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expired Posted by GeekPriest • Dec 27, 2023

Yamaha Pacifica PAC611HFM Electric Guitar in Root Beer $583.99

$584

$730

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Pitbull Audio has the Yamaha Pacifica PAC611HFM guitar in root beer color for $584. It shows as $729.99, but falls 20% in cart. Shipping is free.
(Full price was initially shown as $799.99, but it's actually $729.99. the final price is correct.)

Alder body with maple top and matching headstock
Maple neck with rosewood fretboard, 13.75" radius
Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan SP90-1n (p90)
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-14 (humbucker) with coil split


https://www.pitbullaudio.com/yama...-beer.html
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Pitbull Audio has the Yamaha Pacifica PAC611HFM guitar in root beer color for $584. It shows as $729.99, but falls 20% in cart. Shipping is free.
(Full price was initially shown as $799.99, but it's actually $729.99. the final price is correct.)

Alder body with maple top and matching headstock
Maple neck with rosewood fretboard, 13.75" radius
Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan SP90-1n (p90)
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-14 (humbucker) with coil split


https://www.pitbullaudio.com/yama...-beer.html

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Dec 27, 2023
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caotico
Dec 27, 2023
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I like the look.
Dec 27, 2023
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Dec 27, 2023
LivelyApple1750
Dec 27, 2023
59 Posts
Best guitar for beginners and will last them far into their guitar journey.
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Dec 27, 2023
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JamieL2159
Dec 27, 2023
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Quote from LivelyApple1750 :
Best guitar for beginners and will last them far into their guitar journey.
Yamaha build quality for the $ makes them a great choice! For acoustic players, their thinline APX series are a great choice as well. Love the P90 in this one too.
Dec 27, 2023
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Dec 27, 2023
tivo713
Dec 27, 2023
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Own and love this guitar. P90 neck, sd humbucker in the bridge. Rolled frets, graphtec nut, locking tuners, everything about this guitar is premium.
Dec 27, 2023
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Justin1983
Dec 27, 2023
1,838 Posts
That looks fantastic. What more could you really need?
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Dec 27, 2023
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Dec 27, 2023
munzaabajaa
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Dec 27, 2023
818 Posts
Just FYI this model is not for beginners per say. Its their revstar for ST Style. It plays like a dream easily at the level of player plus or even performer

Thanks OP. Great deal.

FYI they also have the Nick Johnston on sale for <600.

I am picking this over that.
Dec 28, 2023
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tjf777
Dec 28, 2023
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That is a great looking guitar!

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Dec 28, 2023
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garreta
Dec 28, 2023
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this or a yamaha aex 502?
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Dec 28, 2023
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GeekPriest
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Dec 28, 2023
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Quote from garreta :
this or a yamaha aex 502?
This one is a solid body super strat type guitar. The aex is a hollow body yes? Different animals.
Dec 28, 2023
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benihanna
Dec 28, 2023
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank benihanna

A couple of specs on this guitar to be aware of
1) Its nut is 41mm wide, among the narrowest I've seen.
2) It comes with Graph Tech saddles. While the saddles have some benefits (sustain, string longevity), their points of contact with the strings are not actually metal. This means the tuners, strings, and ferrules will not be grounded, which increases the guitar's noise floor.
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Quote from benihanna :
A couple of specs on this guitar to be aware of
1) Its nut is 41mm wide, among the narrowest I've seen.
2) It comes with Graph Tech saddles. While the saddles have some benefits (sustain, string longevity), their points of contact with the strings are not actually metal. This means the tuners, strings, and ferrules will not be grounded, which increases the guitar's noise floor.
Interesting.. references for this? I can't find any reports of noise increase with these saddles in my own searches.
Dec 28, 2023
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SlickApple3128
Dec 28, 2023
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Quote from GeekPriest :
Interesting.. references for this? I can't find any reports of noise increase with these saddles in my own searches.
I don't know about this specific guitar, but for most bridges the strings will touch the bridge plates, so there shouldn't be any grounding issue regardless of the saddle material.
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Quote from SlickApple3128 :
I don't know about this specific guitar, but for most bridges the strings will touch the bridge plates, so there shouldn't be any grounding issue regardless of the saddle material.
That was my thinking, too. But I did some searches, and the only comments I could find indicated some players found these saddles to change the sound some. Considering the degree of superstition Smilie among guitarists about tone, I could only say "Maybe, but I doubt it."
Dec 30, 2023
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NeoSlick
Dec 30, 2023
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/315001889346

Or ebay and 315001889346

Add: Too late the SHOPTWENTY code expired. May be a deal later. Stay watchfull.

$60.88 free shipping, $69.98 less extra 20% off. Click coupon in checkout screen first. [Sat Dec 30th '23]

For a Humbucker alternative to your single coil axe. And a matte black body. And that's no hard tail.

Addendum: This eBay guitar arrived and it's beautiful. there is no scratch on it and everything is well fitted. other than simply tuning it and especially stretching and the strings which you can do by playing them in and re-tuning and the thing is already set up and playing just fine. The fret ends are not a problem but I could of course make them smoother. It came with the floating trim locked down so if you wanted that there's nothing to do. I will be custom setting tension, balance and return of the floating Trem bridge. Also fine tuning the intonation, only slightly imperfect on a few strings. More setup already done out of the box than I would expect. The plastic nut surprised me and is awesome with excellent low action in concert with the flat neck that requires no adjustment at all. The nice looking black tuner keys did feel slightly plasticky, unlike other Chrome versions however. I think they are metal and work great. Humbuckers have a typical cheap plasticky border but the coils looks great. The satin back neck and wood grain is extremely nice I'm very pleased with that. It plays and feels exactly like my three single coil eBay guitar. The three-way switch has a really nice high end thunk to the positions. And knobs are smooth turning.
Last edited by NeoSlick January 6, 2024 at 04:05 PM.
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Dec 30, 2023
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djfrank
Dec 30, 2023
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Are you seriously comparing this professional level Yamaha guitar with over $200 worth of pickups alone to a $60 eBay POS?
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