Yamaha pacifica serial number1/1/2023 ![]() ![]() Yamaha was obviously proud of this guitar, and put their name and logo all over it. The guitar's serial number is stamped directly into the fretboard between two of the lower frets. Thin enough that the side dots are actually located on the split line between the fretboard material and the wood of the neck. ![]() I found that the pickups are not held in place with springs at the height adjustment screws like normal pickups, but instead had a large foam rubber block under the body of each pickup. I took the guitar apart a few years ago to give it a good cleaning. The black and silver areas are covered by a domed clear plastic piece. The black and silver areas that you see are actually the tops of the pickup bobbins themselves. The neck plate has a rectangular "window" in it to allow you to access the truss rod through a hole through the body into the back of the neck (that's right, the truss is accessed through the back of the neck). If you remove the four screws this plate comes off, you will then see the actual neck plate which has four larger screws holding the neck on. And this isn't actually a neck plate because it doesn't hold the neck on. This is also chrome and black but is a stamping not a casting. you can also see in the picture that the Yamaha brand name appears on the neck plate. You can turn it with your fingers on my guitar but it doesn't come off the round Yamaha logo on the headstock is not a decal, it's a die cast metal piece with chrome tuning forks (the Yamaha logo) raised above a black background. ![]() These guitars had single digit suffixes - like SG-3, SG-5 and SG-7. ![]() There were three SG eras - the first era SGs, lasting from 1966 to 1971, saw guitars with double cut-away bodies with similar features to the Fender Jazzmaster. Yamaha began using the "SG" (solid guitar) prefix for their solid bodied guitars when they introduced their first solid-body model in 1966 and continued using the SG prefix up until 1981. Yamaha SG Series (1966 to 1971 - first era) In 1967, Yamaha have changed the series # from S to SG series. It follows a compilation of these products. Yamaha, a company that is known for having an extensive broad range of products, from motorcycles to musical instruments, produces electric guitars models since 60's. ![]()
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