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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: liftman on October 21, 2009, 11:57:01 AM

Title: any Italia Lusso players out there?
Post by: liftman on October 21, 2009, 11:57:01 AM

Tried this on a couple of forums with no takers but here goes again...
I have one of the discontinued Italia Lusso's, 335 shape in gold sparkle, p90's, 'wigsby' trem, and I think it's a superb guitar. It's got a lovely neck , not too thin and is very responsive to dynamics. The original PU's were very good but I put BKP90's in which are more detailed, and the sounds are great from jangle & twang to blues, jazz and total fuzz.   
Anyone else got one o'these, or if not, semi's with P90's ?

Title: Re: any Italia Lusso players out there?
Post by: sgmypod on October 21, 2009, 02:15:06 PM

great guitars ...just can't get past the white plastic

Title: Re: any Italia Lusso players out there?
Post by: Mr. Air on October 21, 2009, 06:40:51 PM

I got a Reverend Manta Ray which is kinda like a 335 except it just has one "f hole" (or whatever you call it) with Mississippi Queens in and I really like this guitar. I can get both smooth and round as well as biting cleans from it. It's just as lovely when you add some gain. All in all it's a great all rounder when you count out the br00talz.

Title: Re: any Italia Lusso players out there?
Post by: sgmypod on October 21, 2009, 06:57:01 PM

Them reverend guitars look nice especially the Sensei

Title: Re: any Italia Lusso players out there?
Post by: Mr. Air on October 21, 2009, 08:16:46 PM

The only Reverend I've tried is the one I own and it's seriously a bang-for-buck guitar. I took a chance and bought one through the net, but I haven't been disappointed.

The Sensei does look great. I dig that it kinda looks like something between a SG and a double cutaway LP. Seems like they melted their previously LP and SG models together in the Sensei.

All the Reverends have a bass contour knob and it's actually gives you some good possibilities. Rolled all the way back I can get I bright country tele like tone in bridge position (well at least to my ears).

I bought mine from a German dealer. He sent me the guitar (I live in Denmark) and if I liked it I just had to pay him, if I didn't like it, I could just return it.

Here's a link to the website: http://web.mac.com/taranakiguitars/Taranaki-Guitars.de/Reverend_Guitars.html

Title: Re: any Italia Lusso players out there?
Post by: liftman on October 22, 2009, 04:26:55 AM

Quote from: sgmypod on October 21, 2009, 02:15:06 PM

great guitars ...just can't get past the white plastic
[Never bothered me, but first time I played it at a rehearsal with a still drunk/hangover the gold sparkle nearly killed me each time I looked down. I'm used to it now though.
Those Manta Rays with p90's look great, once played a Reverend with 3 p90's and a plastic body (I think) and it sounded really good but was one of the more expensive range like around £800.
Anyone know of Rev. dealers in UK?
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Title: Re: any Italia Lusso players out there?
Post by: Mr. Air on October 23, 2009, 11:53:12 AM

This is the only listed UK dealer from the reverend homepage

http://roselanemusic.com/epages/eshop111508.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/eshop111508/Categories/Guitars/%22Reverend%20Guitars%22

Title: Re: any Italia Lusso players out there?
Post by: Andrew W on October 23, 2009, 09:01:05 PM

Vintage and Rare Guitars have had Reverends in the past:

http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/Our-Catalogue/Other-Makers/Reverend