I was at the local guitar store yesterday, just hanging out while my daughter had her guitar lessons, and they had a couple of new guitars in that I got to play. One was a Reverend Sensei Jr. It has a single P90 pickup, and an extra tone control compared to a standard single or HB pickup.
I’ve never seen one of those, so I wanted to give it a shot. Honestly, I’ve never even heard of Reverand before…but according to the guy behind the counter, they have been out for 25+ years??
Wow….I was impressed to say the least. Very bright sounding, but also nice and chunky and aggressive at the same time…kind of hard to explain. It was around $1K if I remember right, and it sounded so much better than the $1K-$2K Les Pauls, ESP, Jacksons, etc that they had in stock that I also got to play. That Reverand just sounded so much more clear, even with lots of gain. I could strum a chord, and you could just about pick out every sting….it sounded so good, I can’t even put words to it. The neck was semi-thin for fast stuff, but not crazy flat and thin like an RG or Jackson, and not overly fat like a true LesPaul. That single P90 pickup was something I wasn’t used too….but when I tinkered with that extra tone/bass knob it had, I could pretty much dial in anything from a nice single coil sound, to a thick and heavy HB sound with ease.
Honestly, I’d say it was one of the best sounding guitars I’ve ever played..and I’ve played a lot.
Anyone else have one of these, or has at least played one? What did you think?