Phil O'Keefe Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 I've been wanting to get a Gretsch, but then this caught my eye: http://www.reverendguitars.com/reverend/guitars/flatroc.html Has anyone had any experiences with Reverend's guitars? I know their (now discontinued ) amps are great, but I have not heard much about the guitars. Anyone own one? Thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulskirocks Posted May 6, 2006 Members Share Posted May 6, 2006 the sound clips on the site sound really good... i don't care where they are made... good prices... good reviews of some of the models on h-c, as well... i haven't bought a new electric for 20 years and have been wanting to get a telecaster sound without spending 2 grand! so, phil, i think it is your civic duty to make the plunge... i assume if you were thinking of the gretch, that you would be interested in the hollow body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulskirocks Posted May 6, 2006 Members Share Posted May 6, 2006 duh... you linked to the flatroc... not the hollow body... now i'm even more interested, if you pick up one of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee Flier Posted May 6, 2006 Members Share Posted May 6, 2006 Hey Phil, there's a member here named "jivejust" who's a big fan of Reverend guitars... I haven't tried any myself but maybe we could drag him over here to comment... he's not on all that often these days but maybe his pal MrKnobs can alert him that there's Reverend talk afoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 6, 2006 Author Share Posted May 6, 2006 Thanks Lee - I'm getting ready to roll out the door to Tucson, but I'll check his reply when I get back. That particular model I linked to isn't released yet, but seems to have some "Gretsch characteristics" - semi-hollow, Grestsh style pups, etc. and IMO, looks cool too. I'm curious as to how well they play and build quality of their gtrs overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tribute2Johnny Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 the only Reverands I've heard were on Billy Corgan's solo tour in San Fran last year... http://www.reverendguitars.com/reverend/guitars/jetstream_hb.html the setup he was using didn't do them justice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thankyou Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 Guitar Player just gave the Charger model a pick. Look at the website under "reviews". I have always liked soapbar PU's, though have never had a guitar equipped with them. IMO Reverand has some fine industrial design goin' on. Too bad the amps are discontinued. Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dylan Walters Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 I owned a late 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 Thanks for the replies guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted May 5, 2007 Members Share Posted May 5, 2007 Anyone????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted May 5, 2007 Members Share Posted May 5, 2007 Dammit....GAS big time now...I had heard of these, but never looked. Phil, you might wanna check Heritage guitars as well....built by the old Kalamazoo guys, using a lot of the tooling from the original shops... The Volcano and the Manta look like the ones' I'd favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted May 5, 2007 Members Share Posted May 5, 2007 Stop it!! I don't need another guitar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tomr63 Posted May 5, 2007 Members Share Posted May 5, 2007 I played one today for the first time. A charger 290. Nice. I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted May 5, 2007 Members Share Posted May 5, 2007 This gang is LOCAL ! Taking anti-GAS Beeno.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members parrotheada1a Posted May 5, 2007 Members Share Posted May 5, 2007 Phil, go give brother Krashpad a shout. He gigs with one and could probably answer anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted May 5, 2007 Members Share Posted May 5, 2007 http://www.guitarworld.com/guitar_one_gear If I remember right the magazine gave this model the "Guitar One Award" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted May 5, 2007 Members Share Posted May 5, 2007 i haven't bought a new electric for 20 years and have been wanting to get a telecaster sound without spending 2 grand! Last I knew you could still get an american tele for somewhere between $800-900 or a mexican model which I must reluctantly admit sounds just as good for $400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members girevik Posted May 8, 2007 Members Share Posted May 8, 2007 I have a Reverend Club King HB with Les Trem. The Bass Contour is amazing. It'll be a permanent member of my guitar arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vibroluxman Posted May 8, 2007 Members Share Posted May 8, 2007 Go over to the Electric Guitar forum, loads of people have been buying them lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted May 9, 2007 Members Share Posted May 9, 2007 Dammit....GAS big time now...I had heard of these, but never looked. Phil, you might wanna check Heritage guitars as well....built by the old Kalamazoo guys, using a lot of the tooling from the original shops...The Volcano and the Manta look like the ones' I'd favor. The Heritage guitars I've seen are absolutely beautiful in both build, feel, playability and sound. I'd get one of those over a Gibson in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 I ended up getting a Gretsch after all, but I did get a chance to check out the Reverends at the winter NAMM show - they're very nice guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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