Reverend Wolfman

mine is a late '05, wolfman...the last built in the discontinued '69 orange color, just before the USA guitars were discontinued.
standard reverend body and construction with a bigsby tremolo
as one of the later USA-built reverends, this one has the bass contour knob (an awesome tonal addition), as well as tone and volume knobs and a 3-way pickup selector.
the pickups, as in all wolfman guitars, are a pair of the gretsch-inspired revtrons
unfortunately, by the time I ordered this one, reverend had stopped making the maple fretboards (which are incredible), so my wolfman has a rosewood one (still nice)

the guitar has a nice bright clean sound, which can be modified greatly with the use of the bass contour knob, a passive bass reduction control, which totally alters the tone of the pickups...you have to try it to get it...
Though the Wolfman is incredibly versatile, I kind of preferred the clean sounds of my Spy and Slingshot.
But add some overdrive, or distortion and this guitar is the best. it is crisp and clear and has an incredible rockabilly/rock sound. It sounded so perfect, I used it for leads and overdriven backing parts on almost every track of my last record.

perfect.
the factory setup is outstanding.
these guitars are beautifully and flawlessly made.
at least the three that i own.
i truly think these are worth far more than we pay for them...

great. solid.
always always always stays in tune.
even with the bigsby.

luckily i haven't needed them for this guitar specifically, but i have dealt with them on other issuses.
easy to contact, helpful.
you can call to talk to someone, or email...and they do reply. quickly.

i have about 23 guitars these days, some random ones, and a few vintage fenders, gibsons, gretschs, and a mosrite.
but of them all, the reverends are the most fun.
they sound GREAT, are well-built, and incredibly easy to play.
hell yeah, i'd buy another if it was stolen...in fact i'd buy another now if i had the money...
but really, these are arguably some the best guitars built in recent years...and a steal for the money. they are the future vintage classics.

* Flame maple top
* Semi-Hollow
* String-through bridge
* Locking tuners (sperzel?)
* Slim maple neck
* Made in USA
* 3-way pickup selector, reverse phase switch, volume/tone knobs
* 2 humbuckers (made by reverend)

My wolfman is from the first line, prior to the "usa" series.

The "reverend sound" has always suited my style very well. I play full-time in a national touring pop/rock band (think: foo fighters, all american rejects, jimmy eat world). When i'm home i play blues, ambient/experimental, post emo/indie rock, hardcore/metalcore, and punk for fun. I also do studio work for a couple singer/songwriter friends. I wouldn't say it's as versatile as the rocco, but the wolfman can handle most anything in stride.

My rig:
Boss TU2 > RMC Wah > Keeley Compressor > Boss DD20 > Barber Direct Drive > Visual Sounds Jekyll & Hyde > Zvex Fuzz Factory > Xotic RC Booster > 3ms Tremulus Lune > Ibanez AD9 > VOX AC30hw 2x12
I also play an american standard telecaster and another reverend (an older model slingshot).

It's not very noisey, any feedback I get is controlled.

It has lovely attack (for a humbucker) but has an overall dark/mellow tone. I love the personality of this guitar! Reverend has a way of keeping the highs glassy (not shrill), and the mids warm, and the bass articulate. Hearty sustain.

They're handmade! Reverend asked what tuning I played in and how I liked my action, it came out of the box playing smooth and feeling great. Superb Construction! A beautiful Instrument, no visable flaws whatsoever.

*It is important to note that I am REALLY hard on my live guitars.*

I've knocked several holes in the top/back - a problem I have not had with my slingshot (the flame maple seems to be a weaker material than the solid colors). Also, the pickup switch has gone out and the jack came partially unsoldered... Nothing to lose sleep over.

Even after the nasty holes, It took a while before i was willing to part with it long enough to be repaired... I played it without backup (this guy holds tune almost immediately and RARELY snaps strings) on several runs.

Someone dropped a large metal stage ramp on my reverend hardshell case, the guitar had not a scratch.

Excellent.

I've been playing 7 years, professionaly for 3.

If stolen of lost I would replace it with another asap.

Killer value for a pro-level instrument.

My Wolfman has the standard features - locking Sperzel tuners, Revtron pickups, rosewood fingerboard, etc, etc, and has a Bigsby and the bass contour knob. It is a very cool pumpkin orange and it came with the two tone hardshell case. I compared the neck length to that on one of my old teles and the neck (at least when hanging from a strap) is about an inch shorter - perfect for my small body and the weight is easy on the shoulder (6.5 lbs).

I'm playing this mostly through a Fender Princeton Reverb or a Silvertone Twin Twelve (don't laugh - it's a great sounding amp). I bought this because I wanted something with a little bit of twang, find teles too heavy and can't afford a Gretsch. I basically got what I hoped for - I think this guitar sounds great. Playing it clean, I can get some nice twang out of this thing and it also sounds good with a little dirt. The Bigsby is just plain bonus.

The guitar was set up just fine (although the dealer offered a free setup - something you don't get very often) when I bought it. I really can't find a flaw on it. The frets are nicely polished and smooth, the neck is a dream, hardware is top notch.

This is my third Reverend (I also have a Rocco and a Custom Slingshot, both of which I've had for almost 4 years). The others have held up really well, so I expect this one to hold up too. The only wear I've noticed on the others is that the plastic sides edging gets discolored over time (I guess that's the Reverend version of aged binding).

I bought this guitar through a Reverend dealer so didn't deal with the Company. But one of my other Reverends I ordered direct and they were great to deal with.

I actually went to the store to buy one of the new Reverend imports and they had this Wolfman in stock at pre-transition prices. My lucky day. I've been playing for 30 years and have a bunch of funky cheapo Harmony electrics. I've gone through about 10 different Fender, G & L, and Gibson electrics, and while they've all sounded great, they are just ergonomically wrong for me (too heavy or neck too long). Reverends are a great bang for the buck (at least they used to be before they switched to their import line), they sound great, and they are sooooo comfy. Unless something else comes along that can compete, I'll definitely replace this one.

Made in 2005 good ol' USA!! Master volume, master tone, and master bass contour controls. Set up is two revtron mini-hums. Bigsby option, locking tuners, and one awesome two tone tear drop case!!! Also has one cool chrome armrest!

This seems to be on the contraversial side of things. This beast is definetly in a class of it's own. At first I had a hard time getting a good clean sound, but with some time I was able to dial it in. The tone knobs are the key. I've had a hard time getting it to sound like a tele, but a gretsch- it is the closest next thing-and that bigsby seals the deal!!! Switch it to dirty channel and this thing goes to preachin'. Love that feedback!!!! This is not a les paul, so if you want the les paul sound-don't get this guitar and expect it to sound like one! But it has it's own sound and the more I play it, the more I appreciate and like the tone. I play an ampeg superocket and crate v15. Simple echo and pitchshiting effects.

I own several 'high end' guitars and this one measures up to high quality and construction. Very well finished. No flaws that I can find.

This guitar is not that old, but the harware is some of the best and no doubt last a long time. The finish looks like that spray on bedliner for your pickuptruck and is tough as nails. No worrys 'bout scratchin' this one.

no dealin's with reverend. Although they seem to have a very informative web site. You can tell they care about thier customers and product.

Been playing for 15 years. Own a wide seletion of limited fenders, custom gibsons, zions, carvin, and parker. I would seek to replace. The best thing I like 'bout this guitar is it's feedback tone!! That bass contour control is awesome too!! Someday I would like to compare it to the slingshot model. Reguardless of the bad ratings this guitar has got-I believe that it is a great guitar that takes a little time a skill to unlock it's high potential!!

I am responding to the review below.

I am surprised to find that your analysis of the Wolfman sound is totally the opposite of the inherent tonal charactersistics of our Revtron pickups. These pickups are not particularly bright, and they are low output which results in good clarity. In fact, these pickups are darker and cleaner than our P-90's. Because of these characteristics, the Wolfman is one of our most popular guitars with our pro customers.

I can only assume that there was something wrong with the guitar, perhaps someone monkeyed with it before you bought it.

Your comments on the construction, and perceived value are extremely inaccurate. Our patented body construction is very complex, involving wood, steel, phenolic, and an injection molded polymer rim. Our R&D investment and cost of materials is far above the average solidbody guitar. In fact the mold to make the rim is valued at about $60,000.

An American guitar with the quality and performance of a Reverend is a deal at around $1000. Especially when backed by a small company with a legendary reputation for service.

The USA line is still going strong and well represented at our website, alongside the new import series.

2003 Advanced model with locking tuners, Bigsby, two RevTron mini-humbuckers, 3-way selector and volume and tone. Rosewood fingerboard.

I bought my Wolfman off of eBay in an effort to save a few bucks. Many is the time I wished I had bought a new one from Reverend, because it would have went back to them the next day. My apologies for taking exception to the other contributors here, but the RevTron mini-humbuckers on my guitar have to rank among some of the worst pickups I've ever heard. Mine had the worst-possible combination of ice-pick highs, muddy bass, and no warmth. They retained these characteristics through every possible adjustment, and through a variety of vintage tube amps. And if there was any Gretch flavor in them, I never found it.

But, my story does have a happy ending. At some point during the course of my frustration, I corresponded with Jay Abend at Guitarfetish, to see if they had made these pickups, and to see if he had anything better. Jay responded that they hadn't made them, and he no longer had anything to offer in a mini-humbucker shell because he hadn't been satisfied with their efforts in that direction either. I finally wound up ordering a replacement Rocco (two full-sized humbuckers) pickguard from Chandler, and a pair of Jay's vintage Liverpool humbuckers. I wired them up with concentric controls so I could have a tone and volume on each pickup. It turned out great, and I couldn't be happier with the tone. It's now fat, warm, snappy and squarely in Gretch territory. Also kind of cool is the fact that if you don't notice that the pickups are slightly larger than a stock Wolfman, the guitar looks the same.

Reverend has become known for their fit, finish and set-ups, and this guitar was no exception. All were flawless.

I have no doubt it will last forever with a moderate amount of care.

Reverend has shown exemplary customer service in any dealings I've had with them.

One other thing bothered me a lot during the course of modifying this guitar. Opening it up, I was shocked at how little, and likely how inexpensive, the material was that makes up these guitars. I think Reverend was on the right track with their reduced-price Workhorse series, but I will never again pay anything approaching a grand for one of these. Evidently other people might be thinking the same way because Reverend has just discontinued almost all of these type of guitars in favor of imports.

Premium Wolfman with the brushed gold aluminum top, Bigsby vibrato, one volume, one tone (made before the bass contour was added), locking Sperzel tuners, rosewood fingerboard. Two RevTron filtertron-style pickups with a three-way switch. Solid electronics throughout. I find it ergonomic to play and it's compact in size.

For me, it has the tone you'd pay a lot more to get in non-import Gretsch, and the Bigsby is great for anything in a rockabilly style. So I'm rating it high for features even though it doesn't have the bass contour control or a phase switch.

I'm not sure of the year of manufacture; probably around 2000 or so. Made in the USA and now sadly out of production. I purchased it used on ebay with a Reverend gig bag, and it turned out to be an awesome buy.

This Wolfman was my first Reverend. I was looking for a different flavor in my arsenal, and I got it. I figured it would be good for rockabilly-type tones, but it's more versatile than that. The neck pickup gives you a cool rockabilly-jazz vibe that's good for 50's instrumental stuff, blues, and mellower passages. You can use it with distortion effectively, but I find it best for clean and semi-clean work. You can dig into notes like on a Strat though. The middle position is straight out of the Stray Cats. Go clean or add a little fur, but you'll be in 50's Gretsch territory either way. The bridge pickup, which is where I spend most of time has bite and authority but is never piercing. You can drive it or go clean, and it usually sounds great. The biggest surprise in this guitar was the excellent Edge-like sounds it produces from the bridge pickup--add a tiny bit of overdrive, some compression, and delay and you're all set for Brit Pop, from the British Invasion to U2 to Blur and Franz Ferdinand.

I find it quiet electronically, and it stays in tune great even with the Bigsby. Once I went on a trip for a couple weeks and came back and it was still in perfect tune (although we didn't have any big temperature shifts in the time, to be fair). I use the Bigsby for wobbling stuff (no dive bombing) with no tuning issues.

The Wolfman has become one of the four guitars that I use regularly. I've played it through a Budda SuperDrive II, Star Amplifiers Gain Star, and an old Tophat Club Royale. It sounds good through all of them. My favorite is through the clean channel of the Budda, with a little overdrive and compression. In that mode I can back of the volume a little for almost fully clean with plenty of chime or turn it up for a little grit. You can back off the volume with no tone problems.

In conclusion, I was expecting a guitar that would be fun for rockabilly stuff (not my main style by any means) but got something that's much more flexible. I don't use it as my sole guitar, but in a pinch I could use it for a full set from rock to alt pop to more experimental stuff with no problem.

I got it used, but have the action and intonation came though in great shape. I'm not sure if it still had the original factory settings or not, but it was well done. No workmanship issues are visible cosmetically, and no mechanical issues have presented themselves.

The fact that it's light is a big plus. You don't get tired playing this guitar; you just want to keep playing. The neck is real easy to grip. I can see where guys with big hands might feel cramped, but for me that's not an issue.

I've heard of other guys having problems with the metal surface scratching, but I've had no problems. It just feels solid in your hands and it's not a problem if it falls off your guitar stand. If a tuning peg hit the floor you'll have to retune that string but that will be the only problem. I've only had it six months but given that it's 4-5 years old with no issues I'm going to give it a 10.

I've purchased effects and accessories direct from Reverend but haven't had any other dealings with them so I can't rate them here.

I've been playing for a long time and have lots of other gear. I had always wanted to try a Reverend but had some trepidation paying $700 used for a guitar I'd never heard or played. Since I got the Wolfman I bought a Rumblefish for our bass player. You don't see that many Reverends around, but they usually seem to be in the hands of a happy player. I would definitely get this guitar again, although I'm hoping the prices stay reasonable on the used market now that they're out of production. The Wolfman seems to be the secret of the Reverend line--they seem less sexy than their P90 and humbucker guitars at first glance--so they probably will remain affordable. I originally thought that I would change out the pickups but now that I have it I wouldn't change a thing about it. When I think about what I got versus the $2500 or so for an American-made Gretsch, I don't think $1800 is worth it for the sweeter vibe of the Gretsch (although the Reverend, to me, has a very cool vibe as well). I'm extremely happy with this guitar.

Reverend Wolfman. Rev Trons, Bigsby, Phase Switch, Locking tuners, great saddles.

The sound is wonderful. I have been playing for 26 years and have owned more than a few guitars. This guitar is my favorite. I still like my others alot, but the reverend far exceeded my expectations.

The guitar arrived and was a joy to play from the start. It was set up perfectly.

So far so good at about a year. Seems well built.

Customer support was great. I called to order and they talked me through all of their features and choices. They also offered a money back trial period that took the worry out of buying a guitar sighte unseen.

Overall rating of..um...GREAT. I would definately replace it if it were stolen. I have a PRS McCarty Model and a Gibson Les Paul Standard. I [lay the Reverend more han the others and they cost WAY more.

05'Advanced Series Wolfman, made in the U.S. Received in early June after a 4-week build-up time. For standard features visit the Reverend website at www.reverendguitars.com. My Wolfman was ordered in the unique Reverend "faux" flame maple phenolic with the optional (licensed) Bigsby and one of the last remaining maple necks with maple laminated maple fingerboard. Notable "standard" features include the satin finished maple neck with beautful fretwork, locking Sperzel tuners, graphite nut, fully adjustable roller saddle bridge, double "Revtron" pups and one of the new Bass Contour Controls. I ordered mine with one of the nice Reverend hardshell cases.

As Reverend guitars are built to order with a variety of options available, I'll rate my Wolfman a 10.

The unique Reverend construction method assures a surprisingly loud acoustic quality unplugged and a full, ringing tone electrified. The pair of RevTron pickups are similar to the rockabilly style Filter Trons, but are reported to be overwound by approximately 5% for a little hotter output.

This is my second Reverend, my other is a Slingshot Custom with the Reverend P-90's. While the P-90 equipped guitar offers heaps of the classic P-90 midrange snarl and somewhat gritty tone, the Rev Trons on the Wolfman are surprisingly clean with a tough, muscular single coil tone. Though the Rev Trons are humbucking pups, they really feel more like a single coil, albeit with more complex midrange and an overall "thicker" tone. The neck pup is smooth without being dark or whoofy, the bridge reminds me of a burly Telecaster on steroids without the ice-pick highs and the middle position combines the two for a very satisfying, "all around" sound.

I've found the Rev Trons to be unique in that they have a bit of fur to them when running clean, yet for some reason, seem to resist excessive break-up when pushing an overdriven tube amp. They still grind in overdrive, but manage to retain a certain clarity and note definition my P-90 equipped Slingshot doesn't. While most apparent with tube amps pushed to the break-up point, they also "organize" the saturation of higher gain amp channels and pedals as well. Very useful for overdriven chord-work and any other application where overdrive and note definition share the same island.

Having said that, I admit to mostly playing the Wolfman in the clean modes of my various tube amps. I feel this is where the Rev Trons seem to excel, at least for me. Thick and clear, yet bright without being shrill, the Wolfman is one versatile little monster.

As with my Slingshot Custom, the Wolfman arrived perfectly set-up out of the box with the requested 10-46's adjusted with medium-low action. Terrific set-up and attention to detail are hallmarks of Reverend guitars. The satin finished neck is seductively smooth, the jumbo frets perfectly seated and the overall feel is excellent. This guitar, like me Slingshot Custom, just seems to play itself. And the weight? 6.5lbs. of sheer joy! The amazing thing is, despite the feather weight it hangs off the strap evenly and is perfectly balanced. You have to play and feel a Reverend to know what I'm talking about.

Both my Revs sport Bigsby's. At first, I was hesitant as I was partial to the Wilkenson style trem, but after experiencing the combination of locking Sperzel's, graphite nut and trick adjustable roller saddles, I'm hooked. Though the Bigsby dishes out a softer and less dramatic trem effect, the feel is addictive and perfectly suited for surf and instrumental dips.

Outstanding action, fit and finish. Remarkable in all respects.

The single most amazing thing about Reverend guitars is they're remarkable consistancy. You don't have to worry about whether or not you have a "keeper" when ordering a Reverend. They're all "keepers" and you can take that to the bank.

I've found the phenolic body on my Wolman to be a bit more durable than the aluminum body on my Slingshot Custom. The aluminum can scratch a little easier than the phenolic style, but the aluminum does offer an additional degree of pick-up shielding and should be considered if you're thinking of ordering a Reverend with single coils, P-90's or other noise sensitive pups.

One of the best. Joe and crew are sincerely helpful and go the distance to make sure each customer is happy and satisfied. Half the time Joe answers the phone and they always return your emails in a timely manner.

Been playing since the 70's. There's no "best" guitar, they're all colors to paint with and I enjoy playing all of my various guitars, but there's something about Reverend guitars that keep you reaching for them. The tone, playability, weight and special mojo they offer are truly one of a kind.

i am a singaporean and i just got my wolfman a week ago. It was a present from my girlfriend. I do not know so much about guitar details but basically this guitar plays wonderfully. It is made in usa and it was manafactured in 2004. It is in bright orange and it has a white pick guard. 22 medium jumbo frets. Extremely easy to play. i could go on for hours and my fingers will still be as fresh as ever.It has 2 filter-tron pick-ups and both are passive. The body is semi-hollow and it could be heard even if it is'nt plugged into an amp. I think the neck is made of maple. The guitar also came with a teardrop case in white and black. I would rate this a 9 out of 10. Good for it's price. Worth every penny.

I enjoy blues and funk-rock. The sound is nice and clean. Almost like a single-coil. just slightly different. I am currently using a peavey studio pro 112. It is a good combo. I play for church twice a week and the sounds suits the music perfectly. A very bright sound indeed.

I am not sure about the factory settings cos i got it setted up by a luthier friend of mine. The neck was adjusted so it was made even easier to play. But the finish was great. Much better than the feder made in usa. Very satisfied with the pick-ups,as i have always been a fan of filter-trons.The graphite nut is wonderful too. So far reverend has not let me down. I trust their workmanship.

I always pluck even if i play live.Or even if i strum,its done in a gentlemanly manner.so i don't know whether it will withstand hardcore live playing. but technically,it should. The entire piece of art seems very hardy and stylish.strap buttons are screwed in well. It has so far been very dependable.

My luthier friend knows Joe Nylor so the service is always great. I heard he is a friendly guy too. So i should'nt have problems with repairs.

I have been playing for about 4 years and am 17 this year. I own another fender acoustic. A delta nashville tennesee. A Vantage 5 string bass. An SWR amp. A peavey studio 112. I might not get the wolfman again but i would DEFINATELY get another reverend. You can't really settle for less after handling these babys.I like the shape,pick-ups,and neck action of the instrument.I love the thot of a cheap but quality instrument. The colours are funky too. BUY REVEREND!!!! forget about fenders. they are too common and way too overpriced!!!!!

Just received this guitar yesterday. This is a premium series Wolfman, made in the USA. It has a maple neck, 22 frets, rosewood fretboard, graphite nut and sperzel locking tuners. It's a semi-hollow body guitar with a mahogany center block, plastic sides and a phenolic laminate top in '69 Orange, wich is a very cool color for this guitar. Electronics are two Rev-Tron humbuckers based on the TV Jones Filter-Trons (5% hotter), three way strat style switch, master volume and master tone. Unlike the previous reviewer I have the (licenced) Bigsby with the roll-o-matic bridge wich can also be adjusted sideways. The guitar came with a very good quality and cool looking two-tone teardrop case. This guitar has about all the features I want but you can get more, so I'll give it an 8

Time to plug this baby in. I use a Hughes & Kettner Tube Factor into a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe into a 2x12 Band Master cabinet. For the rockabilly stuff I use an analogue slap echo. According to Reverend it sounds like a cross between a Telecaster and a 6120 and thats the best way to describe the sound. The first thing that surprised me is the loudness, the pick ups are alomost as loud as EMG-81's! It does all the typical Gresch stuff from rockabilly to hard rock. Setzer, Heat, AC/DC, you name it. Very nice sparkling and bright clean sound, punch in a little overdrive and you get that typical mid growl Filter-Trons are known for. With flat-out overdrive you get a huge, punchy hard rock sound. For the Molcolm Young sound you'll have to turn the guitars volume down a bit and great thing is that it doesn't compromise the tone at all! To sum it all up: punchy bass, growling mids and chiming highs. No hum and no unwanted feedback. Cuts thru the mix better than my Tele. This Reverend can preach heaven as well as hell. I play about anything with the word 'rock' in it and this guitar is perfect for the job. It will do country and surf as well but it lacks warmth for jazz 'n stuff. Judging a sound is very subjective and in my opinion the perfect guitar sound simply doesn't exist but I'll give it a 9.

These guitars are built to order and you can specify the set-up. I requested a low as possible set-up and man, did they deliver! Excellent low and fast action. The neck on this guitar is awesome! It felt like I have played it for years. The feel and quality of the neck is like someting you'd expect on a custom shop Fender. I reqeusted D'addario 9's on it but it came with SIT's. They live up to their name; the guitar was in tune when I got it and it travelled all the way over the Atlantic. The pick-ups were adjusted a bit weird but that was easily changed. Other reviewers have mentioned this before; the top and back of a Reverend look like your Formica kitchen counter.Looks very...uhm...different. Guitarists are very conservative and for hundreds of years we've been told guitars are made from wood, so this will take some getting used to. However, it makes the guitar very lightweight and there's no more waxing and polishing. The guitar is very well balanced and comfortable, also has a nice chrome arm rest. The Bigsby is very smooth. Overall a very good building quality. I can't take off any points for the pick-up adjustment because it's a personal taste thing. I'll have to give the guys at Reverend a 10 here.

It's really to early to tell but have you ever seen Guano Apes or Kid Rock play these things live? I have little worries about the durabibility. Its probably not as unbreakable as my Tele wich you can throw at a wall (not that I do this) or use as a bat if the crowd turns into a mob (wich never happened to me). Remember the Reverend is semi-hollow. It stays in tune very well. The body is not painted, the material is simply coloured this way so I think it will stay good for a long time. Strap buttons are Fender style, no need for strap locks. If this guitar was any lighter it wouldn't need strap buttons at all,...it would hover. I always use a backup in case of string breakage.

Reverend is known for it's excellent customer support. Dealt with Joe and Kristen Naylor. Something went wrong with the Credit Card payement but that got sorted out. They were always friendly, patient, helpfull and willing to answer any of my questions. 1 year warranty and 14 days trial period.

I've been playing for about 10 years now. Other guitras I curremtly own are a customized Fender Nashville Tele (SD PG in the bridge, flame bridge and control plate) and a Gibson Les Paul Studio with EMG anniversary pick ups. I've owned plenty of other guitars. If it were lost or stolen I'd get one again.(Don't steal it, I'll hunt you down.) I thouht it was impossible but this Wolfman is better on all fronts than my Tele. No need for me to get any more guitars but I'm a guitar-holic. Excellent value for money. If you like Teles and Gretsches I recommend the Wolfman highly.

Ordered mine as a Wolfman premium w/ morrocan gold flame sandblasted finish, matching trem plate, hipshot trem (w/ graphite saddles), maple neck, and phase switching. Comes 2 RevTron pup's standard w/ a 3-way switch and locking tuners. Phase switch runs the pups out of phase when flicked up, in phase when down. 3-way pup switch does neck/both/bridge. Quality hardware throughout. Only feature gripe is a lack of drilled holes in the trem plate, it has to be completely removed to change strings. Not sure if this is intentional or not, I plan to call and find out. Bigsby is also a bridge option, but I've never been a big fan of those. Price I paid included the 2-tone hardshell case that has that great vintage mojo going on.

I mostly play blues/rock, and this axe seems like it can handle all that in spades. Pups are nice and noise free, good tonal possibilities with the switching setup. Tone is hard to describe, I only received it yesterday, so I haven't had a chance to mess with it too much yet. Tried it out on both my Marshall JTM30 and '66 Bassman, sounded great through both. I'll do a follow up review later, just wanted to share my initial impressions since there aren't too many of these in circulation yet. First impression is a nice full clean tone that's not too bright and it loved the gain channel on the Marshall, very unique tone w/ overdrive. I'm not going to rate the tone yet, since I only got it yesterday and only played plugged in for an hour or two.

Had it setup for 11's with the action as low as it could go, and it delivers big time. Nice sustain w/ minimal fret buzz, plays nice and quick. Intonation and neck are pretty much perfect. Looks like this sucker is going to scratch easily, but the pickguard is nice and big to help avoid that. The metallic gold with sandblasted flames definitely grabs attention, real sharp. I've never been too big a fan of SIT strings which come standard, have some GHS packs laying around that I'll probably try out. I usually like my strings really bright.

The hardware is all quality throughout, no concerns there. Durability may be a concern though, it's a semi-hollow type body with a sandblasted finish. If you drop it on something solid, you may run into issues and the finish looks like it will scratch easily if you aren't careful. As long as you are careful, I don't see any issues though.

Reverend rocks in terms of support.

Been playing since '95 and wanted a guitar customized to my liking that was versatile enough for rock/blues/rockabilly/some country. Looks like it will fit the bill nicely. So far what I like the best is the finish and the pup's. Very unique sound and simply gorgeous to look at. The wait was long to get it (12 weeks), but well worth the wait. Right now I'll give it an overall rating of an 8, but that may go up or down as I get to use it for a while.