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I’d take an Ibanez AFS75T over a Gretsch G5420, way better guitar. I’d take the cheaper G2420 over a G5420!!! Better guitar for half the money!! Even with upgrades to TV Jones, still cheaper than a 5420.
Reverend, great guitars, great hardware, great pickups. You just need to play a few to find the one that feels just right. They vary a lot in feel, but not quality
The PA-1 is up there with the Pro Line Gretsches, and one of the few guitars I genuinely regret selling. It’s in a different league to the G5420.
I’ve just bought back another i regretted selling, my old Gibson ES195. A glorious guitar. Happy days.
I used to own a Fairlane Blue G5420. It took a buttload of work to get it playable. Changed out the nut, crappy rattling bridge, cruddy tuners, has to get it professionally set up (twice). Then the switches failed. It took a while to dial in the pickups, but after all that work, I manged to turn that fetid turd into an awesome guitar that sounded incredible and played beautifully
Unfortunately, all that work and considerable cost REALLY pissed me off, and I got rid of it. The person who bought it got an astonishingly good guitar.
That’s why I can’t recommend a G5420. It’s juat not good enough. The pickups are excellent, in fact, I personally rate them higher than TV Jones Classics. But if the rest of the hardware is cheap sh1t, then it kind of ruins the guitar.
Buy the Reverend, you will not regret it.....or save up for a Pro Line Gretsch
I have had two Reverends though - the first was fine but had a rattling bridge and was just a little generic in everything it did.
The second I sent back to the shop - it had finish flaws, no sustain, very square fretboard edges, so so fret job, again sounded generic and average - it was a £350 guitar at best masquerading as a £700 one.
My experience with Reverends is also that they are not all made equal, so yes, you really do need to hold and play one before you part with the money. But unlike Electromatics, there are some absolutely amazing examples out there.
I dont really know why but every Electromatic I’ve ever played has felt completely lifeless. Even when they sound great and play easily. Conversely, every 6 series has been a living being, even when it’s not played all that well.
I’ve not had the chance to play one yet but everything I’ve heard suggests I’d be much happier with something from the Streamliner series than an Electro.
See also “Brand R”, where it’s even more of a problem because there are no (legitimate) affordable alternatives at any quality level... :-(
Maybe there are some duds out there - but I cannot fault mine after living with it for 5 years.