What makes the Reverend Double Agent OG such a SOLID choice? | Reverend Guitars Review & Demo

Don't knock a Korean-made guitar until you know the full story.
Reverend Guitars have been designing instruments for decades now in the midwest, and have seemed to hit on a sweet spot of well designed and meticulously set up guitars that are player-ready and sound great. They sent over this lovely Double Agent OG in the stunning new Periwinkle Burst finish and I've been enjoying putting it through its paces.
While the Double Agent draws some design inspiration from classic models, it's decidedly its own thing - comfortable, sleek and solid. From the tummy cut and sloped lower bout to the roasted maple neck and rosewood fingerboard it's a dream to play. The humbucker / P90 combination provides some great tonal versatility across the 3-way selector, and the Bass Contour control is the clincher - allowing you to shape and carve your pickup tones to near-single coil sound and feel.
Enjoy the sketch and review of this guitar, and check out the many other offerings from Reverend here : reverendguitars.com/guitars/
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro Sketch
02:03 Overview & Background - Reverend Guitars
04:56 Specs
07:18 Clean
09:57 Dirty
12:20 Closing Thoughts

[@gracefrancesflash]

Finally, someone demoing a Reverend and not only playing blues!

[@AmbientEndeavors]

That’s what I’m here for! :D thanks for watching!

[@jaguarandi2]

It's ridiculous. Pentatonic scale galore.

[@scottbussey499]

Seriously though, thank you! I just discovered your page and thank god you don't just play blues. @@AmbientEndeavors

[@briantwiss9078]

@@jaguarandi2 If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

[@elephantcemetery]

@@briantwiss9078 It's called valuing a little variety.

[@scottbussey499]

I'm a huge Reverend guitar fan. So happy you did a demo. Also that finish is fantastic!!!

[@AmbientEndeavors]

thanks for watching! These are great guitars. Love the bass contour control on this set specifically, some awesome sounds from single-coil-y to full rich humbucker.

[@thevaliant_music]

Got myself a Reverend Double Agent this year...one of the best guitars I've ever played! My go to guitar for sure! Great review!

[@mattjack1307]

Excellent playing, brother. Really enjoyed the video. You just justified the purchase.

[@vincemincevince]

such a great review im going to try one this week to see what i think

[@AmbientEndeavors]

thanks for watching ! report back when you play one - would love to hear what you think of it.

[@stevensavage7870]

Great demo man , I want one

[@jaredcoleman4569]

Jaw dropped at the clean tones. Been looking into a nice touring guitar that can do literally exactly what you're showcasing here. Great video, thank you!

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Cool, glad it was helpful! Yeah, I run everything downstream pretty clean, but the sparkly tones from this (especially middle) and when you integrate the bass contour are pretty stunning.

[@jaredcoleman4569]

​@@AmbientEndeavors I just love the sparkly clean across each pickup configuration, it sounds great! Your tones and chord progressions are pretty close to what my band plays, I was very stoked to find a review of these guitars that wasn't just Am blues scales and cowboy chords haha. I may have missed it, what amp are you playing out of in this video?

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Here I'm using the UA Dream as my amp, gain around 9:00, no boost, eq pretty flat. And yeah I hear ya! I always aim to be a diversion from some of those typical demo genres.

[@bw5260]

Whoa that's crazy that you're reviewing this guitar! No joke, I actually had a dream last night that someone gifted me this guitar. I've been following your channel for a while and I was surprised to see this on my recommended section of KZbin this morning. About a year ago, I saw a video of David Bazan talking about his Charger HB, and that led me down a Reverend Guitar rabbit hole. I immediately realized that I want was he has, but with a P90 neck pick up and a maple fretboard. That led me to the Double Agent OG in Alpine Green. It's like the platonic form of a guitar IMO. I just started saving up to get one and just praying they don't raise their prices anytime soon 😬

[@AmbientEndeavors]

That’s a wild coincidence! I love the p90 / HB pairing. Hope you can pick one up soon!

[@Thebarbariantruckershow]

After buying my first Reverend I knew I had to have more than one Reverend. First purchase was a jetstream 390 then my second purchase was a Pete Anderson eastsider S in my last trade / purchase was a reverend roundhouse in deep sea blue. Amazing guitars and probably the best guitars on the market for what you get.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

I know the feeling! I almost immediately started shopping for number 2...so many great models and yes, huge bang for your buck!

[@patricktracy1966]

I have 8 Reverends now. The different pickups they have are incredible. Reverends are the best.

[@therealtech833]

Thank you for making this video👍🏼, you and the double agent soud fantastic. I have a Reverend Jetstream RB, great guitar, great tones, quality hardware; full size, 10% tolerance volume and tone pots, double sided input jack, pin lock tuners, 6 bolt neck💪🏼

[@AmbientEndeavors]

thanks for watching! they really area solid instruments. Those Retroblast minis look cool!

[@arpaxtiko2137]

Great guitars, cool people behind and very nice video! Own 3 (a sensei from the first US made ones) and all of them unique. Thanks for the video🤘🏻

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Love it! First one for me but they have a lot of enticing models. Thanks for watching!

[@vornado8715]

I’m also a big fan and own 3 Reverends (20th Anniversary Double Agent W, Tommy Koffin and Charger RA). I also work in the music product industry, so I’ve been exposed to more brands than I can name. With all certainty Reverend is one of the best kept secrets in electric guitars and feel like a custom guitar to me.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

agreed! They have been producing such solid instruments for years now and I dig some of their core model shapes/aesthetics - classy yet unique.

[@LtCore]

I have the Reverend Double Agent W in Chronic Blue!! Excellent guitar...bass contour is the shining star for versatility. Great review!!

[@AmbientEndeavors]

cheers, thanks for watching! Love the bass contour on these as well.

[@lazvt8469]

Got my OG today....superb all around. Neck is similar to my '93 Am Stnd Strat (great neck feel)...and the pups are clear, articulate, and versatile. Really like the contour knob....and how comfortable it is playing seated.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Exciting ! Glad you’re digging it . Couldn’t agree more with all of that. Contour knob is a secret weapon on these guitars

[@kennedypage9128]

I have a 2017 SG I love but this guitar makes me want another one. I love Reverend guitars

[@Rednef]

I own five Reverend guitars and one Reverend bass. No matter how many I play, whenever I try a new model, I'm surprised by how good they sound. You'd think I'd get used to it. They're phenomenal instruments, and yes I own and have played a lot of the "fancier," more expensive and "iconic" guitars. These are right up there, if not better in some cases.

[@leftyshep]

Absolutely love my Eastsider S (Nashville Tele style). Put lollar blond set in it and is awesome!

[@Mr.Tralfamadorian]

Part of your chord progression sounds like Pearl Jam Nothingman. Nice review I really like what Reverend is offering. Not following the same path as other manufactures. Keep up the good work!

[@saint__andrew]

Great review! Solid really is the perfect descriptor for Reverend. They'll always hold a special place in my heart, as the Six Gun was the first "new" guitar I ever bought for myself (from proguitarshop back in 2011) and it served me well for many years. Since then I've owned 4 others from them - another Six Gun (newer model), the Eastsider T, Jetstream 390 and Warhawk 390. I gravitate more towards their shapes that are closer to traditional T-style and jazzmaster-esque offset and not quite as blob-y haha. Either way, the common thread has been that they've each been really well-crafted and well-set up, with really well-dialed in pickups and lots of thoughtful features that make them a joy to play & own like the standard locking tuners and pretty much perfect roasted maple necks. While they don't feel like quite as crazy a value as they used to back in the early 2010s (I think my OG six gun was $700 new), imo they're still priced very reasonably and you just know you're going to get a great guitar for the $. I think you can find em used in the $600-1000 range all day on reverb. Really can't go wrong with anything Reverend!

[@AmbientEndeavors]

The perfect post-script to my video :D there is a lot to like about these guitars. I scrapped a whole bit about the price-point in the video, but I agree - in 2023 dollars they still feel quite competitive, especially in the used market when a number of the MIM Fenders are brushing up against $1k as well. The Jetstream 390s are so cool, and I'm low key eyeing a Flatrock too after playing this guy!

[@saint__andrew]

​@@AmbientEndeavors Haha as a fellow christian midwest emo/post-rock kid, watching your vids I find myself wholeheartedly agreeing w/every thought you assert more often than not. It seems we have a lot of shared experiences and very similar tastes in both gear and music so its only natural my comment would be an extension of your vid! But yeah - totally agree. If I'm shopping for a solid body guitar in that $1000-ish price range I'm probably looking at reverends and even maybe rivoltas over fender depending on the pickup combo i'm after. but that is, of course, only if the balaguer ambient espada is out of stock ;) Heard a lot of awesome things about those retroblast pickups in the flatroc - they have em in the jetstream RB, too, if you like that jetstream body shape! been wanting to try one of those out.

[@kylehowdy]

That middle position was super nice!

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Agreed - I have really come to love middle positions on many guitars, and the blend of hum + p90 here gives a really nice tone.

[@sutrastore]

I really love the progression your playing, starting from 7:19. I tried to play along, but I don't get all the subtleties. Is there a pdf with tabs available? I would be happy to contribute a couple of bucks for it. Thank you.

[@firecrackerheart]

lovely playing, and rad guitar. would love to see/hear your take on Rivolta guitars, especially the Combinata XVII .. .

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Rivolta are on the list - those look really cool. Will try and make it happen!

[@Ketchway]

Very nice video and amazing sounds. What effect pedals are you running for the big glassy sounds?

[@drewsleyy3836]

Awesome video, and the set + lighting etc looks so good! If you don’t mind me asking, what light are using here?

[@AmbientEndeavors]

hey thanks! appreciate it. I'm using a simple soft box from Amazon, I'll have to find the link and post in the description, but there are a dozen or so similar ones on there for around $60-80

[@READERSENPAII]

there's one at my local store for really cheap as an april sale and I'm super tempted. I've never owned a guitar with p90's or humbuckers and this seems to be such a cool way to experience both.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Yes! I think it’s about the best way to experience those pickups , they sound great on their own but with the added bass contour you get a ton of flexibility to clear/clean them up if you want. If the price is right I’d go for it!

[@cadendenoudsten]

I've become fixated on buying one of these lately. Still haven't pulled the trigger, but i keep coming back to this video just to hear the dirty section over and over again. 👏

[@AmbientEndeavors]

woo ! they're great guitars. Lots of tonal flexibility clean to dirty, especially with the bass contour control.

[@stevensavage7870]

That P90 sounds pretty damn awesome

[@AmbientEndeavors]

agreed! Love how the P90 sounds on this guitar.

[@TheBenb1999]

Nice playing! I have a Charger HB. Almost the same guitar other than the neck pickup. I ordered it online based on Reverend’s setup/qc reputation and it lived up to they hype. I’ve never seen a store that carries them. In a store I think it might be overwhelming as they have so many models that differ in slight but significant ways. The only gotcha with mine is I think their pickup height specifications are a little aggressively high. They sound better lowered down more where other manufacturers tend to spec humbuckers. I’d love to try their P-90s or Railhammer pickups some day.

[@NicholasGreenwood]

The Railhammer pickups are awesome. Aggressive, yet clear.

[@feedmybongos]

Great video - thank you for sharing. Would you recommend Reverend Guitars for someone just starting to experiment with more ambient guitar styles? I'm coming from Planet Strat and looking to find an inspirational axe. I'd be grateful for any suggestions you have for guitars/brands in the sub-£1000 range 🙏

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Yeah, I've found this specific model really work well for ambient sounds, and I think the bass contour opens up a lot of versatility for the genre because it "instantly" clears up your sound by rolling off bass. I lean toward pretty clean sparkly ambient guitar, and there is plenty of that in this guitar, while also being able to do big thick sounds with gain and bridge humbucker. I'm also a big fan of the Yamaha Revstars, Harmony Silhouette, and the Fender Player series - all would be worth checking out.

[@dougc84]

Damn this guitar sounds good.

[@user-oo1gz1kf9q]

I love the tones you get out of this! I bought one of these as my first electric after seeing this video. Do you know if I'm able to get some of these tones from the presets on a spark 40 amp?

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Hey! Awesome - what color did you get? How are you liking it!? I don't have experience with the spark 40 but should look into it :D

[@user-oo1gz1kf9q]

@@AmbientEndeavors Periwinkle burst, it just looked too cool here to pass up. So thank you for the awesome video. Please let me know if you do!

[@tylerkennedy397]

Appreciate someone playing similar stuff! Whats your opinion amp wise, small wattage. Tube or a ss that sounds similiar

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Happy to hear it - thanks for watching! I love so many different types of amps - it really depends the use case. I use big tube amps live, but often will record with Universal Audio amp pedals or a direct option like the Line6 Catalyst series or Fender Tone Master. I'm a big fan of old Champs and Vibro Champs for small tube combos, but there is so much convenience to the digital options these days. Are you mainly playing at home, recording, or gigging out?

[@matthewcyahoo]

I have a Reverend Gil Paris Signature guitar. Its an Lp copy. I hate LP copies, it s heavy and I prefer single coils. Yet this is always the guitar I pick up. Its just so well made and awesome....

[@AmbientEndeavors]

wow didn't honestly know they had an LP style. Most everything I've played from them has been solid.

[@bookpills]

Hey Mr. Intros! Where you get those drum loops from? Do you create them by yourself or are included in the software you use?peace man. Greetings from your Mallorca fan.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Hello my friend! I use Toontrack EZ Drummer 3 software for my drums, and sometimes add some eq/comp/saturation in post to spice them up :D

[@bookpills]

@@AmbientEndeavors Thanks man! You are awesome. Big hug from the other side of the planet

[@AdADglgmutShevanel]

I have a Charger HB and love it. The only thing I'd trade it for is a Double Agent, or Six Gun.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

love it , yeah there are a few in the lineup I'd still love to try!

[@BkBk-gy6vr]

I know the radius but what is the neck comparable to feel wise? Fender, Ibanez AZ, Gibson?

[@Prajnana]

KZbin Demos of Reverends have been fairly impressive, but I've never seen one in a brick and mortar store. I just wish I could personally demo one before plunking down my money. (SW - for example - does have a great return policy, but you still pay for the return shipping if you don't bond with it. But that can be said for any guitar!)

[@ParadoxFudge]

What amp are you using? It sounds amazing!

[@gaborhusson1921]

Sounds really good. Which amp were you using while this demo?

[@AmbientEndeavors]

thanks ! Using the UA Dream 65 "amp" for this one.

[@todddammit4628]

I love everything about my Reverend except for the fretboard edge, its very flat and hard. I personally prefer rolled edges, find them more comfortable. But other than that, its a great guitar. Reverend pickups are criminally underrated.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

I can understand that. I've played a couple with the rolled boards and it's definitely a luxury once you experience it - hard to go back. And yeah - loving the pickup combo here as well.

[@Rednef]

That's my only gripe as well. Aren't their set necks supposed to be uniform across all set-neck models? And same for bolt-on necks? Somehow, some of my Reverends seem worse than others in this regard, but maybe I'm making it up. (Or maybe they've changed the neck ever so slightly over the years? I don't know.)

[@alexz3207]

Awesome playing! What drum backing track are you using?

[@AmbientEndeavors]

thanks ! For this track I'm using Toontrack EZ Drummer 3 and their grooves.

[@scottbussey499]

I know you are a big tele deluxe fan, as am I. Check out the Reverend Charger RA if you get a chance. The Railhammer pickups are really cool.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

oo, I'll have to check that model out.

[@therealtech833]

Yeah, that model has a Nuevo 90 in the neck, and Railhammer Vintage in the bridge 🎶

[@jameskaihatu6209]

I miss the phenolic resin USA made Reverend guitars. I had a Reverend Slingshot Custom with 3 P-90s that was awesome. I haven't tried a Reverend since they went to all-wood overseas construction - I should track one down.

[@Nozmo_King_NJ]

You don't have to convince me! I have a lot of high value vintage guitars that I love, but my Gristletone Tele get's the most use. Best playing and sounding guitar I own.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

They are quite impressive. I have a lot of respect for a guitar that is no-frills but just feels, sounds and plays great.

[@alexsmart5452]

I cant figure out why Reverend doesnt have that style body with p90(or two) and a humbucker with a Wilkinson(whammy bar). Basically this exact guitar with a whammy bar. They have every other combination possible, but that one. The closet they have is a (very)limited edition Double agent OG in kind of boring off white with a Bigsby, so it can be done. Not ideal but Id be fine with that in black or that purple on his guitar(which is beautiful). I guess Ill save up and by Johnny Marr's Jag. Nice to see someone playing something other than blues or jazz on a reverend(as someone else pointed out)

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Would definitely be cool to have a tremolo equipped version!

[@Pablo-mw8cd]

There is the RG which is this body shape, 2 humbuckers and a recessed Wilkinson. You could swap the neck pup out with a Railhammer HB sized p90

[@bluehollowarts]

It took me a year to be convinced and I won’t go back. My Reverend DA-W and Jetstream RB been exactly what I needed for over a year. Well built and affordable. Their setups are the best too. 🎉

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Glad to hear you're loving yours! Yeah, I was pretty blown away by the setup/action/intonation out of the box on this one. ...I'm eyeing one with those filtertrons too!

[@hayleymcvay2854]

how purple is this guitar? here it looks way more blue - super pretty

[@AmbientEndeavors]

it's quite purple - like a deep lavender. I wouldn't call it blue - might be a result of the color editing on the video. It is really sharp tho!

[@dmais95]

My worship game is about to increase

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Nice !

[@chungul]

I've been trying to find a Reverend guitar that's perfect for blues and blues rock but nearly most of the videos play this crud. I want to know what the guitar can push! Not chimey New Age stuff.

[@AmbientEndeavors]

Ya know, I get the inverse comment on most all of my guitar videos. I’m gonna stay in my lane - thanks for checking this out tho and I hope you find a good demonstration of it in your context . They’re great guitars.

[@HamidShibataBennett]

Dig the ambient tune! The Double Agent OG was my second Reverend guitar and amongst my favorite. It was also my first guitar with a P90. Here’s another example of a Reverend used for something other than blues. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZWYoqSufdFknZYsi=hQgQA6Xasp7gnf0O