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@phillippitts62942 жыл бұрын
Only mail order I trust!
@d-mack70532 жыл бұрын
@Trogly I you don't want it SEND IT TO ME!!!!!!
@Shiloh73772 жыл бұрын
That extra Allen wrench might fit the strap buttons. I just put some new Schaller locking thing for strap and the strap buttons had an Allen center....
@helenabasquette72222 жыл бұрын
i want the unkown hintson model
@dublev782 жыл бұрын
@@helenabasquette7222 Unfortunately, the guy that played him said some crazy stuff about Dolly Parton two years ago and got cancelled from Reverend and Squidbillies. Hard to find one now, but they are sweet.
@raoul_duke72532 жыл бұрын
Reverend is single handedly responsible for curing me of my decades long USA only snobbery…. I’ve now been through 7-8 of them and built a growing group of lifelong guitars. The quality to $ ratio represents the best value out there imho… They are extremely solid, insanely good QC, unique retro/modern looks and they sound great. The bass contour knob is extremely useful… Wish I had it on all my guitars. Anyone should be proud to play one out at gigs.
@Dan-gn2xo Жыл бұрын
Just saw your comment. I just recently acquired a reverend Warhawk 390. I have had hundreds of guitars over the last 50 years. Lots of vintage and collectible models. I still have Gibson's and fenders and a couple of Eastman's. I think the Reverend is probably the best guitar I've ever played. It's the pickup combinations along with the treble bleed and the bass Contour. You can make it sound like a Stratocaster, Telecaster, Les Paul special, you name it that is all those and some other crazy stuff too. I am super impressed with these things
@Illegal-Swede2 жыл бұрын
I like the Reverend headstock design. It looks bold but balanced to me. I've seen a lot of other headstock designs that look bland in comparison.
@darvinclement32502 жыл бұрын
I think it looks fine. A lot better than a G&L!
@chris_27142 жыл бұрын
Agreed. The headstock is one of the more pleasing designs out there.
@johndef50752 жыл бұрын
Looks fine. PRS on the other hand is comically bad. Beautiful strat body and then that awful headstock. Hideous.....
@Ravelle172 жыл бұрын
It’s a grower!
@Wilco19722 жыл бұрын
It's definitely the best of the strat inspired headstocks.
@Julioc962 жыл бұрын
In case someone doesn't know, the third knob is what Reverend calls Bass Contour. Works similar to a Tone control but with the low end. At 10 it's the full sound of the pickups and at 0 is taking out all the low end it can, that's why it sounds more single-coilish.
@welntaod2 жыл бұрын
Correct. Whereas most tone knobs remove the highs, the bass contour removes lows. This high pass filter thins the pickup sound out and causes amps not to overdrive as easily from lower frequencies. I own a Spacehawk and Buckshot and the Bass Contour is a huge brand advantage.
@larryjeffryes61682 жыл бұрын
Its use is obvious in "Masterplan" by Maria Taylor - the video of live performance.
@paulcowart31742 жыл бұрын
I didn't care for the pickups The hotter bridge anyways
@larryjeffryes61682 жыл бұрын
@@paulcowart3174 EVH went for weaker rather than hotter there didn’t he. I usually change the pickups anyway. Fender China Teli: SH10 B, hot S, M hot T N. JS22: SH10 B, P90 M ;), hot S N W/S wiring. Don’t know what to put in Sterling Stingray HH bass.
@sketchyold2 жыл бұрын
Well, P90s are single coils.
@michaelheller88412 жыл бұрын
Reverend guitars are like the hidden secret and it shouldn't be. They make fantastic guitars. I had purchased the Greg Koch Gristlemaster signature and it rocks so well. It sounds so clean and can get mean if you want it to. The action is perfect, the neck is fast and baked Maple. For a Tele-style guitar, they do compare with The Fender American-made ones. I would highly recommend you try the "Gristlemaster"
@andymalnar77502 жыл бұрын
research Joe Naylor. he is the original founder, manufaturer and innovator of Reverend. he also designed and introduced Railhamner pickups as well. he is 1 of a kind and a helluva nice guy.
@Schwig2 жыл бұрын
Just in case no one else comments it: The top bolts on the Wilkinson is to lock down the saddles in place once you get them intonated. Keeps them from drifting like traditional trems can do.
@picksalot12 жыл бұрын
I know Wilkinson makes tremolo bridges with locking saddles. I thought those locked the strings in place. So, does this design lock the "strings" as well as the saddles?
@Schwig2 жыл бұрын
@@picksalot1 as far as I've ever known the Wilkinson only locks the bridge saddles in place. The strings feed through the back like a regular strat style trem.
@picksalot12 жыл бұрын
@@Schwig The one in Trogly's video is the Wilkinson WVS52iiK model. They also make a WLS130 model which locks the "strings" (instead of the saddles), that I saw on one of Pete Thorn's guitars, and that he says keeps the strings in tune.
@Schwig2 жыл бұрын
@@picksalot1 interesting... It looks like it's research time! Lol
@picksalot12 жыл бұрын
@@Schwig Do a search on KZbin for "WHAT'S UP WITH THAT BRIDGE ON YOUR BLUE SUHR? Pete Thorn/Suhr/Wilkinson" to see Pete demo the bridge. 😎
@hbohm19962 жыл бұрын
All aspirations to Custom Shop disappeared with the first Reverend I purchased. Welcome to the faith Trogly!
@keshin_martin2 жыл бұрын
I just got one in Italian Purple. It’s ridiculously versatile and I love it so much!!
@briansmythe32192 жыл бұрын
nice
@keshin_martin2 жыл бұрын
@sam cannici it’s pretty decent. When you’re gentle you can get something close to a Jazzmaster/ Jag, and it dives pretty well. The trem bar pops into place then you can wind it up to tighten the bar. It works regardless if you have the arm stiff or lose. Restringing is a little bit of a pain. If you want to keep your setup, you have to keep at least one string on at a time in order for it to stay in place. It’s really cool. I’ve been having a lot of fun with it!!
@keshin_martin2 жыл бұрын
@sam cannici yeah the locking tuners help substantially. And I’m a bit of a novice on restringing and setting up
@HorizonMelt2 жыл бұрын
Does the neck feel as thin as Trogly notes?
@keshin_martin2 жыл бұрын
@@HorizonMelt it definitely is thin. Sorta like your modern C Fender neck
@maekong20102 жыл бұрын
That guitar is insane. Between the stepped-headstock, the 6-bolt neck and three P-90's with a 5-way switch - oh, and I almost forgot the built-in, knob-driven overdrive, I'm going to have nightmares about that thing for at least a week. And yes, I want one... It's the ugliest thing I've ever seen. We were meant for each other.
@everlymurdoc23272 жыл бұрын
Hands down my favourite guitar brand at the moment. I got the Kingbolt model and it's my favoirite guitar in my collection. Their rail hammer pickups are really unique, super responsive and look awesome and you get a high quality instrument at the fraction of a custom shop price.
@TheBluesBox2 жыл бұрын
All the Reverends I’ve played have been consistently great. I own a charger with bigsby and p90’s and love it. Great finish and super playable out of the box. Some slight sinking of the finish in places after 4 years but nothing upsetting. Outstanding value for money.
@SpookyVillages2 жыл бұрын
Reverend is my favorite brand. I've got a nice 50's Les Paul Standard and 60's style Strat, but I always reach for my Revs first it seems. I think bang for the buck they are the best out there, and Ken Haas and team are fantastic to deal with. Good people and killer guitars. Bass Contour is actually a real thing!
@bperf3222 жыл бұрын
it instantly became my favorite brand after purchasing my first Reverend. Now I have a problem and want to buy more
@dairycowtv2 жыл бұрын
That headstock is gorgeous.
@sgt.grinch32992 жыл бұрын
Anytime you have a triple P90s guitar it’s a home run. Love the tones and the exquisite power of the bridge pup. It is a unique instrument. Very Grunge looking. 20 hours late, but better late than never.
@sketchyold2 жыл бұрын
“Grunge looking” 😂
@bperf3222 жыл бұрын
Man I love that headstock, I think it's pretty unique. I just got my first Reverend not too long ago. I got the Roundhouse, it absolutely screams! I purchased a Stratocaster a few months later and now it just sits in the corner collecting dust
@pdbordelon2 жыл бұрын
I just bought a Reverend Cross Cut from Sweetwater and have been extremely pleased. No issues with tuners being too tight. Sounds and plays great! I had Sweetwater ship mine with a Gator case. Uses the hum buckers that are "voiced" for p90 sounds and the guitar basically blows away my Fenders and mot as dark sounding as my Les Paul and USA Schecter PTs. The Reverend is a player for sure.
@SS-gx7tg2 жыл бұрын
Would this be a good guitar for surf rock? I was looking at an Eastwood but this looks really good too
@OldPeepaw2 жыл бұрын
@@SS-gx7tg As long as it has a shapable tone to go towards treble and a nice vibrato, anything works for surf. you're gonna have reverb on so no one is gonna be able to tell anyway = ) )
@SS-gx7tg2 жыл бұрын
@@OldPeepaw Yeah, good point. I'm new to surf music and notice my single coil fender sounds wayyyyy better (through my Surfybear) than my Les Paul w/ Humbuckers. There's just a more 'pinchy', snappy sound w/ the Fender, it really gets that drip sound going where as the Gibson is a bit warmer and sounds a bit more calm and muted (for lack of better term). I suppose just about any solid body w/ quality single coil pickups will likely do the trick...
@stevesutton54982 жыл бұрын
It looks interesting.
@ImaginaryPlaces2 жыл бұрын
Hi from Toledo! Bought a Sensei RA last year and love it. I recommend trying something with the Railhammer pickups, they just react differently than any other pickups I have, I feel. Heights Guitars in Toledo also carries Reverend. Great to see Reverend on your channel!
@roaddog75422 жыл бұрын
That headstock looks A LOT better than Ibanez and others. Nice to see something different once in awhile.
@niku305042 жыл бұрын
I’m a big fan of their headstock. I’d like to own one someday.
@nashtr792 жыл бұрын
The letters hand written next to the serial number are the initials of the Reverend employee who did the setup in Toledo.
@ericwarrington66502 жыл бұрын
These guitars look fantastic and the build quality is definitely getting solid reviews as well..many unique features and hardware and the 3 p-90 setup w no pickup rings set so close together to each other has my interest in them for sure..
@stop7362 жыл бұрын
Got the Double Agent OG and couldn’t be happier! Sick guitar, and I’m just half and hour from Toledo so that’s a cool kinda thing for me personally.
@lakfit.b83472 жыл бұрын
I LOVE reverend guitars, I only played my first one a few weeks ago but I took it home the day I picked it up, I’m a heavy sparkle top guitar, so this one caught my eye right away
@bradedwardsphotography44712 жыл бұрын
Been waiting on you to get your hands on a Rev! You should definitely try out a Double Agent OG. It’s the one that got me hooked on Reverend and now I’m 5 guitars deep in them in about a years time.
@mistersooty3 ай бұрын
Or the Double Agent W.
@elamon512 жыл бұрын
Love reverand guitars 🎸
@JF-em6hr Жыл бұрын
I really believe Reverend would do themselves a favor to provide the 3 pickups (and electronics) in a T-Style (with wilkinson bridge) and a S-Style (same bridge). And provide it with the Korina wood finish! That would be amazing. Instant classic. Those 3 p-90's (with bass contor and treble bleed)are the most versitle pickups I've ever experienced. And the jetstreams are also the most stay-in-tune guitars I've ever tried.
@mistersooty3 ай бұрын
Got my first Reverend in about 2006. It was a mahogany bodied Club King RT. Great guitar, brilliant sound, but heavier than most Les Pauls, a real back breaker. In 2016 I sold that and got my second Reverend, a Double Agent W. It was never meant to be my main guitar but it has become my absolute go to and my favourite guitar ever. It is so versatile, so good to play, and looks super cool in my opinion, unique and original but not too weird or bizarre looking, which is a tricky balance to get right. I get asked about it all the time. I initially had a few issues with the finish flaking on the back of the neck, but Reverend were amazing about it and sent me a new one, even covering the shipping cost between USA and New Zealand for both the original and replacement guitars. Outstanding backup service. I've had no problems with the replacement and have had it for 8 years. I've never heard of anybody else having that issue. That guitar is the best purchase I ever made, I'm a Reverend fan for life.
@justiceforall64122 жыл бұрын
I have a Reverend in my collection. I have no regrets about my purchase. It is quite a fine instrument.
@void00942 жыл бұрын
4:30 love Ron Asheton and the Stooges. Great guitar
@ransombaggins9301 Жыл бұрын
I LOVE the headstock. Like most of their products, it's a little inspired by without being a copy of anything. Great guitars and basses.
@shawn_ten_toes2 жыл бұрын
I have a Bob Balch signature. It's an excellent guitar.
@badtonestudio2 жыл бұрын
I’ve liked all the Reverend’s I’ve tried. My only complaint has been the slim neck profiles I’ve encountered. If they made one with a .9 to 1.0 shape I’d definitely consider buying one. The locking pin tuners I’ve encountered you just need enough string to feed through hole and lock it down, then you don’t really have to turn the tuners too much to get to pitch.
@MarbsMusic2 жыл бұрын
I just got a Charger 290 and it's simply amazing... already looking to purchase another in the coming months, probably the Gristlemaster. As you note the shape on this, while it looks cool is like a WolfGang and I'm not a fan of them. You might like the Charger though as the top horn is more LR/Tele like. I personally love the neck, very easy to play for long periods of time. Of course I love my 50s LP and Ibanez necks as well so I enjoy having different options.
@christophertodd19802 жыл бұрын
I have the Charger’s larger, semi-hollow bodied sibling, the Club King 290 that I bought in 2020, amazing guitar I have played nearly every day since I got it but I would love a Charger 290 sometime.
@HorizonMelt2 жыл бұрын
I don't typically want a new brand of guitar right away but in this case I absolutely do want this. I wanted it 3 minutes into the video. I love the Chronic (umm, why?) Blue and that Italian Purple!
@dhannegan2 жыл бұрын
I love my Reverend HPP. Great guitar for the money and extremely versatile.
@CorSmit2 жыл бұрын
After having tried several brands throughout the years, I decided to stick with Gibson exclusively - but Reverend has always fascinated me. Maybe I should give it a try…
@jonathanhudak20592 жыл бұрын
Cor Smit, sure why not you never know right?
@ericwarrington66502 жыл бұрын
Same brother 🤘😜🎸🎶🔥
@simoneric81832 жыл бұрын
Never say never ! You could be surprised... Try maybe an Airsonic (with s-shape holes in the body that make it resonate) or a Crosscut ( with noise-free pickup hybridation of P90s ).
@bperf3222 жыл бұрын
You won't be disappointed. My Dad bought me one for Christmas, he said he researched and talked to several local musicians and guitar store owners, all of them said Reverends are made on par with Gibson and Fender. After having mine for only 3 months I truly believe it too haha
@davegallagher74282 жыл бұрын
Sweet axe, great color, a Reverend Sensei jr in natural is hopefully in my future.
@boomerdell2 жыл бұрын
I have a Reverend Manta Ray 390 in the Mulberry Mist finish, and I absolutely love it. It’s a 2020 model, and I am not entirely sure if the still make it. I put flatwounds on it and use it more for jazz (well, my beginner-level version of jazz) and it sounds and feels great. The build quality is superb. Zero issues with it. Made me a Reverend fan so I won’t be surprised if I get another one of theirs in the future.
@Eric_012 жыл бұрын
I'm always glad to see Reverend discussed. I have the Contender HB and I really like it. It's in my top five for sure. I'm also a fan of the bass contour, it comes in handy if you're switching amps a lot, which I do for fun, props to KHE amp switchers :) The tuners were a little weird until I got used to them. Adjusting the screws at the half-moons works to customize the tension you want. All-in-all, it's a very solid and well-built guitar.
@robertstan23492 жыл бұрын
i don't know... don't think the headstock is bad. looks better than PRS or musicman headstocks.
@jameskaihatu62092 жыл бұрын
I had a Reverend Slingshot Custom (three P90's) back when they were making them in Michigan out of phenolic resin. Brilliant guitar. I'm sorry I ended up selling it - awful lapse in judgment.
@Dan.Solo.Chicago2 жыл бұрын
Bonite is interesting stuff. There a lot of confusion as to what it actually is. Reverend says it artificial bone. It was used on skateboards in the 80’s and is occasionally used to this day. If the two are the same material, then it is a material originally called yorkite. Yorkite was developed by the same company that developed Forbon which is used to make pickup bobbins. Fender used it, Seymour Duncan uses it. Both are a vulconized fiber. So they are laminated layers of cellulose (the building blocks of plant matter) and plastic. Different kinds of plastic is used for each material. So, those different kinds of plastic are what separates Bonite from Forbon. That’s as far as I know. If anyone knows more or knows that I got it wrong, please, feel free to comment.
@FujiBou2 жыл бұрын
It's almost magical how much that guitar darkens without any light... And then equally magical when it sparkles up with any direct light 🌟
@webbfaze1242 жыл бұрын
Reverends are nice value. Some models hold their value, some don’t. I have a 2010 Tricky Gomez (stupid name btw). It’s similar to the double-cut Manta Ray, but with the inline 6 headstock and a Bigsby. It’s a strange mix of a Fender, Gibson, and a Gretsch. I bought it because it reminded me of those weird guitars that came out of Japan and Italy in the 60s. Solid performing guitar.
@bigEcatMan2 жыл бұрын
I got the Reeves Gabrels modes from Sweetwater about 1/2 a year ago and it the guitar I play the most! With the Bass Contour I get so may tone with just the two pickups it just insane. It also came with the Railhammer pickups that have such an amazing tight bass end. Also I agree with most comments below, I love the headstock design, very distinctive, great a logo too.
@Malum092 жыл бұрын
I hope he reviews the Ron Asheton model if only because I’m a fan of The Stooges
@paultrottier28602 жыл бұрын
Outfield Ivy color is to die for. Love it. I own 5 Reverends and have had at least 15 over the years. Prefer the bolt on guitars, but Reverends are great across the board. I still prefer the guitars with serial# under 10,000 for some reason. The seem beefier and better sounding to me. That being said, I own a 2020 Flatroc that is tremendous.
@unisonosc16172 жыл бұрын
Big reverend fan, my only critique is I wish they would soften the headstock and neck heel edges a bit more and do a light roll on the fret board edges. Otherwise A+
@ericwarrington66502 жыл бұрын
Nice guitars man..I know your hearts with Gibson..as is mine..but life's short bro.. check as many brands as possible! Lotta killer guitar makers out there..and the way u break it all down benefits us all...thanks for the work you do brother..I watch every day..
@Nothing-gv8mv2 жыл бұрын
What is surprising treat! My favorite Reverend is a double agent
@NicholasStein2 жыл бұрын
The Coffee Burst color looks nice. You can see the wood through the clear part of the burst. The neck is dark ala SRV on that one. I also kinda like the Foam Shrimp Pink.
@jonathanhudak20592 жыл бұрын
I have to say this particular one has grown on me. Not saying I might ever buy one but it's a cool design and I like the fact that it has three p-90 pickups. I talked to a guy who is a gigging musician and he has one in his Arsenal and he really likes it a lot and said it's a versatile guitar. This guitar seems to have some cool features like the locking tuners and the bridge that it uses etc. Pretty cool overall and reasonably priced
@mikes0622 жыл бұрын
The old ones are way more interesting than the new ones, a buddy of mine has a really early USA made one and it’s awesome! Those are what you need to look into!
@Trog2 жыл бұрын
sounds interesting!
@brittboyette86172 жыл бұрын
They use to hand sign the back of the headstock too.
@VicVanity2 жыл бұрын
@@brittboyette8617 they still do
@raoul_duke72532 жыл бұрын
Those are pretty awesome, very unique and obviously of limited quantity… They’ve increased in price some, but I can really see them appreciating big-time over the years. The ones with the ‘eastpointe, Michigan’ necks are stellar. While I love newer Reverend’s too, they’re just very different animals… Love them both for different reasons.
@therealtech833 Жыл бұрын
@@brittboyette8617 they still do
@quintonmcdannald2327 Жыл бұрын
Just bought a double agent on a whim. Goes from thin tele to full bodies Les Paul with the the turn of that contour knob. Stays in tune, perfect fret work, no electronics issues. If you need one guitar that does everything really well this is really the only game in town.
@GUITARISTED2 жыл бұрын
I love my Reverend Reeves Gabrial model. Love the headstock. Bass contour knob excellent concept.
@rondobondo66002 жыл бұрын
Wallmart
@nathanielvargas38632 жыл бұрын
Woohoo!! You just won the Walmart award for the very first comment!! You are truly amazing!!! 🥇 🍪
@rondobondo66002 жыл бұрын
@@nathanielvargas3863 oah thank you thank you. . . 😁
@hkguitar19842 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the Gold Sir
@rondobondo66002 жыл бұрын
@@nathanielvargas3863 thank you soo very very much 😁
@rondobondo66002 жыл бұрын
@@hkguitar1984 I feel quite good ... Thank you soo very much 😁
@thedondeluxe69412 жыл бұрын
Sounds awesome though! You should try the Reeves Gabrels Spacehawk. That has a much nicer neck profile imo. Much more Les Paul-like. And a Bigsby system that works extremely well!
@badroto24132 жыл бұрын
That BCC knob makes a huge difference! It's like a low grade fuzz right where you need it. Makes me wanna grab one and play a 40 minute version of Hey Joe where she shoots back at him.
@bb_lz97902 жыл бұрын
It's the added low end with the BCC turned up (which is really the flat setting as it's a passive cut-only control) that is causing the amp to overdrive. Joe Gore has a good demo of this circuit in his two-band tone control video on his KZbin channel. The BCC is essentially a passive bass control just like a G&L.
@smelltheglove20382 жыл бұрын
Why would you want her to shoot back? She’s the villain! She spreads her loving all around with another man. Joe isn’t a weakling cuckold so he lets his gun do the talkin.
@garyhalliday21402 жыл бұрын
@@smelltheglove2038 Joes been shooting her for over seventy years. It's time.
@coolrymcawesome814311 ай бұрын
I bought a Warhawk 390T about 7 years ago. Love it. Bought the Rick Vito Classic a year later. Love it more. The set neck series and signature series are incredible. I have my 3 main electrics, a 93 Gibson Nighthawk and my 2 Reverends. I almost always end up with the Vito when performing. I highly recommend Reverend instruments. Can't wait to try a bass.
@Greg-vd5om2 жыл бұрын
Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!
@hkguitar19842 жыл бұрын
Greg's in the House
@sgt.grinch32992 жыл бұрын
Greg in the house.
@russk19712 жыл бұрын
I have an anniversary double agent with a P90 in the neck and a rail hammer in the bridge. The guitar is very versatile tons of tones from telecaster to Les Paul in translucent orange.
@ryangilby Жыл бұрын
Playing guitar 20+ years, still learning new things. I never knew the technical reason I hate Strat in-between sounds: their measurements don’t combine, they divide. Thank ya.
@BeatlesCuber2 жыл бұрын
Woot
@sgt.grinch32992 жыл бұрын
You made the podium for today. Please enjoy your Bronze Medal for your efforts.
@thejeffersonlee2 жыл бұрын
7 views, 17 likes?! For the first time, I logged in the second I got the notification for my daily dose.
@riphopfer58162 жыл бұрын
Ive wanted a Reverend for a couple years; however, Im one of them poor type persons. The Bass Contour on Reverends are super-cool; i think of them a bit like a Tone control in reverse: the tone control is a low-pass filter, and the Bass Contour is an High Pass filter. The tone cuts treble, the contour cuts bass. I love that design and finish; that guitar looks like i feel as an human!
@calvinevans63472 жыл бұрын
I just bought the Flatroc/Bigsby (white) and it is far more beautiful in real life. I didn't really like the headstock until I got it. It's much more attractive in real life because it's smaller in person than I thought it was. I dare say, I like the Reverend headstock better than i like Fender's headstock. The guitar is top notch!!! I'm pleased to have it.
@pjr1142 жыл бұрын
Big fan of Reverend. Value is off the charts. I have not had any issues with their tuners or headstocks, all of the pickup combinations that I have are really quite good, and the fit and finish is always outstanding. My four are: Double Agent OG, P90 and HB; Kingbolt, RA HBs (basically rails); Charger 290 Limited, 2 P90s with a Bigsby (and it's a really good one); and Reeves Gabrels Sus, sustaniac system with a hot RA HB in bridge. Their P90s are among the best I've heard, smooth, quiet and have the necessary bite when you need it. The RA HBs are extremely articulate for a HB but have all the fullness as well. The bass contour control is fantastic. It's almost like a coil tap. Dialed all the way up, it's the fullest sound the pickup has; dialed down it's thinner like a tap. That you can blend it is the best feature. One of my guitar techs likened it to G&L's passive treble bass tone controls, which is also quite good.
@austinjolly89902 жыл бұрын
I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me at first, but it turns out the green guitar was picking up the green screen b roll. Yet again, fantastic review and demo!
@cdbrown302 жыл бұрын
Must we bash guitars for headstock designs?!
@eric_in_florida2 жыл бұрын
He's allowed to have an opinion.
@xBlitzerx2 жыл бұрын
Interesting guitar but I feel like the price is a bit steep.
@av.punk.8012 жыл бұрын
I unironically ADORE these guitars. It's like Danelectro's design team had an affair with a Jazzmaster with some vintage Gibson grandfathered in imo. It's just such a COOL guitar. Plus, all their finishes are soooo pretty, its just a win all arround. Greetings and well wishes from Utah!
@BobEllis792 жыл бұрын
That closeup of the straight vertical fretboard edge has me asking for some rolled edges before I'd own one.
@Prajnana2 жыл бұрын
I thought the fretboard edges close to the body looked rather rough, almost nicked or un-sanded. Not a pretty sight!
@holstorrsceadus19902 жыл бұрын
New gear? I'm here for it.
@junes2k2 жыл бұрын
Im sold on this. It has a great Jaguaresqe feel to it. Love it all around
@leviathan_is_me2 жыл бұрын
I've never really paid any attention to Rev before. Based on just this vid I gotta say I am wholly impressed. I'm am a hard tail/humbucker/coil split loyalist and don't like P90s most the time. That middle pickup on this.....oh that is hitting the SPOT for me. I may have to pick one of these up just for that tonal range.
@holliswebb2 жыл бұрын
I was looking for this comment-I’m torn because 1. Good news, the middle pickup sounds amazing 2. Bad news, I have poor picking technique and keep hitting the middle pickup with my pick.
@leviathan_is_me2 жыл бұрын
@@holliswebb Ooooof, I didn't even think of that. I may have the same issue. Thank you for bringing that to my attention. I will definitely have to play a few before I commit to one.
@paulcowart31742 жыл бұрын
Didn't like the bridge tone
@pinkiewerewolf2 жыл бұрын
I have a Six Gun HPP and a hard tail Flatroc with Retroblast PU’s, they are both great tone machines.
@jamieb77995 ай бұрын
Appreciate the honest feedback at the end. I’ll have to try it in person. I must admit that it sounds like a Baritone guitar. It’s like the BCC knob was built to allow for it. Thanks mate 👍
@connorbettge38102 жыл бұрын
super cool to see the BCC in action-I was thinking of installing a high-pass filter circuit in my tele and after this I might just have to
@colepetersonmusic2 жыл бұрын
I have three Revs and have owned several others. I have a Charger HB that made me not use my LP studio anymore lol. The Club King is a super unique guitar. It's BIG. Korina Body with a spruce top. Filtertron pickups and a bigsby. It's a huge guitar but thinner than a Gretsch. It's very versatile! The last I have is a Six Gun HPP, which is humbucker in the bridge and the same P90s in your guitar in the middle and neck. It doesn't quite have the jangle of a low output strat, but it's great for live shows. They're by no means the perfect guitar, but I play out a ton and having a reverend on stage with me can cover everything from faux-pedal steel to super hairy overdrive (with the bass contour up). I also love that I don't have to worry about ruining a vintage guitar or something like my Suhr. I can sweat all over them and they'll be totally fine after a season of gigs. It seems like their target demographic is midwesterners in their 50s and 60s, but I think any professional guitarist will appreciate the on-stage efficacy of these guitars. If you're a Gibson or Fender die-hard, you may not think very much of these. I, personally, like them very much for the price. They stay in tune better and have more tonal charm than a mexican fender or a PRS SE in my opinion, and can very easily feel and play better than new Gibsons or Fenders you'd find in a guitar center.
@jonnyhafer7376 Жыл бұрын
the bass contour is a bass frequency cut. the signal is passed through a capacitor that cuts bass, turning the knob up bypasses the capacitor giving you full bass, bass equals volume equals breaking your amp up more. thats how the bass contour works. its used in the pedal building world a ton
@lepanzon2 жыл бұрын
I love my Reverend. It’s the guitar I play the mist. I have the Matt West signature which is basically a Jetstrean with just the bridge pickup and reverse headstock
@BizarrePudding2 жыл бұрын
Now that you've opened that door Austin how about checking out the new Yamaha Revstars that just got released?
@onkelpool2 жыл бұрын
The third button works like my experiments 45 years ago. During school I tried an elementary diode limiter without a preamplifier and it sounded amazingly similar! Of course, I don't rule out even the simplest low-frequency regulator and overdriving of a tube amp?
@tonygrimsley2 жыл бұрын
I have several Reverend guitars, and I really like them, but I bought them all used. They take a beating in resell market but quite a nice guitar at used prices.
@alwaysopen79702 жыл бұрын
Get a small tube amp - Champ? - for your tone comparisons; the pedal distortion makes everything sound the same. 3 P90 guitar is cool, PRS did it years ago.
@IvorThomas2 жыл бұрын
I had 4 Revs in the past few years. After the honeymoon period I found I didn’t care for the slimish neck profile much, and all of them required fret leveling to play well. I do miss the 10 year old used Bucshot model I bought for $180 and put $125 into fretwork… that one was solid. But I would rather just play a Tele. The Eastsider S with a chunkier neck would be really enticing.
@mikeoliver1982 жыл бұрын
I have a Reverend Eastsider. It's the only single coil pickup guitar I need. Love it.
@DrKennyWang2 жыл бұрын
I remember that they used to be constructed like danelectros with crazy thick aluminum tops. I played one with swirled/brushed aluminum kind of like a diner table top! Super cool.
@michaellittlewood30322 жыл бұрын
I like the Unknown Hinson signature also...
@mxwx512 жыл бұрын
The letters with the serial is the person that inspected and set up the guitar. It's all handwritten on in the the US. Most are done by one guy -- I haven't seen a BGB before.
@joermnyc2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the new guitar Austin! I don’t mind thin neck profile, my very first guitar as a teenager was a “Royal” dreadnought for $99 with a baseball bat neck profile with super HIGH action that almost made me quit guitar. Getting a Washburn strat clone a year later with good action and a medium sized neck was so much more comfortable as a still relatively new player. The button tuners remind me of my CIJ Jaguar (see my profile pic).
@MrSparks542 жыл бұрын
Glad you looked into Reverend. Our lead guitarist plays a Reverend and it's awesome. I would also suggest you look at Heritage guitars, many believe they are what Gibson should have been.
@jasonverveer13852 жыл бұрын
About time, I've played these awesome guitars for years. The discontinued Volcano V is going up in price on the secondary market. Keep an eye out
@ccfmafia33012 жыл бұрын
I really want to see Epiphone put out some more Korina guitars this year (hopefully with ebony fretboards). Ebony and Korina seem to be a lot more common on import guitars than it used to be
@jimwguitar30022 жыл бұрын
Great guitar and I like the headstock. My buddy regret’s buying a used one in oxblood. Sounds and looks great.
@loumonte6582 жыл бұрын
Outstanding pickups.
@santrixhimself36792 жыл бұрын
fun fact: if you stretch your strings when using normal tuners and restring them properly locking tuners do not help the guitar stay in tune any better. they just speed up the restringing, add weight to the headstock and maybe help get rid of some of the necessary stretching of the strings.
@Trog2 жыл бұрын
While true - I'd say most guitarists don't actually know how to properly wind and stretch their strings on regular tuners so locking can be beneficial to more than just guitar techs.
@santrixhimself36792 жыл бұрын
@@Trog properly winding and stretching are not really that difficult though ;) its part of learning the instrument, once you know how its done you know it and locking tuners kind of prevent beginners from gaining that knowledge. they will have to learn how to do it anyways at some point and i know 7 year old kids who know how to change strings properly... its very easy, maybe even more easy then handling a locking tuners. to me they are honestly just overhyped novelty tuners that bring more problems then use (more parts to break, additional weight on headstock, annoying handling) and probably only exist so that companies can call a guitar with locking tuners 'special' and charge a premium or brag for not charging a premium for a pseudo-premium feature. lol locking tuners seem to trigger me. rant over. cheers
@3cardmonty6022 жыл бұрын
I loved my Reverend Jetstream 390 in Rock Orange from 2015, but I had to sell it for medical reasons. Would love to get a Double Agent OG one day - has a P90 in the Neck & a HB in the Bridge.
@daveolden181 Жыл бұрын
I've been curious how close this 390 can sound like a strat and this video gave me a really good idea! Thanks