Talk:Reverend Musical Instruments

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Suggested Edits to Remove Bias and Hyperbole

This article is obviously written from a biased perspective - very likely a Reverend employee or a customer who wants to support the company. As such, I would like to suggest the changes below. Because of my inexperience on Wikipedia, I leave them to the more recognized in the community, or to the original author, to review and (hopefully) actually implement. Since Wikipedia is NOT supposed to be an original source of information, the type of in-person interviewing required to properly document the original version would not be appropriate anyway (unless we can find those quotes somewhere pre-existing). The article will be much stronger without the hyperbole and unverified assertions. Any of my additional requests for information or comments are in [CAPS]. Note that this is not intended to be the final article - it will need additional copy-editing, fact-checking, and so forth.

Best Regards all. Moucon (talk) 05:54, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

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History

[NEED BASIC HISTORY - FOUNDING DATE, ETC] Reverend guitars were originally founded by Joe Naylor [NEED BIO] and manufactured in the United States [NEED ADDRESS]. They employed a distinctive body shape and non-traditional materials in their construction. Inspired by semi-hollow designs produced by Silvertone [TO MY KNOWLEDGE, 'SILVERTONE WAS MNFCT BY KAY GUITARS AND WAS A BRAND NAME OF SEARS-ROBUCK] and the Gibson [LINK] ES-335 [LINK], the original Reverend models were constructed using molded plastic sides, creating acoustic chambers on either side of a solid mahogany core. The top and back of the guitars were made of phenolic laminate, available in a variety of colors and finishes. All American-built Reverends were identical in body shape, with various models set apart by their pickup choices and bridge/tremolo systems. Because of its plastic-like texture and non-traditional appearance, the use of phenolic laminate would prove to be a polarizing design feature among guitarists. [THE REST OF EXISTING TEXT IS HYPERBOLE AND UNSUPPORTED]

Although Reverend guitars were initially sold via a network of retail guitar stores, founder Joe Naylor eventually made the decision to sell direct-to-consumer through a website as a way of making the company more profitable [NOTE:'Cost-Efficient'THE ORIGNAL TEXT WOULD IMPLY LOWER MANUFACTURING COSTS. WHAT REVEREND WAS DOING WAS KEEPING MORE OF ITS PROFIT BY CUTTING OUT THE MIDDLE-MAN]. This was one of many major changes instituted by Naylor as he tried to adapt to the changing guitar market.

• New USA Reverend models were introduced frequently, and if they failed to sell, soon discontinued. Only a few models, such as the "Slingshot" [LINK TO PICTURE] , the [LIST MODEL] and the [LIST MODEL] being offered consistently.

• A short-lived bass guitar model, the "Rumblefish", received excellent reviews [CITE] from critics but were discontinued in [DATE].
• Reverend also produced a short-lived line guitar amplifiers with model names "Hellhound", "Kingsnake", and "Goblin".
• A budget line of American-made Reverends, dubbed the "Workhorse series" were also available for a short period of time.

Despite all of these changes, Reverend was not able to grow their small but loyal owner-base into mainstream acceptance.

In [DATE], Naylor surprised customers when he announced that all USA Reverends would be discontinued in favor of an imported line constructed in Korea. These guitars, known initially as the "Stage King" series were available either with "Set Neck" (glued-in neck construction) or "Bolt-On" (removable neck construction), and featured solid wood bodies with a more traditional shape than the original American models.

In 2007, Naylor announced that Korina (Terminalia superba, also known as African limba)would replace mahogany. Naylor cited more consistent guitar weight and excellent resonance as the reason for the change[VERIFY]. This change came into effect with guitars over serial number 07468.

Artists:

Reverend guitars have been endorsed by several high-profile musicians over the years.

• Kid Rock was photographed with a Reverend for the cover of The History of Rock (2000).

• Billy Corgan has used Reverends on studio recordings as far back as 2000 [CITE], and has been seen playing Reverends during television appearances [CITE]. Corgan used Reverends exclusively on the tour supporting his solo album, TheFutureEmbrace [CITE].

• Prior to his death in [DATE] Ron Asheton[LINK] of seminal protopunk[DEFINE] band "The Stooges" used Reverends on-stage. Reverend sells a Ron Asheton signature guitar built to his specifications[LINK].

• A premium line of signature guitars was developed by Reverend and guitarist Rick Vito.

• Jason Isbell, formerly of "Drive-by Truckers," often plays Reverend Guitars [CITE].

• Bob Balch, of "stoner rock"[DEFINE] band "Fu Manchu",played Reverends on the recording of "We Must Obey" and "Signs of Infinite Power" [DATES][LINKS]

• Unknown Hinson said "I have two Reverend Club King 290 guitars. They are both black. One has a rosewood fretboard and the other has a maple fretboard."[1], with that, he also has his own signature series of the model.[2]

Models

The "Stage King" [LINK] series of Reverend guitars is manufactured in Korea, with each guitar then being inspected, strung, and tested in Reverend's Michigan headquarters [LINK]. All Stage King guitars feature Reverend's "Bass Contour Control" (BCC), a knob the company claims allows the player to control tone more finely than conventional bass/treble knobs.

The Stage King line has included:

• The Buckshot, available since 2008 for both left and right-handed players, features a Fender Telecaster-style single-coil pickup in the bridge and, a"Revtron" mini-humbucker pickup at the neck.

• The Charger - a retro-styled guitar. The Charger 290, featured two Reverend P90 pickupsis still manufactured It was a Guitar Player Magazine Editors'Pick in [DATE] The Charger HB-FM, which had two Reverend humbucker pickups and a maple top with a flame maple veneer, has been discontinued.

• The Club King, a semi-hollow guitar is available in an RT model with two Reverend "Revtron" mini-humbucker pickups, a 290 model with two Reverend P90s, and an HB model with two Reverend humbuckers.

• The Double Agent and Double Agent-FM (the latter being available for left-handed as well as right-handed players) have a Reverend humbucker in the bridge position and P90 in the neck position.
• The Flatroc (available for both left-handed and right-handed players) has two Revtron mini-humbuckers.

• The Gil Parris Signature model features a Charger-style body with humbuckers in the bridge and neck positions, and adds a Lace sensor burgundy pickup in the middle position.

• The Jetstream is available in a 390 model, with three Reverend P90 pickups, and in HB and HB-FM models with two Reverend humbuckers, the latter also having a maple top with flame maple veneer. For Reverend's tenth anniversary in 2007, a special Jetstream model was released in a sparkling silver finish. In 2008, the Jetstream 390 and HB were made available in versions for left-handed players.

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Moucon (talk) 05:54, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

history section removed

I have removed the entire history section of this article. Not only was it promotional and un-encyclopedic in style, it was a verbatim copying of almost 400 words from (http://www.reverendguitars.com/about/). This is in direct violation of Wikipedia:Plagiarism. Mark Froelich (talk) 06:53, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

I have now replaced the blanked out history section with the previous version, that existed on 11 December 2012. (I figured some information is better than nothing.) This version has no citations, which isn't good. But at least it seems to be relatively plagiarism-free. Perhaps we can continue to work on this section, adding references and citations where possible. Mark Froelich (talk) 01:36, 18 December 2013 (UTC)