The Revstar style is inspired by café racer motorcycles—stripped-down performance machines that were customized to reflect the personality of their riders.
Revstar balances Japanese innovation and traditional artisanship. Modern features enhance playability, versatility, and tone, while the design references classic Yamaha electric guitars going back to 1966.
FEATURES
Acoustic Design:
- Yamaha's Acoustic Design process for clear, powerful tone and maximum resonance.
Chambered Bodies:
- Chambered body design for tone sculpting, reduced weight, and optimized balance.
Choose Your Sound:
- Custom-wound Alnico V pickups available in powerful humbucker or chiming P90-style single-coil options.
5-Way Pickup Selector:
- Two-pickup guitar with the flexibility of a three-pickup guitar for versatile sounds.
Switch On:
- Focus Switch boost on Professional and Standard models, and Dry Switch filter on Revstar Element for increased versatility.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY:
- Top Wood: Maple
- Back: Chambered Mahogany
- Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
NECK:
- Neck Materials: 3-Piece Mahogany with Carbon Reinforcement
- Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane
- Fingerboard Materials: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- Fret Wire: Jumbo Stainless Steel
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut Material: PPS
ELECTRONICS:
- Neck Pickup: VH5n - Humbucker/Alnico V
- Bridge Pickup: VH5b - Humbucker/Alnico V
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone (Push-Pull "Focus Switch")
HARDWARE:
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
- String Spacing: 10.5mm
- Tailpiece: Stopbar
- Tuning Machines: Die-Cast
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
MISCELLANEOUS:
