Reverend Charger 290

Don't know the exact date of mine--probably 2007, one of the last with the Wilkinson tuners. 2 Soapbar P90s. Korina wood, I believe, Maple neck, Sunburst finish. Same as below, pretty much.

I have to dock MY Charger 290 a couple of "Features" points because of those dangerously silly Wilkinson tuners. But BE IT KNOWN Reverend no longer uses them on any of their new guitars, using--I think--Schallers or some other locking tuners instead. Good decision by Joe&co. The Wilkinsons, contrary to popular opinion, are not hard to string, and they do hold fast and stay in tune. The problem is TAKING THE STRINGS OFF--it's a mini-nightmare. Loosen the string and within 5 or 10 turns, you are in a weird world of Poseidon adventure-logic where you have to tighten to loosen...I mean, on their Website, Reverend recommends a very specialized set of needle nose electronics pliers to do the job. One should NOT need a specialized set of (lose-able) pliers to change strings. I am a bit of a klutz and have given myself not one but several deep puncture wounds trying to remove strings from this guitar, and I've only owned it for a month and a half. Plus, FORGET about changing a string on a gig...OK, grousing done. Glad Reverend saw the light, and I might soon change out the tuners on my Charger 290. Real soon...

This is a very versatile sounding guitar with some pretty extreme strengths and virtues. For the record I am a dyed-in-the wool Fender player, Strats and Teles. I have thus longed for more "beef" for quite a while. I gig a lot in two different bands. I play music ranging from rootsy rock to electric cabaret and new wave and some jazz inflected singer-songwriter stuff. The only thing I don't need is metal cred.

First of all, just browse all the Reverend reviews to learn what people think of the Bass Contour knob. It's an amazing sonic tool. I haven't read much about it, but I assume it is subtractive; that is when the knob is all the way to the right, the filter is open and no modification is happening, as you roll to the left, bass content of a certain frequency range is gradually filtered. Pretty simple, but you can't believe how effective and useful it is until you've tried it. It must be a perfectly voiced and shaped filter, because it never sounds bad.

For me the sweet spot on this guitar is the middle position, combining the pickups. With the bass rolled off somewhere between 40% and 100%, this is THE BEST Electric rhythm guitar sound I've ever enjoyed--chimey but with a solid kernel of sound, incredibly clear and articulate but with muscle--I suck at describing sound. But except for the fact that it likes 10s, this is an electric you can play acoustic parts on. With all bass restored via the contour knob, the middle position becomes wonderful lead sound as well. I do a lot lead-rhythm faux finger picking, voice-leading kind of playing, and this guitar suits that to a tee. Distinct and sharp yet warm.

Can't find much use for the bridge pickup alone yet (but it's amazing how many guitars I think that about--practically all of them!). Front pickup has a nice beefy sound on its own.

Ideal. Damn do I love playing this guitar. It ships with action so low it is dangerously close to buzzing...but the intonation is great, no buzzing. FAST neck, really.

I usually string my guitars with 11s, but I've stuck with the 10s on this because it just plays so well I don't want to mess with anything. So I've had to become a bit more attack-conscious, because as soon as I start picking a little too hard, the sound guitar loses its thickness and body and starts sounding plinky and small and quacky. But that's a lesson I've had to learn over and over in life--relax and pick light.

Aesthetics are pretty subjective, but I find the body shape and design pretty charming overall. Problem is, one of the bands I play in has another guitarist on a Reverend (Gil Paris signature--same body shape, different finish and PUs) so it looks like we're fishing for endoresements or something.

So far great. Gigged with it a lot already, and my old standby strat has yet to leave the stand.

Have not had occasion to use it.

I've been playing for over 30 years, but I am not a guitar fetishist. I have not owned many guitars, but I've owned some good ones. A nice strat, a nice tele, and a nice Les Paul that I shouldn't have let go. But for a couple of misc. guitars, that's about it.

Love this guitar so far, and they're so damn affordable, you start to think you can collect them like trading cards. I am interested in the Duoble Agent and the Flatroc next...

You can find all of the features on the Reverend website, but I'll tell you why it gets a ten. I must first applaud Reverend for making some new designs and not just copying a Les Paul, Tele, or Strat. They also incorporate a bunch of different pickup configurations as well, very cool. The Charger 290 has 2 P90's as the name implies. I also applaud Reverend for the Bass Contour Knob which is awesome. This guitar is sweet.

I can't rate this category fairly because I purchased the guitar used with Lollar P90's in it, score! The pickups make this guitar sound amazing, but I imagine it would sound great with the stock pickups because I also own a Club King HB and that sounds great. The Charger 290 is very resonant unplugged though, which is a good sign.

Wow! Construction on these guitars is incredible. My Reverends are made better than some USA Gibsons (crap quality control) and Fenders I've owned. Due to the 12" radius, you can get the action pretty low on this bad boy. The neck profile is also very comfortable. It should also be said that my Charger 290 is one of the very early import Reverends and it was made when they were still making the USA ones, serial # is below 4500. I'm not sure how the new ones are but I image they are just as good, Joe Naylor is the man.

Everything works perfect, no issues at all so far.

Never contacted them, but I did see that Joe Naylor (founder/owner) actually posts in certain forums to answer peoples questions. How cool is that!?

Here's the deal, I'm an extreme guitar junkie and I've probably owned over 100 guitars in the last 12 years, not all at once, and I'm not joking. I was compulsive about finding the right guitar for me and I wanted to try damn near everything available, and I just about did, excluding the real high priced custom builds. I can however say I've tried most guitars under $1500, so that can help you understand where I'm coming from. After my first "guitar buying spree" I actually ended up keeping an 89 PRS CE-24 for awhile. When I decided to sell it I went on another "guitar buying spree" that ended with this Reverend, well I actually bought an additional Reverend because I liked it so much :) These guitars are incredible, and it makes it even better that they are afordable. I've tricked people into thinking that it's USA made, and it seems like it is, so kudos to the Koreans. Bottom Line, buy a Reverend and you won't be disappointed. End Rant.

This is a 2007 model with a chambered Korina wood body, Wilkinson locking tuners, a tinted maple neck with maple fretboard 5mm thick solid spruce top and 2 Reverend P-90 pickups. The bridge pickup wound slightly hotter and the neck pickup wound to be slightly cleaner and virtually NO HUM!. Let me just correct one thing I've been reading in lots of reverend reviews...Reverend does NOT use basswood on any of it's guitar models prior to 2007 the were mahogany or chambered mahogany on all Reverends. Joe Naylor found the weight that he was getting on mahogany to be so inconsistent that he switched to Korina wood for it weight consistency and great tone charecteristics. It also features a Bass contour control that let you dramatically affect the sound with a twist of the knob.

This is the nicest sounding guitar you'll ever play with p-90's (IMO) you can fly along this fast playing neck that is smooth and silky and the jumbo frets allow smooth bending and easy vibrato. The range of sounds you can get with this guitar is just amazing, thanks in part, to it's bass contour control. Joe Naylor describes it as a "Strat on Steroids" but it is so much more than that. It will give you everything from spank to crunch and a whole lot inbetween

This guitar was set up in Joe Naylor's Reverend guitar shop and the intials of the set up man are right on the headstock. This was the best guitar set up I have ever seen. This was the best set up job I've ever had on a guitar. You don't have to spend $50 extra like you will on a les paul or an American Strat just so you can play it.These guitars are superb

Seems really well built but only time will tell. The one thing I do know is if you have a problem with your Reverend guitar you can pick up the phone and call the guy who designed it...try the with a les paul or a Strat

As I said prviously you can call Reverend and your more than likely to have Joe Naylor pick up the phone....now THAT is REAL customer support

This guitar is a winner. Hands down, no doubt about it. I play this guitar more than any of my others (which include a Custom shop ash Strat) It's a tough guitar to put down once you pick it up because it can do so much. I LOVE this guitar and if it were lost or stolen I would imediatley buy another, as a matter of fact I'm getting the Jetsream 390 (3 P-90's) next. I think Reveverend is the "best bang for the buck" anywhere!

Mine is a Sunburst highlygrained finish with a tinted maple neck that looks and feels just fantastic. Two P-90 pickups the neck pickup a little less edgy and powerfull as the bridge pickup but the neck pickup has a cleaner warmer sound and the body is made of chambered mahagony with a 5.5mm tight grained spruce top. 1 Volume 1 tone and one bass contour control that gives an imesuarable number of voicing to the pickups and combinations. Very well balanced sitting on the lap and plays like a dream. The Wilkinson locking tuners are easy to change if you don't mind spending $12. for a speecial pair of wirecutters whose link is listed on the reverendguitar website. great little tool and LOTS of uses. I love those tuners now....where else can you get locking tuners INCLUDED...plus the website for an inexpensive tool to make changing strings a 3 minute job....well worth the $12 for a guitar that sells for $469.00 new and is loaded with solid wood, a chamnered body and a thich PURE SOLI SPRUCE for a to NOT A LAMINATE. Not bad Korea!!

Sound is AWESOME!! Great clea and overdriven tones from the neck pick up and the rear pickuo very Strat-ish. The Contourl control really gives a miriad of voicings to both picups and combined voicings are pristine. I don't believe there is a better sounding guitar for 3 times the price...anywhere.....IMHO

Mine cam absolutely perfect across the board and unlike a previous poster I had even harmonics from both pickups across the board. Intonation was dead on and the guitar feels beautifully ballanced in your lap (if your an old sitter like me now), plays like a dream, neck couldn't get more comfortable..I own lots of guitars but the finish fit and feel of this guitar is quickly making it my favorite to play. Tuners are easy to change strings on with a small wire snippers. I can't make up a problem about a guitar I find flawless.

NO IDEA....TIME WILL TELL

Fantastic....You'll call Reverend and most likely speak with Joe Naylor.....Try to speak to the head of Fender or Ibanez or Gibson calll and see who picks up the phone.....These people will stand behind their guitars...(Reverend that is)

AS I'm sure you can tell I am very enamored with my Reverend Charger 290. I usually don't give these reviews too much stock because I believe half the time it's kids writing about something they have never played or very young adults who will tell you the Squier Affinity Strat is a SOLID 10 across the board. I felt compelled to write this because this is the most impressive guitar I've ever picked up for anywhere near this kind of money. I own an Ash American Stratocaster that I had a fishman powerbridge installed on. I also own a pree Washburn Parker Nightfly M and an Ibanez AS103 NT and a taylor 02 414CE and this Reverend is the most fun of all, and for the money, the best buy of the bunch.

This is a sunburst Charger 290. Stop tailpiece. Wilkerson tuners. Two piece maple neck. Two P-90 pickups. Volume, tone, bass control, three way switch (tele style). Made in Korea. Hard shell case.

This guitar has an amazing sound. The P-90s sound so big. The bridge P/U is sharp and defined. The neck P/U is warm but still has some edge. These descriptions are with the bass control knob all the way up. With the knob all the way down the guitar has a pumped up Tele sound to it, very cool. Of course by using the bass control you can find almost anything in between. Any setting gives you a full sound, nice blend of bottom. mid, and top. Great guitar for about any style of music. At higher gain settings the feedback is very controlable.

The fit and finish is very good. Joe Naylor sets very high standards for his manufactures overseas. I bought mine from the Reverend office in Michigan. That means that the guitar was set up to my request. Perfect job, played like a dream as soon as I opened the case. It felt like I have been playing that guitar for a year. Could not ask for better.

This is my second Reverend guitar. They are now my main guitars, not a bit of troube.

A person could not ask for better customer support.

Reverend has become my guitar of choice. This is my second one. I can afford to buy 2 or 3 for what I would spend for one of the big name guitars. I am completely satisfied, price is right, sounds fantastic, plays like an old friend, and its a pleasure talking to the people that sell them. They also have quite a few models to choose from...... I think I'll get another one!

This is a Korean-made Rev ... It's a gold top ... Reminiscent of a Tele-type shape, but significantly more "offset." It's got a stop tailpiece, which is more Gibson-like, I think. I don't know what kind of tuners it's got, but I haven't had any issues with them. The neck is among the most comfortable that I've played. 25 1/2" bolt-on neck, so it has a Fender-type construction. It's not a full solid-body but neither is it semi-hollow ... there are "tone chambers" inside the solid-top body. 2x Reverend-made P-90s (more on those later.) It's a spruce top and Mahogany body.

Also, has the coolest knob i've seen on a guitar: the bass roll-off knob. Does for low-end what the "tone" knob does for treble. That knob alone makes the guitar worth a 10 here, but the other things are really impressive.

My playing is sorta a combination of alt. rock (stone temple pilots), R&B, blues & funk ... and this guitar is perfect, perfect, perfect for that. On the bridge P90 w/ bass all the way up, it can be crushingly heavy; roll the bass off and it gets nice and twangy and plucky. What I love about the P90 setup is that it retains a nice, bright high end but unlike the Strat (at least, IMO) this guitar has terrific "fat" low-end as well. I have yet to find an amp that doesn't love this guitar ... I usually use a DI box at home, but my Epi Valve Jr. takes the P90 amazingly well ... Each pickup setting (there are 3) makes a dramatic difference, and each is nice ... Bridge is rock-ready; middle is quite strat-like; neck is a nice fatter woman-tone type of sound. You can really pull a lot of beautiful tonality of this guitar.

I doubt this guitar would do super, super high-gain metal, but for 70s-era hard rock or heavier blues, it is nearly perfect. It's a little noisy, but not any worse than other single-coil guitars I've heard.

I hate giving things "10s" but I really don't have any complaints at all.

I bought it used and restrung it with lighter-gauge strings, but otherwise I have ZERO issues with it. Action is great; pickups are adjusted fine. Beautiful guitar.

It's light but doesn't feel filmsy. I really love this guitar, and I bring it with me anytime I play out. I would be very angry if it were every stolen from me. For an import guitar, you really have to be impressed with the quality of its make. But, also, I'm not very rough on my instruments, and I don't play out a ton, so ...

I've never had to get it repaired, but I have talked with Joe (as in, Joe Naylor, as in Reverend's owner and chief guitar honcho) on the phone. So, you really don't get much better than that customer-service wise. That's really enough for me to say that I'll only be buying Reverend guitars from here on out.

I own a few guitars, but this is so clearly the best of the bunch it's almost funny. Covers a nice range of tonality and looks astonishing ... the gold color really is unlike any that I've seen. The electronics are high-quality, the construction is high-quality and the price is actually *reasonable* ... ! I have a long and growing wishlist of Reverend guitars that I'd like ... I plan on getting them too! :)

Features mentioned in detail in other reviews. One key difference is they seem to have updated to materials these are made of a few times since they were introduced from what I can tell in the reviews. Mine is a chambered mahogany body with a spruce top. It also has the Les Trem option (which I have found I prefer to a Bigsby). I got mine with the gig bag, not the hard case (great Access heavy duty bag, free strap inside). The Bass contour knob is a great feature, but one that is really hard to explain. It's not like a tone knob, it sort of adds more or less punch to the pickups.

My deduction is for a cosmetic reason. The fret markers on the guitar sort of match the look, but they are also pretty cheap looking. They almost look like plastic, and a guitar in this price range should have something a little nicer. I would have also liked a skunk stripe on the neck, but that is just a personal thing.

Very different sounding P-90's than most people would be used to. This could either be a really good, or bad depending on the person. I personally love them. I bought this guitar for playing mainly Rockabilly and Surf, and the pickups sound fantastic for that. But they don't have the pure classic rock crunch that a Gibson P-90 has. The chambered body design and spruce top, combined with the pickups gives the guitar a really unique sound. Very warm and woody. It sort of falls between Gretsch and a Tele to my ears. The bass contour control gives a lot of variation as well as mentioned above.

Basically for my needs it's a 10 in this category. But some people defintely might not get what they expected from the P-90's.

When you order one of these direct, they ask how you want it set up and what guage of strings. So it basically came just how I thought it would. No finish flaws or electronics problems on arrival.

I haven't had a chance to open this up and look at the electronics. They are really the only thing I would be concerned about being a Korean made guitar and all.

Haven't had to deal with Reverend for any problems, but the ordering process direct was great.

This is an incredibly versatile guitar for a great price. It can do so much it's really the only guitar out of my collection I find myself playing now. Again, I bought the guitar mainly for a mix of Country, Surf, and Rockabilly playing and it's fantastic for that. Considering the price, it's impossible not to give it the highest rating in this category.

See features below in other reviews. I got a red one with the tremolo arm. By the way -- the bass cut knob is really cool.

This is a different sounding p90 guitar. It cleans up really nicely when the guitar volume is cut to half or so. A lot of p90 guitars are pretty muddy at half volume. Not this one.

The sound is very unique. It has a high 'Q', or resonanant peak. Sort of like a Fender Mustang with more oomph. Played clean, this is a very nice sound. Played with moderate overdive, the guitar sounds just OK though. The treble pickup doesnt cut though as much as I'd like. The neck pickup sounds pretty good though. The combination of the two is very unique -- sort of like a position #2 or #4 on a Strat, but not exactly like that.

Here's the issue with this guitar for me. The high E string was VERY weak sounding. Adjust the pickups, change the strings, no difference. The high E string just is too weak sounding compared to the other 5 strings.

If this problem had not been so pronounced, I'd have been happy to give this guitar an 8 or 9.

Pretty good but not great. The neck was pretty buzzy but I adjusted a lot of that away. Overall good quality and finish though. Good electronics (knobs,switches).

I sent the guitar back to Reverend for refund due to the poor balance in volume across the strings. Nice guitar with gret potential if Reverend can fix this one problem.

2006 Charger 290,made in Korea, set-up in Michigan
22 frets, plastic? dot inlay (no option on type of inlay)
solid spruce top, gloss finish, basswood body with cream body binding
volume, tone and bass contour controls, 3 way switch
2 Reverend (USA) P 90 single coil pickups
no active electronics, but bass contour control can "revoice" the pickups
chunky bolt-on maple neck with a satin finish, rosewood fretboard
unique body style, a bit like a tele, but more modern
chambered solid body with single cutaway
optional ($100) Les Trem Tremolo with "precision roller bridge"
self locking Wilkinson EZ-Lock tuners
hardshell case was $99 option
Reverend strap was free, shipping was free also

i find this guitar sounds good for country/rock and blues. I use it thru a 50w Peavey Valveking, with either a Digitech Bad Monkey overdrive or a Danelectro Fab overdrive. I have also liked how it sounded thru the Digitech RP200 Tweed setting. The P 90's are a bit noisy in the 1 or 3 position,but the noise disappears in the 2 position when both pickups combine into a humbucker. It is more or a bright sound than a thick sound, but thru the lead channel and full overdrive setting on the Danelectro, the guitar growls and sustains nicely. it can also produce a clean ,clear channel tone for rockabilly/country. I do not see this as a heavey metal machine. The bass contour control really does change the tone of the guitar, and is one of its best features. The #2 setting (both pickups on) is my favorite at this point in time, probably because it is quiet even with the overdrive pedal on.

the set up was perfect and in tune. the action is reasonably low, and the pickups sound well balanced and adjusted (no boomy bass strings). The self- locking tuners work well, but it is difficult to get the old string out.
the only flaw I saw was a minor discoloration in the rosewood fretboard (at close inspection). overall, the guitar looks great and the tremolo is very distinctive.
an option for fancier dot or even block fretboard inlays would improve appearance. I found the plastic? dot inlays a bit ordinary. A little pearl or abalone dot inlay would be perfect.
the satin finish on the neck is very comfortable (one of the best features on the guitar) and there is excellent access to the upper frets.
the hardshell case was a somewhat expensive ($99) option but it is very well made and plush with a nifty Reverend logo on the outside. You can also order it with a $30 gig bag

I have only had it 2 weeks but all the hardware looks heavy and well made. the strap buttons have a nice mushroom shape that keeps the strap on.
the finish is attractive, a few more coats of lacquer might improve it (i've been spoiled by the 14 coats on my Hamer, so i use that as the gold standard).The Tobacco burst finish is attractive.
the guitar feels very well made, and I expect it be reliable/durable.
I think you should always have a backup guitar for a live performance

I sent them an email and they responded the next morning. they also automatically sent an email with the UPS delivery code a few days before the guitar arrived. I was a little disappointed that they do not factory install strap locks, but the guitar probably doesn't really need strap locks since the strap buttons are a good size.

I have been playing 45 years, mostly acoustic folk/country with a Martin D35 and a Gibson J185EC. I play electric guitar at home for enjoyment and relaxation. I presently own a Hamer Studio Custom, Gibson L6-S, Carvin 400 , and Fender Strat. This guitar fits in nicely between the Strat and the Carvin in overall type and tone. It is a great value. I chose it because I had played a Reverend Slingshot at a guitar convention, and this is essentially the same guitar at half the price. so far the only thing i don't like is how hard it is to remove the old string from the self locking tuner (as opposed to the Schaller locking tuners on my Carvin)
if lost or stolen, i would definitely buy it again.

This is one of the first of the Korean manufactured models by Reverend. Sadly, their USA made guitars are going the way of the Dodo as it's no longer profitable for them to continue making them. Happily, if this guitar is any indication of what's to come, they've made a very savvy business decision. The Charger 290 sports a chambered alder body (light...about 7 pounds), tune-o-matic bridge, a very slick proprietary bass contour that rolls of the lower frequencies while leaving the mid and upper frequencies intact, a satin finish one piece maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, graphite nut and Gotoh style non-locking tuners. For me, less is more and save for locking tuner (which are on order...Planet Waves Trim-Lock) and strap locks (recently installed), this guitar has it all.

As a little background I'll tell you that I've been lucky enough to make a living playing professionally for the last 35 years and I'm planning on going another 35 years. I'm fortunate enough to play in a band that has garnered a few gold records and as such I've been able to play, own or borrow pretty much any guitar that could come to mind. I own all the foo-foo brands of guitars and quite frankly, this new Charger 290 could stand proudly next to any of them. I know that sound like a huge overstatement, but in truth, the tone of this instrument is stellar. the first words that come to mind are "big" and "fat". These are not your typical P-90s. I find them to be somewhat thicker and slightly darker than other P-90s I've got in my other guitars. To me this is a good thing as P-90s can sometime "bite" too much. I should note that these are the same P-90s as are used in the USA made Reverend guitars...and they're surprisingly quiet. What's really fun is that when used in the middle position (both pickups on) the sound has a wonderful sparkle and body to it. It's not dark at all....just right. Use the bass contour control in this position and you can get a very passable strat/tele tone. This guitar has a very acoustic quality to it as well. By that I mean that harmonics, overtones and very controllable feedback are at your fingertips if you know how to "work it". For those that care (I know I like seeing what other people use) my setup is as follows: Charger 290 > Korg DT-10 > Barber Direct Drive > Radial Tonebone Hot British (this is a hell of a pedal!!) > DLS Chorus-Vib > Barber Tone Press > Guyatone MD3 > Reverend Hellhound (soon to be the new Kingsnake). With this setup I fear no gig ;-)

When I received this guitar it was set up with .009s. I switched to my old standby D'Addario .010s, put on a pair of Schaller straplocks and ordered a set of locking tuners. I will say that that this guitar has no issues as to staying in tune; I just prefer the convenience of locking tuners. The neck was perfect, frets were smooth and even, and everything just had a very solid, well-integrated feel to it. These are made in Korea but set up in Michigan by Joe Naylor and the gang. My only gripe (?) is that I had to flip the bridge saddles 180 degrees to get proper intonation on the low E, A and D string. I've never understood why those saddles are put in opposite to the high E, B and G string. This is not specific to Reverend but something I've encountered on every tune-o-matic bridge I've used. I also want to add that the finish on the body is truly flawless. I ordered mine in a wine-red color and it's a real beauty. Similarly, the neck is a real joy; smooth satin finish and well filed frets add to the playing pleasure. I own two other Reverend guitars, both USA made, and I never feel like I'm switching to an inferior instrument when I pick this up. In fact, I'm becoming more partial to this guitar's tone than to it's older siblings.
Nothing about this guitar screams "cheap"!

I love these questions! "Will this guitar withstand live playing"? Please! As opposed to what? Seriously, I've already used this on my last two club dates and am planning on using this on an upcoming concert in front of 8,000 people in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. I wouldn't keep any guitar I felt suspicious of, much less take the time to write about it. I never bring a backup guitar to a gig. Knock on wood, I've never needed one, but then I really go over my instruments with a fine tooth comb before playing out live. This guitar can stand up to the scrutiny.

Now that you've gotten this far, I will tell you that I've been an endorser of Reverend products for the last few years starting with their amplifiers, USA made guitars, and now, the new import series. Having said that, there is no way in hell that I would spend the time writing a review or mislead anyone as to the merit of a particular musical instrument if I didn't feel it was warranted. I'm fortunate enough to be able to play any guitar I wish. I choose to play Reverend guitars because they have a certain tone (some call it mojo) REGARDLESS of price. No one from the company has asked me to review this guitar, and I get no consideration for doing so. I just feel really strongly that Joe Naylor, Steve Yankee and the rest of the Reverend team are on the right track and making professional grade instruments that are well within the range of any player. I know that if I ever had a problem that these guys would be there to cover my back. Just read some of the other reviews and you'll see the same thing. Kudos, guys!

I think all of this has been covered. All I'll say is that I wish there had been guitars like this when I was starting to play in 1965. Actually, there were.....Fender and Gibson were there before corporate greed and marketing got the better of them. It just makes me grin foolishly to think that I can play a sub $500 guitar and enjoy its tone and playability as much as my $3000 guitars...maybe more so as I don't have to worry about banging it up or having it stolen. When Reverend comes out with more new models, and I'm sure they will, I will buy one, sight unseen.