NGD: Yamaha Revstar RS420
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:02 pm
Well, this came out of the blue. Sold several pieces of gear on consignment at my old shop simultaneously with me lamenting not owning something in the Gibson-y sonic realm. This was the answer.
It’s a lot of guitar for $499. Body is mahogany (or nato, per the specs). Pickups are Alnico V. They skipped the coil-tap and gave it a “Dry” switch, which is a high-pass filter. I’m happy with that, it's very usable. And it has a blade pickup switch (I smack upper-horn switches). Also, rosewood fretboard.
This is built in Indonesia and the workmanship is solid. My favorite bit of attention-to-detail is Yamaha designing a little flat notch for the strap button on the upper horn. Also, the cool aluminum knobs have set screws, and the fretwork is even and clean. Only little thing is the rosewood board has some dry spots on the treble side near the body. But it’s nice to get a guitar under a grand I don’t feel like I need to change anything on.
Well, I get to put this in the win column. As I explained to a friend, it has the HH tones I didn't already have and feels like the guitars I already did have. Handy combination!
It’s a lot of guitar for $499. Body is mahogany (or nato, per the specs). Pickups are Alnico V. They skipped the coil-tap and gave it a “Dry” switch, which is a high-pass filter. I’m happy with that, it's very usable. And it has a blade pickup switch (I smack upper-horn switches). Also, rosewood fretboard.
This is built in Indonesia and the workmanship is solid. My favorite bit of attention-to-detail is Yamaha designing a little flat notch for the strap button on the upper horn. Also, the cool aluminum knobs have set screws, and the fretwork is even and clean. Only little thing is the rosewood board has some dry spots on the treble side near the body. But it’s nice to get a guitar under a grand I don’t feel like I need to change anything on.
Well, I get to put this in the win column. As I explained to a friend, it has the HH tones I didn't already have and feels like the guitars I already did have. Handy combination!