Yamaha GigMaker EG Electric Guitar Pack with Amplifier, Gig Bag, Tuner, Cable, Strap and Picks - Metallic Red

Great set for my kid! it sounds awesome with the amplifier it is very loud for something that small! overall is great guitar!

Why did you pick this product vs others?: It really is a GORGEOUS color and guitar. I have had no technical problems with it so far. I’ve had it for a little under a week. The amp works well and the guitar plays well. I am just a beginner but it is a great beginner guitar for the price. definitely has some things wrong that i’m not seeing as a beginner but for me it’s working fine. The only thing is the plastic film on the base is peeling off as per the first picture. I’m careful not to peel it or pick at it but I’m just a little disappointed about that is all. It is a good price point so I understand that the quality is 100% great. But the guitar should not be peeling like this on the 4th day of me owning it. Beginners: Perfect set up for a beginner. Has an amp and cables and picks. Color: Beautiful gorgeous metallic red. It’s so pretty I can’t even describe it.

This review is based on the package deal for the Yamaha Pacifica and comparing it with others like the Fender Squier both comparable in price and performance. If you’re looking for the best package, you should consider all options. Both the Yamaha and the Fender are awesome packages and as a package, they are both a draw. The Pacifica comes well packaged including a paper sleeve over the strings for protection. This guitar is a tad bit thicker and heavier than the Squier Affinity by Fender yet has a smaller body. Like other models, Yamaha provides a tapered front and back for comfort. The Pacifica is not as rounded at the edges like the Squier Affinity. The Pacifica body is shapelier with a longer extended horn and more robust center curves. The less rounded edges of the Yamaha make it easier to play sitting down as it hugs the legs better and doesn’t slide down like the Strats. The Squier Affinity is a more rectangular shape with less pronounced curves and a smaller horn traditional for a Stratocaster. Both are beautiful to play and to look at so this is a real draw. The Pacifica does something the Fender Strats don’t do. The humbucker on the Yamaha actually responds to the tone control when the switch is in the position 5 setting. You can really boost the highs with a 10 tone setting using the HB position. Even at setting 4 where the middle pickup and the HB both are active, there is a noticeable treble boost with the maximum tone setting at 10. The Fender Stratocasters have an extra tone control, one for the neck single coil and the other for the middle single coil. Neither tone control on the Strats work with either the single coil bridge pickup or the HB because Fender feels the proximity to the bridge where highs are naturally accentuated and the nature of the HB pickup doesn’t need a treble boost. The Fender Strats have the bridge single coil pickup angled down at the high E string so the treble is boosted only at the treble strings since the contacts with the treble strings are closer to the bridge. Yamaha defied the wisdom of Fender and simplified the tone control to only one control to handle all three pickups simultaneously, including the HB. Hats off to Yamaha since the treble boost is always a welcome advantage. The 15watt amp is perfect for the job. It is not a professional grade amp but more than suitable for home. It is the most compact and equally powerful amp as any other in a package deal. The Pacifica package is a superbly crafted package you will be glad to own. I am an avid Yamaha fan and this Pacifica will not disappoint. As an owner of a Yamaha piano and two Yamaha acoustic guitars, none, including Fender comes close in my opinion to the quality and sound of Yamaha. Yamaha unlike any other make detail their priority. The metallic blue is as beautiful to look at as it is to play. This package except for a low quality cable is everything you will need. Remember the Swiff Audio wireless transmitter and receiver for less than $80 will resolve the cable issue and make playing this guitar a real pleasure.

This is a great beginners electric guitar package. It comes with a lot of accessories, so you don't have to shop for them separately. A guitar stand instead of the case would have been more useful. But eventually you will probably need both. The electric guitar seems pretty good. I'd like to think Yamaha mean quality no matter the price. The amp is adequate. Small to expectation should reasonably match its size. It was nice to get all this for ~$340. I'm happy with it and can upgrade individual things later.

Works great, sounds great, everything included to learn to play. Guitar, Amp all as advertised. Tuner works also. Playing "stairway to heaven" well... sort of sounds like it. Happy for my first electric guitar.