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I see you are in !eicester, you are more than welcome to pop over if you want a good sit down and try them out
Great guitar, nice and lightweight but balanced perfectly. Pickups were incredible, id happily have those Railhammers in any guitar that takes humbuckers.
Neck again was a winner, nice profile and fretwork was great.
Fit and finish was again great. Easily on par with high end mim Fender stuff, if not passing it for quality.
I ended up selling mine and I really wish I didn't. I'm sure I'll end up with another once I have the cash.
I bloody love this though.. but had never heard of them.
https://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/product/reverend_six_gun_sgiii_sunburst_2nd_hand-yother69620/
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Sold it because I got sick of the Bigsby.
i had my amp up for sale and someone sent me a message saying what did it sound like. so i searched youtube for a demo, heard this... and immediately took the listing down. which was a bit cheeky. but suddenly not for sale! made me realise it was me who is average not my amp.
this is a reverend flatroc, which i think is a fairly standard model within the range. nothing custom or weird. i think the video is as good a demo of the guitar as it is of the amp, because you can hear every whisper and scuff and ring of every note. & sustains for days. not sure how much that is guitar or amp but it is lush.
& 'a great voice for radio' as they say. or pillow talk. one smoothe dude.
anyway, as a looker, the flatroc is not something i would be immediately drawn to, but i can't deny they sound superb. a really sweet chime to them. as sweet as church bells, reverend.
guitar playing starts about 2 mins in.
The Good...
Very tidily built - can’t find any flaws, maybe a bit of black where the binding meets in the sharp horns, but that’s it, and I’m pretty fussy.
Just seems nicely sorted, I.e. stays in tune, decent quality hardware. Nice fret job too.
Bass cut knob is very useful.
Very slick to play with 12” board, biggish frets etc.
Looks cool.
Lovely weight at under 7lbs but not neck heavy.
The Not So Sure Yet...
The paint, whilst flawless, betrays it a little, just a bit more plasticky than you’d get on a high end guitar, and a bit sticky on the neck as a result.
Nought wrong with the neck carve, just a bit “even” for my personal preference, I like them a bit more tapered, 1st to 12th fret.
Having a few rattle issues with the bridge intonation screws.
Overall the tone is good but a bit meh, could use a bit more character and cut, the base ingredients are there so just needs some experimentation, maybe a pickup swap, or just a pot value change.
So great for the cash, def one of the best guitars in its best price range, but I wouldn’t be trading my CS Febder or Suhr for one.
It's a Strat innit...?
But one, I think, with a korina body which at least makes it a bit different. I've never tried a Reverend of any style but I applaud their use of korina.
Sounded nothing like a Tele. But was a great guitar to play.
I'd certainly recommend checking out Reverends.
“Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay
I got to play a PA1 and totally feel in love with it. Perfectly built, great feel, wonderful sound and most amazingly, it just worked. As in the build and setup meant it stayed in tune and the bigsby was a joy to use. More than can be said most £3/4K Gretschs when they leave the shop.
The sound and quality impressed me so much I saved the pennies to buy something with twin humbuckers and the Stratalike. Went along to the shop, played many and and went home with a Japanese Strat.
Some of them felt great but any that ticked the boxes I wanted were dull, lifeless and left me totally cold.