Optimized for modernized guitarists, the Reverend Roundhouse RA blazes its own trail with premium tonewoods, high-end appointments, and custom features you’d expect to find on boutique guitars costing much more. If you came up on a vintage-style single cut, you’ll be right at home with the slinky, relaxed hand feel of the Roundhouse RA’s 24.75-inch scale length. While traditional carved-top, set-neck solidbody designs can be quite heavy, the Roundhouse RA’s resonant korina body keeps it comfortably lightweight — and perfectly balanced. The fast, super-stable 3-piece korina set neck feels incredible, as your fingers fly up and down its silky-smooth ebony fretboard. And, equipped with a pair of acclaimed Railhammer Hyper Vintage humbuckers, you’ll love this instrument’s sonic versatility. Plugged into a proper high-gain amp, you’ve got an arsenal of fat, snarling tone under your command. But it cleans up nicely with a pinky twist of the master volume control. And because all Reverend guitars include a treble bleed circuit, you won’t lose any highs when you dial it back. With all this going for it — plus a stunning flame maple top — the Reverend Roundhouse RA is an irresistible package.
Top-shelf tonewoods, top-drawer components
As do all Reverend guitars and basses, the Roundhouse RA comprises only the finest tonewoods and components — materials you expect to find on boutique, custom-shop instruments costing considerably more. From its ultra-stable 3-piece korina neck to its proprietary pickups, this guitar is designed from the ground up for high performance. Even the parts you don’t see are top drawer, such as premium 10% control pots and polyester capacitors, the robust Pure Tone Technologies jack, and a treble bleed circuit that preserves high end when you roll back the volume control. Reverend uses high-grade korina (white limba) — coveted for its consistency and harmonic richness — for their guitar and bass bodies. Korina is a highly resonant tonewood, a quality that is further enhanced by the instrument’s amazingly powerful electronics package.
Powerful electronics package
This Reverend Roundhouse RA is loaded with a powerful and versatile passive electronics package that includes two proprietary Railhammer Hyper Vintage humbuckers. These unique pickups feature rails under the wound strings that keep the lows tight and thick, while traditional poles are found under the plain strings for fat highs. These PAF-inspired pickups will deliver the goods for everything from punk and rock to blues and old-school metal. Also onboard is Reverend’s fantastically useful Bass Contour control, which lets you quickly tighten up the low end and revoice the pickups to sound more like vintage single-coils.
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, Matt West, 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. We are delighted to bring you this formidable lineup of innovative musical instruments.
Features
- All-korina body delivers up-front midrange, snappy treble, and solid low-end foundation
- Stunning dark roasted maple neck with ebony fretboard offers smooth playability
- Innovative Railhammer Hyper Vintage humbucking pickups balance girth, detail, and attack
- Set neck design translates to greater note definition
- Reverend's Boneite nut and pin-lock tuners for exceptional tuning stability
- 3-piece korina neck in a comfortable Medium Oval Profile
- Eye-catching gold hardware, including a 2-piece TOM-style bridge and tailpiece
Specifications
- Number of Strings6
- Left-/Right-handedRight-handed
- Body
- Body TypeSolidbody
- Body ShapeRoundhouse RA
- Body MaterialKorina
- Top MaterialSolid Maple
- Body FinishGloss Polyurethane
- ColorCoffee Burst
- Neck
- Neck Material3-piece Korina
- Neck ShapeMedium Oval
- Neck JointSet Neck
- Radius12"
- Fingerboard MaterialEbony
- Fingerboard InlayDots
- Number of Frets22, 0.11" x 0.05", Nickel Alloy
- Scale Length24.75"
- Nut Width1.692"
- Nut MaterialBoneite
- Hardware
- Bridge/TailpieceTune-O-Matic Bridge, Stop Bar Tailpiece
- TunersPin-lock, 20:1
- Electronics
- Neck PickupRailhammer Hyper Vintage Humbucker
- Bridge PickupRailhammer Hyper Vintage Humbucker
- Controls1 x volume, 1 x tone, 1 x bass contour
- Switching3-way toggle pickup switch
- Miscellaneous
- StringsD'Addario, .010-.046
- Case/Gig BagSoftshell Case
- Manufacturer Part Number:RHRA-GFM-cfbu-E-RARA-X-GHT