
YAMAHA RSS02T HOT MERLOT REVSTAR ELECTRIC GUITAR
This Revstar Standard features P90-style single-coil pickups with 5-way switching and the Focus Switch boost, with a custom racing tailpiece.
- 4 Café Racer inspired finishes
- Chambered maple and mahogany body
- Carbon-reinforced 3-piece mahogany neck
- 2 P90-style pickups
- 5-Position pickup selector
- Passive Focus Switch
- Gig Bag


THE NEW STANDARD
With two available pickup configurations, 5-way switching, and the Focus Switch passive boost, the new Revstar Standard is all about versatility.


CHAMBERED BODY WITH ACOUSTIC DESIGN
Revstar Standard guitars feature chambered bodies designed to sculpt tone and reduce weight, with carbon reinforcement in the neck to improve vibration transfer.


5-WAY SWITCHING
With the same 5-way switching as Revstar Professional, the subtle phase shift on positions 2 and 4 offers a fresh take on classic “in-between” sounds.


FOCUS SWITCH
The push/pull Tone control activates a passive boost with an effect similar to overwound pickups—darker highs, increased mids and lows, and an aggressive character.


CHOICE OF PICKUPS
RSS20 and RSS20L feature humbuckers, and RSS02T offers P90-style single-coils. All pickups are custom-designed by Yamaha and use Alnico V magnets for powerful tone.
SOUND SAMPLE VIDEOS
| RSE20 | RSS20 | RSS02T | RSP20 | ||
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| General | Construction | Set-in | Set-in | Set-in | Set-in |
| Scale Length | 24-3/4” (628.6mm) | 24-3/4” (628.6mm) | 24-3/4” (628.6mm) | 24-3/4” (628.6mm) | |
| Body | Body Material | Chambered Mahogany | Top: Maple Back: Chambered Mahogany |
Top: Maple Back: Chambered Mahogany |
Top: Maple Back: Chambered 2-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement |
| Body Finish | Gloss Polyurethane | Gloss Polyurethane | Gloss Polyurethane | Gloss Polyurethane | |
| Neck | Neck Material | 3-Piece Mahogany | 3-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement | 3-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement | 3-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement |
| Neck Finish | Satin Polyurethane | Satin Polyurethane | Satin Polyurethane | Satin Polyurethane | |
| Fingerboard Materials | Rosewood | Rosewood | Rosewood | Rosewood | |
| Fingerboard Radius | 12" (304.8mm) | 12" (304.8mm) | 12" (304.8mm) | 12" (304.8mm) | |
| Fret Wire | Jumbo | Jumbo Stainless Steel | Jumbo Stainless Steel | Jumbo Stainless Steel | |
| Number of Frets | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
| Nut Materials | PPS | PPS | PPS | PPS | |
| Neck Width @ 0 Fret / 12th Fret | 41.9 / 52.0 mm | 41.9 / 52.0 mm | 41.9 / 52.0 mm | 41.9 / 52.0 mm | |
| Thickness Width @ 0 Fret / 12th Fret | 21.0 / 23.9 mm | 21.0 / 23.9 mm | 21.0 / 23.9 mm | 21.0 / 23.9 mm | |
| Neck | Neck Pickup | VH3n: Humbucker / Alnico V | VH5n: Humbucker / Alnico V | VP5n: P90 type Single coil / Alnico V | VH5n: Humbucker / Alnico V |
| Bridge Pickup | VH3n: Humbucker / Alnico V | VH5b: Humbucker / Alnico V | VP5b: P90 type Single coil / Alnico V | VH5n: Humbucker / Alnico V | |
| Controls | Master Volume, Master Tone (Push-Pull, "Dry Switch") | Master Volume, Master Tone (Push-Pull, "Dry Switch") | Master Volume, Master Tone (Push-Pull, "Dry Switch") | Master Volume, Master Tone (Push-Pull, "Dry Switch") | |
| Pickup Switch | 3-Position Lever Switch | 5-Position Lever Switch | 5-Position Lever Switch | 5-Position Lever Switch | |
| Hardware | Bridge | Tune-O-Matic | Tune-O-Matic | Tune-O-Matic | Tune-O-Matic |
| Tremolo Arm | - | - | - | - | |
| String Spacing | 10.5mm | 10.5mm | 10.5mm | 10.5mm | |
| Tailpiece | Stopbar | Stopbar | Racing Tailpiece | Stopbar | |
| Tuning Machines | Die-Cast | Die-Cast | Die-Cast | Die-Cast | |
| Pickguard | Swift Blue / Neon Yellow: 3-Ply Cream, Black / Vintage White / Red Copper: 3-Ply Black | Swift Blue: 3-Ply Cream, Sunset Burst/Black/Vintage White/Hot Merlot/Flash Green: 3-Ply Black | 3-Ply Cream | Swift Blue / Moonlight Blue: 3-Ply Cream, Sunset Burst: 3 Ply Black | |
| Others | Strings | Elixir Nanoweb Light / 0.010-0.046 | Elixir Nanoweb Light / 0.010-0.046 | Elixir Nanoweb Light / 0.010-0.046 | D'Addario EXL110 / 0.010-0.046 |
| Case | - | Gig Bag | Gig Bag | Hardshell Case | |
| Special Features | - | - | - | I.R.A. Treatment | |
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