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Yamaha serial numbers are recycled every ten years, 29 formats are supported here based on research available on the yamaha website. There is some overlap between formats and in those cases multiple results will be generated. If you encounter any inaccuracies please email the web master

At Yamaha, quality control means way more than simply checking finished products for defects. Everything from how a guitar copes in extremes of hot and cold, to how the strap pins hold up when a guitar is dropped is thoroughly and systematically checked from the first moment a new guitar is envisioned, to make sure that the guitar in your hands can handle everything you throw at it, day after day, night after night.

The Yamaha approach is to build quality into every guitar right from the beginning. This means that a proposed design will be subjected to multiple virtual review sessions while the instrument is just an idea on paper.

Every aspect of the proposed guitar, including the tools and methods for how it will be constructed, is thoroughly reviewed by designers, engineers, luthiers and players from inside and outside of Yamaha. Only when everyone involved is satisfied does development proceed to the next step.2

Spot checks are regularly performed prior to guitars leaving the factory. If a problem is found on an instrument in production, shipment is stopped immediately and the cause is tracked down and rectified before shipment can resume.

A good guitar should last a lifetime, but a guitar that gets played will wear over time and need ongoing maintenance to keep it in optimum condition. Yamaha maintains stocks of parts that might be needed to repair and service guitars for up to 10 years after the product has been discontinued, sometimes longer.

A well made guitar has to withstand a range of environmental conditions without damage or compromised playability; a neck that warps with every change in humidity is close to useless. At the extremes wood can crack and glue joints can separate - none of these things are acceptable for Yamaha guitars.

To ensure that Yamaha guitars remain stable and reliable in all conditions, year after year, instruments are subjected to accelerated testing that simulates the severest conditions imaginable. The test instruments are be kept at -20 degrees Celsius and then moved to a +50 degree environment, repeated several times while measurements are made to check integrity and stability. The same process is used for extremes of atmospheric moisture, with instruments being subjected to alternating periods at 90% and then 20% humidity.

Thanks a lot for that valuable info CTGull .

My wife has an FG75 that was given to her as a gift when she graduated high school. It has the Yamaha on the peghead under the tuning forks and a tan label with "Republic Of China". The serial number is 0515172. I'm assuming that puts it at 1974.

It is now the house "Nashville - High strung" guitar.

Thanks a lot for that valuable info CTGull .

My wife has an FG75 that was given to her as a gift when she went away to university. It has the Yamaha on the peghead under the tuning forks and a tan label with "Republic Of China". The serial number is 0515172. I'm assuming that puts it at 1974.

It is now the house "Nashville - High strung" guitar.

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.

Pacificas all have one of two basic body shapes: a Stratocaster inspired double cutaway shape, or a Telecaster-like single cutaway. Apart from these similarities, the models vary in materials, hardware, and electronics. As of December 2009, there were currently 5 models in production.

The best-selling and most recognisable models are the entry-level PAC012 and PAC112. The 112 has a solid Alder body and has always been available with a clear varnish finish, showing the grain of the wood. At the time of the original launch this guitar was intended to compete with some of Fender's budget models. The entry level PAC012 has one Yamaha humbucker and two single coil pickups, an agathis body and a Strat-style vibrato bridge.

The early PAC1412 and PAC1421 models had set necks and carved tops with Floyd Rose locking vibrato bridges. These guitars were ultimately too costly to produce and hence too expensive for Yamaha's market.Other variations include the twelve-string PAC303 12, and the reversed headstock PAC721R.

The high-end PAC1511MS has a solid swamp ash body, with a Seymour Duncan humbucker neck pickup, and a Seymour Duncan "hot-rails" humbucker pickup in the bridge position, and a non-vibrato bridge with strings passing through the body. A more affordable version of the Mike Stern signature model Pacifica is the PAC311MS. Both are Telecaster-style guitars similar in shape, but in the case of the PAC311MS controls are slanted rather than on a chrome plate parallel to the strings and the M stands for Maple (neck) and the S for Singlecut as there also was a PAC311S with a rosewood neck. The 311MS and 311S were released in 1998 and production lasted only a couple of years. The 1511MS, however, remains in production. This illustrates how some Pacificas were lower or higher priced versions of conceptually similar guitars.

The 904 model featured a Warmoth produced neck with a compound radius, locking Sperzel machineheads, and a push-push tone control (like the 604W and 604V) that split the front dual single coil pickup into a single one. The Body was an ash slab top on an alder back and featured a highly engineered neck joint.

At the 2011 Frankfurt Musikmesse Yamaha announced the 611HFM, 510V and 311H models and the reintroduction of the 120H.[1]The 120H is similar to the 112V, but features a hardtail, instead of a tremolo bridge, and a pair of humbucker pickups.

For the 2024 line-up, Yamaha introduced the Professional and Standard Plus models[2] carrying a leading "P" and "S+" in the model number instead of a digit. Both feature stainless steel frets and "Reflectone" branded pick-ups. The Professional is placed as the flagship model, made in Japan with a 10" to 14" compound radius neck and additional processing of the body intended to improve resonance. The Standard Plus has a 13 3/4" single radius neck and is made in Indonesia. In a departure from the typical construction of S-type guitars, the new S+ and P models place the pickup selector and volume and tone potentiometers separate from the pick guard. The highest numbered model in the 2024 model year carries a leading 6.[3]

That's weird isn't it. I mean if someone has a guitar for 10 to 15% less than they do, they'll match that, but if I want them to reduce the price 8.4% to match out the door with M123 or AMS, they say, "no can do". Weird.

I've not been too thrilled by my Yamaha acquisitions, but yet I do believe they generally produce good quality. My last disappointment was the RGXA2, but I've hung onto it anway, cuz it's unique and I'm a gear whore. Where I've usually been most impressed within my limited Yamaha experience is in their Costco stuff. Sounds much better than it should for a hundred bucks.

Yeah, I'd be curious to hear more about what you think about the Belvedere. I've thought about getting one of those also. I've got an embarrasing number of guitars now (46 ) but none so far with a bigsby.

I had an order in for an ESP PCV1 w a Bigsby, but after waiting around for Birdland Music to come through for over 6 months, I just cancelled that order this morning. They advertise a good price on it, but they apparently are not a favorite dealer of ESP so I got caught between the two.

So I've been torn between various semi-hollow critters with bigsbys and haven't pulled the trigger yet. Part of me thinks I should just save for a Gretsch. But the Yamaha I'm guessing will have more of a rock tone.

But yeah, I think the DiPintos are better than their price tag might suggest. But I do like to collect and I am a home hobbyist player so I always hope working/gigging musicians take my praises with the due "grain of salt" since I don't rely on my guitars for a living.

I think a separate review, especially if you can post some pics, would be cool on the Belvedere. I don't think most folks are familiar with DiPinto. I know I just learned of them about a year ago. They've got some degree of Jack White endorsement, I think I remember seeing a picture on their site of Dick Dale with a Belvedere as well.

I played one on MOnday at my local GC. They had a used black one for $850. And I was a little dissapointed. It was a lot heavier than I'd anticipated and all three pickups sounded VERY similar. With all the switching options it was lacking a variety of tones.

I just bought one of these yesterday - the black model. It sounds AMAZING. So much charater. I'd been getting bored with the tone of my amp, and as soon as I plugged this thing in I was excited again. TONE TONE TONE with this axe.

A Yamaha factory in indonesia or Taiwan is still a Yamaha factory with Yamaha people looking over things. Have you not heard about that company's QC in all price range? This is one of the big differences between Yamaha and other big names. Ibanez's cheapos are not made by Ibanez at all, they have a chinese company (who makes guitars for many others as well)make it to certain specs and put the name Ibanez on it. The result is that no one in their right mind would pick a cheapo Ibanez over a PAC112 for the same price.

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