Yamaha Pacifica 812v with Pod XT Live in Vox AC30 simulation

[johnjuwax]

very nice guitar, sound and playing...i wish i could buy this guitar...

[Shippoism]

Peccato per la qualità della registrazione ma gran bella chitarra!complimenti

[rafport]

@Shippoism grazie :) ciao!

[veryhighsamurai]

How do you use the neck + split bridge? is this possible?

[rafport]

@veryhighsamurai yes with a little mod and a solder on the push pull pot, no other hardware are needed in this Pacifica

[laurentiums]

nice sound. can you tell what are you playing at 1:34 - 2:07 ?

[alexmc69]

Hi - would you please list your POD XT tone settings for this video?

[rafport]

@alexmc69 it is a quite old video, i should check... anyway if i remind well it was the ac30 simulation on pod with all stock (in sense, all with settings you get when just put on the amp) except for master volume to max. i usually play with master volume to max with pod sims. no stomp (it sound vey bad the pod stomps for my ears), no eq, no modulation, anything except a plate reverb

[alexmc69]

@rafport Thanks for the advice; I'm running a Pacifica 904 into a POD XT and wanted to recreate your tone... it's beautiful!

[rafport]

@alexmc69 thank you! i checked the settings for you, it should be this one class a30 tb drv 10 (5 is midnight) bass 4 mid 6 tre 4 pre 0 vol 10 all of except large hall reverb tone 50% pre 50% post config

[pimentankou]

got the same guitar i changed the tremolo for a wilkinson. this guitar is awesome. i've some american strats and the yamaha sounds better... i bought the americans for more than 1000 euros the yamaha cost me only 450 euros( second hand).

[rafport]

@pimentankou unfortunately from some time yamaha stop to sell this model, now pacificas are just cheap models (a bit over entry level). it is a very good guitar, the problem is anyone famous at the moment use this model and people watch brand and names... this explain the price, i payed a pair of year ago 500 euros brand new (and fender costs at time 1150 euros new more than double!). we need to use ears and fingers, not eyes to judge a guitar

[ivncdo0809]

hi, this may sound like a stupid question but next week i will start taking guitar lesson and i have it all but the guitar cable, it is ok if buy any cable or it affects in the overall sound of the guitar??? thanks

[rafport]

@ivncdo0809 i read in a wrong way your question, so i delete my past reply. you're starting so buy guitar cable you want, there is a tone affect depending on quality but you need first class instrumentation, long cables and a very good ear. if you buy one with metal plugs and you can solder, you can repair in future, but maybe you save time buying another one. usually better cables has bigger diameter. take one no longer than you need, signal decrease with distance

[CoolParkourName]

@ivncdo0809 get a good cable, like peavey or somthing, when i was new i noticed a decent difference in tone between that and my old bad cable

[HugoStrife]

unknown brands are always better, do you know Michael Kelly guitars?

[rafport]

@HugoStrife i know by name, i never had chance to try one. i read good opinions about this brand. can you tell me more, you own a kelly guitar?

[HugoStrife]

@HugoStrife I'm gonna get one soon I hope. They're so great! You should get some information about them. Really cheap guitars but almost unknown. They use Grover, Licensed Floyd-Rose and good pickups (Rockfield, not so known but very well, and EMG). Most expensive models are about 700$, 5xx euros.

Nice Yamaha Pacifica friend, with other brands you only pay the name, just like Dean or Ibanez. Expensive and the materials arent that good, and pickups...

[jobjob76]

@HugoStrife unknown brands a not always better, Michael Kelly guitars are just another form of bc rich and are ok for the price.

[HugoStrife]

@jobjob76 grover tuners, set-thru body, good mahogany, original floyd rose, some of them with EMG, and I've seen them for about 400-500 euros. Theyre great, BC Rich are much worse in my opinion

[MITCHWILD]

I have six Pacifica's, "GREAT" Guitars. Shame i suck on them. Build quality is as good as any Fender, i have some of those too! and i like the fact that it is an original design, influenced, but not a copy of the Fender Stratocaster.

[rafport]

@MITCHWILD i've tried severa yamaha and pacificas, there are good instruments. price are usually confusing for a guitar, is not a meter for his quality. some reissue models for example has less features (think to the tele 52) and cost more, that is quite absurd :)

[MITCHWILD]

@rafport Yes, absurd indeed, when you buy a Fender you are paying for the name on the headstock, and it's history, that's not the best way to but a guitar!

[rafport]

@MITCHWILD this is true for almost all musical stuff. see how much costs the yamaha sg2000 just because it was the guitar of santana and other great guitarists. ok is a good guitar, but see their price and did a relation to a pacifica or with others. and there are unknow brand with any history and any endorser that did excellent instrument for a much cheaper price. if you stop to read price and names andjust use ears, there are many deals :)

[OneLoveJK]

Sad how just because the guitar doesn't say "Fender" or "Gibson" on it, people overlook such high quality.

[rafport]

@OneLoveJK people are not all same. not all player are seeking just brands like fashon teens, someone use ears. there are excellent guitar cheaper than yamaha too. just ears and fingers should be used, brand is not important, price is less important too (in sense, maybe is not expensive but is good or the opposite).

[OneLoveJK]

@rafport Yea I agree completely, I was just saying how it's sad that so many people don't use their ears but rather brand name recognition.

[Secondheartbeat5]

Gran bella chitarra,e suono favoloso....anche io ho la pacifica 812 e la reputo davvero ottima...complimenti per il sound

[rafport]

grazie :)

[buckleyboyben]

great playing. Is the neck nice and thin like on the Pacifica 112 - very comfy guitar.

[rafport]

thank you. i never tried the 112 i dont know their neck unfortunately...

[peak199]

@buckleyboyben  In case noone told you yet,yes the neck is nice and thin.I have an 812 and have played several other pacificas.Basically the same neck.I just put in a Dimarzio super distortion humbucker(bridge),a Dimarzio area 67 middle pick-up,and a YJM neck pickup,and some custom switches,splitters.Was nice before-is amazing now.

[buckleyboyben]

thanks for that.

[valdaligo]

Hola, 5 estrellas!

The guitar sounds very nice. Is this guitar better than the 812w model?

[rafport]

the 812v is cheaper than 812w, and mount different pickups, but i never tried the w so i dont know which play better. thank you for stars!

[peak199]

@rafport I have the 812 w.Play the same,sound very similar.Nice vid by the way.

[pastorkev777]

sweet jams! -PK

[rafport]

thanks!

[bunker83]

Semplicemente meravigliosa! Il top è veramente da sbavo! XD

[rafport]

si è una gran bella chitarra :) grazie