[rollingdam]

I have nothing against Korean guitars-I happen to own one.

My comments about Reverend stem from the fact that they were a unique American company with a great concept who now have to import guitars in order to survive, and the guitars no longer have the same Danelectro type construction concept.

I must add that Reverend in the past po'd a lot of dealers by setting them up and then doing an about face and selling direct.

 

[torndownunit]

I have nothing against Korean guitars-I happen to own one.

My comments about Reverend stem from the fact that they were a unique American company with a great concept who now have to import guitars in order to survive, and the guitars no longer have the same Danelectro type construction concept.

I must add that Reverend in the past po'd a lot of dealers by setting them up and then doing an about face and selling direct.

Ya but the other thing is they are still doing unique designs. I personally was never interested in the guitars when they made them of composites. I never even thought about buying one. But the idea of a guitar with a chambered mahogany body and spruce top, with a cool tremolo system and P-90's for $500 US is EXACTLY what I have always wanted. A guitar that can sound like my Tele, a LP and a Gretsch. And no one else offers it. Ya they are using more traditional materials, but they are still doing some innovative stuff with them. So it's different strokes for different folks.

 

[Chito]

Great looking guitar!

TDU got a question. I just noticed the Bass Contour knob, what does it actually do? And what's your take on it? I'm thinking of getting a thinline with P90s and I've recently been lookin at the Fender TC90 but the Reverend Club King 90 looks intriguing.

 

[torndownunit]

It's REALLY hard to explain the bass contour till you try it. In fact almost impossible. It's not like a tone knob at all. It sort of fattens up, or thins out the overall sound. It affects the 'punch' as well at the tone. Where I find it usefull is when I play through my different amps. I wish I could explain it better. All I can really say is that it's VERY useful

I wish I could make soundclips, but I don't have anything to do it with.

I have a Tele as well, and love Teles. I can tell you these guitars can do some Tele twang, and they do have elements of a Fender 'feel' to them. They are pretty much as versatile as you could possibly get.

 

[ampaholic]

Reverend Gear

In the past I have had a Reverend Hellhound, an original Drive Train and a couple of their speakers. I have never been dissapointed with the quality or tone. I even bought a t-shirt and it too was fantastic qulaity!
The guitars look great and I read good things about them. Is there a dealer in Canada? I bought the Hellhound at the 12th Fret in Toronto a few years ago.

 

[david henman]

Is there a dealer in Canada?

...man, i wish!

-dh

 

[torndownunit]

In the past I have had a Reverend Hellhound, an original Drive Train and a couple of their speakers. I have never been dissapointed with the quality or tone. I even bought a t-shirt and it too was fantastic qulaity!
The guitars look great and I read good things about them. Is there a dealer in Canada? I bought the Hellhound at the 12th Fret in Toronto a few years ago.

No that I know of. I had no hesitation ordering by mail from them though from what I had read online. And as mentioned earlier in the thread, to top off the great service I didn't get charged ANY extra fees when the guiutar arrived. I have no clue how that worked out, but I'll take it hah.

I am sure the dealer markup on these would be pretty high. I'd rather just order right from the source.

 

[Robert1950]

I once emailed Reverend a query about dealers in Canada or order direct. The answer was order direct.

 

[david henman]

...purchasing an expensive instrument, one that you haven't even played, by mail order is just not a sensible thing to do.

-dh

 

[Milkman]

...purchasing an expensive instrument, one that you haven't even played, by mail order is just not a sensible thing to do.

-dh

In some cases that's what you have to do.

 

[torndownunit]

In some cases that's what you have to do.

Exactly. And if I don't like it, I resell it. Local used prices are just plain stupid on most items, and new prices in a lot of cases don't even make sense when you compare then to US new prices. And that's if you can even find what are looking for in the first place. The exchange rate is so good that it's worth taking the chance importing in my opinion if it's something you really want. Also with Reverend (and most other direct order companies now) you have a 14 day trial period with the guitar anyway. If you don't like it you can ship it back.

Another example is a Fender American Series Ash Tele I just bought. It was $700 total US with shipping. That guitar would be twice that around here. So if I didn't like it when it arrived, it's not like I would lose any money reselling it. And again, the seller I bought it from in the States gives you 2 weeks to try the guitar.

 

[Milkman]

Exactly. And if I don't like it, I resell it. Local used prices are just plain stupid on most items, and new prices in a lot of cases don't even make sense when you compare then to US new prices. And that's if you can even find what are looking for in the first place. The exchange rate is so good that it's worth taking the chance importing in my opinion if it's something you really want. Also with Reverend (and most other direct order companies now) you have a 14 day trial period with the guitar anyway. If you don't like it you can ship it back.

Another example is a Fender American Series Ash Tele I just bought. It was $700 total US with shipping. That guitar would be twice that around here. So if I didn't like it when it arrived, it's not like I would lose any money reselling it. And again, the seller I bought it from in the States gives you 2 weeks to try the guitar.

Well really if you buy on E-bay, the vast majority of transactions are via internet (not local pickup).

Also I think high end guitar makers get away with stuff that they shouldn't. Yes, no two guitars will sound exactly alike even if they're made on the same day from the "same" materials but the same workers, but basic quality should be assumed. It is in any other industry.

There's absolutely NO reason that you should ever buy a guitar costing more than $1000. and get a dud.

No excuse for it. All it takes is a final inspector to go through some basic checks.