JGale Posted November 29, 2022 Posted November 29, 2022 2006 Yamaha Pacifica 812V. Serial QMM0280R, Alder body, Maple cap, bolt on maple neck, rosewood board, Spertzel locking tuners, Super-Vee tremolo, body cavities shielded with combination of nickel paint and foil. HSS pickup set, Gravelin MongooseT bridge, Duncan SSL-1 single coils. Neck is 14" radius with 42/21.5 mm @ nut and 51.6/23.3 @ 12th fret. This shallow "C" has broader shoulders than it's PAC604W sister. Fills the hand a bit more. Electrics rewired. CTS SPST push-pull pots: Tone splits bridge to inner coil, Volume adds the neck pickup to any combination. Lots of sounds, all various and different! There are scratches and dings. The weight is 8.0 lbs. The acoustic voice is forward with a touch of brightness. Plugged in it's more rock than jazz. The MongooseT splits very well. It's hot, but way more usable than the stock JB. The hardshell case is cheap, but new. Xotics "Raw Vintage" trem springs. There is a six pack of alternate knobs in the case to accent your current accoutrement ensemble. The OEM bridge was replaced because it buzzed like a sitar. It's in the case. $700 shipped.
golem Posted November 30, 2022 Posted November 30, 2022 Someone's going to get a killer deal. I'm interested but can't pull the trigger to January due to travel.
Stike Posted December 14, 2022 Posted December 14, 2022 Nice upgrades and it kind of reminds me of the new Suhr Pete Thorn signature guitar. GLWTS.
scottcald Posted December 14, 2022 Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Stike said: Nice upgrades and it kind of reminds me of the new Suhr Pete Thorn signature guitar. GLWTS. It won't remind your wallet though.🤣
Dave Scepter Posted April 17, 2023 Posted April 17, 2023 Helpful hint... retype your description to make it readable... black font on black background is extremely hard to read 😑
JGale Posted April 17, 2023 Author Posted April 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said: Helpful hint... retype your description to make it readable... black font on black background is extremely hard to read 😑 How about now?
JGale Posted April 17, 2023 Author Posted April 17, 2023 And now por favor? Also I found a nickel cover from Josh for the Mongoose!
specialk Posted April 17, 2023 Posted April 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, JGale said: And now por favor? I can read your posts fine, Jim. The one by bry is all black. I'm on Safari 16.4
Dave Scepter Posted April 17, 2023 Posted April 17, 2023 29 minutes ago, JGale said: How about now? Seriously, I'm not trying to be difficult, I think it's a great guitar, but I gave up trying to read the description... I can somewhat read it after turning up my brightness all the way... I'm going to try it on my laptopÂ
JGale Posted April 18, 2023 Author Posted April 18, 2023 2006 Yamaha Pacifica 812V. Serial QMM0280R, Alder body, Maple cap, bolt on maple neck, rosewood board, Spertzel locking tuners, Super-Vee tremolo, body cavities shielded with combination of nickel paint and foil. HSS pickup set, Gravelin MongooseT bridge, Duncan SSL-1 single coils. Neck is 14" radius with 42/21.5 mm @ nut and 51.6/23.3 @ 12th fret. This shallow "C" has broader shoulders than it's PAC604W sister. Fills the hand a bit more. Electrics rewired. CTS SPST push-pull pots: Tone splits bridge to inner coil, Volume adds the neck pickup to any combination. Lots of sounds, all various and different! There are scratches and dings. The weight is 8.0 lbs. The acoustic voice is forward with a touch of brightness. Plugged in it's more rock than jazz. The MongooseT splits very well. It's hot, but way more usable than the stock JB. The hardshell case is cheap, but new. Xotics "Raw Vintage" trem springs. There is a six pack of alternate knobs in the case to accent your current accoutrement ensemble. The OEM bridge was replaced because it buzzed like a sitar. It's in the case. $700 shipped.
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted April 18, 2023 Posted April 18, 2023 I thought you decided to keep it?
JGale Posted April 18, 2023 Author Posted April 18, 2023 I had and I try not to play it too often less I waiver, but I have to thin out the collection. I still have the 904, 604W, 512 (next up), 312 and 112 along with two P-90 Godin's (one in each scale), Godin LGX, Hamer 25th, 78 Special and a Wraptail. Too much.
Dave Scepter Posted April 18, 2023 Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, JGale said: I tried cutting and pasting as plain text and fiddled with the color strings under the A button. I'm out of ideas. Looks great!
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted April 18, 2023 Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, JGale said: I had and I try not to play it too often less I waiver, but I have to thin out the collection. I still have the 904, 604W, 512 (next up), 312 and 112 along with two P-90 Godin's (one in each scale), Godin LGX, Hamer 25th, 78 Special and a Wraptail. Too much. that's the only reason I haven't jumped on it: herd in desperate need of thinking. I've got 16 keepers I want to get down to just 10, just so I have a more manageable rotation, only the best of the best. This one is very pretty and I'm sure sounds great, but I'd have to get the neck scalloped and refretted for it to have a chance. Too much hassle when I already have 16 identified "keepers" and want to get down to 10. (the 16 keepers don't even include the Diablo or Salmon Blush Cali...that's how much I like scalloped fretboards and stainless steel frets).
JGale Posted May 10, 2023 Author Posted May 10, 2023 Off to the same shop as the Studio Custom. Local recluse with the magic touch located!
JGale Posted June 2, 2023 Author Posted June 2, 2023 Back from the shop. Minor adjustments for improved playability. This guy is good at setups! JeffRo last did the frets, so nothing was needed there. Gravelin Mongoose T bridge gives an incredible split HB as Strat Single Coil, so ima wire it split in position #1, pull the Tone for hellaciousness. Duncan SSL-1 singles, pull Volume adds the neck to positions #1 and #2. Super Vee bridge with their brass block in the case. I bought this from Germany during the height of the pandemic and did the upgrades ‘cuz that’s my idea of fun. Needs a good home.Â
Dave Scepter Posted June 2, 2023 Posted June 2, 2023 1 hour ago, JGale said: Gravelin Mongoose T bridge gives an incredible split HB as Strat Single Coil, so ima wire it split in position #1, pull the Tone for hellaciousness. Duncan SSL-1 singles, pull Volume adds the neck to positions #1 and #2 Position #1 should always be both coils of the Bridge Humbucker...Â
Travis Posted June 2, 2023 Posted June 2, 2023 I can vouch for the Mongoose. My Charvel has a Mongoose bridge with a push/pull split so I can do full, split, full with middle single, and split with middle single. It’s tits. Someone buy this guitar.Â
JGale Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 Last call in this configuration. I am pulling the Mongoose for a nickel covered F-spaced Screamin’ Demon then off to the ‘verb. Plays really nice with the fresh setup…
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