Yamaha RS820CR

Defender

Has anyone got a Yamaha RS820CR in their collection? I really like the look of the black one and need some feedbacks before going to try it. Reviews on Internet are very good but I'd like to hear user's thoughts here.

kennedydream1980

If you are after a Les Paul a like in sound I would highly recommend them, although they are SG style in shape they sound more like your typical Les Paul to me.

I've had the RS820CR and the RSP20CR in the past. I actually preferred the sound and the neck profile of the 820CR. The neck on the RSP20CR was a chunky affair, I just didn't gel with it. The dry switch is also very useful and makes the guitar a tad more versatile. 

I ultimately sold both as I prefer HSS Strats for playing live. Nothing against the Revstars they were both excellent sounding very well made guitars. I bought both of my guitars new (The 820 was ex demo) and the setup on both guitars was absolutely spot on straight out of the box.  

Defender

Thank you.
And this video is brilliant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSJixvuKTwU

MrBump

I put this up a few years back.

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/74058/revised-yamaha-revstar-620-burnt-charcoal#latest

Not exact, but close...  The RevStars are great guitars.  I still love mine.  It scratches that itch a Strat or Tele can't reach.

rossyamaha

It's like a really good quality Les Paul that a Strat player can switch to easily. In a nutshell. 

CountryDave

I had one for a while.  Superb guitar that did everything I needed in the 'Les Paul' area. 
Only sold it because it wasn't getting the use it deserved as the other guitarist in the band covered the humbucker sounds. 
The dry switch adds some very usable sounds too.
Extremely well made too.