CEB Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-guitars/pacifica/pacifica611vfm/ I played the guitar yesterday. The dealer called and it was in. It sounded nice on cleans. The guitar was pretty much straight out of the box. The dealer did a quick intonation set on it and that was it. The finish is dark red burst. The fretboard is a nice thick piece of rosewood. The neck feels real good towards the nut but it seem to get bigger towards the neck pocket. There is very little crown. I would get used to all of this very quickly. But the guitar doesn't stay in tune. I think it is mostly string stretch and nut binding. A guy that works there checked it out then broke a string yanking on them trying to stretch the strings. LOL. What I usually do is when I put on strings is to tune everything sharp that way you stretch the entire length of the string. I had a rehearsal yesterday and had very little time to mess with it. I think if they set it up and stretch the strings it will be OK. I told the dealer to setup it up with 9-42s and call me when it is ready. I will be in Friday to check it out. It's an Indonesian guitar. I thought it would have been a Japanese guitar. The electronics seemed good on it. I will try it out on Friday and see what it does. If it doesn't work out I will take my 87 Ibanez off eBay. It is probably the better guitar. I just didn't want to mess with the Floyd licensed Edge tremolo anymore and wanted a guitar that wasn't florescent glow in the dark pink. (officially Road Flare Red but it looks pink to me). "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocPate Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Looks nice. Let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Looking good CEB! Hope it works out for you. I like the push/pull on the bridge HB pup for going single(s). The Grover locking tuners should keep things in tune once the strings stretch in. I tune low to high when I 1st put the strings on and after that I always tune high to low (twice) and just let the tuning stretch the strings in. It usually only takes a couple of days for them to stretch in as the high E B & G stretch each time as they take tension off the neck (but not on the initial tuning or you'll break the E and/or B LOL!). Keep us posted! ps. I'll bet Caevan will recommend some nut lube! Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-guitars/pacifica/pacifica611vfm/ Hopefully the bridge humbucker is splittable, to get the single coil vibe the guitar is obviously intended to evoke. . . . wanted a guitar that wasn't florescent glow in the dark pink. (officially Road Flare Red but it looks pink to me). Maybe it's salmon. I had a sweater in high school, the color of which several friends referred to dismissively as pink. Whenever they passed me in the hall they'd mutter "pink", & I'd yell back "SALMON!" Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Yes the Bridge pickup splits nicely. I like the electronics. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Wammies and tuning problems are close cousins. Especialy fresh out of the box. Put a little wd40 on a rag and just lightly dust it on the strings and hardware. Then play it like you are woodshedding for about 20 hours over the course of a couple weeks. If it doesnt settle in from there hang it on the wall. FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I like that pickup arrangement! I have experimented with the neck P90 & splitable bridge HB, and found it to be very flexible. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Congrats. I still have the Yamaha SC400 I saved up and bought as my first good electric, and it's still a great sounding and playing and very well-built guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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