Review Demo - Reverend Triad
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- Опубліковано 24 кві 2019
- Conventional thought would deem the designs of Fender and Gibson to be the standard bearers of guitars and basses. There are, however, builders that buck the norms with adventurous shapes while creating looks that hint at yesteryear. By applying function and form to their Jetsons-esque style, Reverend is among those companies, and their approach is exemplified in the recently released Triad bass.
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Space-ly Shapes
Fans of Reverend basses will recognize the 34"-scale Triad’s body shape, which arguably takes stylistic influences from 1950s cars and sci-fi movies. Our test instrument’s korina body was sprayed in a funky purple burst and framed with white binding, but the Triad is also available in burnt brick or metallic alpine finishes as well.
The Triad’s 5-piece roasted maple and walnut neck has a satin amber finish that conveys a look and feel similar to older basses. The 6-bolt neck is capped with a fretboard made of pau ferro, which is an underrated fretboard wood, but its warmth and snappy attack make it a great choice for bass guitars. Extra points go to the use of pearloid inlays, which adds some vintage style.
The electronics reveal the source of the Triad’s name. Three proprietary Jazz Bomb pickups are manipulated by a 5-position switch, which rests above the pair of volume and tone knobs. Reverend didn’t skimp on hardware, and secondary features include Hipshot Ultralite tuners, a Boneite synthetic-bone nut, a Pure Tone jack, and a lock-down bridge.
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Some of the most appealing looking basses out there. I'm so tired of everything being a P bass or J bass. But at the same time I hate those hideous deformed Fodera shapes. This is different without being too out there. I also like the colors they use. Metallic alpine and burnt brick in particular are elegant without being commonplace.
Agreed, Reverend usually makes good looking instruments with interesting features. I agree on the weird looks from boutique makers too, Pedullas and their little ballsacks never rubbed me the right way (!).
Reverend makes some really nice stuff.
Thanks. Amazing bass and good colors too. The red one with the maple finger board is on my shopping list.
nice review, thanks. I've never seen this bass before.. like the body style a lot and sounds like nice tones with it.. fuller the better
I miss position 6: pickups 1&3 for a jazz bass sound and position 7: all pickups.
I don't think it sounds half as good as their Mercalli model.
Middle position should have been neck+bridge (tele style). That would have provided a greater variety of tones.
Exactly. I'd rather have the bridge + neck than the honky middle only option.
Dang! So they couldn't give us one more option on that pickup selector to play all three at once? 😢
Thanks for the review, but I’m not here to check out how an Aguilar tone hammer sounds. I want to hear this bass as purely as possible. Why are we tone shaping it with other devices while reviewing?
Crybaby
Why have 3 pickups if you can't play all 3 at the same time?
Olando McCall Agreed! Put a 3way mini toggle between the volume & tone knobs to select the middle pickup(off/on/only), or a separate volume.
LOL!
My Danelectro 3-lipstick pickup Hodad bass easily solved the problem with a 6-position rotary switch and a "all 3 pickups on" selector switch.
Ever heard of a Stratocaster?
@@reecedeyoung6595 lol was literally about to say that word for word. What is op thinking!?
when the gary clark jr new rig will be up?
I’d love to see a short scale version.
Kinda sucks you can’t do all pickups.
theres no all 3 option or front and back? weird...
It has the exact configuration of a stratocaster....
7-position mod is pretty easy to add. Usually a push/pull on the tone pot that will add the neck pickup into the 2 "back" positions; gives you the neck pup with the bridge or with the bridge/middle (all three)
Sounds a bit thin
I bought one of these because there's no way to get a Gibson Grabber G3 without being rich lol
Ok,👌🏾..interesting concept but...is it really practical for the money?
I dig the “Tele look” /set up and I always wondered how “hot rails” would sound made for Bass...and also wonder why in this video all play techniques but Slapping/Thumping/Plucking/Popping/Hammer on & Pull offs weren’t done!!????...🤔
(☝🏾..bettin’ that thing “click noises” something awful if played so huh??)
Have to note that they may have missed the mark on the inlays design tho’...kinda drab eh?...representing the logo or body shape might have been an idea...
and that Rosewood is nice but Ebony may set it off IMO....anyway,..nice one to have in your Bass arsenal huh!!???
What yawl thankin’..???..🤔🎶🎸✌🏾
It looks cool and sounds OK. I don't hear anything that makes it stand up alongside P-basses or outshine them in any significant way. As far as the shape goes I'm not sure I'd call it 'Jetsonesque'. It's more like the front of a Dean ML with the back of an EVH Wolfgang. It's a cool bass-I like the color-but not something I'd spend that much money on.
Not really a fan of purple but the bass was impressive, electronics sounded cool.
Change the finish to an antique amber burl maple and an unlined fretless ebony fingerboard with brass side dots...
Unlined fretless? I think they are actually trying to sell some of these.
Wow... if the producers give one, I may say, "no man... my tastelessness has a limit in life...", sorry.
ALL Reverend's line sounds fantastic, but the shapes man... ugh! :(
Really? I think they're some of the most appealing looking basses out there. I'm so tired of everything being a P bass or J bass. But at the same time I hate those hideous deformed Fodera shapes. This is different without being too out there.
in a market dominated by fender/gibson copycats from other companies you gotta appreciate reverend's original designs. personally i like them a lot... nothing too radical but still carving out their own original aesthetic
Guys... do you actually think that arguing would change my tastes?
It's personal. Different strokes ya know.
@@Oilid not arguing. of course you're entitled to your opinion as i am to mine and this is a public forum where opinions can be shared so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Shape looks like a toy