Yamaha Revstar RSS20 Hot Merlot

Description

Yamaha Revstar RSS20 Hot Merlot

Yamaha has announced a new range of Revstar electric guitars. Originally launched in 2015, Revstar was the first new Yamaha electric guitar series in over a decade, drawing on the brand's heritage in electric guitar design and Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.'s motorcycle design legacy.

"The original Revstar concept was inspired by Café Racer motorcycles—high-performance racing machines that showcased the riders’ individuality," says Dave Miner, Product Marketing Manager for Electric Guitars, Yamaha Guitar Group. "The new Revstar series refines that concept with enhanced playability, versatility, and tone, for players interested in classic styling with modern upgrades."

The new Revstar series consists of three tiers: Element, Standard, and Made in Japan Professional. All models feature chambered bodies developed with Yamaha's acoustic design process. Using advanced measurement and modeling tools, Yamaha developed the chambering pattern to specifically shape the tone and increase resonance, while also reducing weight and optimizing balance.

All new Revstar models feature unique switching options for enhanced versatility.

Revstar Standard and Professional models, available with either humbucker or P90-style single-coil pickups, feature the Focus Switch, a passive boost function that evokes the sound of overwound pickups, as well as a unique 5-way switching circuit that offers a new twist on classic "in-between" sounds.

Specifications

Body: Mahogany with tone chambers

Finish: Gloss Polyurethane

Neck: 3-piece Mahogany

Finish: Satin Polyurethane

Construction: Set-in

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Scale: 24-3/4" (628.6mm)

Radius: 12" (304.8mm)

Frets: 22, Jumbo

Nut: PPS

Neck Pickup: VH5n (Humbucker / Alnico V)

Bridge Pickup: VH5b (Humbucker / Alnico V)

Controls: Volume, Tone (Push-Pull "Focus Switch")

Pickup Selector: 5-Way Selector

Bridge: Tune-O-Matic

Tailpiece: Stopbar

Tuners: Die-cast

Pickguard: 3-Ply