Tripehound Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 The great day is coming - just waiting for a couple of final sales to come good and then I'm in the market for another instrument! I'll have up to 750 bass vouchers burning a hole in my pocket. I'm looking for a gigging bass as I'm reluctant to take my current pair out to pubs that are noisy and crowded (at least until we start playing); one that has sentimental value and the other I just couldn't bear to see marked. I'm seduced by some of the images of the Reverend basses - the Dub King, Decision (in their version of surf green) and the Mercalli 5. These are all in range of my budget bought new. It's a long time since I bought any gear new. Problem is though, that there's only the one UK dealer and they only carry a fraction of the range, certainly not the DK or the Mercalli, which means buying blind. I've done that once before and there was a happy ending, but I don't want to push my luck. I'm very interested then to hear of anyone's experience with these rare and exotic creatures. Beyond the Reverends, I'm then into pre-loved territory for the basses that interest me and again, they don't feature in any shops I can name in the Midlands. Again, any comments, thoughts or advice gladly received! My shortlist runs a bit like this:[list] [*]Reverend Dub King (short scale but very pretty and not a bit like) [*]Reverend Mercalli 5 (big beautiful beast sounds as good as a bass can on YouTube) [*]Reverend Decision (I'm a sucker for surf green - sorry 'oceanside blue' - and looks a funky alternative to....) [*]One of the USA P-basses (a safe bet?) [*]Lakland Skyline Darryl Jones [*]Lakland Skyline Duck Dunn [*]Lakland Joe Osbourne [/list] My current setup is a MIM Jazz Deluxe and a Gretsch Broadkaster played through a Fender Bassman TV 15 and the band mostly covers 70s and 80s stuff - Stones, Springsteen, Bowie, T.Rex and so on. Care to help me blow my hard-won cash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Jamin Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I haven't tried any of their basses, but the guitarist in my band has a Double Agent and it rocks. Very well put together, plays very well, sounds great, looks cool. Can't argue A previous guitarist had a Warhawk and it was the same story there. Reverend have an excellent reputation for good reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) Decisions, Decisions...yes, the green one with the mint guard. Mmm... Edit: Buying blind successfully has no bearing on how it will go a second time. Edited October 19, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Vintage and Modern in Thame sell Reverend basses, they look interesting but I haven't risked playing one (really don't need another bass!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1382176716' post='2248886'] ...(really don't need another bass!). [/quote] Ah g'wan, ya will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Given the basses you already own, the one thing that's "missing" is a P-bass. You already play a Jazz, so a P-bass with a Jazz neck would be favourite. Lakland Duck Dunn. Replace the horrible white pickguard with a black one (looks unbelievably good against CAR), string it with La Bella FLs, that's the whole soul, Stax & Motown thang covered straight away, plus so much more. Beautiful bass to play too. Job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Unfortunately the current range of Reverend basses are not a patch on the original Rumblefish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 You want a Lakland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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