sparquelito Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 So. A few years ago I fell in love with the Yamaha Revstar line of guitars, and ordered the one that I fancied. It arrived early, weeks before my birthday, and so it sat in its crumpled, beat-up shipping carton in the hall closet until the big day. Finally, the happy birthday arrived (summer of 2018 I believe), and I unboxed my Bowden Green beauty. The RS502T. Sure enough, the neck was cracked wide open during shipping. UPS had destroyed the guitar. Luckily, the vendor took it back without any questions, and refunded me the full amount. I needed the money, and so life went on. And so now, I'm celebrating a few small victories with the Veteran's Administration, and I find myself with a wee bit of disposable income. Long story short, my new 502T is scheduled to arrive this afternoon, via FedEx. My wife voted for the Tuxedo colour scheme, so this one is Ebony Black. This is what she should look like, provided she survives the in-transit horrors that many guitars are forced to endure. Fingers crossed. 😐 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Enjoy it. Looks like Jazzmaster pups on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Revstar. Never tried one. Never heard anything but great about them though. Good luck on the shipping Spar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Nice! Sporty lookin. rct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Nice guitar..enjoy it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Just got home from work a while ago. The box from FedEx looks to be in good shape. I put it in a neutral corner, and am going to wait a while for the temperatures to equalize in and out. It came from Zzounds in Olive Branch, Mississippi, so it shouldn't have been too frigid in transit. 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I admire your self control. Its the sensible thing to do, but I couldn't do it. 🕓 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Well, she's a beauty. I unboxed her, and Zzounds did the set up and packing just right. Flawless finish, great feel, and she came with a nice factory soft case/gig bag. Weighs 8 lbs, 2 ounces, which is heavier than I had hoped, but she hangs right, and perfectly level when strapped on. 25" scale length. Can't play her very loud just this moment, but I will crank up the amps here in a bit, just to see how well she projects. More photos and a better review later on this morning. Happy Saturday. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Cool guitar. Congrratz. Never had a bad experience with a Yamaha product. Just curious. How do we pronounce Zzounds? Is is Z Zounds? or just Zounds with an emphasized ZZ sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 6 hours ago, saturn said: Cool guitar. Congrratz. Never had a bad experience with a Yamaha product. Just curious. How do we pronounce Zzounds? Is is Z Zounds? or just Zounds with an emphasized ZZ sound? It's just zounds. Here she is in proper daylight. The P90 tones are delightful. I really like this guitar a lot. They put Elixirs on at the factory, and I believe they are 10's to 46's. The factory logo on the headstock is in the form of a metal coin. I'm not normally a fan of that, but this seems just right for the overall groove of the guitar. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01GT eibach Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 (edited) Very pretty guitar. I remember those late 1970s Ibanez and Yamahas which were -- across the board -- very good guitars. This is back when Strats were very questionable, and Gibson upper models were good, but much more expensive than the competition. Edited January 24, 2021 by 01GT eibach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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