Yamaha Revstar Standard RSS20 Electric Guitar – Swift Blue

THE REVSTAR REBORN!

The Yamaha Revstar Standard RSS20 guitar from Yamaha is an update to the original Revstar series, enhanced to provide better comfort and even more spectacular aesthetics! Two Yamaha VH5 pickups are used in this lightweight chambered mahogany body of this maple-topped double-cut guitar to provide bright and punchy tones that excel in practically every sonic application. Because the neck is made of carbon-reinforced mahogany, it will remain straight and true under the most trying conditions. Also, Yamaha has added their unique “focus” switch to this Revstar, which alters the resonance frequency of your tone and amplifies the strength of your pickup. The Yamaha Revstar Standard RSS20 is the benchmark for a high-performance, no-nonsense axe with explosive tones, rock-solid playability, and svelte contemporary styling.

The utilitarian British Café racer motorcycles seen in 1960s London are credited with inspiring the Revstar’s curved lines and classic aesthetics, giving these svelte guitars a rugged no-frills attitude. Using Yamaha’s Acoustic Design methodology, a special double-cut chambered body was created in order to optimize the Revstar’s balance, produce a resonant tone, and shed weight. Yamaha’s research paid off, as evidenced by the RSS20’s body, which is a delightfully cozy design that highlights Yamaha’s unwavering commitment to musical innovation.

Yamaha put a lot of effort into perfecting the pickups for the Revstar series; they tested over 50 prototypes before deciding on the ideal arrangement of wire, windings, magnets, and baseplates for each guitar model in the line. The RSS20 Revstar’s VH5 humbuckers use Alnico V magnets, a silver baseplate, and thick formvar wire. This results in a crisp, powerful sound for the RSS20 that combines the depth and personality of antique electronics with the intensity and clarity of contemporary electronics.

The Yamaha Revstar Standard RSS20 features a unique tonal feature to stand out from the crowd: the “Focus” switch. Yamaha’s Revstar range already featured their clarity-boosting “Dry” switch. This push-pull switch’s dual functions are to increase power and change the resonance frequency of your guitar’s tone. It’s a very versatile function that works equally well to provide “rolled off” jazz tones as it does to push your amp into overdrive.