I FINALLY Play the YAMAHA REVSTAR...It Was Surprising!!
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2022
- The Revstar has always flown under the radar, but with the release of the refreshed model, is it finally worth buying?
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I discovered them through Chris Buck. I have to say they are the best looking relatively new guitar I’ve seen built by a major company in ages.
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Yeah I'd say they've got a hit on their hands?
Yamaha's quality control is second to none. Just my opinion. Great company, great prices, great craftsmanship.
Sadly mine came with quite a few unfinished parts :( Hopefully for other people I got a bad one.
Just got mine and the frett ends are terrible.Very rough and almost sharp
So it's great review of better made instrument sent for reviewer that is completely different than those in retail. Nice job Yamaha.
@@makikaze Not necessarily. Mine was flawless, but I've seen some complaints of really significant issues.
@@TheAugustinian So it's a lottery. You won.
As an extra to my last comment, I’ve just played one of these (humbuckers) for a hour or two.
A simply sensational instrument. The set up was amazing.
The neck is flawless, as are the electrics. Playability is exquisite. Maybe not as much character as a LP, but a fraction of the price and probably more user-friendly overall.
I recommend anyone to try one.
chris buck is an amazing Revstar player. for me, he's the one who got my attention on his P-90's
It's crazy how the Revstars are getting so much attention now. The last run of models they did in 2016 were awesome.
That was also the first run. :) The guitars are great - I love mine.
Guitar manufacturers weren't as dialled in on youtube advertising in 2016 as they are now
Personally I like the 2016 versions way more, more variety for one. These are kinda a bring down. Mine is Totally solid, like a Les Paul. I don’t use tone controls or the volume much, I wanted coil selection, Seymour Duncan sells pickup bezels, IE mounts, that allows individual coil selection or combos. 4 sounds per PU, I wanted more powerful pickups.
The stock electronics were useless for me, 2 wire pickups, although nice sounding neck pickup, I almost left it.
I put a stacked vol/tone control for the bridge PU, where the tone control was, and left the neck pickup volume….as a blend control.
The only reason anything but the blend will be used is to adjust to room acoustics on the fly, but I would make the adjustment on the amp on a break, and max the guitar controls again. Touch sensitivity is what I’m after, I use my hands to control volume.
Plus mine had a really nice thin flame veneer, as well as the maple top under that, green flame! and much nicer bigger abalone inlays, but the key feature was the wrap around bridge, I’m very tall, it allows me to mute easily, excellent picking position! all my guitars have a wrap arounds except those with Tremelo’s. The 2016 models are slightly smaller, mine fits me perfect and the neck stays at that angle, no neck drop, it’s like the axe is part of me!🙂. The stock aluminum bridge had a weird honk to it, I replaced it with a tone pros, which was almost a fail, the aluminum bridge had different dimensions, so when adjusted in the original post holes the new bridge break angle is not so good for someone who plays hard, adjusters far forward, IE firm left hand grip, poor break angle for hard play, but I don’t have a firm grip, so it’s fine for me. Soft touch. Only the weather makes me tune up, very stable.
But I agree with the author, IF I wanted a soapbar guitar, that bridge set up would also work for me. Beautiful finish on that!
But I’ve got other soap bars….
1959 soap bars, I’d bet what I have sounds better, I DO like the satin neck back, however, wish mine had that for sure, sweaty hands become a real drag….
But the old line had 5 tiers, instead of just 3, the bolt on seemed just a waste, the top tier had the racing strip and no veneer, or inlays!🙄. It didn’t make sense to me, but the tiers 3,4,&5 were Japan built, I think mine was tier 3, aluminum bridge instead of the Tone Pros on the top 2 tiers. It’s my baby, the other guitars don’t get played all that much.🙂
Yes they were. Grabbed one to try a pedal at GC . Just wasn’t in the market for another 6 string. Outstanding craftsmanship
Not les Paul’s
I found my Revstar (2) Humbuckers IN the Revstar to be some of the best sounding piclups I've had, certainly stock. Responsive, complex tones. Yamaha says they went through 100 different designs until the one they finalized as fitting the best with the guitar. IMHO they nailed it. I like using the focus switch on an an amp set to light crunch, toll the volume back on the bridge to edge of breakup and engage the Focus boost. Oh baby.
Yamaha guitars needs more love. Revstars and Pacificas all sounds awesome! Beautiful guitars,and a good value.
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I’ve been playing exclusively acoustic for two years and my first electric guitar was a Pacifica 612 I didn’t know much about brands so I looked for my favorite looking guitars and tried them all out and settled on the Pacifica haven’t regretted it one bit I love it :) the indigo blue flame top was too sexy it seduced me
Electrical Engineer here with 45 years experience plus over 50 years getting paid to play. You do not “boost” anything with a passive filter circuit. You can only cut. Sounded like some treble was cut when the pot is pulled. Otherwise, I own a green one with humbuckers and I love it. Yamaha is a real engineering driven company.
I've been a fan of Yamaha guitars for years, they very rarely put out anything that's not good. Their semis in particular are some of the best I've ever played. Also, absolutely nothing wrong with small pots if they're good quality. I'd take top notch smaller pots over average full size ones any day.
I 100% agree with you
still wondering what is wrong with small size pots!! Lower volume? Thin tone??
@@nicksonthevet Nothing.
Except for the MS1511 pots andsekector switch, so many reviews saying they are crap yet Yamah did nithing ti fix it.
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I agree the Sunset Burst with P90s is the guitar I would buy. Those P90s sound great and I love the finish.
I tested the previous version of that p-90 model against a p-90 equipped Gibson Les Paul a while ago, and I was super impressed with the Yamaha pickups. Best stock p-90's I've tried in a mid-budget guitar.
Saving up for both of these.
The blue one is a beauty.
Man those look and sound so nice!
Got one of these on order at the moment. Wanted one forn a while and finally pushed rhe button as rhe reviews are just never bad.
Just a new comment for those finding this vid. I have owned all 3 tiers of the Yamaha Revstars and by far my favorite is the Element. I have one now and the tone is amazingly buttery and thick but not dark and it's relatively light to wear. Feels great and I like what the push-pull does on the Element as opposed to the pro. 100% recommend the Element, it is not "cheap" guitar.
Thanks for the info. Always assuming the higher tier to be the most desirable one. Also, may depend on style of music? I am a Hobbyist and enjoy a little of every genre . Hopefully they Element conquers lots of style music?
@@supercraig2009 My opinion is that it does. Get yourself a boost pedal if you do harder rock but otherwise it’s an awesome guitar.
@@ThomasStrings Ok, I'm still learning but thanks 👍
I had never even considered buying a Revstar but after seeing both Chris Buck and Mateo Mancuso rocking them I checked one out at the local music store. Wow! My next guitar is going to be a Revstar!
Had the 502T for a few years now and think that the Revstar P90’s are as good they get. Rock machines that can happily sit in a jazz mix. 👍🇦🇺
NEAT STORY.... Today, I purchased the exact P90 sunset burst one you're reviewing. After looking everywhere on-line and at several brick & mortar shops for this exact model and finding it backordered virtually everywhere, I decided to check out a very cool guitar shop in Providence, RI where I had actually tried an RSP Revstar 2 years ago and loved it. Well, they were all out of Revstars of every model soooo I thought while I was there I'd look at my second choice guitar, a Reverend. Played a few and was just about to leave when the UPS lady delivered a box of 2 guitars, and wouldn't you just know it... a brand spankin' new rss02t in sexy sunset burst at $799. The sales guy said "that NEVER happens... what are the chances"? Well, if that isn't kismet, I don't know what is.
Thanks for the review. I’ve been on the fence about adding a P90 guitar and when I saw the first review of this awhile ago I immediately ordered one. Your review reinforced my decision!
that gold Revstar is one of the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen! Sounds fantastic, too.
Ooh, I love the tones of the 2, 3 and 4 positions on the P90 version in particular! 😍 A friend of mine has a black one with creme parts, and its hardware is so matt it almost looks grey! I've only had a chance to play it unplugged so far, though. And I totally agree that Yamaha have always strived for great quality, no matter the price range; One of my favourite brands! 😀👍
P90 is surely the most interesting thing in the line-up, good thing they now also have a Japanese top tier P90 model as well, although given how nice the Indo model seems hard to justify the price gap for most people.
Thanks for the review Darrell. Can't wait to get one of these with the P90s. I can live with the smaller pots if I'm getting those sweet sounds. These guitars just look and sound fantastic. More great work from Yamaha.
Very very phenomenal guitars. Awhile back, one of the Yamaha reps visited the music store I work at and let me demo the high end model before it was released. Can't wait to buy one of these bad boys
Looks like a great value Darrell. I’ve always liked the shape. The humbucker in the bridge position is really too harsh, but the neck position is butter I’d probably leave it in the neck position. Thanks Darrell
These sound amazing. I didn't like the look of them at first, but they're growing on me.
i’ll be picking this guitar up soon! thank you for the review.
I am absolutely loving the style and sounds of the Revstar II
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Yamaha has always make professional quality instruments. From pianos to anything. My favorie acoustic is a 1984 Yamaha. Second to none!!!
As a guitar and amp tech, I have to say that potentiometer size has nothing to do with their quality. There are good quality small pots and poor quality big pots. I actually preffer small form factor potentiometers in guitars and pedals because they allow for better use of the limited space.
Lets stop the guitarrist myth of "small pots are bad just because they are small".
Right. Size doesn't matter. And even more for limited spaces.
I wondered bout this! Educate me even more
Thank you!
Let's also end the myth that wood makes a difference.
@@sillysausage4549 It's not a myth. The Warmoth channel has some good comparisons of body, neck, and fingerboard woods. Subtle, but definite differences.
Love your reviews Mate. This one especially......I knew this guitar had a few interesting nuances...... sounds great too.....finally something different 😎....good work
I have a Revstar 502 with p90s that I love. Just tried one of the new models today and I'm absolutely floored by how they outdid themselves.
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Darrell you make every guitar sound amazing. Great review!
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The "Sunset" P90s Standard is definitely the stand-out model of this new series.
I agree 💯
Nah, I like the Vintage White Standard and the Moonlight Blue Professional.
thanks for giving the weights on these! Really nice clean clear sound on both these.
Love your demos, always focused on tone rather than playing, great job. The fretwork looks good however the fingerboard binding looks to be a little rough in places?
Great review Darrell! These are both really go or sounding guitars as well as sharp looking and at an affordable price range which is nice to see
I love Yamaha instruments. P90s are my favorite pups. I love their drums and percussion instruments.
Pianos too
That boost cleared up the sound
The last gen RevStar was so amazing in the studio or live!
I absolutely love RecStar Guitars! I need the Blue One!
I need standard and professional.
I've had many Yamaha instraments and motorcycles also outboard motors and they all performed very well,, I have 2 of there drum sets and 2 outboard motors I'm very pleased I've never lost money on Yamahas stuff
I've also had good success with Yamaha outboards, though the internals are becoming cheaper with each model. Enjoy my Pacifica and couldn't care less about the pots. Wish this review would have invested more time in tone on the P-90's clean.
Excellent review. Great vibe Darrell. Just subscribed. Thanks!
Darrell, you are a joy. Thank you for what you do. Fantastic review as always, and now I am really contemplating that P90. And I'm with you--stainless on the 612 and I'd snap one up!
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Question: Is it really necessary to upgrade the pots if the sound they produce is great, smooth and effective ? Maybe that is an unnecessary criticism really ...
Yamaha produce great musical instruments ... Thanks for the Revstar demo.
Yes, I’ve really bad luck with those, but after about 18 to 24 months they become very noisy. So good for awhile.
From Leo: I have done tech work at a 1/2 dozen shops since the 70's. I change a lot of parts that are working fine, but the customers just want them changed.. On my personal instruments, I don't change anything that is working fine. Some of the "lesser" parts have been fine for a couple of decades. If changing them makes you happy, no worries there either.
On my Revstar 2 (Flash Green Standard with HBs) they are some of the smoothest working with a taper I like (i.e. not all the change at one end, but not forever to cleanup on volume. So they do work great. The Focus switch push pull does feel a little flimsy. If it lasts, I'll leave alone.
I was surprised too by those small pots on my RSS20, but if it ain’t broke…
Small pots to larger pots by the same brand basically means you get more room to solder, but not much else. You actually lose room to put in other caps, switches etc. Also, Bourne makes excellent quality pots both "big" and "small" so just looking at size doesn't necessarily indicate quality (these have a B stamped on top FYI). Personally, after playing 40 years, I have never had a pot fail. Maybe gone a little scratchy or wonky feeling when turning but a small drip of contact cleaner usually solved the issue. This is just one area where manufacturers can save money and nobody is worse for wear imo. As long as the sweep feels good and solid, I'd leave them alone.
Wow ...that was super-cool, Darrell!
I loved the sound of both of those guitars. I don’t play but I really enjoy and envy someone who can play.👍👍
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Very thorough revieuw Darrell. Thnx.
Finally a Revstar review. Fantastic guitars.I have an RS420 from the previous series, and that's also fantastic.
Grabbed one the first generation Revstars, they are shockingly well done, PRS esque neck and fretwork and solidity to the overall feel.
thanks for featuring revstar Darrel cool man
Thanks a lot for this! I'm about to make this purchase, and this really helped me feel good about the decision.
I had a 2016 RS320. For an "entry level" model, that thing absolutely ROCKED. I'm surprised to hear Darrell criticize the fretwork on past models - on every RevStar I played, the frets were like polished glass! Mine was a joy to play, and it was my main road guitar for a while.
My only knock on the old RS's was the elctronics. I had to gut mine. The pots and wiring were seriously cheap, but once I dropped CTS pots, new wires and a decent cap, and a Duncan in the bridge the guitar was a reliable and fun road guitar!
I ordered a standard RSS20 in the swift blue featured here just this morning, I owned a 1980 Super Flighter SF500 back in the day and loved it so I can't wait to take delivery of this beauty tomorrow. Thanks for the review it was very helpful in me making my final buying decision. 👍
Great tones on both guitars
Thanks for the review - VERY nice guitars - I like the p-90 version for sure!
Nice full tones over all on both .that split really smooth out the 90s on the bridge position
If these are the "standard" models, imagine what the MIJ professionnals are like! They must be crazy good.
Not much different in terms of sound just built with premium materials. I really liked the one with copper pickguards.
@@See_Sharp I think the MIJ ones went through an acoustic ageing process.
I just bought one. It the kind of guitar I typically wouldn’t get, but I played it and fell in love. To me it’s like a cross between and Gibson and PRS.
Yamaha finally understands on how to make a looker. The quality is often great to almost perfect across every price range.
However bland colours and other choices make it not stand out. And every colour in the range is just so good. Love the Merlot and sunburst colours. The burst especially is done differently and is truly something special.
Cool vid bro
Yeah, seems like the way to go for those who want to explore the P90 world for the first time. Way to go, Yamaha.
I haven't tried the new generation yet, but the last gen Revstars were very well built for the money as well. They're on top of my list of guitars to buy!
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Those p90s rip! Absolutely fantastic sounding. A little wooly on the bottom string for leads with the rhythm pickup but hey that’s what p90s do.
I have to say, rolling the tone all the way off on the neck pickup is a beautiful jazz tone. As soon as I heard that I took notice from doing something else on my computer. Hopefully it sounds as good in person as it did in the demo.
I have the Revstar 502T with P90's. Discovered them at Namm one year and finally got one earlier this year! Officially paid it off this month, so it's mine forever now and love it!
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Great video as always, Darrell! I like the sounds from those and am curious about the electronics, how positions 2 and 4 are wired. Hmm...
I Always have been a fan of Yamaha guitars and most all of their other products and these guitars don't disappoint..Thanks Darrell..
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Your video production is first class. I bought a Squier Jazzmaster planning to mod up w Lollar P90s. But you reminded me of the Revstar. To go up against Fender Yamaha offers great value.
Yamaha is an old school company who make a ton of different products and actually care to make them the best that they can. I have an f150 4 stroke outboard 2004 that runs like a clock, a revstar, pacifica, piano, receiver and soundbar. All are top quality.
Yamaha is the only logo that I ever considered getting a tattoo of lol. I'm a big fan also.
That fret edges remind me to my custom strat, it’s exactly the same. Glad to see yamaha did this
Ordered a P90 model with to same finish last week and your review has bolstered my decision to jump in. And I own a RS420 model Revstar already and love it.
Thank you for featuring Yamaha guitars, I’ve got one and love it. Yamaha guitars are underrated but they are built like almost art. I feel like I wanna get older models as well.
I have the previous version with p90s, and it a terrific guitar. But man, the 5-way switch and that sunburst finish…great upgrades.
I finally got my RSS02 in Sunset Burst, and an RSS20 in Black. Both guitars cost less than one pro series Revstar yet they share identical electronics with their more pricey siblings. The tuning stability, build quality, balance, and playability are excellent. Well done, Yamaha! Kudos to you, Darrell Braun for an insightful review and demonstration of these excellent guitars.
Wonderful guitars 🎸
I’m longing to own one of these…
Someday….
Nice guitars and tones , I need one !
Finally! Thanks, Darrell!
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I have the entry level Yamaha guitars , now the Revstar is on my wish list. Love the racing stripe and stainless steel frets . Would like the Pacifica 612 with same stainless steel frets .
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If only the revstars had an option for a p90 in the neck and a humbucker in the bridge. Speaking of that, can we see a review of the pacifica 611?
....I think all mid range and above priced guitars should offer p90neck/hum bridge combo...
... or alternatively of the 311, yes! 😀👍
Yes I definitely agree. 😌🤌🏿
This is a great idea! Now I'm wondering why no one has made these
I played a standard at GC in Hollywood a few weeks ago and was blown away. These guitars feel great to play but it was the pickups that sold me. Great guitars.
I ordered one 2 days ago! I can't wait to get it
Nice! Sounds great!
Great review! My Pro model with P90 just arrived today ( at the store, not home) !
The one with the P90 is amazing! Maybe my next guitar!
Cool review. I’m sure where you live dry air in the winter at times leads to fret sprout. Curious if that’s a harder fix on a guitar like this with its SS frets?
nice clear warm tones
I'm liking those! I hate screwing up my frets every 5-6 years love those SS frets
What a neat guitar. New tech options. Built in slap back is awesome. I sometimes set up two delays. One with a super fast slap back like reverb basically and then a longer delay. This would completely get rid of the first delay and be better because the point of the first delay is to get an identical repeat. Since the repeat is the guitar that's sweet
I play Yamaha SG's and was always interested in getting a Revstar since it pays an homage to the SG. Might have to look into the P-90 version. Sounded way cool!
Kind of like a marriage of the slab-top double cut LP Jr. and an SG. Great player!
I played a humbucker one and almost bought the damn thing. It was really exciting to play also set up really well. But it sounded a little to close to my other main guitar and i want something a bit darker sounding.
Me too, but they are nothing like an SG. A vintage SG is superior in every way.
Thanks for the review. The p90's sound phenominal. If I were buying, that would be a prime candidate.
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Great evaluation. I love the Revstar guitars too.
Question: how is that tail piece guitar different from the 502T. Did you get a chance to every play one? They look very similar.
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I got the exact 2 on this review. Amazing guitars!!!
I love that left to right gradient. Nice to see something in the spirit of a burst but that isn't a burst.
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Nice ! I really like the P90 one.
Jay Turser SG Special alike here. $249 'new' (well played) in '07. Still great so i'm set. Nowhere to be found now.
All i can think of is Reverend Guitars when i see these.
Nice video as usual ! My signature Revstar will have a maple fingerboard, P90s and pinstripes! Blue, of course 😀
I have the older version w p90s. It is awesome. Super articulate pups
That Sunset Burst p-90 model is just awesome.
Might be too fender-esque, but I'd want to swap the guard and pickup covers to black.
Great video. Revstars are great guitars, I love my RS620.🙏😊
Very nice sounding guitars!
Man those look killer and seem a sweet deal. Just when you tell yourself you're not gonna buy another guitar....you stumble upon these things.
No wonder I can’t get one, Yamaha has been sending them to all the RUclipsrs! 😂