Buying a new one...

msteurbaut · April 12th, 2005, 06:59 AM

Today I visited some shops in search for my 'dream Teleish guitar'. I spend hours comparing MIAs and MIMs until I almost went crazy. What a jungle...

Suddenly, this one caught my eyes, a Yamaha Pacifica Mike Stern:
http://img219.echo.cx/img219/8664/ymikes0eq.jpg

It looked great, and, plugged in, it sounded great.
The neck feels 'Fender', perfect fretwork, two Seymour Duncan pups, nice weight. Since I was looking for a somewhat 'fatter' sound, this axe did the job.
Normally it costs €1200, since it was a showroom model I got it for €850.

What a perfect day today...
Has anyone experience with this guitar?

Marc

Raymond · April 12th, 2005, 09:53 AM

Congratulations! It looks very nice and if you're happy, so are we. I have very little experience with Yamaha, but I do know that their top-of-the-line stuff is awesome in terms of craftsmanship. Please post back with a review after you truly test it for a few weeks.

I see you're in Belgium… I use to travel there a couple times a year and I can't wait for my next trip, probably in June. Last time (October, 2004) I met with another TDPRIer in Antwerp (Jef) and we had a couple of those wonderful beers you guys make. We couldn't play guitar because I was too busy working. I truly need some of your stuff to get rid of the bad taste of the yellow tainted water we get here… There's a place here that sells Stella so I think I'll stop by this afternoon so get me some…

Dana · April 12th, 2005, 10:59 AM

There was one at a local shop in my area. I didn't love it, but it may have been that one guitar. I would have liked to have tried a few of them and bought the best of the bunch.

In the end, I just built my own 'Mike Stern' model. It's my favorite guitar.

msteurbaut · April 12th, 2005, 01:17 PM

[quote="Dana"]I didn't love it, but it may have been that one guitar. quote]

Very nice!

May I ask you why you didn't like it?

msteurbaut · April 12th, 2005, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raymond

Please post back with a review after you truly test it for a few weeks.

There's a place here that sells Stella so I think I'll stop by this afternoon so get me some…

I will!

In that case: gezondheid, santé, proost...

Dana · April 13th, 2005, 12:05 PM

[quote="msteurbaut"]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dana

I didn't love it, but it may have been that one guitar. quote]

Very nice!

May I ask you why you didn't like it?

I wasn't crazy about the 7.25 radius. To me it felt very difficult to play. I prefer 9.5. Otherwise it was a very nice guitar.

msteurbaut · April 13th, 2005, 01:28 PM

It has the same radius as my Fender MIM Reissue Strat
http://www.gear-review.co.uk/reviews/70strat/
wich I'm used to.

April 12th, 2005, 06:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
msteurbaut Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 608	Buying a new one... Today I visited some shops in search for my 'dream Teleish guitar'. I spend hours comparing MIAs and MIMs until I almost went crazy. What a jungle... Suddenly, this one caught my eyes, a Yamaha Pacifica Mike Stern: http://img219.echo.cx/img219/8664/ymikes0eq.jpg It looked great, and, plugged in, it sounded great. The neck feels 'Fender', perfect fretwork, two Seymour Duncan pups, nice weight. Since I was looking for a somewhat 'fatter' sound, this axe did the job. Normally it costs €1200, since it was a showroom model I got it for €850. What a perfect day today... Has anyone experience with this guitar? Marc

April 12th, 2005, 09:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Raymond Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Herndon, VA Posts: 2,417 3 Photos	Congratulations! It looks very nice and if you're happy, so are we. I have very little experience with Yamaha, but I do know that their top-of-the-line stuff is awesome in terms of craftsmanship. Please post back with a review after you truly test it for a few weeks. I see you're in Belgium… I use to travel there a couple times a year and I can't wait for my next trip, probably in June. Last time (October, 2004) I met with another TDPRIer in Antwerp (Jef) and we had a couple of those wonderful beers you guys make. We couldn't play guitar because I was too busy working. I truly need some of your stuff to get rid of the bad taste of the yellow tainted water we get here… There's a place here that sells Stella so I think I'll stop by this afternoon so get me some… __________________ "That's a hard pill to swallow, buddy; when you find out what the blues is all about"

April 12th, 2005, 10:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dana Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ashland, Ma Posts: 1,695 11 Photos	There was one at a local shop in my area. I didn't love it, but it may have been that one guitar. I would have liked to have tried a few of them and bought the best of the bunch. In the end, I just built my own 'Mike Stern' model. It's my favorite guitar. __________________ www.good-ear.com www.miles.be Study music and not the musicians who play it. - Lincoln Goines

April 12th, 2005, 01:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
msteurbaut Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 608	[quote="Dana"]I didn't love it, but it may have been that one guitar. quote] Very nice! May I ask you why you didn't like it?

April 13th, 2005, 01:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
msteurbaut Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 608	It has the same radius as my Fender MIM Reissue Strat http://www.gear-review.co.uk/reviews/70strat/ wich I'm used to.