Reddit mentions of Yamaha Pacifica Series PAC12 Electric Guitar; Black

thanks so much man this has been really helpful. I wish they'd have a disclaimer in YT tutorials instead of just saying "yeah tune down all your strings am an octave for this song!"


Looked up a soundhole humidifier, is it worth getting one for a cheap guitar I got for free ([it costs about 40 on Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0049J4O0K/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1480955632&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=bag+nylon+string+guitar&dpPl=1&dpID=51X%2BKuY9AcL&ref=plSrch) , had steel strings and body damage on it when I got it, to give you an idea of its condition).

edit: shit I think it was meant to have steel strings just looked at its amazon page

Hopefully I get to replace it with a real guitar soon, I'm thinking of getting an electric, a [Yamaha Pacifica] (https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-Pacifica-PAC012-Electric-Metallic/dp/B0002GZWZ0) because it's entry level and versatile ($150, twin humbuckers plus single coil), and the two styles I'm interested in are blues and grunge. A lot of those songs take a ton of arranging to sound interesting and 'full' on acoustic without pedals etc [this guy is my favorite example] (https://youtu.be/rwpi6vkiAgA)


At the same time I want to replace the classical with a proper acoustic, so I'm fairly torn on what to do.

I play with an epiphone les paul and I love it, but that's not as cheap as you want. I've read several reviews saying this guitar is great for a beginner and have considered picking one up because of the low price and a tremolo bar.

Buy the cable on amazon. The dlc is a bit pricey but a lot of it is really good. There's also a growing custom library of downloadable dlc you can get here If you create a free account

The game can be a good learning tool, or it can be a game; it depends on how you use it. The best way to use the game to become a better player is to use the riff repeater function with the songs--a tool that allows you to practice parts of songs slowed down/at a lower difficulty. Unfortunately the game doesn't really steer you to this behavior, instead it is easy to just get into playing a song over and over again to achieve a higher score, but this type of playing will likely lead to bad habits. There's a few cool minigames that also will help you learn scales and chords. I feel like i'm being a bit negative on the game but it really is fun and you do get better at guitar. The game is quite engaging and you will likely play your guitar much more using rocksmith than just practicing on your own.