Matteo Mancuso's a fan, and Mike Stern has a signature model: Save up to $300 on the Yamaha Pacifica range at Sweetwater

A great beginner guitar, the PACO12 was already a bargain and is now $30 cheaper. A lightweight mahogany body with a smooth maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. A killer trio of versatile pickups lets you dial in a variety of tones from clean highs to punchy midrange to low-end growl. Switching from acoustic to electric? Just getting your first guitar? Looking for Christmas gift idea? This could be what you're looking for. And it comes with Sweetwater's free 2-Year warranty, that includes free parts and labor.

Or step up a level with the OG: the PAC112V. The 112 was the beginner guitar that put the Pacifica on the map, back in the '90s, when entry-level guitars were often shonkily-made. The 112 was a different class then and still is now: a lightweight alder body, a maple neck and rosewood fingerboard, and a trio of versatile pickups. Tonally, there's nothing it can't do. Watch our demo video below.

Launched back in 2021, the PAC612VIIFMX was the new flagship version of the Pacifica. A lightweight alder body with a laminated flamed maple top, finished in gorgeous gloss polyurethane, and a maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. Three Seymour Duncan pickups provide the sonic upgrade.

Yamaha’s high-end line of Pacificas designed by Yamaha Japan in partnership with Yamaha Artist Services in Hollywood. Featuring lightweight, resonant chambered bodies, top-shelf hardware, and powerful pickups developed by Rupert Neve Designs, these guitars raise the bar for performance and sound while retaining the series’ renowned affordability. Spec’d with Rupert Neve Reflectone pickups in an HSS configuration, the professional-grade Yamaha PACP12 Pacifica serves up the fat, snarling lead tones and shimmering cleans evocative of coveted vintage humbuckers and single-coils.