Yamaha Revstar RSS02T Black

I haven't played the Revstar before but wanted to give it a try and add to my collection because of all the positive reviews. I went with a Standard model, but I might get a Professional version one day. Overall, I think it's a well-balanced instrument that makes you want to dial in that classic, earthy, bluesy rock tone. I enjoyed playing this guitar in pickups position 2 & 4, and it really is something else. The body resonates well, and the guitar is fairly loud even without plugging it in to the amp. The sustain is good too. The first thing that you will notice after picking up the guitar is its weight. She's definitely on the heavier side, but not too heavy. The build quality is good and solid. I took one star out because of a shallow crack in the nut region, mediocre frets polishing job and because the fretboard is drier than you'd expect and requires conditioning. The pickups are noisy, but it's the downside of P90-s. Although they sound great. I will be replacing the factory nut with a TUSQ XL and factory tuners with Gotoh's SG301. Overall, it's a great instrument that I look forward to playing.

The guitar is generally of very good build quality and comes with a good gig bag, which is always a nice touch, and excellent strings. It was still in the factory wrapping and packaging, so the fretboard definitely needed oiling. I also had to make a few adjustments to the bridge to set the action and intonation, but the neck was perfect so no truss rod adjustment was required. The instrument is very well intonated (which is not a common features, even for high-end guitars) and gives you a sense of high reliability. The guitar is very comfortable and well balanced. The neck has a satin finish on the back (very comfortable) and a round C profile. The frets are perfectly rounded, but perhaps a little low. The sound quality is well above the price level. It doesn't have the Gibson's distinct old style sound, but shows its own personality, esp for modern music. However, I think the neck pickup is really amazing! In conclusion, I am very happy for this purchase and I definitely recommend this guitar!