Members Help!I'maRock! Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 today's GPOTD belongs to Jkater. Year: 2007 Manufacturer: Yamaha Japan Model: PAC904 (Top of the Pacifica range) Case: N/A. I am modifying a fiberglass Calton case for it. Color: Two tone sunburst. Body: back: two-piece alder, top: thick swamp ash cap. Pup configuration: Four single-coils (bridge single or two combined) Description: Made in Japan/USA. Warmoth neck with compound radius fretboard (9 1/2" - 15 3/4") and Dunlop 6105 frets. Sperzel locking tuners. Four alnico V single coils. Mint green three-ply Pick-guard. Custom two point trem bridge of very high quality. Fully shielded and very quiet. Quality of craftmanship typical of highest models of japanese Yamaha electrics. Condition: New Price: 965 Euros ($1,200 us). No longer available in the west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Beautiful. Yamaha makes nice stuff. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yngtchie Blacksteen Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Gorgeous! Two-tone burst makes my tingly bits tingle. Lots of Yammie love here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A-20 Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Very Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timmyfirst Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 most under-rated guitar ever built in my humble opinion. Flawless build, so easy to play and they sound great. A friend of mine plays one through an old marshall vs100 combo and it sounds fantastic, i'm always hating on him because his entire rig cost him just over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Here are a few detailed pics (hope it's allowed...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chqtarzan Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 GAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Thats nice! Jkater, you are VERY lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Damn that's HAWT!I love that natural wood look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blazingblake Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 That looks nice I like sperzel tuners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flori Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Stunning details j.....very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Selsaral Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members megawzrd Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Would. It's weird that the neck is Warmoth though...I wouldn't have thought Yamaha would source a neck instead of build their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Would.It's weird that the neck is Warmoth though...I wouldn't have thought Yamaha would source a neck instead of build their own. Yamaha and Warmoth have been teaming up for some time for their top models. My guess is that warmoth provides the neck with the compound radius fretboard and frets installed and Yamaha did the finishing, fretwork and abalone headstock inlays in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Yamaha and Warmoth have been teaming up for some time for their top models. My guess is that warmoth provides the neck with the compound radius fretboard and frets installed and Yamaha did the finishing, fretwork and abalone headstock inlays in Japan. That says a lot about the quality of those higher end yammy's. Warmoth makes a damn fine neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 That says a lot about the quality of those higher end yammy's. Warmoth makes a damn fine neck. Satin at the back, high gloss on the front of the headstock, fretboard is unfinished, of course, but so polished it's almost glossy, the 9.5" - 15.75" compound radius is a brillant idea. no matter how much or where I bend, there is not the slightest loss of clarity or fretting out. Love the 6105 frets, perfect size. That neck must be worth some bucks! It is rather chunky unlike the usual Pacifica necks that tend to be small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Satin at the back, high gloss on the front of the headstock, fretboard is unfinished, of course, but so polished it's almost glossy, the 9.5" - 15.75" compound radius is a brillant idea. no matter how much or where I bend, there is not the slightest loss of clarity or fretting out. Love the 6105 frets, perfect size. That neck must be worth some bucks! It is rather chunky unlike the usual Pacifica necks that tend to be small. Thats my favorite wire at the moment. Tall, but thinner than typical jumbos that tend to have a large shoulders that slow down bending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 I guess I'll put my head on the chopping block: It's a beautiful git, and I'm sure it plays great but I'm also willing to bet that if you compared the resale value of it to an American Deluxe strat (roughly comparable) you'd find the Yamaha lagging. I'm just being honest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 I guess I'll put my head on the chopping block: It's a beautiful git, and I'm sure it plays great but I'm also willing to bet that if you compared the resale value of it to an American Deluxe strat (roughly comparable) you'd find the Yamaha lagging. Your head is quite safe and quite level, too.You are absolutely right. Many reasons for this. One being that the name Pacifica is associated with the 112 rather than being known as a line of guitars that range from the mass produced entry level right up to the custom shop US made one-offs that cost a few thousands. All bearing the name Pacifica but the upper shelf ones being very rare and unknown.PS: Resale value is completely irrelevant in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JC777 Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 It is a completely gorgeous guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 PS: Resale value is completely irrelevant in this case. As it should be. That is rarely my motive when considering gear. If I like it, chances are I'm not gonna sell anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members snowaie Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Wait..Let me get this straight..That's not a veneer is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ΨWindingΨ Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Beautiful. Yamaha makes nice stuff. EG And Warmoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted October 22, 2009 Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 Wait..Let me get this straight..That's not a veneer is it? It's a thick cap. I put a strong spotlight on the dark (but still transparent) part of the sunburst near the outer edge of the contoured armrest area and could see the oblical straight line where alder and ash meet. Following that line to the edge, I could get an idea how think it is. It's at least 1/4 of the thickness of the body. Interesting thing about those 904 swamp ash caps is they rarely look spectacular. Mine is one of the better looking ones I've seen. Conversely, the ash veneer on the lower model pacificas (300 series) always look gorgeous because that's strictly what they are for: looking good. Edit: I got curious about the thickness of the cap and, armed with a strong flashlight and a precise 32th" ruler, measured it. The body is 1 3/4 " thick and the ash cap 15/32th" thick so roughly 1/4 of the body thickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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