The Revstar RSS20 is Yamaha's own take on a vintage-inspired single-cut, cafe-racer styling and a dry switch that cuts mids and highs for a distinct rhythm tone.
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The Revstar RSS20 is Yamaha's own take on a vintage-inspired single-cut, cafe-racer styling and a dry switch that cuts mids and highs for a distinct rhythm tone. Its adjustable Tune-O-Matic is a Yamaha house design rather than a licensed Gibson-spec part, so whether ABR-1 or Nashville-family aftermarket bridges match its post spacing hasn't been confirmed and shouldn't be assumed.
Tailpiece
Stopbar
String spacing
52.5mm (2-1/16")
Scale length
24.75" (629mm)
Nut width
41.9mm (1.650")
Not published by Yamaha: tuner hole size and bridge mounting spacing. Measure these before buying tuners or a bridge.
A roller-saddle upgrade documented by other Revstar owners, but exact stud fit has not been confirmed for this model. Measure before ordering.
A well regarded roller-saddle TOM upgrade documented by Revstar modders for smoother tremolo-free tuning stability, but an exact stud match to Yamaha's house-design bridge has not been independently confirmed.
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A locking Tune-O-Matic upgrade, but Yamaha's exact stud spec has not been confirmed to match. Measure before ordering.
Yamaha's house-design Tune-O-Matic does not have a published stud spec, so a match to this Gibson-spec locking retrofit has not been independently confirmed.
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Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design.
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Fits the standard humbucker route and mounting on this guitar. A more vintage-voiced alternative to a higher-output pickup. You will need to solder it in.
Standard humbucker footprint, direct fit for the stock HH route and mounting. A medium-output, more vintage-leaning alternative to a higher-output pickup like the JB.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A higher-output alternative to the stock pickups for pushing an amp into natural overdrive. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A long-established high-output ceramic-magnet alternative to the stock pickups, aimed at players who want more push into natural amp overdrive.
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View at AndertonsFits the standard humbucker route. Needs soldering, not a plug-and-play part.
Standard humbucker footprint, direct fit for the stock HH route.
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A popular tuner upgrade documented by other Revstar owners for improved tuning reliability.
Hipshot's open-gear locking tuners are documented as a popular Revstar tuner upgrade in player forums.
If you have fitted any of these to this Yamaha Revstar RSS20, tell us what you found and we'll update the data.
