YAMAHA REVSTAR ELEMENT RSE20Originally launched in 2015, the
Revstar range was Yamaha's first series of electric guitars offered in over a decade, drawing on the brand's expertise in luthiery and electric guitar design as well as the engineering and design heritage of Yamaha Motor Co.'s motorcycle division.
The new
Revstar series is structured around three levels:
Element,
Standard, and
Professional, handcrafted in Japan. All models feature
chambered bodies developed using Yamaha's
Acoustic Design process. By utilizing advanced measurement and modeling tools, Yamaha developed the chambered design to acoustically sculpt the tones, increase resonance while reducing weight, and promote balance.
All new
Revstar models offer innovative switching options for greater versatility. The
Revstar Element models are equipped with the high-pass
Dry Switch filter introduced in the original series. The
Revstar Standard and
Professional models, available with humbucker pickups or P90-style single coils, feature the
Focus Switch, a passive boost function that evokes the sound of overwound pickups, as well as a unique 5-position switching circuit that offers a new approach to classic "in-between" tones.
The new range also introduces a new neck profile across all models, a new variety of race-inspired finishes, and the first left-handed models in the history of the
REVSTAR series.
Balance, a simple concept but often difficult to achieve. The new RSE20 combines exceptional performance with a character of its own to reach this elusive stylistic balance, the result of precise craftsmanship and remarkable engineering driven by the desire to push new boundaries.
The RSE20 is available in 5 café racer style-inspired finishes and features a chambered body – an innovative concept developed through Yamaha’s exclusive Acoustic Design process to sculpt the sound, reduce weight, and ensure optimal balance without sacrificing sustain and resonance. Its two Alnico V humbucker pickups deliver a powerful sound with warm mids. The high-pass dry switch integrated into the tone control knob provides brighter highs and tighter lows without reducing volume or increasing noise. A left-handed version of the RSE20L model is also available.
- Chambered body
- 2 Humbucker configuration
- 3-position switch
- Dry switch
- Left-handed models
Specifications:
- Construction / Joint: Set neck
- Scale length: 24-3/4" (628.6mm)
- Body: Chambered mahogany
- Neck: Mahogany
- Finish: Satin polyurethane
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Radius: 12" (304.8mm)
- Frets: 22 / Jumbo stainless steel
- Nut: Composite
- Nut width (0 fret / 12th fret): 41.9 / 56.8 mm
- Neck Pickup: VH3n (Humbucker / Alnico V)
- Bridge Pickup: VH3b (Humbucker / Alnico V)
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone (Push-Pull, "Dry Switch")
- Switch: 3-position
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Stopbar
- Tuners: Oil bath
- Pickguard: 3-ply (Black or Cream)
- Strings: D'Addario EXL110 / 0.010-0.046
- Weight: 3.7 kg
- Height: 969 mm
- Width: 347.2 mm
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