Reverend Basses

[retslock]

From a looks perspective I really struggle with the shape of body, but they seem like good basses.

Same here. I wish I could like them but no.....

 

[MegaSwing]

I don't understand how I never got one. They've always been very cool in a retro-vintage sense and play nicely. Good score, OP!

 

[lermgalieu]

GASsing hard for the Thundergun in Citradelic.

 

[Nedmundo]

I've tried several Reverend basses and guitars, and they've always been very well built with great playability and solid tone. I prefer flatter fretboards, so I like their standard 12" radius. They're also relatively light, which is cool.

Tone-wise, my favorite of the basses was the Thundergun, which rules. If I didn't already have a G&L SB-2, I probably would have bought it. If I ever decide to get a short scale, the Sentinel will be at the top of my list.

 

[Rumble Thunder]

Reverend makes great basses! They make solid basses that play well. I have two: an old bug eye metal Rumblefish and a new Linh Le Linhbackee which is basically a Dub King. They both are keepers. They are really fun to play and they sound fantastic.

 

[petch]

Love Reverends! Had a Rumblefish some years ago, which I eventually sold, but now I have this Sentinel in Bradford Beach Blue, which is awesome.

 

[jnewmark]

Same here. I wish I could like them but no.....

I have tried a few but never really bonded, nor do I like the look of them. Oddly enough, the Reverend warehouse is right across the street from me !

 

[BOOG]

Wow, that's a steal at $400! Coulda would shoulda! Oh, well!

That was about eight years ago when it was common to find MIM Jazz and Precision bass’s sub-$400 and it was an odd duck with the single pickup and single volume knob. I just did a search and can’t find a single picture of one like that.

 

[xjbebop]

Great company, great instruments... accumulated 6 of their gittars before I went back to playing bass a couple of years ago.
The Gunmetal on the right is my number one....

Installed a new p/g on the copper fire yesterday...

 

[Mastermold]

My Thundergun...same pickups and electronics...is one of the best basses being made today. The price alone makes it a no-brainer when measured up against quite a few more expensive basses I won't bother to name.
This is right up there with my G&L L2000s.

Sounds even better than it looks!

I saw one in the wild recently, being used at a local bar. Sounded really good.

 

[vvvmmm]

Gotta blue-green Mercalli (MIK) - excellent bass. My bass-playing buddies also love it.

Lighter and the QC of my G&L L2000's but not as flexible sound-wise, somehow reminiscent of my Aerodyne.

I find the low-action roasted neck to be super fast.

Cool case.

And it's purty - looks even better in person as the color pops.

 

[2F/2F]

The early import versions used to be great bangs for the buck, around the $500 range. But their prices have been ridiculous, and quality level no better, for at least 10 years now. I would not pay what they retail for now.

 

[B-Mac]

Anybody hear or have this brand. I picked one up (Mercelli 4) in a local shop and it played like butter and had a great tone.Any insight would be of help thank you.

I'd guess a lot of peeps here heard of them.
The Reverend Club (part 8)
I should've bought this Dub King when I had the chance!

 

[fretlessbass]

Two Mercalli 5s and a Decision (4):
Love em all!!!

 

[Snakeman1066]

Have been gassing for a Thundergun...with the reverse Headstock for years....

 

[Jen Jesse]

GASsing hard for the Thundergun in Citradelic.

I just saw one in my Reverb feed...dropped to $899 I think?

 

[lermgalieu]

I just saw one in my Reverb feed...dropped to $899 I think?

I think I saw that one - a second. Great deal.

 

[Swerve]

The early import versions used to be great bangs for the buck, around the $500 range. But their prices have been ridiculous, and quality level no better, for at least 10 years now. I would not pay what they retail for now.

I have to agree with this. I just purchased a new Mercalli 4. In years past I briefly owned a Mercalli 5 and a Triad.

The Mercalli 4 ticks a lot of boxes for me. A passive well balanced bass with a reverse P and MM style pickups. Nice lightweight Hipshot tuners. Roasted maple neck. And of course it looks killer!

BUT..

I don't think they are worth $1,100. I paid $875 for mine, which I think is still slightly much. Mine needed a lot of setup work to get to my liking. Neck was misaligned to where the E string was nearly off the fretboard. After and adjustment its perfect but with a noticeable gap in the neck pocket.

The worst is the nut, it looks and feels like the cheapest block of cheese. Something I'd expect on a $100 Amazon bass.

It's still a keeper and I like it a lot, but these should be priced around ~$800. They're in that mid tier quality level of certain Schecters, Sterling by MM, and MIM Fenders but with nicer tuners.

 

[Kevin Doyle]

Love Reverends! Had a Rumblefish some years ago, which I eventually sold, but now I have this Sentinel in Bradford Beach Blue, which is awesome.

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Do you have a soft shell case recommendation for the sentinel? The guitar case is I have around are too small and the bass cases are too roomy….

 

[petch]

Do you have a soft shell case recommendation for the sentinel? The guitar case is I have around are too small and the bass cases are too roomy….

I have their tuxedo hard case, so I don't. There has to be something suitable, though...