People liked the Yamaha Revstar range because it had a lot of different models, from the cheaper Element series to the high-end Japanese-built Professional models. The Yamaha Revstar P90 RSS02T is one of those high-end guitars that we’d like to talk about today.
This Yamaha Revstar Standard focuses on a few key aspects of its design, construction, playing, and sound, highlighting how versatile it is, how well it’s made, and how easy it is to play.
Building and Construction Quality: All For High Playability
This guitar has shown dedication with its unique look, pleasant playability
The fact that this high-end guitar was made in Japan shows how much Yamaha cares about quality and style. It has a solid maple top and a chambered mahogany body that makes it lighter and better at resonating sound. It’s comfortable and was inspired by cafe racers and Yamaha’s experience with motorcycles. It looks interesting with its Hot Merlot high gloss finish. The guitar looks better because it has binding on the body, neck, and headstock, and the headstock has a Hanko mark with a Revstar theme.
The neck is made up of three pieces of wood that are held together with carbon fiber to make it stable. It feels good to play on because the finish is smooth and shiny. It’s easy to play because its medium-C shape fits a lot of different hand sizes. Rosewood makes up the fingerboard, and I like the big stainless steel frets because they feel good and last a long time.
This guitar’s gear is great. It comes with two Yamaha P90 pickups and a five-way switch that lets you choose from different tones. Yamaha cares about both style and utility, as shown by this setup, which includes a Tune-o-Matic bridge and a racing tailpiece.
The Yamaha guitar comes with a good Yamaha gig bag that protects the guitar and makes it a good buy for going to gigs or workshops.
The Revstar Professional RSP02T is called a “multi-talented guitar” because it can play both rock and more complex pop music thanks to its cleverly styled design. Its looks are influenced by classic styles, but with a unique twist. The Swift Blue color and retro-modern styling stand out.
Sound Versatility with P 90 Pickups
Along with how it looks and how easy it is to play, an electric guitar’s tones are very important. This quality depends on the guitar’s wiring and pickups it has. Check out how well Yamaha did this.
Two P90 pickups, picked for their unique sound, are built into the guitar. Even when it’s not plugged in, the guitar has great sound and acoustic quality. It was not perfect when it came from the workshop, though; it needed some changes to play better. After some tweaks, it played easily, felt good, and the five-way switch let you choose from a lot of sounds. I didn’t like the boost on the Focus switch, but the tone setting has a wide range.
Many people like this guitar because it can produce a wide range of tones, from rough rock to smoother, more musical ones. It has Yamaha’s own Alnico P90-style single-coil pickups. It’s surprisingly flexible and can play a wide range of musical styles, which isn’t usually the case with dual-P90 solid bodies.
Yamaha’s P90 pickups make it versatile. You can play anything from soft pop to loud rock. Despite some buzz with high gain, it does well across genres.
I used a VOX AC30 amp for testing. It works well with many amps and gadgets like the Kemper and Quad Cortex. There are sound clips showing off its clean and amped-up tones.
One of the guitar’s unique features,the Focus switch, which was hit or sometimes a miss, it offers a passive boost and EQ shift, but sometimes made sounds too muddy for me.
If having to choose between the Standard model with humbuckers and the P90 version, I would defitnitely opt for the P90 model for its additional sonic versatility and unique tonal options provided by the focus switch.
Conclusion
It’s well-made, sounds fantastic, and is affordable. This brand is recommended over more expensive ones because it’s comparable. Motorcycle riding inspired Yamaha’s guitar design and sound. Players can play it acoustically or with an amplifier, making it versatile and appealing.
Guitarists who desire a flexible, well-built, ergonomically designed guitar with unique sound at a low price might choose the Yamaha Revstar Standard P90.
The guitar’s style, sound, and versatility are good. The Focus switch may alter tone for some users.
