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Yamaha Pacifica
Series of electric guitar models from Yamaha / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yamaha Pacifica is the name of a series of electric guitars manufactured by Yamaha. The line was originally designed in Yamaha's California custom-shop by Rich Lasner, working with guitar builder Leo Knapp. Initially intended by Lasner and Knapp as a test project, Yamaha Japan chose to produce the instruments.
Quick Facts Pacifica, Manufacturer ...
Pacifica | |
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Manufacturer | Yamaha |
Period | 1989–Present |
Construction | |
Body type | Solid |
Neck joint | Bolt-on or Set |
Woods | |
Body | Agathis Alder Swamp Ash |
Fretboard | Rosewood Maple |
Hardware | |
Bridge | Vintage vibrato, Floyd Rose type vibrato, Wilkinson vibrato, or hard tail Tele |
Pickup(s) | 1 humbucking and 2 single-coil pickups or 1 humbucking and 1 Hot Rails |
Colors available | |
Black, lake blue, metallic red, natural, old violin sunburst, and translucent green |
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Many variants of the Pacifica have been produced since the 1990s, including models styled like the Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster, twelve string models, carved-top and set-neck versions.