The Yamaha PAC012 from the PAC100 Series Pacifica range is an entry-level electric guitar designed to give first-time players access to Yamaha's manufacturing standards and tonal flexibility. The HSS pickup configuration—humbucker at the bridge, single-coils at neck and middle—routes through a 5-position lever switch and master volume/tone controls, delivering span across rock, blues and pop styles. The mahogany body is finished in gloss polyurethane white, paired with a bolt-on maple neck and rosewood or walnut fingerboard.
Scale length measures 25.5 inches with a 13.75-inch fingerboard radius across 22 medium frets. Neck profile tapers from 41 mm at the nut to 51.4 mm at the 12th fret, with depth spanning 20.9 mm to 22.9 mm. The ceramic pickups—two single-coils and one humbucker—feed the signal path without onboard preamp, relying on passive tone shaping. Hardware includes a vintage-style tremolo bridge with screw-in 5.2 mm diameter arm, covered tuning machines, and 10.5 mm string spacing. Ships strung with .009–.042 gauge strings.
Features
- HSS pickup configuration with ceramic humbucker and two single-coils
- Mahogany body with gloss polyurethane finish in white
- Bolt-on maple neck with satin polyurethane finish
- Rosewood or walnut fingerboard, 13.75-inch radius, 22 medium frets
- 5-position lever switch for tonal variation across pickup combinations
- Vintage-style tremolo bridge with 5.2 mm screw-in tremolo arm
- 25.5-inch scale length with 41 mm nut width
- Master volume and master tone controls with covered tuning machines



