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NBD! = Reverend Mercalli 4

Saw this beauty come up on Marketplace a few days ago. Hadn't heard of Reverend basses before, but after some research I was suffering some major GAS! The ask was $1400CAD. I couldn't spare the cash for another bass now though, so saved the posting out of interest and moved on. In the meantime I had already decided to sell my Godin Shifter 5. Great bass, but I just don't use a 5er enough, so have never gotten totally comfortable with it.

Low and behold, I get a message the same day asking if I' consider a trade for a Mercalli 4. The very same bass I was lusting after earlier in the week! A few hours later, the deal is done and we are each the happy owners of a new (to us) bass.

This is a great feeling bass! I've only tried it through my little Ampeg BA-110 practice amp so far, but some great tonal variety with this cool pickup configuration. I can't wait to get it into the studio to plug into my Tone Hammer and crank up! These pickups are hot - should sound amazing!

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I've played a friend's Mercalli several times, these are impressive instruments, great build and very useable tones. Jam on! I don't have a bass, but do have 3 Reverend assorted variations on the power Tele, they are my go-to when I need to fake my way through being a guitarist.
 
Congrats, and welcome to the club! My Mercalli 5 is my workhorse, do-everything gig bass right now. IMO/IME, Reverends are among the best bang-for-buck instruments out there, they punch way above their MSRP.
 
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