Yamaha Revstar RSS02T Sunset Burst

Elle est vraiment belle, parfaitement réalisée, le manche est super sain. Pas de zone morte ni de frise et toutes les notes sont parfaitement équilibrées quelle que soit la corde. Le genre de manche qui vous donne l'impression d'être meilleur (un peu comme avec une Ibanez). Arrivée chez moi parfaitement réglée MAIS... aussi dingue que ça puisse paraitre, je préfère ma Gold Top Harley Benton SC450 P90. Oui, sérieusement (bon ok, cette dernière est plutôt "tunée": micros, électronique, sillet... mais même 100% d'origine elle sonnait déjà très bien).
Pourtant sur le papier tout y était. J'avais pris des mesures dans tous les sens avant la commande, et c'est à 99% la même chose ! Diapason court, P90 et Mahogany... et pourtant, à mes oreilles, rien à faire, ça ne sonne pas. On est pas du tout dans le son typique LesPaul. Pas loin, d'accord... mais on y pas du tout quand même. Essayé en groupe hier soir (Funk/Jazz) et ça ne tranche pas dans le mix.
Peut-être que ce sont juste les micros... ou moi qui est trop vieux pour donner une chance à ce son de "LesPaul modernisée" . Bref, cette belle guitare à laquelle je n'ai pas grand chose à reprocher... n'est juste pas pour moi.

I was in the market for a P90-guitar, and ran into the upgraded Revstar-series during my research. Highly praised in ever review, I decided to try the Revstar ahead of the Fender Noventa Jazzmaster and Gibson Les Paul. And boy, did I save some money.

The least important first; pure visuals as I opened the gigbag on arrival was gorgeous. It looks like an icicle with the nice sunset birst. Picking it up, you understand why the reviews highlight the craftmanship. Feels good, solid, and no flaws or marks anywhere. Bindings way better than more expensive counterparts! Fairly light and compact, which really suits my preferences. Balances nicely on the strap, no diving or wobbling.

Then you plug it in, and immediately hear you got a rockmachine in your hands. Nice growly low end (which muds up a little on high gain) with balanced mids is perfect for rythm and riffing. Punch in the boost, and it's ready for leads.

The flexibility of this guitar is the absolutt highlight. Pickup switch positions 1 and 5 give you what you know; neck or bridge P90 alone, with all that comes with a P90. Then you go to positions 2 or 4, and get a serial delayed bridge after neck or vice versa, and the hint of vintage single coil sweetness adds to the sound of the growly P90. Hard to describe, worth experiencing. Positions 2 with a little drive and a delay, you got mellow rock tones for ages. The 5-way switch and the pull-booster on the tone knobs makes it almost impossible to put down, as it is way to fun discovering tones with this very playable guitar (stainless steel frets with the smoothest out-of-the-box finish in any guitar I've owned. You kidding?!)

Taking the price into consideration, this might just be the best guitar purchase I've done so far.

First Yamaha guitar for me.
The RSS02T is really a great instrument. It could have been equipped with locking tuners, but those installed are ok.
The fret ends are less well finished that what has been showned in several youtubers review, but it is still good work, the frets are levelled.
The sound and the overall playability are really great ! You definitely get more guitar for the price compared to "big brands".