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REVEREND
SENSEI RA
BY JORDAN WAGNER
Since industry veteran Joe Naylor found- ed the company in 1996, Reverend
Guitars have produced some of the most
distinctive guitars of the past two decades.
Their unique vintage-with-a-contemporary-
twist looks and sound have attracted the
attention of players such as Billy Corgan,
Bob Balch, and Unknown Hinson—who
the company eventually worked with to
develop a signature model. Affordability
has also long been a key ingredient in the
Reverend recipe, and their Sensei line was
developed to provide guitarists with a high-
quality, dependable guitar at a reasonable
price. Now the company is setting its sights
on players who desire a little more iron in
their metal with the introduction of the
stripped-down and hot-rodded Sensei RA.
A Lesson in Tone
The Korean-made RA is basically a variation of Reverend’s Sensei series that’s targeted at rockers with heavier styles. It looks
a little like the Sensei 290, and is made up
of solid korina wood with a three-piece,
medium oval-shaped korina set neck which
is topped with an ebony fretboard with 22
medium jumbo frets, graphite nut, and
pearloid block inlays. The streamlined look
is highlighted by its single-layer binding
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and classy satin black finish, and is available in either wine red or black. Our wine
red model had a flawless finish job, with
a slight transparency in the top coat that
reveals some of the korina’s grain.
The RA’s electronics are the real game
changer that set it apart from the rest of
the Sensei line. It’s the first production guitar to feature Railhammer brand pickups,
designed by industry veteran and Reverend
founder Joe Naylor. The patent-pending
design uses both rounded-profile rails and
Railhammer pickups— 7.5k neck and 13.0k bridge
Bass Contour control
DR1 PREMIER GUITAR APRIL 2012
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