Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

[Detroitblues]

A few weeks ago, I traded a Gibson Flying V for a Reverend Buckshot and Peavey Valveking II 20 watt tube amp head. I think the fit and finish for the Reverend is phenomenal. Graphite nut, pinlock tuners, bass contour (fattens up single coils without being muddy), excellent fretwork, and setup perfectly out of the box. Solid Korina body and neck too.

I think this is a highly underrated, under the radar guitar company. They have a unique take on classic designs adding their own flavor.

 

[ItsaBass]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

They're pretty good import guitars, but they have raised their prices significantly in the past five years, so they are no longer killer deals, unfortunately.

 

[allbutromeo]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

Their good sounding quality mid priced guitars if your looking for something to help stand out from all of the epiphones and mim fenders. The original 90s US made were some awesome guitars, its a shame they don't make them anymore

 

[Detroitblues]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

They're pretty good import guitars, but they have raised their prices significantly in the past five years, so they are no longer killer deals, unfortunately.

I met their general manager last year and mentioned about prices. He said it wasn't a profit thing, but the value of the dollar dropping. Considering they are made by the same people that produce PRS SE guitars (Which are also increasing in price), they are really high quality instruments that are built to last and don't need to be upgraded to be a professional playing instrument.

 

[Detroitblues]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

Their good sounding quality mid priced guitars if your looking for something to help stand out from all of the epiphones and mim fenders. The original 90s US made were some awesome guitars, its a shame they don't make them anymore

The designs of the Imports compared USA models (shape anyways) hasn't changed much. Just the materials they are made out of. Instead of mold injected plastic and aluminum tops/backs, they are now made of Korina which makes for an excellent tone wood that is easy on the back and shoulders.

 

[Lazarus1140]

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I discovered them about a year after I swore I'd never buy another Korean made guitar. Then I bought a PRS SE. Go figure.

 

[allbutromeo]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

The designs of the Importas compared USA models (shape anyways) hasn't changed much. Just the materials they are made out of. Instead of mold injected plastic and aluminum tops/backs, they are now made of Korina which makes for an excellent tone wood that is easy on the back and shoulders.

+1 for the korina, love the way it sounds, but the odd construction of the original US ones gave them a unique sound that I really liked that the new ones don't have. Also its probably been 14 or so years since I've played or heard a US one in person so it might not be as good as I remember

 

[Lazarus1140]

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I played an import at the Dallas Guitar Show a few years ago, and it's impossible to rate anything fairly with all the ambient noise, but I have to say the tremolo was smooth and set up perfectly on the one I tried.

 

[Matt42]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

I've always been intrigued by Reverends. There's a shop in town that carries a few from time to time and I've liked most of them. I don't see them used too often (not that I've looked super hard, mind you), and new they are out of range of what I can justify currently for a guitar, so it'll probably be a while before I can feasibly own one. I've love to get a Club King or a Flat Roc though.

 

[Matt42]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

And maybe one of those Pete Anderson hollow bodies.

 

[Boogie Bill]

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I really like them. Don't own one....yet.

Bill

 

[FuseG4]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

I kinda like the Six Gun, at first I was like "ugh, ugly!" but looking at it a few more times the appeal is growing.
I wouldn't mind playing one some time.

 

[MacBradley]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

I have a Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider T, which looks like a telecaster. I had no idea who Reverend was at the time, but I had $1,600 to spend on a telecaster and ended up buying the $900 Korean Reverend, because, it blew all the Fender tele models I played out of the water.

 

[Drunken Bowling]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

I like the Reeves Gabrels signature. This one:


There's another one that came out recently but personally I think it's ugly.

 

[VinceT]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

I recently bought my first Reverend - Bayonet Flame Maple stop-tail - having played a good number of models. Though I own several high end instruments (Music Man, Parker, Gibson) that I regularly gig, I wanted a guitar that I was more comfortable taking to questionable venues/towns (and that I wouldn't mourn losing as much as my higher end guitars if it got broken/stolen!)

The funny thing is that the Bayonet is already appearing at a number of my main gigs because of its sounds and flexibility (the combination of the Railhammer pickups and Bass Contour is fantastic, yielding a great souped-up P90 tone that's to die for). I'm already considering a second Reverend.

So, to answer the question, they have been under the radar but increasingly I'm seeing and hearing of them around the interwebs. I suspect that their 'Under Radar' days are numbered. For playability, tone, set-up, and that 'cool' factor, I think they're very hard to beat at their price-point.



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[VinceT]

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Drunken Bowling - that Reeves Gabrels model (v2) is a beautiful guitar and a joy to play, it was a toss-up between that and the Bayonet when I purchased, but I ended up going for the set neck over bolt on. That said, the RG2 still calls to me...


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[Detroitblues]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

I think this is going to be my next Reverend.

Unless of course I get crazy and trade my Strat for a six gun...

 

[muttznmongrelz]

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Kind of think they're "hit or miss"...the GC near me wound up buying the entire stock of Mesas and Reverends from a store that closed in Omaha, NE and was blowing them out at redued prices and had several Reverend Models at $350.00...was VERY temped by a Gretsch Orange Mahogany Bodied Filtertron Equipped Reverend at $369.99 and it felt substantial compared to the various other ones they had.

 

[Detroitblues]

Re: Reverend Guitars--- Under the Radar?

Kind of think they're "hit or miss"...the GC near me wound up buying the entire stock of Mesas and Reverends from a store that closed in Omaha, NE and was blowing them out at redued prices and had several Reverend Models at $350.00...was VERY temped by a Gretsch Orange Mahogany Bodied Filtertron Equipped Reverend at $369.99 and it felt substantial compared to the various other ones they had.

That was one of my favorite models known as a Flatrock (a town in Michigan). I tried one once, it was selling used at $550