Anyone played one of these. I just learned about them and am kind of GAS-ing.
https://reverendguitars.com/guitars/reeves-gabrels-signature/
https://reverendguitars.com/guitars/reeves-gabrels-signature/
Reverend Reeves Gabrels?
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beyer160
Poster Extraordinaire
Don't know anything about the guitars, but I know GC Used has about 4 of 'em right now. I run across them when I'm searching for Reeves amps...
omahaaudio
Friend of Leo's
I got one of these. P90s rock.
Charger 290 Guitar - Reverend Guitars | We know what players want.
Reverend Guitars and Basses are made with Korina bodies and loaded with Reverend's custom pickups. The guitars feature a Boneite nut and Reverend's Bass Contour Control while basses are stocked with Hipshot Ultralight Tuners and 5-piece maple and walnut neck – all for maximum performance.
reverendguitars.com
I got one of these. P90s rock.
Charger 290 Guitar - Reverend Guitars | We know what players want.
Reverend Guitars and Basses are made with Korina bodies and loaded with Reverend's custom pickups. The guitars feature a Boneite nut and Reverend's Bass Contour Control while basses are stocked with Hipshot Ultralight Tuners and 5-piece maple and walnut neck – all for maximum performance.
How is the neck on it?
Do you like the Bass Contour control?
omahaaudio
Friend of Leo's
The neck on mine (with a pau ferro fretboard) is excellent. Very comfortable.
The bass contour control really makes the guitar something special. With it "full on" you've got the typical p90 near-humbucker-but better (IMO) "chug" and if you roll off the bass you can get near-Tele-single-coil sounds.
It's a very versatile guitar and very well made.
I haven't played that one but have a Reverend DAW and love the bass contour. Really gives a lot of versatility. And Friday I ordered a Flatroc from Wildwood - should arrived in a couple of days. Build quality of Revs is great and lots of common sense stuff. I really like the neck. Great feel.
Sax-son
Tele-Afflicted
I kind of like this concept. Telecaster meets Jazzmaster meets Stratocaster.
John C
Friend of Leo's
I've not played the Gabrels model but I've played a few Reverends with that body style and it is very comfortable. It's kind of like an EBMM or a Wolfgang where everything is slightly shifted to the right.
SixStringSlinger
Poster Extraordinaire
The bass contour control is great. One came stock on my Reverend Tricky Gomez and I put one in my Strat (it takes up one tone control spot, so it now has a master bass cut and master treble cut). Like any tone control you can change pots and caps to taste. The cap will define the cutoff point as in a "normal" tone control. A 500k pot (which my Reverend came with) will bring on a more sudden cutoff as you turn down, while a 1meg will be more gradual.
Regardless, bass cut controls are dead useful on any guitar that has any kind of "thickness" to its sound. It provides a different way to clean up your tone without as obvious a drop in volume. And it's fun to fine-tune the bass and treble cuts to play with the balance between low end, high end and the undisturbed middle.
No comment on the particular model as I haven't played one, but I've never heard or read the phrase "Reverends suck", so there's that. I do love mine.
I see you're in Tampa. Weren't you in Miami before? I'm in Miami, so if you're ever here and want to try out a guitar with a bass cut control I'd be happy to meet you at a store so you can try it out.
Regardless, bass cut controls are dead useful on any guitar that has any kind of "thickness" to its sound. It provides a different way to clean up your tone without as obvious a drop in volume. And it's fun to fine-tune the bass and treble cuts to play with the balance between low end, high end and the undisturbed middle.
No comment on the particular model as I haven't played one, but I've never heard or read the phrase "Reverends suck", so there's that. I do love mine.
I see you're in Tampa. Weren't you in Miami before? I'm in Miami, so if you're ever here and want to try out a guitar with a bass cut control I'd be happy to meet you at a store so you can try it out.
gitold
Poster Extraordinaire
I have the Reverend Reeves Gabrels Dirtbike and it’s a fantastic guitar. With the bass contour it’s the most versatile single pickup guitar I’ve ever owned. I have 4 Reverends and they are all well made, great sounding guitars.
I was in Miami for almost 7 years, but am now in Tampa.
Thanks to you all for the info, I have a couple of guitars on my GAS radar, we'll see what happens.
Martinp
Tele-Afflicted
hmm for a second, I thought Reeves got ordained
