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Great Starter Guitar
This guitar is totally worth buying if you're starting out. It's so much better than a squier.
It has great tone. Unlike a regular squier, this guitar has a humbucker (2 pickups joined together) and 2 single coil pickups. The problem with a squier is that kids will lose interest, because of the sound. They might not like it. With this guitar, it sounds different, and you get the tone you want. If the kid doesn't know if he wants to play or not, then this is a good guitar to get. There's no point to buying a really expensive guitar that the kid's not gonna touch. This is a cheap guitar that really works. Squier's cost a little bit more.
Reviewed by Rock_Addict on 10/2/2006 who plays Rock/ Alternative.
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Solid as a rock (n'roll)
My wife, bless her, got me the Yamaha PAC012 as a graduation present in 2003 with the amp and all the extras included and hasn't let me down yet, despite seeing active use every day of the week. The single coil neck pick-up is warm and round, while the bridge humbucker offers some nice scratch. I prefer jazz noodling so I play up the fretboard quite often, straddling the neck and middle pickups. However, should I ever wish to shred, it's nice to know I can. The guitar itself is nice and solid (built in the far east) and rarely needs tuning. No curvature to the neck and a pleasing finish on the body. Only one tone knob, capared to the Fender, but with passive electronics, how many would you need? Let the amp take care of that stuff. Low, easy action campares favorably with the various low-price Les Pauls around, giving the Yamaha a nice, fluid, effortless playing vibe on which to torture the kids and dog.
All in all, I'm thrilled with mine and no longer see any reason to trade up, as once I did. If Prince can still take his entry-level Hohner around the world, I can tickle my Yamaha in my front room. In other, shorter words, it's a cracker!
Reviewed by Tucker Jenkins on 10/5/2006 who plays somewhat hopeless jazz/blues.
17 people found this review helpful.
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A Good Biginers Guitar
I got this guitar for chrismas a couple years ago. It is a great guitar for biginners. If you are looking a good quality easy to play inexpensive guitar this is the one to get. With a plastic top and a stratocaster body with the cutout in the back for comfort you will never need a new guitar. I like this guitar a lot.
Reviewed by Led_Zep500 on 8/15/2006 who plays Rock, Metal, Blues.
17 people found this review helpful.
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PIck up and play
I bought this guitar for my wife has her first electric guitar. She was able to just pick it up and play it with out adjustment what so ever, ok she tuned but that was it for adjustments. Now she can't put it down, she says playing relaxes her, her playing does the same for me. This is one of those guitars you just pick up and play.
Reviewed by SRR on 8/10/2006 who plays Christian pop.
21 people found this review helpful.
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its ok
This guitar is a good quality guitar for the money. It was my first guitar ana like anyone should be i was stoked to get it. Cause 1 of my favorite guitar players is Dave Murray from Iron Maiden and its just like his except a strange brand.It has good sound just make sure u dont drop it it gets all f'ed up if u do. Good trem, good for a 22 fretter. Has good sound from our Marshall stacks. But we have a serius 80's Ampeg head so the sound in incredible!!! i recomend u get this guitar! great beginner guitar has trouble staying in tune when tuning low.
Reviewed by RandyRhoads DiaryofAmadman on 2/22/2007 who plays 80's rock, Metallica,Ozzy,Randy Rhoads is the man.
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it was $150!
a lot of people are saying "well, this guitar sucks because my friend's fender strat has a way better tone" or something like that. keep in mind, that strat cost at least 6 times as much. this is a starter guitar, its something designed for a new player to learn on, and learn to love playing guitar. with the hss pickup design, you get a fairly wide array of available tones. i personally play in a death metal type band with this (until i can upgrade to, per se, an esp ltd 1001 horizon w/ seymour duncans) and then lead worship on Sundays. i have yet to find a dead spot on the fretboard, and the body is excessively light, the lead guitarist picked it up, then almost dropped it in shock. "it feels like a hollow body" were his exact words. the neck is thin enough to be comfortable, but still wide enough to easily play chords and arpeggios. i tell people that this guitar is pretty awesome as it sucks equally at everything, which, well, it does. the tone tends to be a bit lackluster, but remember the price. its a cheap guitar. this isnt an lp studio. its a low line guitar, and every component reminds you of that. the tuners tend to fail to hold anything over a 40 gauge, but there are no other major flaws. odds are, if one decided to put a seymour duncan jb in the bridge, the tone would get much better. if youre looking for a first guitar, and dont really know what you want to play, buy this. it can do basically anything you need it to, although it wont be perfect. with this, you can find out what you want in your next guitar(s)
Reviewed by THE rhythm guy over there on 8/19/2009 who plays jazz, christian rock, metalcore.
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Yamaha PAC012 Electric Guitar
The Yamaha PAC012 is a great value as a beginner guitar. I got mine a few years ago as a starter guitar, and it has treated me quite well. Decent sound, especially for the price...great sustain in mine, but the action is a little dead in spots.
Well worth the money for a beginner or even intermediate to learn on.
Reviewed by ChicagoGuitarist on 10/27/2006 who plays Rock, Jam Band.
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Awesome Guitar
Awesome guitar. I bought it because of its aspect
but I don´t plan leaving it.
It has an excellent tone & low price & It doesn´t get untuned!!!!!!
Excellent feel easy to play & really versatille.
This guitar really rocks.
Starting or not the best for cheap!!!
It sounds awesome with my cube-30 & my blues driver.
Get one now!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed by Guss/Breaker on 7/14/2009 who plays Blues, Rock, Light Metal & Gospel.
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A Bad Buy
This is not a well built guitar. The tune is off always and nothing is right. If you are looking to get a beginning guitar or if you have a small budget, look for a squier strat by fender.
Reviewed by Josh on 4/16/2008 who plays Rock, Hard Rock, Blues, Metal.
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Great for Beginners...but that's about it
I got this guitar when i first started to play. I loved it then, but i'm not as sure now. The pickups aren't bad, but they are far from good. The Humbuckers pretty much dead. the Jack input started getting loose as soon as i got it, and it has ever since(even after i put in better screws which helped a little bit). The value for this is exceptional. If I was to choose between this and a Fender Squire i would always pick the pac012. But between this and my new guitar (epiphone sg standard) id go for the epi. Basically, it's an average guitar for a good price.
Reviewed by LelinBeck on 8/2/2007 who plays Rock, Blues, Metal, Classic Rock, All Kinds.
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