Yamaha RGX612S

The Yamaha RGX612S is yet another take on the Ibanez esque superstrat from the late eighties. It was built in Taiwan and featured an alder body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard with 24 frets, Yamaha Rockin' Magic Pro locking tremolo and a standard passive pickup setup (as opposed to the 612A which had Yamaha active electronics). The pickups are standard H-S-S and the controls comprise a volume, a pair of tone controls and a standard 5 way switch. The other cool thing is Yamaha's neck joint on this guitar, which is sort of like a precursor to the curved Ibanez AANJ heel. Very cool.

UTILIZATION

The design of this guitar is fairly ergonomic. Like the other Yamaha superstrats it can be heavier than some similar Ibanez or Charvel guitars, but the density usually relates to good tone. The upper fret access is pretty fantastic considering Yamaha's neck joint which really works wonders in getting all the way up the neck.

Getting a nice sound is pretty easy. The guitar has decent enough electronics out of the factory and the overall tone is pretty good. It's a lot like the 1212S I had, very warm when you set the amp right, but it could also get biting and raunchy for '80s style lead work if needed.

SOUNDS

This guitar sounds pretty cool and is definitely in its own class. It sounds like you would expect a typical superstrat to sound like overall. The cleans are pretty bright and wiry sounding, especially with use of the single coil pickups. Bringing in the humbucker thickens things up for a nice bluesy tone as well. Switching over to a drive sound brings in some classic '80s fare. The neck pickup is perfect for Yngwie style shred gymnastics and the bridge pickup has excellent bite for hard rock riffage or thicker sounding lead lines. Fortunately it lacks the compressed nature of the active RGXs which gives it a bit less of a dated sound.

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I think the Yamaha RGX612S is a great and underrated guitar that is perfect for the musician who wants a great superstrat that trades the name on the headstock for some serious quality. These can be picked up for $300 and under if you look, which is really a fantastic deal. I'm a huge fan of these guitars and have had a few... they can be hard to find but when they do pop up they're definitely worth looking into!

Guitar bought 5,000 francs (750 euros) in the 80s, the era when a Fender US was worth 4300 francs ... C'tait upscale Yamaha destiny compete Kramer Baretta, USA Jackson, Ibanez Proline on the American market. It was a success in the US and a failure in Europe, because of its high price. It is this same rarity that makes it so expensive side now used (about 500 euros on Ebay when it is).

Features:

- Manufactured in the Custom Shop Yamaha Taiwan labore the USA in the study office Rich Lasner which also took out the Ibanez Prestige and ESP. So we are in presence of a high-end guitar intended for professional guitarists.
- End mahogany neck and very fast
- Mahogany body Cedro for better rsonnance
- Mechanical oil bath and Floyd Rose High Level
- 2 single coil Di Marzio and double DI Marzio that "dcoiffent"

My guitar goes over 25 years and are still 10/10 frets, the neck is straight, the low action: one case a very high quality guitar built to last a lifetime.

USE

Particulirement fast and comfortable handle thumb over, the finish is top level.
This is a superstrate so the access to desti- nations most recently boxes is ultra easy.
Level ergonomics Cedro Honduras mahogany wood is lightweight so RAS, it's all good.
The range of sound is really wide.

SONORITS

We can all play this guitar Dire Straits through Satriani or Van Halen. The big riffs Metallica are also its field.

On the clean channel, we get very Fender sound, warm and crystalline.
On the saturated channel Di Marzio has double trunk and lots of body, it "hard" as say the young ...
In short all harmonics emerge as sublime and can engage in solos endiabls, this guitar will be a weapon for shredders, it's a real gun.
The guitar is also very rare on the neck pickup to enchaner very heavy power chords.
In Overd lightweight, one can easily play the Blues or Hard wicked good old school.

NOTICE GLOBAL

Today a guitar that leaves home Rich Lasner worth at least 2000 euros with inflation which roughly corresponds to the price paid at the time. The report qualitprix is ​​very good because this guitar for me was an investment in the long term. Now Yamaha manufactures Rich Lasner is 2500 euros so I keep my guitar prcieusement, also a lot of "guitar hero" is still used today.
This Yamaha 612 S is a thin blade, a veritable Japanese sword. Widely 10/10

I Ragis notice prcdent because I am surprised that this guitar guitarist possde, indeed it is very rare. Mine is blue metal, it has a mouth of hell. I bought 5200 francs in 1988 (yes, I'm not young ...). In the era c'tait upscale Yamaha. An absolute weapon for rock and hard but for finer music.

Spcificits:

Manufactures in the Custom Shop Taiwanese Yamaha designed to accomplish california Rich Lasner (hence the lev rate. This plant also manufactured Ibanez top range as Ibanez Sabre 540, or ESP. There is therefore great similarities between these models.
mahogany body cedro Honduras, guitar possde sustain a crazy! It is a wood that is now worth a fortune because it is forbidden to cut the ...
Ibanez typ handle high-end, rather thin and very very fast. Its finish is exemplary.
Pink floyd allowing intensive use without dsaccorder guitar.
The big plus are the microphones Di Marzio 2 single and 1 double that navigate in all styles of music.
5-way switch with split double.

USE

The handle is really good, it feels good immediately, the adaptation time is very fast. One begins quickly to Steve Va or Eric Johnson.
S guitar means Sabre, so it is fine and profile, a rgal.
I join the opinion prcdent: you get right away sounds very good, a very wide range from the crystal to hard sounds.

SONORITS

It is suitable to every style of music, it is a professional guitar.

On the bright channel of my amp (a Carlton), the microphones will show very accurate and crystalline with some warmth. This is really good, my Fender Stratocaster USA comparable. It is even less draft. Grain Di Marzio is lovely. The sound is clear, ideal for playing songs or genre Little Wing Starway to Heaven.

Ds but they grind grain, saturation, the guitar is transformed completely. She has a phenomenal potato. The Humbucker Di Marzio is sharp and round and MUSCL coffreux neck pickup. The definition helps push very very far saturation. According rglage obtainable a typical color Van Halen or conversely a more ct Dark Kirk Hammet.

Funk, blues, metal, punk, rock: the guitar can address any style as long as you know play ... A sound machine!

NOTICE GLOBAL

Yamaha RGX 612 S is a great guitar still used by many guitar (Yan Cyrka, Jennifer Batten etc ...) It sounds as well as an ESP 2500 euros or an Ibanez Prestige. Normal are manufactured in the same factory.
This is my fetish guitar on stage because it is super versatile, and more when the fingers tremble a little before the public, you'd better have a good handle very under the fingers and in the case of Yamaha.
The guitar of a lifetime.

Guitar that is worth ten times the factories guitars currently below the 1500 euros.
Everything is Runis to make an absolute weapon:

- Manufactures in the Custom Shop Yamaha Taiwan labore in California by Rich Lasner, it is an instrument for guitarists high level.

- The Di Marzio pickups sound of thunder!

- Selected woods are quality maple for the neck, key in ebony, mahogany Cedro Honduras for the body, it sounds!

- Floyd is very strong and holds great shakes.

This guitar appartennait my cousin who has bought around 5,000 francs in 1988, a salary the era!
In short, it's all good, from high-end Yamaha and this is one of the best guitars I've played. Yet guitars, I had yet thirty, of any quality. Let's say this without problem guuitare competes with ESP Horison.


USE

I like particulirement handle that reminds me very much that of my Ibanez Joe Satriani, but more versatile. It is a handle for six-string virtuoso, ultra fast solos, complex agreement, everything becomes easy on the handle.
Designed to accomplish for professional guitarists ergonomics is 10/10.
Gets it easy to sound good? No problem with Di Marzio Mountains aboard!

SONORITS

All but then EVERYTHING can be jous with this guitar. Blues through the Mtal hardcore or classic rock.
The sonorits are devastating: In clean it well worth my new american standard stratocaster, sound is soft, deep or otherwise slamming crystalline chosen according to the micro.

Distortion, the guitar is downright wild! The double is overkill and biting wish, it offers a perfect long sustain for solos Gary Moore. The neck pickup is trsdfini and allows enchaner powerful power chords snarled.

For the taping, or shredding no problem, the output level is allucinant, plus the sound is not as cold as with EMG 81 pickups on the contrary are very hot, which allows gard a beautiful stamp even full saturation.
Do not metttre 10/10 would be unfair to him.

NOTICE GLOBAL

How much would cost such a guitar today. Well, the Yamaha factory Taiwan coast now 2000 euros and yes inflation.
Yamaha RGX 612 S exudes quality over a RG 550 or 570, his concurente of the era, Yamaha possde better microphones, better wood so she better aged.
It's like a great vintage, it gets better with the years.
An absolute weapon for talented musicians.