Bob Balch is an ambassador of fuzz who churns out sludgy, psychedelic riffage with desert rockers Fu Manchu. Fittingly, Bob partnered with Reverend to create the ultimate fuzz-friendly doom machine: the Reverend Bob Balch Signature guitar. Based on Reverend’s Sensei platform, the Bob Balch Signature guitar is a wicked double cutaway with slick beveled edges, an eye-catching gloss finish, a 3-piece Korina set neck, and a pair of custom Railhammer pickups voiced to play nice with fuzzy, buzzy dirt boxes. In true Reverend fashion, the Bob Balch signature guitar sports a host of hot-rodded features, including a korina body with a strategically placed resonance chamber, Pin-Lock tuners, a dual-action truss rod, custom dome knobs, and a rock-solid synthetic bone nut. Fuel your fuzz passions with this supercharged guitar from Reverend and Bob Balch!
Built for Bob Balch — and you
Based on Reverend’s Sensei platform with the slick contour of a Reverend Daredevil, the Bob Balch Signature guitar features double cutaways, slick beveled edges, a gloss finish, a 3-piece korina set neck, a korina body, and two custom Railhammer pickups voiced to play nice with dirt and fuzz. Like all Reverend signature models, the unique features were added in keeping with Bob’s specs and include a subterranean pickguard chamber for resonance, Pin-Lock tuners, a dual-action truss rod, low-profile dome knobs, and a rock-solid synthetic bone nut.
Railhammer pickups optimized for fuzz
Combining tonal tenacity with versatile playability, the Reverend Bob Balch Signature electric guitar begs to be turned up. Two innovative Railhammer pickups are primed for explosive rock tone, with blade magnets under your wound strings for tighter lows and poles under your plain strings for fatter highs. Fuzz aficionados find these Bob Balch Railhammers perfectly optimized for incredible amounts of gain with resonant articulation for both power chords and single-note fills.
Fine-tune your tone with the Bass Contour control
Guitarists often wonder why more guitars don't offer a bass roll-off control like the Bob Balch Signature's Bass Contour knob. Dial it back just a bit to tighten up your rhythm tones, or roll it back further to emphasize attack and presence. Or use it in conjunction with the standard tone control for mid-focused tones you normally couldn't achieve without an EQ or filter pedal.
Pure Tone jack: gig with confidence
Most guitar output jacks have just one single contact point for your cable's plug, resulting in a common point of signal failure over years of use. That's not the case with the Bob Balch Signature's innovative jack by Pure Tone Technologies, which features dual contact points that grip your guitar cable's plug firmly. The last thing you need when you hit the stage is an intermittent signal caused by a worn-out jack, and that's one less thing you'll need to worry about thanks to the Pure Tone jack.
Reverend Guitars: expertly crafted and designed with the player in mind
From humble beginnings working out of a Detroit-area garage to worldwide praise and presence on the globe's biggest stages, Reverend Guitars has solidified its place as a reliable source of exquisite guitars and basses. The brainchild of designer and luthier Joe Naylor, Reverend instruments are found accompanying many of today's most influential players, including Billy Corgan, Reeves Gabrels, Meshell Ndegeocello, Bob Balch, and many others. Now based in Toledo, Ohio, Reverend's firm commitment to quality and exceptional tone is found in every instrument, each donning custom-shop components to deliver the purest sound possible.
Features
- Classic double-cutaway model based on Reverend’s Sensei platform
- Resonant korina wood body with three-piece korina neck
- Dual cutaways and beveled body for total fret access
- Strategic chamber under the pickguard reduces weight and improves sonic character
- Rosewood fingerboard with 22 nickel alloy frets
- Custom Railhammer humbuckers voiced for fuzz and gain; rail magnets beneath wound strings and poles beneath plain strings for tighter lows and fatter highs
- Bass contour knob control expands tone control by tightening or widening bass response
- Pin-Lock tuners allow for super-fast string changes
- Reverend jack plate features four screws instead of two for long-term reliability
- Pure Tone jack features 2 contact points for a better, more reliable connection
- Built-in treble bleed circuit prevents muddy tone when rolling back your volume control
Specifications
- Number of Strings6
- Left-/Right-handedRight-handed
- Body
- Body TypeGloss Polyurethane
- Body ShapeBob Balch Signature
- Body MaterialKorina
- Body FinishGloss Polyurethane
- ColorVenetian Gold
- Neck
- Neck Material3-piece Korina
- Neck ShapeMedium Oval
- Neck Joint6-way Bolt-on
- Radius12"
- Fingerboard MaterialRosewood
- Fingerboard InlayPearloid Blocks
- Number of Frets22, Nickel Alloy
- Scale Length24.75"
- Nut Width1.692"
- Nut MaterialBoneite
- Hardware
- Bridge/TailpieceTune-O-Matic Bridge with Stopbar Tailpiece
- TunersPin-Lock
- Electronics
- Neck PickupRailhammer Bob Balch Signature Humbucker
- Bridge PickupRailhammer Bob Balch Signature Humbucker
- Controls1 x master volume, 1 x master tone, 1 x bass contour
- Switching3-way toggle pickup switch
- Miscellaneous
- StringsD'Addario, .010-.046
- Case/Gig BagSold Separately
- Manufacturer Part Number:BB-G-vngd-RW-RARA-BK-HT