Yamaha Pacifica PAC612VIIFMX - Part 8

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The Home Stretch

Almost everything that needs to be done on this Yamaha Pacifica PAC612VIIFMX has already been taken care of thus far. There are a few tasks that remain, of course, such as polishing the tuners and strap buttons, and conditioning the rosewood fretboard with lemon oil. 

The big one, though, was getting the Wilkinson VS50 Vibrato Bridge back in shape. The saddle height adjustment and intonation screws were easily replaced, but the saddle lock bolts were another story. I'd been able to unscrew them, but screwing them back in proved impossible, no thanks to worn-out hex sockets. The only solution was to cut slots into the bolt heads and use a flat head screwdriver in lieu of a hex key. Eventually, everything fell into place and setup completed with a fresh set of D'Addario EXL120s.

Pacifica PAC612VIIFMX - Front View

Headstock Face After Polishing

Conditioned Fretboard and Dressed Frets

Body - Front View

Pickups Looking Much Cleaner

Close Up of New Knobs and Switch

VS50 With Modified Saddle Lock Bolts

Pacifica PAC612VIIFMX - Back View

Back of Headstock

Tuners Cleaned and Polished

Maple Neck

Body - Back View

A Sound Check of Sorts

Here's a YouTube video featuring an audio recording of this Yamaha Pacifica PAC612VIIFMX HSS plugged straight into a Fender Rumble 15 (Volume 3, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 5). As for why I didn't plug into my Champion 40, it's because I was not planning to feature any effects, and the Rumble 15, though being a bass amp, somehow excels at producing a really clean and uncolored guitar tone.