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Seriously, it doesn't get any better than this...Reverend Thundergun.

Factory second...$850.
The people at Reverend aren't messing around when it comes to building quality basses!
Bought it Sunday, shipped yesterday afternoon, arrived today before noon!
Thanks, UPS, not for leaving the box on my front porch and driving away, but very fast delivery.
Never received email confirmation from them, never received tracking number, etc.
Where did you find it? I need one stat!
 
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Factory second...$850.
The people at Reverend aren't messing around when it comes to building quality basses!
Bought it Sunday, shipped yesterday afternoon, arrived today before noon!
Thanks, UPS, not for leaving the box on my front porch and driving away, but very fast delivery.
Never received email confirmation from them, never received tracking number, etc.
very cool. Never played one, but I love the aesthetic.
 
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Congrats - what a deal! Enjoy it!

I'm definitely in the 'serious consideration' camp with regards to Reverend lately, as I keep looking at the Mercalli 5 as a 34" Bar Band 5 string. These types of NBD posts add to that...
 
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Factory second...$850.
The people at Reverend aren't messing around when it comes to building quality basses!
Bought it Sunday, shipped yesterday afternoon, arrived today before noon!
Thanks, UPS, not for leaving the box on my front porch and driving away, but very fast delivery.
Never received email confirmation from them, never received tracking number, etc.

I dig it! Even though my #1 is a traditional Fender Jazz (albeit short scale), I like the aesthetic on this. Wonder if they'd ever go short scale on one of these? I see they're not averse to sub-34" basses. How is it with weight and balance?
 
Nice! Congrats. I've tried several Reverends, and the Thundergun was my favorite. Tone, looks, feel...it's all there. If it weren't for my G&L SB-2, I very likely would have bought a Thundergun years ago.

But I do like other Reverends, which always seem perfectly built. I like the lightweight bodies and the 12" radius fretboards, for both basses and guitars. I've considered the Mercalli 5, which is fantastic, but the neck is a little too beefy for me. I also like the Sentinel, which I'll buy if I ever switch over to short scales. They are extremely cool.