Yamaha PAC612VIIFMX Pacifica Electric Guitar - Fired Red

The Yamaha PAC612VIIFMX FRD is a premium model in the Pacifica lineup, crafted for players who want versatility, high-end components, and striking looks. It features an alder body with a stunning flamed maple top, finished in a bold Fired Red gloss that shows off the wood’s natural figuring. The bolt-on maple neck and rosewood fingerboard provide a smooth, fast playing feel that suits both lead and rhythm styles.

Equipped with a Seymour Duncan HSS pickup configuration (two vintage-style single-coils and a Custom 5 humbucker with coil-split), it offers everything from sparkling clean tones to powerful, punchy rock sounds. A Wilkinson VS50 tremolo bridge, Grover locking tuners, and Graph Tech TUSQ nut ensure excellent tuning stability and expressive pitch control, even with heavy tremolo use.

Visually stunning and sonically flexible, the PAC612VIIFMX FRD is a top-tier choice for players who demand professional performance in a bold, modern design.

Description:
The Yamaha Pacifica PAC612VIIFMX FRD is a high-performance electric guitar from Yamaha’s Pacifica 600 series. It features a bolt-on maple neck, a solid alder body with a flamed maple veneer top, and modern hardware. Its versatile H/S/S pickup configuration, combined with a 5-way selector and a push-pull tone knob for coil splitting, covers a wide range of tones—from clean, jangly sounds to aggressive rock. The Wilkinson VS50 tremolo bridge and Grover locking tuners provide stable tuning and expressive playability.

Key Features:

• Construction: Bolt-on maple neck

• Body: Alder with flamed maple laminated top

• Neck profile: “C”-shaped

• Fingerboard: Rosewood, 22 frets

• Scale length: 25.5″ (648 mm)

• Nut: GraphTech TUSQ

• Tuners: Grover locking

• Bridge: Wilkinson VS50-6 tremolo

• Pickups:

  • Neck: Seymour Duncan SSL-1 single-coil

  • Middle: Seymour Duncan SSL-1 RWRP single-coil

  • Bridge: Seymour Duncan TB-14 humbucker

• Controls: Master volume, master tone with push-pull coil split

• Pickup selector: 5-position lever

• Finish / Color: Fired Red (FRD)

• Strings (stock): D’Addario .009–.042

Pros / Ideal Use:

• Very versatile tone with H/S/S setup and coil-split

• Locking tuners + tremolo bridge ensure tuning stability

• Premium look with flamed maple veneer

• Suitable for both rhythm and lead playing