I'm a bedroom player with three guitars, one Ibanez RG390GX, a G&L Tribute S500, and now this.
I got the RG about 17 years ago, but never sticked to playing until now. I've been hooked for about a year now, so still a lot to learn.
TL:DR:
Pros:
Beautiful finish and shape
Very comfortable neck
Good pickups and bass/treble control
Nicely cut nut
Locking tuners
Cons:
One fret is a hair high - "easy" fix
A tiny mark in the middle of the neck
Low E string intonation is almost perfect, but the saddle is maxed out which gives no extra room for adjustment (-1 star)
DA OG:
The satin roasted maple neck is a dream to play on. Absolutely beautiful. It had a very small mark (only visual) in the middle of the back of the neck. but nothing to worry about nor something you can feel.
The finish on the guitar body is perfect in a beautiful metallic green. The shape is really cool, and it's comfortable in your lap, both sitting and standing
All Reverend guitars are checked and set up in their USA office after production in Indonesia(?). I always play around with the setup myself to learn as much as possible though. Also, since I live in Norway, the difference in climate will affect the setup.
The 10th or 11th fret is a hair higher than the rest, resulting in some fretbuzz on the low E when fretting the 9th and 10th fret. Not extremely bad though. The nut seems to have been cut perfectly.
Guitar action: Very slight relief on neck. 12th fret string height: ~2 mm on low E. 1.5 mm on high E
The intonation was good, but I've had to max out the range on the low E saddle, and it's still juuust a hair flat. If I could reverse the low E saddle only, it would have gotten a bit more room for adjustment (maybe I can?). It seems like the low side of the bridge have been drilled a mm or two too far away from the neck though.
Both pickups sound very good, and the bass and treble knobs are really helpful in shaping the tone you want. My S500 also has this "PTB" control and I don't understand why not all guitars have these. It's genious!
