Yamaha Pacifica 112 V Black Electric guitar

Yamaha Pacifica 112 V BK — A Workhorse ST-Style Electric Guitar

The Yamaha Pacifica 112 V BK is a versatile ST-style electric guitar aimed at players who want one instrument for blues, rock, funk, indie, and everything in between. Built with a lightweight alder body, bolt-on maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard, it pairs the classic double-cutaway feel with modern HSS pickup flexibility. The Pacifica 112 V BK allows guitarists to cover clean rhythm work and overdriven lead tones without compromise.

What Sets the Pacifica 112 V Apart

What stands out in its price tier is the combination of Alnico V pickups and a push-pull coil-split switch on the tone knob, expanding the HSS layout from the standard three voices into a broader tonal palette. Rather than using the typical bent-steel units, the vintage-style vibrato bridge features block saddles, giving the tremolo a warmer attack and a more stable return to pitch after dives and pull-ups.

Body and Tonewoods — Lightweight Alder Construction

Alder is used for the body, prized for its balanced response: warm lows, clear mids, and bell-like highs that suit both clean arpeggios and saturated lead lines. Its lightweight nature is especially valued during long rehearsals and stage sets where shoulder fatigue becomes a concern.

• Body Material: Alder — balanced, lightweight tonewood with clear note definition
• Finish: Gloss polyurethane — durable surface that resists everyday wear
• Lead guitarists benefit from the solidbody ST-style double cutaway, which allows easy access to the upper frets for expressive solos.

Neck and Fingerboard — Bolt-On Maple with Rosewood

Snappy, articulate attack comes from the bolt-on maple neck construction, allowing this model to cut through a band mix. The rosewood fingerboard contributes warmth and a smooth feel under the fingers. This combination is popular among players seeking both speed and tonal roundness.

• Neck Material: Maple — bright, articulate response with strong note attack
• Fretboard Material: Rosewood — smooth playing surface with a warmer midrange character
• Scale Length: 648 mm — standard ST-scale tension for familiar string feel and bending response

Pickups and Electronics — HSS with Coil Split

The HSS configuration places an Alnico humbucker at the bridge for thicker rock and blues tones, while two Alnico single coils in the middle and neck positions deliver the glassy, articulate chime that defines the ST-style sound. A push-pull coil-split switch on the tone control adds single-coil voices to the humbucker, broadening tonal options without extra controls.

• Pickup Configuration: HSS — 1 Alnico humbucker + 2 Alnico single coils — covers everything from clean funk to hard rock
• Pickup Selector: 5-position switch — broad range of tonal combinations at a flick
• With a push-pull on the tone knob, guitarists can quickly unlock extra single-coil voices from the bridge humbucker.

Who the Yamaha Pacifica 112 V BK Is For

Beginner and intermediate players who want a guitar that grows with them will appreciate this model, as it covers both first lessons in clean tones and later explorations of rock and blues. Working musicians who need a reliable backup instrument for cover gigs, studio sessions, and rehearsal rooms where one guitar must cover many styles also benefit. Those who favor the classic ST-style feel but want the extra punch of a bridge humbucker will find the HSS layout especially appealing.

Yamaha and the Pacifica Legacy

The Pacifica line was developed in Yamaha's Los Angeles custom shop, drawing on experience across musical instruments, audio, and motor products. The 112 V sits in the long-running Pacifica 100 series, designed to offer Yamaha build quality and playability to those buying their first or second serious electric guitar. Its combination of alder body, Alnico V pickups, and push-pull coil split has made it a benchmark in the affordable ST-style segment.