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The Reverend Contender is the guitar maker's flat-top, single-cut set neck guitar. It's classically retro, but the offset body and six-in-line headstock give the guitar a modern feel. A strategic chamber under the pickguard increases resonance and reduces weight. The Contender RB includes Reverend’s all-new Retroblast pickups. The mini-humbuckers have percussive, yet smooth tone backed with plenty of energy for classic power chord crunch or rockabilly blues rhythms. Add a Bigsby B50, and this guitar effortlessly combines vintage with cutting-edge—a hallmark of Reverend’s original designs.
Reverend Contender RB Electric Guitar Venetian Gold
Reverend Contender RB Electric Guitar Venetian Gold
Reverend Contender RB Electric Guitar Venetian Gold

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  • Gloss-finished korina body
  • Medium oval korina neck with a gloss finish, pau ferro fingerboard
  • Reverend Retro Blast neck/bridge pickups, 3-way switch
  • Pin-lock tuning machines, Bigsby B-50 with roller bridge

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Body
  • Body type: Solidbody, single cutaway
  • Body wood: Korina
  • Body finish: Gloss
Neck
  • Neck shape: Medium oval
  • Neck wood: Korina
  • Joint: Set-in
  • Scale length: 24.75"
  • Truss rod: Dual-action
  • Neck finish: Gloss
Fingerboard
  • Material: Pau ferro
  • Radius: 12"
  • Fret size: Medium jumbo
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Block
  • Nut material: Boneite
Electronics
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: Reverend Retro Blast
  • Bridge: Reverend Retro Blast
  • Control layout: Volume, tone, bass contour
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
  • Special electronics: Treble bleed circuit
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Tremolo/vibrato
  • Tuning machines: Pin-Lock
  • Color: Chrome
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Orientation: Right Handed
  • Country of origin: South Korea

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