Revelation RPB 65? Anyone heard of or got one?

[Daveox]

Are these guitars any good they are less than £200? I’m certainly no expert but I’ve never heard of them? Are they any good?

[fleabag]

What are they ..?

[kodiakblair]

Revelation is an old Hohner brand. Sutherland Trading brought it back with input from ex-Hohner man Alan Entwistle.

 

The RPBX has been on my "want to try" list for ages. Still never played one so can't comment but I know the Entwistle pickups are scary loud 🙂

 

https://www.revelationguitars.co.uk/guitar/rpbx/

[fleabag]

Thanks K

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9 minutes ago, kodiakblair said:

https://www.revelationguitars.co.uk/guitar/rpbx/

Good God, that dual-P pickup Jazz bodied thing with a P neck looks amazing! Are these budget basses?

[discreet]

Argh! It's £200! GAS GAS GAS!!

Anyone know what the quality of these is like?

[Dad3353]

I've seen reviews of their guitars that were more than enthusiastic, so I'd imagine the basses to be just as good for the price. Not much to lose, really.

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1 minute ago, Dad3353 said:

I've seen reviews of their guitars that were more than enthusiastic, so I'd imagine the basses to be just as good for the price. Not much to lose, really.

Thanks for that. Only this very morning I was daydreaming about a Jazz with a P neck and twin split-P pickups, which is something of a coincidence to say the least... uncanny.

Of course in my mind it was vintage white with a maple neck, not bloody sunburst and rosewood. Tsk! 

[bazzbass]

STOP IT

 

 

STOP IT RIGHT NOW

[Cato]

This is the second time in the last few days that an instrument has broken through my strong aversion to sunburst finishes and tortoiseshell pickguards.

I'm starting to wonder if I'm unwell..

Edited September 11, 2018 by Cato

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21 minutes ago, Cato said:

I'm starting to wonder if I'm unwell..

You've got sunbursta tortiensis. The only cure is to get your credit card out...

[yorks5stringer]

Can I be the first to say these basses are a revelation...?

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1 minute ago, yorks5stringer said:

Can I be the first to say these basses are a revelation...?

Auuuuuuuugggghhhhhh!!! (Wookie roar)

[pineweasel]

I have the 6 string bass (https://www.revelationguitars.co.uk/guitar/rjt-60-b/) and for the money it is superb. Build quality, finish and setup all great. There was one small flaw in the paint but for around £200 I wasn't too concerned.

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1 minute ago, pineweasel said:

I have the 6 string bass (https://www.revelationguitars.co.uk/guitar/rjt-60-b/) and for the money it is superb. Build quality, finish and setup all great. There was one small flaw in the paint but for around £200 I wasn't too concerned.

Holy Hell! I mean... thanks for that. I'm beginning to think it would be rude not to at this price. Unusually I even have no problem with the decal or the Dingwall-style stepped headstock.

I have Entwistle pups on my bitsa Jazz, so I know just how good they are. But I'm thinking about the Revelation P Bass with a Fender CS 62 pup and La Bella flats... oh Lordy...

[foxyFuze]

Not directly relevant, but I picked up a used Revelation Jazzmaster copy for 160 quid. Sounds good and I actually prefer the neck to my £1800 Les Paul that I sold! 

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3 minutes ago, foxyFuze said:

I picked up a used Revelation Jazzmaster copy for 160 quid. Sounds good and I actually prefer the neck to my £1800 Les Paul that I sold! 

Crikey. I doubt very much that the basses are going to be wildly different in build quality to the guitars. Also, I don't think the great Alan Entwistle would associate himself with a product that isn't up to a certain standard. I'm beginning to get quite severe GAS for one of these.

[fleabag]

I completely forgot the name of Revelation.  

I used to own a Revelation  12 string Jizzmaster electric, and it was superb.

http://www.hotroxuk.com/revelation-rjt60-12-jazzmaster-12-string-vintage-white.html

Edited September 11, 2018 by fleabag

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10 minutes ago, fleabag said:

I used to own a Revelation  12 string Jizzmaster electric, and it was superb.

Sure I wasn't a load of cőck? Seriously, these reports of quality are doing my GAS no good at all.

[fleabag]

47 minutes ago, discreet said:

Sure I wasn't a load of cőck?

I cannot be sure you weren't a load of kock

 

 

[discreet]

Allegro Music UK are doing the RPB65 (P Bass) for £189. SNURF! SNURGLE! MUMPH! PRINGLE! AROO! AROO!

*Goes to kitchen and repeatedly spanks buttocks with spatula*

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32 minutes ago, fleabag said:

I cannot be sure you weren't a load of kock

Touché!

[Rich]

Oh stop procrastinating and just buy one already. You know you want it. Tell your missus we made you do it.

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Just now, Rich said:

Oh stop procrastinating and just buy one already. You know you want it. Tell your missus we made you do it.

I already told her that when I bought the last one. On the other hand, if I buy a sunburst bass she won't think it's mine as she knows I don't care for sunburst basses... reverse psychology, or something. 

[fleabag]

Or buy it for your missus, and then borrow it on a permanent basis  ( bassis ? )