2022 Yamaha Revstar Element RSE20 vs Epiphone Les Paul | In-depth tone, features + specs comparison

Today, we’re comparing the 2022 Yamaha Revstar Element RSE20 in Neon Yellow against my 2014 Epiphone Les Paul Traditional Pro to see how close the Revstar actually gets to being a genuine LP replacement! When I did my first video on the Revstar – which I love, by the way – I said it has certain similarities to the legendary Gibson singlecut design, but it’s also definitely its own thing. What we’re doing today is seeing how close the two models really are. I chose my 2014 Epiphone Les Paul Traditional Pro for the job because (a) I own it, (b) 2022 Epiphones cost around the same as the Revstar Element (about $500/€480) and (c) it actually shares a number of specs with the Revstar. Both guitars have mahogany bodies and necks, and both necks are satin-finished, relatively chunky C shapes and feature rosewood boards and the traditional Les Paul scale length of 24.75”. The Revstar has jumbo frets and a 12” fingerboard radius, though, while the Les Paul features medium jumbo frets and a 14” radius. The two guitars do look very different. The Revstar’s double cutaway design and fatter lower bout contrasts to the Les Paul’s timeless rounded look and flame maple top. The pickups are also different: we have Yamaha VH3s in the Revstar – and a Dry Switch, which is a high pass filter that cuts out unwanted low end tonal woof and flubbiness, and emphasizes your sparkly top end – and coil splittable Epiphone Probuckers in the Les Paul. All that said, though, how similar – or different...