Yamaha Revstar Standard RSS20 Electric Guitar – Black New

Originality Redefined – The Yamaha Revstar Standard RSS20 Electric Guitar

Revstar II refines the look, sound, and feel of Yamaha’s original Revstar® guitar series. The RSS20 is available in six café racer-inspired finishes and features a chambered body and carbon-reinforced neck—developed using Yamaha’s exclusive Acoustic Design process to enhance tone, reduce weight, and ensure optimal balance without sacrificing resonance. Alnico V humbucking pickups combined with a 5-position pickup selector and a passive push/pull Focus Switch provide uncommon versatility from a two-pickup guitar. The RSS20L model for left-handed players is also available. A deluxe gig bag is included.

• Chambered maple and mahogany body
• Carbon-reinforced 3-piece mahogany neck
• 2 Alnico V Humbucking pickups
• 5-Position pickup selector
• Passive Focus Switch
• Deluxe gig bag included

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Top Materials: Maple
• Back Materials: Chambered Mahogany
• Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane

Neck

• Construction: Set-In
• Scale Length: 24.75 inches / 629 mm
• Neck Materials: 3-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement
• Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane
• Fingerboard Materials: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12 inches / 305 mm
• Fret Wire: Jumbo Stainless Steel
• Number of Frets: 22
• Nut Materials: PPS
• Neck Width (@ 0 Fret and 12 Fret): 42 – 52 mm
• Thickness (@ 1 Fret and 12 Fret): 21 – 24 mm

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: VH5n Humbucker / Alnico V
• Bridge Pickup: VH5b Humbucker / Alnico V
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone (Push-Pull “Focus Switch”)
• Pickup Switch: 5-Position Lever Switch

Hardware

• Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
• String Spacing: 10.5 mm
• Tailpiece: Stopbar
• Tuning Machines: Die-Cast
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
• String Gauge: Elixir Nanoweb Light / 0.010 – 0.046
• Case: Gig Bag

Manufacturer: Yamaha
Model: RSS20 BL
SKU: I686292-0-WHXC

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