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Electric Guitars > Brand > Yamaha Electric Guitars

Best Yamaha Electric Guitars in 2022

Here you'll find the best Yamaha electric guitars.

We've found exactly 22 guitars like this in production this year. You can see them all by clicking on 'Load More' at the end of this list. You can use our filters to the left to see only the exact types of guitar you want. You can also click on "Compare" to get a deep spec comparison between two guitars of your choice. This list is updated daily automatically as we add new guitars to our database. We'll show you first the best ones according to our automated scoring system, which takes into account dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money and more.

1. Yamaha RSP02T

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Yamaha RSP02T
Playability 78
Sound 75
Build quality 75
Value for money 71
Overall Score 76
  • From Yamaha's 2022 REVSTAR series
  • Made in Japan
  • 6 strings
  • 24.75"'' scale
  • 12" Fretboard Radius
  • Top: Maple / Back: Chambered 2-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement body
  • 3-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: VP5b (Single Coil/Passive)
  • Tune-O-Matic bridge
  • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
  • 5-way Switch
  • Revstar C Set neck
  • 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
  • Die-Cast tuners
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha RSP02T
  • Stainless Steel Frets
  • Made in Japan
  • Expensive Wood
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Boost Pickups
  • Weight Relief
  • No Locking Tuners
  • No High-Quality Nut
  • No Neck-Through Build
  • No Tremolo
  • No Luminescent Inlay
  • No Compound Radius Fretboard
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock

2. Yamaha RSP20

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Yamaha RSP20
Playability 78
Sound 75
Build quality 75
Value for money 71
Overall Score 76
  • From Yamaha's 2022 REVSTAR series
  • Made in Japan
  • 6 strings
  • 24.75"'' scale
  • 12" Fretboard Radius
  • Top: Maple / Back: Chambered 2-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement body
  • 3-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: VH5b (Humbucker/Passive)
  • Neck pickup: VH5n (Humbucker/Passive)
  • Tune-O-Matic bridge
  • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
  • 5-way Switch
  • Revstar C Set neck
  • 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
  • Die-Cast tuners
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha RSP20
  • Stainless Steel Frets
  • Made in Japan
  • Expensive Wood
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Boost Pickups
  • Weight Relief
  • No Locking Tuners
  • No High-Quality Nut
  • No Neck-Through Build
  • No Tremolo
  • No Luminescent Inlay
  • No Compound Radius Fretboard
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock

3. Yamaha PAC612VIIFM

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Yamaha PAC612VIIFM
Playability 73
Sound 79
Build quality 73
Value for money 80
Overall Score 75
  • From Yamaha's 2018 Pacifica series
  • Made in Indonesia
  • 6 strings
  • 25.5"'' scale
  • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
  • Flame Maple top
  • Maple/Alder/Flame Maple Laminated body
  • Maple neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-14 (Humbucker/Passive)
  • Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-1 RwRp (Single Coil/Passive)
  • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-1 (Single Coil/Passive)
  • Wilkinson VS50 6 bridge
  • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
  • 5-way Switch
  • Pacifica C Bolt-On neck
  • 22 Medium frets
  • Grover Locking tuners
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha PAC612VIIFM
  • Locking Tuners
  • Expensive Wood
  • Ivory Tusq Nut
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Coil Split Pickups
  • Tremolo
  • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
  • Not from a High-Quality-Standards Country
  • No Neck-Through Build
  • No Weight Relief
  • No Luminescent Inlay
  • No Compound Radius Fretboard
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock

4. Yamaha PAC612VIIFMX

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Yamaha PAC612VIIFMX
Playability 73
Sound 79
Build quality 73
Value for money 80
Overall Score 75
  • From Yamaha's 2020 Pacifica series
  • Made in Indonesia
  • 6 strings
  • 25.5"'' scale
  • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
  • Flame Maple top
  • Maple/Alder/Flame Maple Laminated body
  • Maple neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-14 (Humbucker/Passive)
  • Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-1 RwRp (Single Coil/Passive)
  • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-1 (Single Coil/Passive)
  • Wilkinson VS50 6 bridge
  • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
  • 5-way Switch
  • Pacifica C Bolt-On neck
  • 22 Medium frets
  • Grover Locking tuners
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha PAC612VIIFMX
  • Locking Tuners
  • Expensive Wood
  • Ivory Tusq Nut
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Coil Split Pickups
  • Tremolo
  • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
  • Not from a High-Quality-Standards Country
  • No Neck-Through Build
  • No Weight Relief
  • No Luminescent Inlay
  • No Compound Radius Fretboard
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock

5. Yamaha PAC612VIIX

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Yamaha PAC612VIIX
Playability 73
Sound 79
Build quality 72
Value for money 80
Overall Score 75
  • From Yamaha's 2021 Pacifica series
  • Made in Indonesia
  • 6 strings
  • 25.5"'' scale
  • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
  • Alder body
  • Maple neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-14 (Humbucker/Passive)
  • Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-1 RwRp (Single Coil/Passive)
  • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-1 (Single Coil/Passive)
  • Wilkinson VS50 6 bridge
  • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
  • 5-way Switch
  • Pacifica C Bolt-On neck
  • 22 Medium frets
  • Grover Locking tuners
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha PAC612VIIX
  • Locking Tuners
  • Expensive Wood
  • Ivory Tusq Nut
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Coil Split Pickups
  • Tremolo
  • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
  • Not from a High-Quality-Standards Country
  • No Neck-Through Build
  • No Weight Relief
  • No Luminescent Inlay
  • No Compound Radius Fretboard
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock

6. Yamaha SA2200

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Yamaha SA2200
Playability 75
Sound 72
Build quality 77
Value for money 65
Overall Score 75
  • From Yamaha's 2019 Hollow series
  • Made in Japan
  • 6 strings
  • 24.75"'' scale
  • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
  • Flame Maple top
  • Laminated Sycamore / Soft Maple Center Block body
  • Mahogany neck
  • Ebony fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: Yamaha Humbucker/Alnico V (Humbucker/Passive)
  • Neck pickup: Yamaha Humbucker/Alnico V (Humbucker/Passive)
  • Gotoh GE103B bridge
  • 2 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
  • 3-way Switch
  • SA Set neck
  • 22 Medium Jumbo frets
  • Gotoh SG30 tuners
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha SA2200
  • Made in Japan
  • Expensive Wood
  • Bone Nut
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
  • No Locking Tuners
  • No Neck-Through Build
  • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
  • No Tremolo
  • No Luminescent Inlay
  • No Compound Radius Fretboard
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock

7. Yamaha PAC611H

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Yamaha PAC611H
Playability 75
Sound 76
Build quality 70
Value for money 79
Overall Score 74
  • From Yamaha's 2019 Pacifica series
  • Made in Indonesia
  • 6 strings
  • 25.5"'' scale
  • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
  • Alder body
  • Maple neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-14 (Humbucker/Passive)
  • Hardtail Bridge with Graph Tech String Saver Saddle bridge
  • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
  • 3-way Switch
  • Pacifica C Bolt-On neck
  • 22 Medium frets
  • Grover Locking tuners
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha PAC611H
  • Locking Tuners
  • Expensive Wood
  • Ivory Tusq Nut
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Coil Split Pickups
  • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
  • Not from a High-Quality-Standards Country
  • No Neck-Through Build
  • No Weight Relief
  • No Tremolo
  • No Luminescent Inlay
  • No Compound Radius Fretboard
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock

8. Yamaha PAC611HFM

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Yamaha PAC611HFM
Playability 75
Sound 76
Build quality 72
Value for money 79
Overall Score 74
  • From Yamaha's 2015 Pacifica series
  • Made in Indonesia
  • 6 strings
  • 25.5"'' scale
  • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
  • Flame Maple top
  • Maple/Alder/Flame Maple Laminated body
  • Maple neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-14 (Humbucker/Passive)
  • Hardtail Bridge with Graph Tech String Saver Saddle bridge
  • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
  • 3-way Switch
  • Pacifica C Bolt-On neck
  • 22 Medium frets
  • Grover Locking tuners
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Price Comparison

Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha PAC611HFM
  • Locking Tuners
  • Expensive Wood
  • Ivory Tusq Nut
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Coil Split Pickups
  • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
  • Not from a High-Quality-Standards Country
  • No Neck-Through Build
  • No Weight Relief
  • No Tremolo
  • No Luminescent Inlay
  • No Compound Radius Fretboard
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock

9. Yamaha PAC611VFM

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Yamaha PAC611VFM
Playability 73
Sound 76
Build quality 73
Value for money 79
Overall Score 74
  • From Yamaha's 2013 Pacifica series
  • Made in Indonesia
  • 6 strings
  • 25.5"'' scale
  • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
  • Flame Maple top
  • Maple/Alder/Flame Maple Laminated body
  • Maple neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-14 (Humbucker/Passive)
  • Wilkinson VS50 6 bridge
  • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
  • 3-way Switch
  • Pacifica C Bolt-On neck
  • 22 Medium frets
  • Grover Locking tuners
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Price Comparison

Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha PAC611VFM
  • Locking Tuners
  • Expensive Wood
  • Ivory Tusq Nut
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Coil Split Pickups
  • Tremolo
  • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
  • Not from a High-Quality-Standards Country
  • No Neck-Through Build
  • No Weight Relief
  • No Luminescent Inlay
  • No Compound Radius Fretboard
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock

10. Yamaha PAC612VII

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Yamaha PAC612VII
Playability 73
Sound 78
Build quality 72
Value for money 79
Overall Score 74
  • From Yamaha's 2016 Pacifica series
  • Made in Indonesia
  • 6 strings
  • 25.5"'' scale
  • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
  • Alder body
  • Maple neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-14 (Humbucker/Passive)
  • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-1 (Single Coil/Passive)
  • Wilkinson VS50 6 bridge
  • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
  • 5-way Switch
  • Pacifica C Bolt-On neck
  • 22 Medium frets
  • Grover Locking tuners
  • Compare Specs >

Price Comparison

Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha PAC612VII
  • Locking Tuners
  • Expensive Wood
  • Ivory Tusq Nut
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Coil Split Pickups
  • Tremolo
  • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
  • Not from a High-Quality-Standards Country
  • No Neck-Through Build
  • No Weight Relief
  • No Luminescent Inlay
  • No Compound Radius Fretboard
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock
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