Yamaha Pacifica 012 – Full Size Electric Guitar with Tremolo Arm and 6 Steel Strings – Dark Blue Metallic

Personally speaking I wouldn't buy or advise anyone else to buy any other guitar in this price bracket. It is that good. I'm sure if your reading this you will have an idea of how good as for the past ten years or more this has been the guitar to get. Really isn't a lot to say other than it is head and heals above the competition. Looks great. sounds great. feels great.Also I would add don't go cheaper unless you absolutely have to, I've seen loads of sub £100 guitars that just don't have anywhere near the build quality of this and inevitably break within the first year. If you want a high quality guitar that will last at a bargain price, look no further. Simply great instrument that deserves it's year after year top spot. Do a bit of research and decide for yourself & happy strumming. Love it!

My brother set this up for me as he’s played electric guitar for 30 years. He said it’s got a good action, Was well made and sounded great for the price. He also said the strings were rubbish and advised me to change them. Hold tune well and is really easy to play. He was impressed that it had the humbucker pickup and two singles so you have the best of both worlds which the Fender Squire doesn’t have being more like the traditional Strat. I bought a Fender Amp to go with it for about £150 and I’m really enjoying it. Highly recommend. The red is lush and looks really nice too

Buy this electric Yamaha guitar if you are a beginner. Do not look elsewhere as you will be wasting your time, this guitar was obviously made for beginners. It is immaculate out of the box but needed tuning which was not a problem. It stays in tune too, no need for constant retuning. The neck is narrow, great for a 5ft 2in women with small hands. The strings are slim and close meaning it is very easy to produce accurate chords first time as opposed to the acoustic guitar (thicker strings,far apart, high fretboard) I was using which I found very difficult to get to grips with and painful on the fingertips due to the wider neck and high strings you have to apply more pressure to the string to produce an accurate chord. I bought a yamaha F310 acoustic guitar in September 2015 and was totally unaware of the intricate details one needs to know before purchasing a guitar as a beginner.Many will advise to buy a guitar depending on the type of music you want to play, (heavy mental or rock equals electric guitar and amp) (blues, country or folk equals acoustic guitar no amp). This may be true but before you can play anything you need to master the chords. This electric guitar is by far the easiest to learn on.If you want a guitar that is very easy to practice on then this is the guitar for you, especially if you have smaller hands. I really struggled with the acoustic guitar and found I could not practice for more than 10 minutes. With this guitar I am able to practice for over 2 hours, no problems, no sore fingers and no boredom. No need for an amp with this guitar either if you are a beginner, its not really necessary at this stage.I would highly recommend this guitar to anyone as it is not that heavy and very comfortable to get to grips with. The Yamaha Pacifica 012 really is a joy to practice on as a beginner due to its ease of use and Yamaha guitars are always of a high quality too.

My first proper guitar was a Pacifica and I found it very versatile with its 5 way pick up selecor for getting different tones and sounds. Everything thing from lsush warm tones, jazzy tones, and with the humbucker and a bit of distortion great for hard rock. I switched to a Les Paul which I enjoyed for many years, but after fracturing my spine in 2 places and the recovery, it was just too heavy to stand and play any more, so I decided to get a lighter body guitar and having had experience with Pacifa, went back and got a new one. There's very little bad to say about the. They have tweaked the design slightly over the years, for the better. My only complaint would be that the whammy bar is a bit stiff; not as malleable, (dare I say 'not as fun'?) as it used to be, but I rarely ned to use it so it's a minor issue. Great guitar.

My son wanted an electric guitar and this is his first. I looked at other makes, some significantly cheaper than this one. The reviews on this one tended to be very good and better than for the others and better than some more expensive. It is a Yamaha. That usually means good quality. It looks and feels like good quality. It does look well made. It is a very nice looking guitar. More importantly it does sound good as well. My son is delighted with it. I would say that this is an excellent guitar for a beginner or an intermediate. Recommended.UPDATE.When buying this guitar, I would recommend buying a good set of strings. The ones that come with the guitar are ok but not great and do not really last. All were replaced within a month or so. My son remains delighted with this guitar.

For the money, you would be struggling to find a better budget electric guitar.Great build quality, excellent playability and sounds good too. I did change the strings for a set of Ernie Ball Slinkies and lowered the action, the result is reall quite impressive for relatively low cost.I bought it to take around rather than risk my EVH Special which is my weapon of choice.

Ordered this because I was at my wit's end with my mega-cheap, no-name electric guitar. I can't believe the difference. This guitar was ready to play straight out of the box, and it's a joy to hold. The action is not as high as on my cheapo guitar, so it's much easier and more enjoyable to play. The sound is great, and it stays pretty much in tune, with only minor adjustments needed every now and then. The colour is lovely as well, and the strings were clean.All in all, I've made great progress since buying this guitar, and I'm really happy I spent the money on it instead of trying to stick with my previous guitar. I'm 5'3'' with tiny hands, and this guitar is super comfortable for me to use. I would definitely suggest it to anyone who's looking to learn how to play an electric guitar.