233 If you would do even a tiny bit of research, you would find interviews with the designer of the pickups at Neve. Sounds like don't know what you are talking about #goodbye
Nice video, I just don’t like the pickguard.
Ahh, ahh, ahh
Yeah I really agree. That Yamaha headstock on the pacificas are just horrendous to look at hahaha. They really missed the chance to redesign it
If you have never heard of or played a Yamaha SG then you know zilch about guitars
Ok
It's still a $500 guitar, but sheep are buying up $500 Fenders and Epis for $1500, so why not get in on the action!
Right. If you subtract R&D, cost of labor and rent for the facility then I'm sure its a $500 guitar