Ryan's Gig Guide - December 2019

audible characteristics that are that extra bit of sugar on our mince pie analogy. This beautiful concoction of roasted maple and Pau Farrow fretboard is bolted to the body with a six bolt neck plate. An additional two screws than a traditional neck plate means that the neck is not moving anywhere, no matter how much abuse you throw at it. Perhaps draw the line at throwing it at things, as what ever it hits will most likely break. Even with all these steps in place, your neck is still going to need a truss rod adjustment over time. You might go mad and put on a set of strings that add more tension than an imperfect cadence, in this case a neck adjustment will be inevitable. All Reverend guitars have a dual action truss rod installed which allows you to adjust the neck in both directions, opposed to single action truss rods found in most guitars. There is a lot going for this guitar but surely at this price point something must have been sacri ced? Well, how does it play? Is it like trying to play an aggressive chainsaw on a chilly December morning in your front garden in nothing but your underwear whilst your neighbours look at you in disgust? Thankfully it is quite the opposite, what ever that image may be. The medium oval neck pro le combined with the texture of the roasted maple neck makes for a nice left hand experience (or right hand if your are of the directionally inverted variety) but which ever has the fretted hand job, there is a double agent out there for you. This model is available for both lefties and righties. So no matter how you vote in the general election, Reverend make a guitar for you. Additionally, an angled neck heel has been carved out which aids access to the upper portion of the fretboard. Overall this is a fantastic instrument without even taking into consideration the price point they hit. Now available from Guitar Guitar. Get to the Birmingham store to get plugged in and nd out for yourself! www.ryansgigguide.com rgg Dec 2019 31