This by far the best argument I've seen about the Jetstream 390's versatility. Even though it lacks some of the snap of the Tele's bridge pickup, I actually prefer the tone of a P90 single coil.
The Les Paul comparison blew my mind. The other two are pretty close, but the Gibson one actually shocked me. I'm on the verge of buying a Contender 290 to fill the void of a Les Paul Special Tribute sound, and this def pushed me closer towards buying one...
Thanks dude you just helped me decide on my next axe. I got the HB charger and it is a joy to play and the BC knob makes it easy to dial in what tone I want at the time from the pickups. Reverend make really good guitars
I have a Charger HB which I really love. For my next guitar I'm highly considering a Jetstream 390. That or a Fender Tele Player, or G&L ASAT Tribute Classic. But if this thing can do Tele sounds then that might settle it!
I saw a jet stream today as I was returning a prs silver sky se. hated the color dragon fruit. I’m going back to check it out. Might be the one I’m looking for. Those pick ups and tone controls are so interesting. Subscribed.
Awesome guitar! I find the Reverend to just sound a little better than the other guitars I have. I have a Charger 290 and love it. Considering getting a Six Gun TL right now, but stuck because there is also a Fender American Deluxe for the same price that looks amazing too, lol.
Touch choice there, when I brought the Reverend it was a toss up too. I put the 3 choices next to each other at the shop and took a pic, which I set as my screensaver for a few days to help me choose. In the end though the Reverend just sounded the best.
@@martone6852 Curious what were the other two choices? The Reverend stuff is amazing. One thing is I have never owned an American Fender before either.
I’ve been eyeing those but haven’t been able to touch one yet. I’m just worried about hitting my fingers on the middle pickup, in which case I may want the 290. I have a Kingbolt so I want so I’d like a different pickup option.
I just got a Reverend HPP (humbucker and 2 p90s) and I wondered if the middle pickup would be an issue with picking, but I dont even notice it. You will never regret buying a Reverend guitar.
@@patricktracy1966 thanks. I actually just got the HPP yesterday. I saw they had a 25th anniversary model so I figured I’ll take a shot, and I’m not disappointed.
Hi, I just tried out this same guitar, a used one. The 5 way selector switch on it operates the opposite way than a Strat does. All the way forward(towards the neck p90) turns on the bridge pup and all they way back turns on the neck pup. Wondering if yours and other works that way. Its possible that this one may have been modified to do so for some reason. The store employee wasn't sure.
Hi Dave, sounds like someone has flipped it or switched the wires around, no idea why you would do that on purpose though. I would be asking the store to put it back to standard wiring and send you a pic of the wiring when they do it to make sure it has not been butchered. The other option is try get a better price based on the fact you would need to pay a tech to have it put back to normal. I would also check the bass contour and out of phase positions still work. If the price is right might be a good deal to be had, especialy if you can live with the switch how it is.
Very nice review! Reminded me of why Reverends are my favourite guitars (I bought 6 over the past 4 years) and at the same time why I don't like their stock PUs (Railhammers included). Joe Naylor just seems to be into slightly overwinding and spikey attacks. In your comparison for instance I hear sweeter harmonics, a slightly softer attack and a more homogeneous sound overall in every guitar compared to the Jetstream. It's almost like there's a (cheap) buffer in the signal chain everytime I hear the Reverend. Any way. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, I will have to take a listen again and try zone in on the attack. Faster players might like a sharper edge on the notes so it is probably down to the persons musical and playing style. I liken it to the different string tensions on a top loader or string thru tele bridge, some like the blurred attack of the top loader others prefer the little bit of extra attack and sustain on the string thru. So did you swap out any of your pups if so what did you choose?
@@martone6852 It always comes down to personal preferences of course. And it's also pretty subtle. But I had a really hard time recording with the stock PUs; even with ribbon mics. I mean a lot of people are talking about "cutting through the mix" nowadays, but in my world, if an arrangement works, it's more about making everything - including the guitar - PART of the mix. For the last 2 years my main guitar has been a Trickshot with Lollar 52 Ts (Alnico 2s) and a Seymour Duncan SM-1 mini humbucker in the middle position. The former BC-knob is now a volume knob for the Seymour Duncan. (And I added a Trem King TK-2 to it, but that's another story ;-) ...)
@@allatsea2746 That Trickshot sounds pretty cool! I hear you with the cutting through the mix thing, it is a very different game in the studio. I went down the rabbit hole with the klon style pedals but I prefer the mids a bit lower than the 1.2k ear spikey range but not as low as the tubescreamer, I have a JHS haunted mids on the board for that job atm it has a a sweep knob and doesn't add overdrive by itself so you can tweak it just right.
Awesome demo ! Isn’t the Reverend Jet-stream P90 neck not too thin in hand ? I know it has a 43 mm nut but is it fat enough in the hand ( the back of the neck!) ? Thanks a lot for your answer. Cheers from France
Cheers Belo. The neck is very similar to Fenders standard c shape. Maybe a touch less rounded and thinner but it's no where near Ibanez thin for example. Hope that helps.
Fatter than a Fender Modern C, and the "Deep C" is matching this neck more. It feels like a Telecaster neck to me. More square in the hand on the fretboard side, while the back of neck is quite good.
This by far the best argument I've seen about the Jetstream 390's versatility. Even though it lacks some of the snap of the Tele's bridge pickup, I actually prefer the tone of a P90 single coil.
The Les Paul comparison blew my mind. The other two are pretty close, but the Gibson one actually shocked me. I'm on the verge of buying a Contender 290 to fill the void of a Les Paul Special Tribute sound, and this def pushed me closer towards buying one...
Thanks dude you just helped me decide on my next axe. I got the HB charger and it is a joy to play and the BC knob makes it easy to dial in what tone I want at the time from the pickups. Reverend make really good guitars
I have a Charger HB which I really love. For my next guitar I'm highly considering a Jetstream 390. That or a Fender Tele Player, or G&L ASAT Tribute Classic. But if this thing can do Tele sounds then that might settle it!
I saw a jet stream today as I was returning a prs silver sky se. hated the color dragon fruit. I’m going back to check it out. Might be the one I’m looking for. Those pick ups and tone controls are so interesting. Subscribed.
Reverend Guitars are great. Chicago Music Exchange and Wildwood guitars have some great special editions too.
Great review, thanks!
fantastic guitar great demo!
I’m either going for one of these or a Warhawk 390
Awesome guitar! I find the Reverend to just sound a little better than the other guitars I have. I have a Charger 290 and love it. Considering getting a Six Gun TL right now, but stuck because there is also a Fender American Deluxe for the same price that looks amazing too, lol.
Touch choice there, when I brought the Reverend it was a toss up too. I put the 3 choices next to each other at the shop and took a pic, which I set as my screensaver for a few days to help me choose. In the end though the Reverend just sounded the best.
@@martone6852 Curious what were the other two choices? The Reverend stuff is amazing. One thing is I have never owned an American Fender before either.
I’ve been eyeing those but haven’t been able to touch one yet. I’m just worried about hitting my fingers on the middle pickup, in which case I may want the 290. I have a Kingbolt so I want so I’d like a different pickup option.
I just got a Reverend HPP (humbucker and 2 p90s) and I wondered if the middle pickup would be an issue with picking, but I dont even notice it. You will never regret buying a Reverend guitar.
@@patricktracy1966 thanks. I actually just got the HPP yesterday. I saw they had a 25th anniversary model so I figured I’ll take a shot, and I’m not disappointed.
Hi, I just tried out this same guitar, a used one. The 5 way selector switch on it operates the opposite way than a Strat does. All the way forward(towards the neck p90) turns on the bridge pup and all they way back turns on the neck pup. Wondering if yours and other works that way. Its possible that this one may have been modified to do so for some reason. The store employee wasn't sure.
Hi Dave, sounds like someone has flipped it or switched the wires around, no idea why you would do that on purpose though. I would be asking the store to put it back to standard wiring and send you a pic of the wiring when they do it to make sure it has not been butchered. The other option is try get a better price based on the fact you would need to pay a tech to have it put back to normal. I would also check the bass contour and out of phase positions still work. If the price is right might be a good deal to be had, especialy if you can live with the switch how it is.
Sounds like someone changed it.
Very nice review! Reminded me of why Reverends are my favourite guitars (I bought 6 over the past 4 years) and at the same time why I don't like their stock PUs (Railhammers included). Joe Naylor just seems to be into slightly overwinding and spikey attacks. In your comparison for instance I hear sweeter harmonics, a slightly softer attack and a more homogeneous sound overall in every guitar compared to the Jetstream. It's almost like there's a (cheap) buffer in the signal chain everytime I hear the Reverend. Any way. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, I will have to take a listen again and try zone in on the attack. Faster players might like a sharper edge on the notes so it is probably down to the persons musical and playing style. I liken it to the different string tensions on a top loader or string thru tele bridge, some like the blurred attack of the top loader others prefer the little bit of extra attack and sustain on the string thru. So did you swap out any of your pups if so what did you choose?
@@martone6852 It always comes down to personal preferences of course. And it's also pretty subtle. But I had a really hard time recording with the stock PUs; even with ribbon mics. I mean a lot of people are talking about "cutting through the mix" nowadays, but in my world, if an arrangement works, it's more about making everything - including the guitar - PART of the mix. For the last 2 years my main guitar has been a Trickshot with Lollar 52 Ts (Alnico 2s) and a Seymour Duncan SM-1 mini humbucker in the middle position. The former BC-knob is now a volume knob for the Seymour Duncan. (And I added a Trem King TK-2 to it, but that's another story ;-) ...)
@@allatsea2746 That Trickshot sounds pretty cool! I hear you with the cutting through the mix thing, it is a very different game in the studio. I went down the rabbit hole with the klon style pedals but I prefer the mids a bit lower than the 1.2k ear spikey range but not as low as the tubescreamer, I have a JHS haunted mids on the board for that job atm it has a a sweep knob and doesn't add overdrive by itself so you can tweak it just right.
@@martone6852 LOVE the JHS Haunting Mids. It's really weird that there are so very few parametric EQ pedals on the market.
Are you pairing with a Fender or Supro amp? Dang, fingerpicking the Jetstream with 390s does it for me, unforgettable.
Awesome demo ! Isn’t the Reverend Jet-stream P90 neck not too thin in hand ? I know it has a 43 mm nut but is it fat enough in the hand ( the back of the neck!) ? Thanks a lot for your answer. Cheers from France
Cheers Belo. The neck is very similar to Fenders standard c shape. Maybe a touch less rounded and thinner but it's no where near Ibanez thin for example. Hope that helps.
Fatter than a Fender Modern C, and the "Deep C" is matching this neck more. It feels like a Telecaster neck to me. More square in the hand on the fretboard side, while the back of neck is quite good.
I owned a Reverend Crosscut. Their guitars are nice, but ugly and overpriced.
overpriced?