I've been offered a Reverend club king 290, and I totally dig the look of it. It's also equipped with a les trem.
It's the model with p90s and a bass contour cobtrol. Anyone have experience with this model and care to comment on this guitars surfiness? I know after my jag died on stage the other night I thought I'd better get a back up, and this might be nice to use for a different sound.
Thanks
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Posted on Jan 16 2016 07:31 AM
I have a totally different reverend, but I LOVE it (PA-1RT, the hollowbody gretschy looking one). I'd go for it! —Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters |
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Posted on Jan 16 2016 10:07 AM
I'm a HUGE fan of Reverend Guitars! I played one of their original Avenger models pretty much exclusively for over a decade. And now play their Reeves Gabrels Signature model. Every day. Every gig. Just for transparencies sake. I Do Not work for reverend. They are just outstanding guitars for the money! I've tried out the club King at the local music shop. Great Guitar. Do It! You won't regret it. —www.instagram.com/_the.outer.limits_ |
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Posted on Jan 16 2016 10:56 AM
Agent71857, nice!
Very light and very playable, construction is great. Less biting character than a Strat, but with the right strings and PU's I imagine it can be a perfect surf guitar. Last edited: Jan 16, 2016 10:59:41 |
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Posted on Jan 16 2016 10:57 AM
Looked closer at the pic after posting -- that's a Reeves! Didn't realize they had a murdered out option for that one. I still stand by everything I said about the double agent though! Those OGs are great surfers. Fun pup combination, comfortable to play and a great body style. Not a fan of those light touch trems though. I'm looking to try out a Jetstream 390 - they look like they've got some twang. — From past me to future you Last edited: Jan 16, 2016 11:03:24 |
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Posted on Jan 16 2016 11:22 AM
Thanks guys , that's great info.
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Posted on Jan 16 2016 02:45 PM
I'll take it if you don't want it! Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters |
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Posted on Jan 16 2016 03:24 PM
A Reverend Eastsider S, in sunburst satin, has powered the Royal Aces through countless gigs. Three excellent pickups, comfortable compound radius neck, pull switch which gets the neck pickup in combination with any other pickups, silky and responsive vibrato - just a gem.
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Posted on Jan 16 2016 03:33 PM
Nice guitar! |
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Posted on Jan 19 2016 08:32 AM
It looks like a semi hollow telecaster with p90 pickups.hmmmm... |
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Posted on Jan 20 2016 06:48 PM
I've had four Reverends. Just sold my CK 290 to which I'd added a Vibramate Bigsby. It sure can surf. The buyer was amazed to get that kind of guitar quality and sound at such a low price. The best surfer of the Reverend bunch for me is the Flatroc with the Les Trem. This one: https://reverb.com/item/1283842-reverend-flatroc-les-trem Chambered body, thin spruce top, hot little minihum sorta pickups that drive very nicely. Plus the Les trem works very well. |
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Posted on Jan 21 2016 09:33 PM
Noice axe Ant. I love me some P90s and a whammy bar. —He who dies with the most tubes... wins Last edited: Jan 21, 2016 21:34:20 |
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Posted on Jan 02 2018 07:02 AM
These two are for sale lockaly. Tried the three pickup Warhawk, goood)wanna try the Clubking. The only way that keeps me from buying one is a tremolo abscency, pretty much efforts and money to equip one with bigsby or whatever. Nice guitars) Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com Last edited: Jan 02, 2018 07:03:27 |
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Posted on Jan 02 2018 08:07 AM
I have had several Reverends and love them. I currently have a Kingbolt Custom. |
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Posted on Jan 02 2018 04:39 PM
Samurai wrote:
Samurai, this is the easy solution to your problem Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers. |
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Posted on Jan 02 2018 06:48 PM
I love Reverends. I have a six gun iii. I got an Eastsider S like fenderfan's but in Deep Sea Blue. |
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