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Comparison Yamaha PAC112J vs Yamaha PAC012

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Typeelectric guitarelectric guitar
Number of strings66
Pickupspassivepassive
Pickup diagramH-S-SH-S-S
Tone block
Typepassivepassive
Volume controls11
Tone controls11
Pickup switch5 position5 position
Body
Typemonolithmonolith
Size4/44/4
ShapeStratocasterStratocaster
Cutawaydoubledouble
Pickguard
Materialalderagathis
BridgeVintage TremoloVintage Tremolo
Through string attachment
Neck
Mount typeboltedbolted
Number of frets2222
Neck profileCC
Fretboard radius13.8 "13.8 "
Anchorsinglesingle
Scale25.5 "25.5 "
Pegsclosedclosed
Neck materialmaplemaple
Fretboardrosewoodsonokelin
Color
Added to E-Catalogseptember 2016september 2016

Material

The material from which the body of an electric guitar is made. For models with cutouts (semi-acoustic, see "Type"), in this case, only the material of the back deck and sides can be taken into account, and data on the top deck is given separately (for more details, see "Deck Cover Material").

Now on the market there are cases of such trees: red, maple, agatis, ash, alder.

It makes no sense to dwell on each of the materials found in modern electric guitars. Their variety is very large, however, unlike acoustic guitars, the body in this case does not play such a significant role in shaping the sound, and its material has a relatively small effect on the acoustic properties of the instrument (although the exact degree of such influence is a moot point). If you wish, you can find detailed data on a particular material in special sources, but in fact it makes sense to look primarily at the appearance of the instrument and its price category.

Fretboard

The material from which the fretboard of an electric guitar is made.

The fretboard is placed under the strings, where the strings are pressed when played. The need to use overlays is due to the fact that the types of wood from which the fingerboard itself is made are often not hard enough, and dents could occur on their surface from constant contact with the strings. Accordingly, the overlays are made of a harder material that retains the shape of the surface even after repeated pressing of the strings. As such a material, both special types of wood ( ebony, rosewood) and high-quality phenolic polymers can be used.

In general, the quality of the fingerboard is usually quite consistent with the price category of the instrument, but it hardly makes sense to dwell on the detailed characteristics of each material (they are not so critical for the normal use of an electric guitar). We only note that the material of the overlay directly affects the appearance of the instrument.
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