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The Reverend Club (part 8)

I guess I'm back in the club. I purchased these two Reverend Decisions in the last month. Took a while for both to show up. My plan was to swap the necks and pickguards, keep the powder yellow with the bound and blocked neck and sell the red one.

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Unfortunately there are differences in the neck heels and pockets. I had a local luthier take a look. He figured $300 Canadian to enlarge the pocket on the yellow one and align the neck properly, perhaps move the bridge over a bit after that. I figure it might be about the same price to fix up the red one as well. The neck fits the pocket better, but is misaligned with the body.

So now I'm hemming and hawing about getting the work done. When I set myself a goal, I like to see it complete. I just love that yellow and love bound and blocked necks.
We Fender players are lucky that we can modify them to whatever we want but that's not always possible with other brands. But, good luck with your project, however it turns out, I love my Decision and the only thing that I changed were the strings.
 
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I guess I'm back in the club. I purchased these two Reverend Decisions in the last month. Took a while for both to show up. My plan was to swap the necks and pickguards, keep the powder yellow with the bound and blocked neck and sell the red one.

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Unfortunately there are differences in the neck heels and pockets. I had a local luthier take a look. He figured $300 Canadian to enlarge the pocket on the yellow one and align the neck properly, perhaps move the bridge over a bit after that. I figure it might be about the same price to fix up the red one as well. The neck fits the pocket better, but is misaligned with the body.

So now I'm hemming and hawing about getting the work done. When I set myself a goal, I like to see it complete. I just love that yellow and love bound and blocked necks.

You could consider a refinish to your color of choice on the red one. Might be a better solution than getting those neck joints worked on. You can pick your color of choice (which means you could have the only Reverend in that color).
 
I guess I'm back in the club. I purchased these two Reverend Decisions in the last month. Took a while for both to show up. My plan was to swap the necks and pickguards, keep the powder yellow with the bound and blocked neck and sell the red one.

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Unfortunately there are differences in the neck heels and pockets. I had a local luthier take a look. He figured $300 Canadian to enlarge the pocket on the yellow one and align the neck properly, perhaps move the bridge over a bit after that. I figure it might be about the same price to fix up the red one as well. The neck fits the pocket better, but is misaligned with the body.

So now I'm hemming and hawing about getting the work done. When I set myself a goal, I like to see it complete. I just love that yellow and love bound and blocked necks.

The yellow one came with the tort pickguard? I tried to get that when I got my Decision P from Reverend but they said they hadn't made any in tortoise. So I had one made :)
 
This is a good group to ask this question, is there still a market out there for the older original Reverend semi hollow body basses?
No they aren't worth anything, no one wants them, but because I feel bad for you I will give you $100 for it! I AM LYING, LYING, LYING!!! Yes they are really nice basses, I assume that you are talking about the Rumblefish, it took me a year to find mine. Check pricing on Reverb or EBay, but some of their pricing is hi.
 
After asking on the Facebook live stream, Ken confirmed that a new version of the Fatfish will be coming out this year. I had to sell mine not that long ago so I’m really excited for the new version. A new pickup configuration was mentioned. I wonder if it will be the p-rails/thick brick that I’ve seen around?

Also I hope it’s in mulberry mist
 
Found this cool Dealers Banner online, thought i’d post it with my 5L. Looks like there is an empty spot next to it, hope to find another 5L to fill that empty spot LOL
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I have an '02 BH 5 (original owner). Several times in the past I used vm&p naptha and a soft cotton cloth with pretty good results. Now I just let it show it's age gracefully. WARNING! If you do try this do it outside and leave the rag outside when you 're done. That naptha is nasty.
 
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I have an '02 BH 5 (original owner). Several times in the past I used vm&p naptha and a soft cotton cloth with pretty good results. Now I just let it show it's age gracefully. WARNING! If you do try this do it outside and leave the rag outside when you 're done. That naptha is nasty.
I used a Mister Clean stain eraser that cleans up the outer white strip, gently, very effective and no smell. If you are talking about the white band on the Rumblefish, it was recommended by Reverend and worked GREAT!
 
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I’m in, these three have more soul than most people I know. The blue 20th Anniversary at the top has been modified with separate volume controls with a very useful series / parallel push-pull on the bridge. The blocked Mercalli at the bottom is a recent addition and is a knockout, I was in Phoenix for work recently and met @twinfallsbass in a parking lot for the sale and it felt a bit like a good-old fashioned drug deal. The wee Dub King is as much fun as a box full of puppies, these are three great basses.

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