Best Yamaha Electric Guitars With Weight Relief in 2023
Here are the top Yamaha electric guitars with weight relief.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. Yamaha RSP02T
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- Neck access to high frets: Very Easy (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (3 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
- From Yamaha's 2022 REVSTAR series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Top: Maple / Back: Chambered 2-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement body
- 3-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: VP5b (Single Coil/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: VP5b (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Revstar C Set neck
- 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Die-Cast tuners
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Yamaha RSP02T
Yamaha RSP02T
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Boost Pickups
- Weight Relief
- No Locking Tuners
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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2. Yamaha RSP20
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Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (3 votes)
- From Yamaha's 2022 REVSTAR series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Top: Maple / Back: Chambered 2-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement body
- 3-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: VH5b (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: VH5n (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Revstar C Set neck
- 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Die-Cast tuners
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha RSP20
Yamaha RSP20
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Boost Pickups
- Weight Relief
- No Locking Tuners
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Yamaha RSS02T
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Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (3 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
- From Yamaha's 2022 REVSTAR series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Top: Maple / Back: Chambered Mahogany body
- 3-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: VP5b (Single Coil/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: VP5b (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Revstar C Set neck
- 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Die-Cast tuners
- Compare Specs >
Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha RSS02T
Yamaha RSS02T
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Boost Pickups
- Weight Relief
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Yamaha RSS20
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Player Feedback
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (3 votes)
- From Yamaha's 2022 REVSTAR series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Top: Maple / Back: Chambered Mahogany body
- 3-Piece Mahogany, Carbon Reinforcement neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: VH5b (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: VH5n (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Revstar C Set neck
- 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Die-Cast tuners
- Compare Specs >
Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha RSS20
Yamaha RSS20
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Boost Pickups
- Weight Relief
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. Yamaha RSE20
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Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Normal (3 votes)
- Fret edges: Smooth (3 votes)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (3 votes)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (3 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (3 votes)
- From Yamaha's 2022 REVSTAR series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Chambered Mahogany body
- 3-Piece Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: VH3b (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: VH3n (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Revstar C Set neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Die-Cast tuners
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Yamaha RSE20
Yamaha RSE20
- Expensive Wood
- High-Pass Filter Pickups
- Weight Relief
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock