Description
YAMAHA PACIFICA 1230S Description Offset single cutaway basswood body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl slash inlay, Strat-style headstock, six-on-one-side tuners, double locking RM-Pro II Floyd Rose licensed tremolo bridge, black pickguard, three DiMarzio humbucker pickups, two knobs (v, tone), five-way pickup switch with coil split, black hardware, Silver Flake finish, mfg. 1990-93. The Yamaha Pacifica 1230S is a high-end Yamaha Pacifica series that came to life under the creative guidance of Rich Lasner. The 1230S features a basswood single cut (tele) body, a warmoth neck with a compound radius reinforced with carbon graphite rods, 3 Yamaha Q100 humbuckers made by DiMarzio in a HHH configuration and the Yamaha RM-Pro II tremolo. Other features on the Pacifica 1230S are the "Total Access" neck joint, which consists of a roomy lower body cutaway, a low profile neck heel and a machined aluminum mating block extending deep into the body. It also features a height adjustable locking nut. The guitar was made in Japan and assembled in Taiwan. It was our father's and he founded a reputable Southern Studio renowned for many recordings of Southern Gospel, Blues and Jazz greats. He also used it as a session player in some of these recordings. Buyer will receive BIO of owner and studio.