PAC120H is a 2 humbucker / hardtail version of PAC112V. This screaming guitar adds more versatility to the best-selling Pacifica series.
Alder body
Bolt-on maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
Two humbucking pickups
Push-pull coil-split switch for additional tonal options
Body: Contoured, double-cutaway solid body made of alder wood. Alder is valued for its balanced sound with rich lows, solid midst, and clear highs.
Neck and Fingerboard: Bolt-on maple neck with a satin polyurethane finish and a rosewood fingerboard.
Frets: 22 medium frets.
Scale Length: 25.5 inches.
Fingerboard Radius: 13.75 inches, which is relatively flat and suitable for faster playing.
Pickups: The guitar is equipped with two powerful Alnico V humbucker pickups, one in the bridge and one in the neck position.
Electronics:
Controls: Master volume and master tone controls.
Pickup Switch: A 3-way lever switch lets you choose the bridge pickup, neck pickup, or a combination of both.
Coil-split: The master tone knob has a push-pull coil-split function, which allows you to split the humbucker pickups to get a brighter, lower-output single-coil sound.
Hardware:
Bridge: Hardtail bridge with six adjustable block saddles provides good tuning stability and sustain.
Tuners: Yamaha sealed, die-cast tuners.
Color: Tobacco Brown Sunburst with a glossy polyurethane finish and a black pickguard.
Versatility
The combination of dual Alnico V humbuckers and the push-pull coil-split feature makes the PACIFICA120H a very versatile guitar.
Humbucker mode: Ideal for warmer, heavier tones suitable for genres like hard rock and metal.
Split-coil mode: Gives you access to brighter, cleaner single-coil tones that are good for funk and classic rock.
Comparison with other Pacifica models
The “H” in the model name indicates that it has two humbucker pickups and a “hardtail” or fixed bridge. This distinguishes it from other popular entry-level Pacificas:
