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Originally Posted by fosmark
The trem took some getting used to while changing strings. You leave the ball end on the string and load it from underneath. Also, this is going to be hard to explain, but the trem arm pops in and is stabilized by this piece that screws in around it. I once had a 1221M that I was super pumped but when I got it, it didn't have that one crucial piece that kept the trem arm in there and of course you can't find those pieces. There must be a method to why the piece could even be removed in the first place but once it gets lost, that's it. Other then that, I really like the trem. It's more like a lo-pro then a floyd.
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That basically sounds like a great system. One of the things I don't like about many double locking systems, is that you have to cut the ball ends of the strings. Maybe this is a psychological thing on my part, as many pro players use it all the time, but it just freaks me out.
I have an Ibanez S, for instance, with a ZR trem. And there's like 4-5 kilograms of tension on the high E which is held tight by one of those small vice systems. And there's only 2 mm, or so, of the string in the vice! I much prefer other systems.
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Originally Posted by fosmark
Oh, and as far as the pickup selector location, I think it's there to stay out of the way of strumming. Like I said, I owned a 1221M and the location of the switch was so close to the strumming area that I always knocked it out of place. Another cool feature is that the bridge pickup is tapped and wired to a push-push pot on the tone control. Sounds really amazing.
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I see what you mean. John Petrucci also has it in a place that I would find to be very unpractical. As you can see in the pic below, it's right under the pickups.
It would be so easy to accidentally touch it whilst playing.
Anyways, I love Yamaha Pacificas. As do many on this forum. You could check out my image gallery to see mine. It's a lovely cherry red sunburst.
Thanks for posting!
