Inspection of Yamaha RevStar Standard, Electric Guitar, with Hidden Flaw
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- čas přidán 11. 11. 2023
- This is my second review of a Yamaha RevStar electric guitar. But this review had to be cut short, as I discovered a defective component, making it more like an inspection, or rather than a review. 
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I’m so glad I found this channel. My knowledge of the technical aspects was next to nothing, but I’m learning fast thanks to you.
Love the Technical review, cause that's how one learns! The use of the microscope and the 3D images make your excellant points observable! Way cool!
This is surprising. All the Revstars I've seen has been super good build and quality control.
Wow! I was gonna pull the trigger and buy this.
thank you for your high quality videos, you have gained a subscriber!! I have the same imperfection on my standard Yamaha Revstar but much lighter. after seeing that your customer is exchanging this guitar but unfortunately had the same problem on the one that was returned to him. Do you think it is wise and above all interesting that I ask for a replacement of the instrument for this detail? Which I specify, on my guitar is really more minimal than on the video. because I understood in your response to a subscriber that you had noticed that it was a factory defect, so I am not going to return my guitar which has the same problem in less serious order to perhaps have another with the same problem but worse. Is there really a real danger for the lifespan of the instrument linked to this minimal imperfection? For my part, I found, in my amateur eyes, a very good overall finish of the instruments and sound quality for this price. excluding this detail of course aha. good luck and thank you for your content!!
Great video and explanation. Just a couple question to all this - could you shortly explain what would be the short and long term consequences of this non-fitting nut (less sustain, problems with tuning or intonation, some more serious problems)? Furthermore, is there a way for a buyer to notice this problem without looking at the nut through the microscope, for example by noticing some other regular problems like tuning instability or something similar?
I don't like neck dive. I don't understand how such a heavy guitar can do that.
If the only flaw you found on this $800 guitar is the nut, it would be rather flattering for Yamaha but I doubt that this nut is the factory original. Even their cheaper element series wouldn’t screw up something like the nut.
Is this a standard , pro or the element ?
I used to think a zero fret was a cheap out on cheap guitars but I think it would eliminate a lot of these types of nut problems. Not everyone uses a microscope and takes the time you do to fit a nut.
Clearly sloppy, and it sounds like you concluded this was a problem at Yamaha. Hopefully Sweetwater is able to get Yamaha to up their game.
I am waiting for more than two months for Yamaha to send a replacement nut and a bridge for my Revstar Standard to my local dealer. Seppuku is not popular at Yamaha´s customer support I think. 😉
Looks like someone block sanded the face of the nut into a slight convex curve, wouldn't you say? Easy mistake, especially for a novice or someone in a hurry, if they're pinching the nut in their fingers and working it over a file or sanding block to remove material. Much better to put the nut in a vise or jig and pass the tool over the work to keep the faces straight. Maybe this nut even came from another guitar originally. 🤔 It actually looks more like a stock nylon nut from an Epiphone Special that was swapped onto this Yamaha as part of a 'setup.' Techs at high-volume dealers might feel pressured at times to kick out the work and try to save marginal dollars for the company by recycling serviceable parts removed from other guitars. A nameless little birdy who worked at Guitar Depot told me that.
nice beard! :)
Personality 👍 gonna be very careful about subscribing!
i had wished to return the revstar standard I bought mail order; for, it had reflective grit in the porous fretboard the entire length of the fretboard under 3 strings. this is either grit or it is wood filler. shouldn't be on a guitar. Yamaha won't take the instrument back because it had passed their quality control. this is choosing to use inferior wood in their mid-range guitar.
Uh Oh...somebody at Yamaha might lose a Pinky or 'Seppuku' themselves now.