Members Jkater Posted February 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 27, 2009 As did I,it got sold to finance the 904. I'd put it on the Fender Masterbuilt shelf, myself. There are a ton of details that are right with these. the rounded neck heel, the truss rod access, slab board, tilt back headstock and staggered keys. The sustain is almost organ-like. My 904 is the only one of my four electrics that doesn't have a "nasal" acoustic sound (I don't know how to better describe it). It has a beautiful sustain and resonnace that remains true all over the fretboard. I think the compound radius and the quality of the fretwork plays a part in this but there can be no doubts that someone selected the tonewoods very carefully for these guitars. The combination of a swamp ash cap and choice alder back is not something we see every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flogger59 Posted February 27, 2009 Members Share Posted February 27, 2009 My 904 is the only one of my four electrics that doesn't have a "nasal" acoustic sound (I don't know how to better describe it). It has a beautiful sustain and resonnace that remains true all over the fretboard. I think the compound radius and the quality of the fretwork plays a part in this but there can be no doubts that someone selected the tonewoods very carefully for these guitars. The combination of a swamp ash cap and choice alder back is not something we see every day. It's a first for me, almost like a StratoPaulster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarbicus Posted February 27, 2009 Members Share Posted February 27, 2009 To my ears they sounded WAY better than the Ibanez offerings of the time. True enough. But it is pretty standard that "overseas" stock pickups are typically weak and thing. Yamaha's are the best but rarely compare to aftermarket pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KightTemplar Posted February 28, 2009 Members Share Posted February 28, 2009 Yes! Excellent guitar. The maple neck looks and feels sexy. The H-S-H config is maximum flexibility. Not sure how great the pickups are. That is from a period of meh sounding electronics but the guitar construction is top notch! Are you getting one? I have a RGX211II inbound at the moment.I hope so! I lost my job last year and still looking for one these days. So If I have the chance I will consider the RGX-421DM I saw a couple of days before. Although it was the older model, the store has it new and sealed! But then I have to think about this one I saw in another store as well:http://www.dustbowl.co.jp/old_guitar/yamaha/rgx821dmr_vb.htmThat's the gorgeous RGX-821DMR! Although the one I saw is in orange burst. Again, anyone played it? I did, and sounds fantastic!If I get the 421DM, I will change the pickups to Dimarzio Paf Pro I guess. Anyway, those older RGX models, at least from 421 on, can compete head to head with the MIJ Ibanez RGs with more than half the price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarbicus Posted February 28, 2009 Members Share Posted February 28, 2009 I hope so! I lost my job last year and still looking for one these days. So If I have the chance I will consider the RGX-421DM I saw a couple of days before. Although it was the older model, the store has it new and sealed! But then I have to think about this one I saw in another store as well: http://www.dustbowl.co.jp/old_guitar/yamaha/rgx821dmr_vb.htmThat's the gorgeous RGX-821DMR! Although the one I saw is in orange burst. Again, anyone played it? I did, and sounds fantastic! Holy cow! New and sealed?!!? Amazing. Where are you? I would love to have either guitar!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KightTemplar Posted February 28, 2009 Members Share Posted February 28, 2009 That's a real cool guitar with all kinds of small details that set it apart. The side markers on the side of the neck are beautiful and unique. Yamaha has a few high end models made outside of Japan that are top notch. The hand made acoustics LL-6 and LL-16 are spectacular example of that. My APX-9na is about a thousand bucks and highly detailed (made in Taiwan). So true. For example, the SA-503 TVL is made in Indonesia, but it is just as good as anything I played before including the damned Gibsons. One cannot tell by just playing that the TVL is made in Indonesia! By the way, in Taiwan the non-MIJ Yamahas are so cheap. The APX-9na is merely USD400 or less here. And also, If you wonder how the RGXTT sounds, the video you posted is the right guide. The Pac Tybor is using has the tone and nuance of my TT, although with me it sounds more like Eric Johnson cause I am using a Fender Blues jR and an overdrive pedal. Oh, speaking of me playing the TT, here is the stupid video and playing of me: I have no time and mood for making another better video these days, so here's a better one from another guy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KightTemplar Posted February 28, 2009 Members Share Posted February 28, 2009 Holy cow! New and sealed?!!? Amazing. Where are you? I would love to have either guitar!!!I am in Taiwan. I guess that's the advantage of getting amazing MIT Yamahas dirt cheap! My RGXTT is your example! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarbicus Posted February 28, 2009 Members Share Posted February 28, 2009 I am in Taiwan. I guess that's the advantage of getting amazing MIT Yamahas. I guess so! Um...about your profile...since when is the Holy Grail in Taiwan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KightTemplar Posted February 28, 2009 Members Share Posted February 28, 2009 I guess so! Um...about your profile...since when is the Holy Grail in Taiwan?Haha! Gotcha! Both my screen name and location are inspired from Da Vinci Code. Although my screen name should have been Knight Templar but with typo the "n" is missing.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tincob Posted February 28, 2009 Members Share Posted February 28, 2009 I really like the Tele shaped Yamaha's - very underrated i think ! The start ones does nothing for me - well, no strat does ! Ahem, to bring the thread back on topic, here's one of the Tele shaped Yamahas mentioned by SirJackdeFuzz. A Pacifica 302S to be specific. I got this with an assist from David Aranow, who graciously picked it up for me in Florida and shipped it to me. Thanks again Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KightTemplar Posted March 1, 2009 Members Share Posted March 1, 2009 Cool Tele shaped Pacifica. I saw a 402s, the same as yours except it has quilted maple top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted March 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2009 I got this with an assist from David Aranow, who graciously picked it up for me in Florida and shipped it to me. Thanks again Dave. Does Dave ship to Germany? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katillac Posted March 1, 2009 Members Share Posted March 1, 2009 I like that even more than the actual Telecaster. I'd be tempted to see if the headstock could be reshaped like a Tele, but the body on that one is really nicely shaped. The angle from the upper left bout to upper right really flows.WANT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted March 1, 2009 Members Share Posted March 1, 2009 I dig the tele-Yamahas too! Here's my 120SD after a tung oil refinish & GFS Crunchy PAT application Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thejujubes Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 this guitar, alongside with the mike stern sig model 1511, are excellent guitars. however, i dun like them personally because of the inaccessibility in truss rod adjustment. each tiime u need to perform one means un-bolting the neck off the body. too much of it causes the wood thread to be worn off Here's the guitar that qualified me to start this thread. I am very proud to own this guitar. I had to special order it and as soon as I got it, it was taken off the website of the (huge) store where I bought it: Discontinued in Europe and already not avaliable in the US. It is made in Japan and USA and was the top of the Pacifica line at that point in time. Interestingly, it is the most stratlike of all the PACS (especially soundwise) with less bling but highly refined features and a custom shop feel to it (no kidding). Thick swamp ash cap on a choice two-piece alder body, compound radius, top notch electronics, hardware and pups, etc. etc. At 965 euros ($1,200), it is a mind boggling steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 Ahem, to bring the thread back on topic, here's one of the Tele shaped Yamahas mentioned by SirJackdeFuzz. A Pacifica 302S to be specific. I got this with an assist from David Aranow, who graciously picked it up for me in Florida and shipped it to me. Thanks again Dave. There we go !!! Will rock this Yamaha and day of the week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 I dig the tele-Yamahas too! Here's my 120SD after a tung oil refinish & GFS Crunchy PAT application WOW . . . never seen the natural YamTele before - very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted March 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 this guitar, alongside with the mike stern sig model 1511, are excellent guitars. however, i dun like them personally because of the inaccessibility in truss rod adjustment. each tiime u need to perform one means un-bolting the neck off the body. too much of it causes the wood thread to be worn offYou might be right about the Mike Stern sig but the 904 has a warmoth neck with an access to the truss rod via a little plate at the last fret. Easy access, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted May 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 21, 2009 This bass strikes me as very Pacifica-ish: general lines, long horns (deep cutaway, that is), Pacifica "eagle beak" headstock... [YOUTUBE]ngRicIFHzAI[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted May 21, 2009 Members Share Posted May 21, 2009 love the Hair Dudes! yup..he plays Yamahas http://www.billysheehan.com/gear.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted May 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 21, 2009 love the Hair Dudes! yup..he plays Yamahas http://www.billysheehan.com/gear.html Gee, he not only plays them. He COLLECTS them. Very nice ones too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eddie Posted May 21, 2009 Members Share Posted May 21, 2009 On the subject of top end Pacificas, Here's the USA made (custom shop) Pacifica 1421 (not mine unfortunately). It's a neck-through but with a fancy multi-layer body. I remember seeing that one on eBay. That's actually a 1412. Rik Emmet played one of those. The 1421 did not have a flame top, and had 2 humbuckers. The 1412 had tone chambers.Here's my former 1421: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hondro Posted May 21, 2009 Members Share Posted May 21, 2009 holy {censored} did anyone else just realize that the pickguards looks like mini strat pickguards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheSkyIsCrying Posted May 22, 2009 Members Share Posted May 22, 2009 My Pacifica 302S that I got this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted May 24, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 24, 2009 holy {censored} did anyone else just realize that the pickguards looks like mini strat pickguards?I did notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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