The Big Review: Yamaha Revstar RSS02T – is this the best bang-for-buck electric of 2022?

From motorcycles to marimbas, concert pianos to cornets,雅马哈自1960年代以来，还包括声学和electric guitars. Everyone knows about the venerable Pacifica of course, and the legacy of the SG-2000 is a star-studded one, but in recent years the brand has earned plaudits for itsRevstarrange.

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Inspired by cafe racer motorcycles and offering a variety of rock-ready configurations, the Standard series guitar we have on test today comes from Yamaha’s new-for-2022 second generation of Revstars, which boasts updated pickups, chambered bodies and new switching options.

雅马哈is the world’s biggest musical instrument maker, yet despite this it’s often something of an afterthought in the guitar world. Perhaps that’s because the brand isn’t constantly revealing new models like吉布森或者Fender，取而代之的是采用了一种更加考虑的新发布方法 - 毕竟，这是自2019年以来的第一个新Revstars。

It’s possible that his approach means the brand has more time to hone the fine details that make a good guitar great for this second wave. Our RSS02T certainly bears this out in the looks department, with a gorgeous sunset burst finish accented by a lovely cream scratchplate and custom chrome tailpiece. It’s another superb evocation of Yamaha’s motorcycle pedigree – stick a seat and a couple of wheels on this thing and you could ride it down the Pacific Highway.

In use

随着所有关于将其骑到Hog Heaven的话题，我们热切地将吉他插入。P-90s很快就会让我们感到震惊。这些拾音器清晰地响起了钟声。提供如此丰富的清洁，我们暂时忘记我们正在玩桃花心木/枫岩石，并且很容易拥有一个Telecaster在我们的圈子里。这款中价模型的一个令人印象深刻的开始。

The mahogany bodies of the new Revstars have been expertly chambered using all sorts of fancy tech toys, and while it may do the job of shaving off some weight from a comfort perspective, there are also tonal benefits to be reaped. The chambering makes the Revstar extremely resonant and percussive, with great note articulation even with lashings of gain.
Playability is also excellent and there’s a wealth of enjoyable tones on offer – particularly positions two and four on the five-way, which give you some out-of-phase sounds that are a joy to mess around with.

V2 REVSTAR上的新事物也是在音调旋钮上增加了被动的“焦点开关”，该旋钮应在订婚时唤起越过拾音器的声音。当然，它确实提高了中低音，从而产生了几乎沼泽摇滚型的声音。

It’s perhaps inevitable that, for a P-90-loaded mahogany guitar with a maple cap, the Revstar really hits its stride when you pin your ears back and go all in on breakneck blues-rocking. That chest-out attitude is what makesP-90 pickup guitarsthe only choice for some players; the ability to cut through and wreak musical havoc across any track you’re playing in the best kind of way.

It’s interesting then, that much of what Yamaha seems to have done with this second generation Revstar feels as though it’s designed to tame the beast somewhat, and to favour articulation and control over chaos and grit. If you’re an out-and-outP-90player who favours the traditional wild ride, this is worth bearing in mind.

For the rest of us however, this is a truly winning package that alloys some of that classic P-90 snarl with some more versatile and varied sounds, plus a top notch blend of build, playability, resonance and sustain. If this were a motorcycle, we’d describe it as a graceful Yamaha YA-1 that’s sticking to the speed limit. It might not feel as dangerous, but it’ll get you where you want to go with style.

Key Features

• 价格£649 including deluxe Yamaha gig bag
• DESCRIPTIONSix-string chambered electric guitar. Made in Indonesia
• BUILD带有枫木帽的双切室桃花心木身体，胶合3件桃花心木C型脖子，带有碳石墨钢筋，12英寸半径玫瑰木指板，带珍珠状棒镶嵌，22个巨型不锈钢，黑色合成螺母
• HARDWARETune-o-matic-style bridge and custom tailpiece, die-cast enclosed tuners – nickel-plated
• 电气2x YGD-designed VP5 soapbar single coils, 5-way pickup selector switch, volume and tone (with push-pull Focus Switch boost)
• SCALE LENGTH24.75英寸（628.7mm）
• NECK WIDTH41.9mm at nut
• NECK DEPTH21mm处于第1粒，23.9mm的第12粒货物
• WEIGHT(kg/lb): 3.55/7.81
• FINISHSunset Burst (as reviewed), Black, Hot Merlot, Blue
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• CONTACT雅马哈

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