Musikmesse 2010: new Yamaha electric guitars and basses in pictures
New Pacifica, SG and BB bass models in Frankfurt

The Yamaha building
To call Yamaha's exhibit at Frankfurt Musikmesse 2010 a 'stand' is a massive understatement - it's pretty much an entire building. There, among the pianos and electronic drum kits (including the new DTX550K), you'll find row upon row of Yamaha guitars and basses on display - the newest of which we're checking out here.
Scroll through for a first look at the new-for-2010 Pacifica, SG and BB bass models in a variety of finishes…

Yamaha Pacifica 212VFM in caramel brown and tobacco brown sunburst

Yamaha Pacifica 212VFM in caramel brown

Yamaha Pacifica 212VQM in caramel brown

Yamaha Pacifica 212VQM in tobacco brown sunburst

P90-loaded Yamaha SG1802 in black

Yamaha SG1820 in black

Yamaha SG1820 in brown sunburst

EMG-loaded Yamaha SG1820A in silver burst

Yamaha BB424 bass in tobacco brown sunburst and black

Yamaha BB2025X five-string bass in black

Yamaha BB2025 five-string bass in natural

Yamaha BB1024X bass in caramel brown
Visit Yamaha online to see the full range of new musicial instruments exhibited at the show.
Tom Porter worked on MusicRadar from its mid-2007 launch date to 2011, covering a range of music and music making topics, across features, gear news, reviews, interviews and more. A regular NAMM-goer back in the day, Tom now resides permanently in Los Angeles, where he's doing rather well at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB).
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