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Shipping delays for new Pacificas in the US?

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Shipping delays for new Pacificas in the US?

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Hello, new member here. I have been teaching myself on an fg800 using Justin Guitar as lessons during the pandemic, and decided an upgrade to an electric would give me more incentive to practice etc. I am ordering a Pacifica 311h, and have found that they (and most other Yamaha guitars) are presently unavailable through on-line sites. I would have liked to at least try one out in person, but most retailers in my area have zero Pacificas on display. Does anyone have a clue as to why they are currently out of stock and, separately, if I have made a wise choice for a "beginner" guitar?
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Re: Shipping delays for new Pacificas in the US?

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You have made a perfect choice for a beginners guitar. Just checked Andertons in the UK and they say delivery in 3 months or longer so maybe a widespread problem. I suspect that with people looking for things to do in lockdown taking up the guitar may be popular, which could be a factor.
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My guess is the delays are due to Covid. I cannot think of any other reason that would be holding things up.

Lead times here in the UK have been 2-3 months for some time now. I have asked Yamaha about it, as this appears to be a global issue for the company. No reply yet but I will let you know as soon as I hear anything.

Oh and the 311H is an excellent guitar.

The Pacifica is such a popular line that if you cannot get a new one there is bound to be several used examples in your area. (Y)
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Thanks for the replies. There are few if any 311’s available used on the big sites like Reverb and G C, and surprisingly few lower end Pacifica’s at all. Used Squiers are everywhere, which I take as a bad sign.
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Yeah, I would steer well clear of Squires. They used to be ok back in the day. I remember I had a Squire Hendrix Strat in the '80s which was quite a nice guitar. But a used Pacifica is a much better guitar in all ways. By the way, have you considered a revstar RS320? Just another "Yamaha" option.

You may have to look to something else other than a Yamaha. Jackson, ESP, Schecter etc?
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At that price point ($399) the Revstar and 311h vary greatly, the 311 has upgraded tuners and nut, and Alnico pickups. I believe the base Revstar has ceramic pickups, standard hardware, and doesn’t have the p90 either. I’ve read so much about the build quality on Yamahas that I would rather stick with it. I ordered Friday when the dealer website said it would be available on 3/15, they changed that today to 4/21.
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The quality of Yamaha guitars "used" to be high but over the past couple of years, something has changed. There are now more, shall we say, less than perfect? guitars making it out of the factory than should be the case.

I understood that you were moving from an FG800 to an electric in order to give yourself more incentive to practice? The revstar would more than meet that brief. If however, you are looking at a certain sound, pickup configuration etc then yes, perhaps the Pacifica is the one for you,
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