Rich Lasner era Yamaha Pacifica 1412

[chrisolson]

I had a 1421 which is a slightly plainer version of that guitar. I really dug it but could never, ever find a trem arm for it. If I saw a 1412 for sale I'd be jumping all over it - and probably having to do some hand-to-hand combat to get there. Z

If it's in the Twin Cities, you'll be taking me on for it!! Ready Ninja? Prepare for a skull crushing with my BRICK-LIKE FISTS!! :ROTF: :ROTF:

[chrisolson]

At least this one has the arm. I bet Budman could make one...

So where is this one anyway? Where did you get those pics? Inquiring minds, you know?

[LexLuthier]

It's my brothers guitar. I took the pix while setting it up for him. He bought it up in northern MN.

[charvelguy]

I found a yellow 1221 exactly like the one I had last night, but I can't remember where (it wasn't close), and it looked pretty neglected. He wanted 6 bills for it too, so I dunno. I may have to see if he's looking for any kinds of trades on it.

Here's a Blus Saraceno Yamaha on eBay in decent condition - the price REALLY jumped up over night!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...1323&rd=1&rd=1

Something fishy with that..zero feedback bidder thats been on for more than a month and no wins placing three bids over 400.00? Thats presently overpriced for the condition IMO. I'm fairly certain I've seen those same models for under 300.

[chrisolson]

At least this one has the arm. I bet Budman could make one...

Ask him if he wants an EC-1000 and a Star Mutt for it...

[Phantom Hawk]

I've had a shitload of Yamaha's over the years, and yeah, they're VERY under-rated. Up until '89, the RGX's were 24 3/4 scale, with the 1200 series being neck thru. In early '89 Yamaha redesigned the RGX's and made them 25 1/2 scale. The RGX shortly after turned into the RGZ model. I also have a black Pac 1421. I'd put 'em up against Jacksons any day. They're the reason I'll never need to buy a Soloist, they're that good. If only they'd put out a V or explorer.

[Dave L]

It seems like Leverty has parted ways with Yamaha after all these years, he exclusively endorses a company called GREM now. www.gremusa.com

He´s also apparently stopped using his old Rivera heads... it´s Randall MTS in the studio and Framus Cobra live.

[chrisolson]

Yeah, Bill goes through the gear - at least on the amp side. I new he had the Framus thing going on, and saw that he's a Randall guy as well, but every time I've seen him, he's playing through a wall of JCM 900's. Probably just using them as slaves though. He was a big Rocktron guy for a bit as well. He's always had GREAT tone though, both wet and dry.

I was very surprised to see him leave Yamaha, but it sounds like he has a good deal with Grem, and they seem to be good quality cutom axes if you check out the website. I was impressed. I'm not CRAZY about the design, but the construction is top notch. I imagine Yamaha is probably a little thin on endorsements cash as they seem to have relatively little exposure here in the States. Going with a small custom builder was probably a good move, but unfortunately, I think it puts having a Bill Leverty model guitar out of my reach. (Not that many would care about that...) :ROTF: