YAMAHA REVSTAR STANDARD RSS20Originally launched in 2015, the
Revstar range was Yamaha's first series of electric guitars offered in over a decade, relying 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 organized into three levels:
Element,
Standard, and
Professional, handcrafted in Japan. All models feature
chambered bodies developed using Yamaha's
Acoustic Design process. By using 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 feature innovative switching options for greater versatility. The
Revstar Element models are equipped with the
Dry Switch high-pass 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 for all models, a new variety of race-inspired finishes, and the first-ever left-handed models in the history of the
REVSTAR series.
Inspired by the sleek lines and natural performance of Café Racer motorcycles that colored the streets of London in the 1960s, the new Revstar series fully embraces the concept of a stripped-down, tuned, and high-performance guitar with remarkable build quality.
The RSS20 is available in 6 café racer-inspired finishes and features carbon neck reinforcements and a chambered body – an innovative concept developed using Yamaha’s exclusive Acoustic Design process to sculpt the sound, reduce weight, and ensure optimal balance without sacrificing sustain and resonance. The two humbucker pickups, combined with a 5-position pickup selector and a passive push/pull focus switch, offer uncommon versatility for a two-pickup guitar. The new RSS20 is also available in a left-handed version and comes with a deluxe padded gig bag.
- Chambered body
- Carbon neck reinforcements
- 2 x P90 configuration
- 5-position switch
- Focus switch
- Left-handed models
- Deluxe gig bag
Specifications:
- Construction / Joint: Set neck
- Scale length: 24-3/4" (628.6mm)
- Body: Chambered mahogany
- Top: Maple
- Finish: Gloss polyurethane
- Neck: 3-piece mahogany with carbon reinforcement
- 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: VP5n (P90 type single coil / Alnico V)
- Bridge Pickup: VP5b (P90 type single coil / Alnico V)
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone (Push-Pull "Focus Switch")
- Switch: 5-position
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Stopbar
- Tuners: Oil bath
- Pickguard: 3-ply cream
- Strings: D'Addario EXL110 / 0.010-0.046
- Case: Deluxe gig bag
- Weight: 3.7 kg
- Height: 969 mm
- Width: 347.2 mm
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