Bass of the Week: Reverend Decision

by Kevin Johnson | Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Mixing retro and modern, Reverend’s Decision bass is their take on the “P/J” style, with the company’s Split Brick pickup in the neck position and their J-Rails in the bridge position. The pickups are blended with a Pan knob, which Reverend says let you go from “funk to thump and all points in between.”

The Decision is built with a korina body and comes in Party Red or Black finishes. On both models, the back and sides are black with cream binding for a classic touch.

The bass has a 34″ scale and bolt-on construction, with a six-bolt plate to keep the neck secure in its pocket and improve sustain.

The neck is a 5-piece laminate with maple and walnut, which is all finished with an amber satin finish while the fingerboard is bound rosewood with a 12″ radius. For hardware, Reverend included a string-thru-body bridge with locking saddles and open gear tuners.

The Reverend Decision carries a street price of about $899. For more info, visit theReverend site.

If you want to see the Reverend in action, check out yesterday’s featured video of Meshell Ndegeocello.

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Reverend Decision Specs:

• Body: Korina
• Construction: Bolt-on (six-bolt plate)
• Scale: 34”
• Colors: Party Red, Black (Black Back and Sides with Cream Binding)
• Pickups: Reverend J-Rails (bridge), Reverend Split Brick (neck)
• Neck: Five-piece Maple/Walnut
• Neck finish: Amber Satin Finish
• Truss Rod: Dual Action, Access at Headstock
• Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood, 12” radius
• Frets: Medium Jumbo
• Neck Profile: Medium Oval
• Nut: Graphite, 1-21/32” (42 mm) width
• Tuners: Open Gear, 1/2” dia. shaft
• Bridge: String-thru-body, Locking Saddles (3/4” spacing)
• Controls: Volume, Tone, Pickup Pan Knob