Yamaha Revstar - What Model to Get? - Standard and Pro Demo

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  • @ColinLee47
    @ColinLee47 7 місяців тому +22

    I have 2 Revstar pros. A p90 and humbucker versions. They are my favorite guitars hands down. I recently purchased the Pacifica pro and will be selling my strat. I’m officially a Yamaha fanboy. Amazing guitars.

    • @ChidOki
      @ChidOki 5 місяців тому

      @@ColinLee47 Fellow fanboy. I’ve got the Pro P90 too and now I think I’m on a quest to have a top line Yamaha of every main type of guitar like you…I might do an SG1802 or older SG instead of a Revstar with humbuckers for an HH guitar though.
      Who am I kidding I will probably end up with both haha

    • @RyanAlvarado-i6x
      @RyanAlvarado-i6x 22 дні тому

      sweet, colin! which do you prefer more, the p90 or humbucker? also curious which one you’d think would be better for reggae rhythm

  • @victorvaldenegro4001
    @victorvaldenegro4001 7 місяців тому +7

    I own a black Revstar Standard with P-90s. It’s amazing! I wish it came in a gold top!

  • @donly8408
    @donly8408 7 місяців тому +8

    I love the Revestars so much I got the standard and p90. Soooo underrated!!!

  • @SamLail
    @SamLail 7 місяців тому +7

    I've owned several Yamahas over the years: motorcycles and guitars.
    Had a Yamaha 12 string acoustic back in the late '70s. Sold it to a friend of mine in the mid '80s. He still has it and absolutely will not sell it back to me.

    • @johnbriggs3916
      @johnbriggs3916 7 місяців тому +2

      Motorcycles are made by a separate company.

  • @Dragon_rls
    @Dragon_rls 2 місяці тому +2

    Excellent playing John. I hope I don’t sound tone deaf, or biased ( I own a Revstar standard), but I think I prefer the sound of the standard over the Pro. In the end, I’d be happy with either. Rock on y’all 🎸🎸🎸🤘❤️

  • @davidgood6744
    @davidgood6744 7 місяців тому +2

    I had the Standard RSS02t which I bought when it was released. I like it so much I bought the entry level Element RSE20 for $500. I liked the $500 Element so much that I sold the $800 Standard and bought a Gator Transit gig bag. I love that Element. It is 7lbs 2 onces, well balanced, and the fretboard was rolled. It makes me smile every time I play it.

  • @homegrownson
    @homegrownson 7 місяців тому +6

    Yamaha has made fine instruments since I was a Kid and I was born in 1955, many of their Woodwind & Brass instruments are known as some of the Finest, but for some Reason we associate Yamaha more with a Good Motorcycle then a Great Guitar. I love the P90's. My Slash Victoria should arrive today at Casino

    • @johnbriggs3916
      @johnbriggs3916 7 місяців тому +1

      Think pianos -- the motorcycles are made by a different company.

  • @williamcaswell8137
    @williamcaswell8137 7 місяців тому +3

    I'm happy to see Yamaha get some love.

  • @SuperOhdannyboy
    @SuperOhdannyboy Місяць тому

    Holy smokes what a great playing example and review. Thank you so much.

  • @lewisbeeman
    @lewisbeeman 7 місяців тому

    What a great video. Good to see yall get onboard with the RevStar. Great guitars.

  • @khawajajodat8763
    @khawajajodat8763 12 днів тому

    I love Yamaha guitars and guitar amplifiers since 1979

  • @keithhoffman1864
    @keithhoffman1864 7 місяців тому +3

    Love my RSS02T, has become my #1. BTW, Both the Gibson Tributes and Studios are cheaper than the $3000 standards

  • @petersouthwell5971
    @petersouthwell5971 7 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for demoing this guitar. Was checking it out.
    I think id go for the MIJ.. I dunno why.. Something about MIJ resonates for me.

    • @petersouthwell5971
      @petersouthwell5971 7 місяців тому +1

      STUPID QUESTION.... Is Yamaha the guitar company... Also Yamaha the Motorcycle Company etc. etc.?

    • @theforgedone
      @theforgedone 5 місяців тому +1

      @@petersouthwell5971 Yes. :)

    • @ChidOki
      @ChidOki 5 місяців тому

      @@petersouthwell5971 Yes and no....they officially broke into two different companies decades ago that operate separately and independently. Yamaha Corporation (music side) and Yamaha Motor Co. Although they still use the same logo haha

  • @GitShiddy
    @GitShiddy 7 місяців тому +4

    Local currency for local currency the Revstar Standard is the best guitar you can buy. Which is why the Revstar Premium is such a hard sell. The only reason to get a Premium is if you want a Goldtop one.

    • @Mr_Bio_Hazard
      @Mr_Bio_Hazard 6 місяців тому +2

      The Pro comes with reinforced neck and body with carbon fibre rods.

  • @skye7690
    @skye7690 2 місяці тому

    Nice playing! And I was set on the HH version until I heard this.

  • @southernpanda33
    @southernpanda33 7 місяців тому

    1:25 Baxter, you’re holding the $849 guitar. Purely based off of the finish. Yours looks slightly more even.

  • @hawkhead418
    @hawkhead418 7 місяців тому +1

    I love my revstar standard black! Plays great sounds awesome & a great price $639.99 new! What a steal!!

    • @Kevin-uy5bz
      @Kevin-uy5bz 5 місяців тому

      where did you find it for that price?

    • @hawkhead418
      @hawkhead418 5 місяців тому

      @@Kevin-uy5bz was on reverb just popped into my feed one day. Wolf music company. I can say it’s a fantastic playing guitar and it sounds amazing. I did find later. A light haze is in the finish almost in perceptible though. Just about impossible to photograph. So that may be why it was so cheap other than that it’s in mint condition.

    • @Kevin-uy5bz
      @Kevin-uy5bz 5 місяців тому +1

      @@hawkhead418 thanks for the reply back. Just ordered one for $850, should get it in a few days. Been looking at them for quite awhile now and decided to pull the trigger on it. Excited to see it

  • @Mexxx65
    @Mexxx65 7 місяців тому +2

    Black and White
    Night and Day
    Professional wins this sibling guitar comparo - hands down
    Thanks, Baxter and Jonathan

    • @TheSilence1
      @TheSilence1 4 місяці тому

      Yeah I'm surprised how different they sound from each other. The standard version sounds like someone turned the distortion/fuzz up to 8 and the professional sounds like the distortion was set to 4, if you know what I mean. I think I can justify spending the extra money on the expensive one, should I get it.

  • @jeffball6656
    @jeffball6656 7 місяців тому +1

    Everyone who’s reviewed them has had great things to say about them.
    I don’t see why more folks aren’t playing them.
    I have the RSS20. It’s a great guitar.

    • @rhythmguru1
      @rhythmguru1 7 місяців тому

      If only they would make the p90 version lefty...

    • @johnf.r6658
      @johnf.r6658 7 місяців тому

      ​@@rhythmguru1I'm considering getting one, left handed here, don't know if I should get the element or the standard. It's a shame that they not make the p90 for us

    • @Charlesbabbage2209
      @Charlesbabbage2209 7 місяців тому +1

      It’s down to Harley Davison syndrome. Yamaha will sell you five times the guitar for quarter of the price, but it doesn’t say Gibson on the headstock.

  • @TimTrutone
    @TimTrutone 7 місяців тому

    6:01 it's kind of like the G&L US vs import price differential thing. How is G&L even still in business?!

  • @nedsdonutshop
    @nedsdonutshop 7 місяців тому +1

    I really dig that tailpiece

  • @jameswhite1450
    @jameswhite1450 7 місяців тому +1

    I have a Epiphone Masterbilt dr500 from Indonesia. Bone nut,hide glue, solid woods and no scarf joint. It was Pleked as well. It's pretty nice dreadnought guitar with cutaway. The finish isn't a 100% (one tiny run) It's a quality instrument from a Asian country.

  • @JAL-cc8jd
    @JAL-cc8jd 3 місяці тому

    I had a Standard with humbuckers and an Element. I actually liked the tone of the Element better. I found the Dry Switch to be very useful while the Focus Switch on the Standard was useless to me. I did like the stainless frets and carbon fiber reinforced neck on the Standard. I prefer my Les Pauls and SG’s, but I may get another Revstar at some point. Most likely won’t be until they revise the current lineup with some (hopefully) new colors.

  • @dingleberry6486
    @dingleberry6486 5 місяців тому

    The standard is all one needs. While the pro will make one feel better, (because they can’t go any higher) - the standard is a fantastic guitar. I have the humbucker version in the super classy vintage white. Features, fit/finish, neck profile & feel, smooth tuners, and balance - this Yamaha has replaced my Les Pauls. 8.5 lbs is no slouch, either. The Japanese influence is definitely present, and that gives me piece of mind to boot.

  • @OmarBhoo
    @OmarBhoo 7 місяців тому +2

    Love the Yamahas. Humbucker versions though.

  • @Scott__C
    @Scott__C 7 місяців тому

    Across the Universe? Please review a Coruscant made 49 string.
    Didn't really hear any difference in sound of the two.

  • @TimTrutone
    @TimTrutone 7 місяців тому

    4:41 Gibson USA SG all the way!!!! I love my SG, I have one of the old Gothic ones from 2002. I don't play it as much as I should.

  • @iTrove
    @iTrove 7 місяців тому

    Excellent, been eyeballing them both and to judge is tough, I will say through UA-cam and then my iPad to earphones, the shrill vanished on the second guitar. Might be me trying to justify things, but it seemed richer? If that is a trait. Enjoyed it.

  • @MayorMcCheese2000
    @MayorMcCheese2000 7 місяців тому +29

    The ability for Indonesian factories to produce an end product that's competitive has never been the issue... The way they get there is the issue.... Indonesia is the #1 country in the world for ocean pollution... Minimum Wage in Indonesia also comes out to less than $1 an hour.... you can take a wild guess at $1 an hour what the healthcare and benefits are like along with OSHA standards. I think its high time we as an industry raised the bar.

    • @Scott__C
      @Scott__C 7 місяців тому +2

      That's great and I agree, but companies seeking profit over most anything else created the world of Walmart and Amazon which has conditioned people to want things to be cheap. Cort has been called out for stuff before, but they're still the number one manufacturer of guitars in the world. Not sure how it is now.

    • @MayorMcCheese2000
      @MayorMcCheese2000 7 місяців тому +3

      @Scott__C we've all allowed this to happen, and now shops like Casino who need to serve the needs of all their clients big and small, don't really have a choice for affordable guitars outside of these kind of options. You're spot on that we've created this culture spearheaded by Walmart and Amazon, but even those guys see the demand for change and have tried to involve smaller businesses like handmade goods and local produce respectively. I think shops like Casino would buy more ethically made options if they were available, but their handcuffed by what's offered, and it's their responsibility to care for their customers which they couldn't be doing better.... it's time manufacturers started to care for their customers like Casino in the same way.

    • @Scott__C
      @Scott__C 7 місяців тому +2

      @@MayorMcCheese2000 I agree. The issue on Amazon is kind of not knowing who you're buying from and sometimes they're slow shipping, so that creates some frustrations too. If you've basically told customers for over a decade you can get it there in a day, then to wait for almost two weeks makes you think the order got lost somewhere.

    • @MayorMcCheese2000
      @MayorMcCheese2000 7 місяців тому +1

      @Scott__C the customers shouldn't have this level of responsibility. You're spot on, it's almost impossible to know where you're buying from and that needs to change.

    • @guttedEwok01
      @guttedEwok01 7 місяців тому

      What absolute garbage. Indonesia is no paradise but your figures are just completely wrong.

  • @charlesdavis5942
    @charlesdavis5942 7 місяців тому

    Good video great playing

  • @BerserkerRider94
    @BerserkerRider94 Місяць тому

    I wished Yamaha released a Pro version in black with White racing stripes. P90 ir humbuckers doesn't matter I'd want that in that color. Or buy both hehehe.

  • @PeterTwo-qm3xk
    @PeterTwo-qm3xk 4 місяці тому +1

    'Or get the $850 guitar + a tube Amp'.
    That's exactly where I've got to I'm my thinking.

  • @TimTrutone
    @TimTrutone 7 місяців тому +1

    I've always wanted to get a white Revstar and be Johnny Ramone in a Ramones tribute band even though I'm more like Joey with my height and hair length and overall weirdness. And yeah, I know Johnny played a Moserite so don't @ me, you accuracy sticklers.

  • @Dragon_rls
    @Dragon_rls 2 місяці тому

    Baxter’s hair is Baxter’s business.

  • @shanewalton8888
    @shanewalton8888 7 місяців тому +3

    soooo much cooler than that crap PRS puts out these days.

  • @brandonjackson5865
    @brandonjackson5865 Місяць тому

    Indonesia can meet and beat Japanese quality and fit and finish. I had a 2011 Ibanez premium rg920 qm I believe and the overall fit and finish was probably a little better than my 95 RG550 , I wasn’t too impressed with the hardware but the wood parts and fretwork were phenomenal. In this video notice when they show the backs the guitar on the left has that thick looking poly plastic shell look the Japanese guitar has a softer looking less shiny clear coat and I suppose some people would prefer the poly high shine but to me personally the Japanese guitar’s finish on the back just looks more quality but like they say it’s not enough to justify the price difference for most. If you have been skeptical about Indonesian built guitars you need to go try some out, depending upon the model and specs you might get the guitar you really want for half the price and can probably upgrade over time to better hardware if you want to or needed to. For example if you really want a MIJ JEM an Indonesian premium JEM will get you 85 - 90 percent of the way there, you might even prefer the Indonesian hardware/trem systems on the Indonesian builds . I would imagine Yamaha would be much the same as far as making sure their Indonesian builds meet their high standards.

  • @jjulch
    @jjulch 7 місяців тому

    I’d like to see the Revstar compared to the Reverend Sensei. Bodies are nearly exactly the same. Both Korean models made in the same plant too…
    Heritage just announced an import line. So that will be interesting too

    • @keithhoffman1864
      @keithhoffman1864 7 місяців тому +3

      I have both. In fact, when i got my Reverend, it was between it and the Yamaha. I went with the Reverend. Six months later, I ended up getting a RSS02T, and the Reverend is for sale. The Yamaha fits and plays like a part of your body

    • @ChidOki
      @ChidOki 5 місяців тому

      Hold on. You're making a claim that Yamaha is a Korean company, and that they make their guitars in the same plant as Reverend? Try again...

  • @tomeasley3538
    @tomeasley3538 7 місяців тому

    good to see you back , I had bought one identical from Guitar center used at 450, overall the fit and finish was excellent but it had a few dead spots [frets] that I couldn't get rid of , I had tried myself and took it in for their luthier to fix but they never went away, beside that it was a fantastic guitar

    • @doug1274
      @doug1274 7 місяців тому +2

      If your luthier couldn’t level your frets, you’d probably better get a new luthier.

    • @tomeasley3538
      @tomeasley3538 7 місяців тому +1

      @@doug1274 did you catch the part it was a guitar center ....

    • @doug1274
      @doug1274 7 місяців тому +1

      @@tomeasley3538 lol. I did not catch that. Makes sense now.

    • @ChidOki
      @ChidOki 5 місяців тому

      Was it a Revstar Standard or the lower Element line not shown in this video?

    • @tomeasley3538
      @tomeasley3538 5 місяців тому

      @@ChidOki the less expensive one im sure

  • @iamanovercomer3253
    @iamanovercomer3253 7 місяців тому +1

    Neither one of them ‼️👍
    I'm going for a G&L FULLERTON ASAT CLASSIC 🎸🎶🎵👍

  • @johnbriggs3916
    @johnbriggs3916 7 місяців тому

    The left-hand close-up camera had a washed-out appearance that I interpret as lack of contrast.

  • @cubano100pct
    @cubano100pct 7 місяців тому

    Gibson Les Paul Studio are in the same range as the Revstar Japan made.

  • @krisantkalea8578
    @krisantkalea8578 21 годину тому

    About the low wages in Indonesia. Yes, but the food commodities are subsidised by the govt. Health insurance yes the employer pays.the govt. Insures. The system works. Like it or not. Life is hard on farmers. But factory workers can often better their lives. Ocean pollution via plastic is bad. But the new generation is more aware and on the case. I've lived near the Cort factory for over a decade, here in E. Java. The critics in this comment section are extremely critical of an awesome country. Filled with great guitar makers.

  • @BillyMac812
    @BillyMac812 7 місяців тому +2

    Model numbers sound like……..R-e-s-p-e-c-t….🎵

  • @andrewbecker3700
    @andrewbecker3700 7 місяців тому

    I'd much rather have the Element model and the spare cash saved to modify it. For what I've got into mine, it's as good or better than those higher priced versions.

    • @theforgedone
      @theforgedone 5 місяців тому

      What did you do to yours?

    • @andrewbecker3700
      @andrewbecker3700 5 місяців тому

      @@theforgedone I bought it specifically to mod, with parts I already had. That included Gotoh magnum keystone locking tuners, Seymour Duncan Distortion,Schaller straplocks, 1 volume and 1 push/pull tone potentiometer. Ended up buying a Seymour Duncan '59/Custom hybrid for the neck position, and got the Oak Grigsby switch, Pure Tone jack, orangedrop tone capacitor, and treble bleed curcuit from Sweetwater when I bought the guitar. Like I said, it was a planned build from the beginning. It's black, and referred to as the "DEATHSTAR"!
      So my only real added expense for the build was that Hybrid pickup. The $60 bucks in misc. parts, I had Sweetwater cover as my discount off the Revstar retail price. So I paid full price for the guitar($499) but got the $60 bucks in parts free.
      The guitar is as good as most costing $1500 or under. It has no real faults now. I may upgrade the bridge and tailpiece?

    • @ChidOki
      @ChidOki 5 місяців тому +1

      Did you modify it by putting in Stainless Steel frets? Because that is one of the key features that sets the Revstar Standard and Pro apart. For that reason alone, it's hard for me to believe any modified Element could be "good or better than" a Standard or Pro unless SS frets were installed.

    • @andrewbecker3700
      @andrewbecker3700 5 місяців тому

      @@ChidOki Oh yeah, for sure. No good songs could possibly be written or performed without stainless steel frets. And the 3 way blade switch too. Totally unacceptable for any pro level guitarists. What about the carbon fiber reinforcement rods? Those are key components in any "real" guitar. Those specs are critical to success. Right? Come on man. Get a grip.

    • @ChidOki
      @ChidOki 5 місяців тому

      @@andrewbecker3700 How is the quality of music that can be written on an instrument related at all to how good the instrument is…? Like…what? Haha and I’m not going to argue about a 3-way vs 5-way switch, that’s completely subjective. Of course 5-way is not better for anyone who doesn’t like or need the 2 in between sounds. It’s a matter of preference, not worse or better.
      I pointed out a key difference of a spec that is, with general consensus in the guitar community, accepted as better because it is a material that is objectively stronger and longer lasting, and you respond with two things that are completely subjective and irrelevant to whether a guitar is better or not, one of which has nothing to do with the actual guitar itself.
      You make a bold take and then avoid two questions about it. You won’t share what mods you did, or whether one of them was SS frets (sounds like no, but you’re still avoiding answering directly).
      I’m really glad you love your Element, that’s fine. I know they’re made super well. Nothing wrong with that. If you’re going to share a hot take that a lower level modded model is just as good or better the ones above it, explain why and back it up, don’t avoid conversation about it, which you’re sort of asking for on, you know, a comments and discussion section….

  • @mitchmatthews6713
    @mitchmatthews6713 7 місяців тому

    Is Bax growing out the facial to auditfir a bit part on The Chosen?

  • @NeverGoBack2
    @NeverGoBack2 3 місяці тому +1

    Be warned that the Indonesian made are not the same quality as the MIJ. I received my brand new Revstar RSS02T packaged from Yamaha and it had two high frets, tool marks on the fretboard, cracks in the binding, a poorly fitted, poorly cut nut, fisheyed paint spots and back bowed neck. Yamaha customer service was non-existent. Luckily the dealer paid for a local luthier to fix it up short of the tool marks and water in the paint so be warned!

  • @jameswhite1450
    @jameswhite1450 7 місяців тому +1

    lots of folks like the Yamaha es-335 clone.

  • @savethedandelions
    @savethedandelions 7 місяців тому +5

    Revstars are groovy a.f.

  • @jonmurphy776
    @jonmurphy776 7 місяців тому

    Why are so many guitarists “mamas’ boys “?😂

  • @jerryshade4333
    @jerryshade4333 7 місяців тому +1

    I have a Revstar standard, don’t play it very much.

    • @jasonswitzer1748
      @jasonswitzer1748 7 місяців тому

      How come?

    • @jerryshade4333
      @jerryshade4333 7 місяців тому +4

      @@jasonswitzer1748 not enough time to play. Great guitar, I play it when I can. Sorry I guess I should have said all this in my first comment.