Yamaha Revstar Standard RSS02T P90 vs Epiphone Worn SG P90 | Affordable workhorse guitar shootout!

Today, we’re comparing two of my favorite personal guitars: the affordable P90-equipped workhorses that are the 2022 Yamaha Revstar Standard RSS02T P90 model in Swift Blue, and the 2020 Epiphone SG Classic Worn P90 model in Worn Inverness Green! Now, I&a huge fan of P90s, and I love both these guitars for various reasons. They’re both loads of fun to play, feel great, and sound fantastic – but they’re also quite different in other ways, which makes them ripe for comparison! The $429/€379 Epiphone SG is a stripped back rock machine. You get a satin mahogany body and neck, Epiphone Pro soapbar P90 pickups, and a D-shaped slim taper neck with 21 medium jumbo frets on an Indian laurel board. The scale length is 24.75” and the fingerboard radius is 12”. The Revstar is basically twice the price of the Epiphone at $799/€779 – but it’s obvious where the extra money goes. Here, you get a chambered mahogany body and a maple top, with a mahogany neck and a rosewood board. The neck is carbon reinforced, and the 22 jumbo frets are stainless steel. The satin neck is a medium to chunky C shape, while the scale length and fingerboard radius match the Epiphone at 24.75” and 12” respectively. You get way more tonal options on tap with the Revstar too. While the Epiphone offers you the standard 3-way switch, the Revstar has a 5-way – including in-between Stratocaster-type sounds – and a Focus Switch. Activated by pulling up the tone knob, the Focus Switch is a passive boost that gives...