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Yamaha PAC012DLX Pacifica Electric Guitar - Old Violin Sunburst

6-string Solidbody Electric with Mahogany Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Single-coil and 1 Humbucking Pickup - Old Violin Sunburst
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Yamaha PAC012DLX Pacifica Electric Guitar - Old Violin Sunburst
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Q: Can I use the tremolo bridge for expressive playing?

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Yamaha PAC012: An Outstanding Beginner Electric Guitar

The Yamaha PAC012 Pacifica electric guitar is a great beginner instrument for younger, emerging players at an incredible price. The Yamaha PAC012 features a lightweight mahogany body with a smooth maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. A killer trio of versatile pickups lets you dial in a variety of tones from clean highs to punchy midrange to low-end growl.

Loaded for sound

The Yamaha PAC012 Pacifica comes with a custom Yamaha ceramic humbucker in the bridge position, perfect for when you want to rock hard and heavy. Two single-coil pickups in the middle and neck positions offer up all kinds of clean, rocking single-coil tones as well. The range this trio of versatile pickups offers lets you explore all kinds of stylistic approaches in just about any genre — and at Sweetwater, we're all about exploration!

Neck made to play

You will love the sleek, C-shaped maple neck with rosewood fingerboard on the Yamaha PAC012. It is smooth, responsive, and instantly playable — great for lead play or chording. And with a vintage tremolo bridge, you can play with the confidence that you will stay in tune.

Yamaha PAC012 Pacifica Features:

  • Lightweight mahogany-body electric that is great for emerging players
  • Smooth, "C"-shaped maple neck and rosewood fingerboard are instantly playable
  • Trio of versatile pickups let you dial in a variety of tones from clean highs to punchy midrange to low-end growl
  • 5-position blade, master volume, and master tone controls provide an array of tone-shaping options

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Pacifica
  • Body Material Mahogany
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color Old Violin Sunburst
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape C
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 13.75"
  • Fingerboard Material Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay Dots
  • Number of Frets 22, Medium
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.614"
  • Nut Material Urea
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Vintage Tremolo
  • Tuners Yamaha Sealed
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Yamaha Ceramic Single-coil
  • Middle Pickup Yamaha Ceramic Single-coil
  • Bridge Pickup Yamaha Ceramic Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 5-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings 9s
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: PAC012DLX OVS

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Reviews

Great way to begin a guitar journey.
The Pacifica is a wide awake dream guitar.

Smooth playability, great tone and sustain, well-constructed, and beautifully designed.

Best value for the price.
Best sound for the price.
Best quality for the price.

Would readily purchase again.

A special thanks to SW's Will Crisp for all his technical support and advice. He's the best!
Music background: Guitaristas
What a great guitar for the money

I was so impressed with how playable the fretboard is on my Yamaha Pacifica PAC012. It's so much easier to attempt fast scale runs on this guitar than others that I've tried. The pickups are also outstanding ceramic pickups and once I got them adjusted to the correct height, they sound beautiful. The humbucker in the bridge is great for higher gain.


I'm honestly amazed at how great this is for a $ guitar. Yamaha's building great quality at every price point. I've been playing for 20 years and have owned a lot of different guitars and this is one of the nicest ones I've owned.

Music background: Alternative Rock, Electronic
Wow! An amazing deal.
Playability: Check!
C Neck: Check!
Sound: Check!

I couldn't be happier! I don't know how they do it for this price.
Music background: Playing guitar since 1967.
Wonderful Instrument
This is my first electric guitar. I have messed around with acoustics before. This was a gift from my wife. It seems to be a great guitar for a beginner. It is very comfortable to hold and play. The old violin finish seems to be flawless. Stays in tune better than others suggested it would, but only after the strings were broken in. Intonation appears to be fine. Any deficiencies in sound are to be attributed to this player, not the guitar. I suspect this will work great as I progress. If I ever get another guitar, it will likely to be to try another styles, not because this one has failed me. I did notice a discrepancy on specs between Sweetwater and Yamaha sites. One reports the wood as agathis and the other shows it as mahogany. I am not sure of the wood type, but it is nice either way. I also heard from others that the fingerboard would be rather rough. To me the fingerboard felt fine.
Fantastic value!
This may be the best electric guitar value out there! Sure there are better guitars but "most" people would never notice if you were on stage playing and singing with this Pacifica or a Gipson Les Paul.
Music background: Old rocker since 1969