Reverend Vernon Reid Signature Shaman

The Reverend Vernon Reid Signature Shaman is one of the most hotly anticipated signature models to come from Reverend guitars. Vernon's band, Living Colour, have been going since the early 1980's and their music is as exciting as this new collection of signature models - known as the 'Totem Series'. This breathtaking new electric guitar is now available to buy from Merchant City Music. We are proud to be one of Reverend's biggest dealers worldwide and have an enormous selection of instruments in store ready to try. If buying from us online, you can be rest assured of receiving a perfectly setup example straight to your door. We ship fast to the UK, Europe and Worldwide. Get in touch if your country isn’t listed in the checkout for a personalised shipping quote.

REVEREND VERNON REID SIGNATURE SHAMAN

There are several production firsts for Reverend on the Vernon Reid Signature model. This is the first Reverend guitar to feature a Floyd Rose double locking tremolo. It's also the first production model to feature 3 humbucker sized pickups. The new soft V profile set-neck and reverse headstock are other noteworthy features.

Visually, the Reverend Vernon Reid Signature guitars look like nothing else! The body shape has been borrowed from the Kingbolt and fitted with a set 24 3/4" scale length neck and reverse headstock. American Hobo symbols adorn the Ebony fretboard each with its own meaning which is explained in the accompanying booklet. This Shaman finish is the only guitar of the three to feature gold hardware. All guitars are finished in satin with the neck and back being black. Vernon and Joe Naylor used AI to generate ideas for the graphics on the front of the body. Inspired by artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Romare Beardon with psychologist Carl Jung's Collective Unconscious Theory and author Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey for further input. It's a striking looking instrument, which is sure to stand out from the crowd.

However, it's not all about the looks. The Reverend Vernon Reid Signature Shaman is an incredibly capable and versatile electric guitar. The new Railhammer Vernon Reid Signature Set of pickups are like a beefed up HSS configuration. The bridge pickup is based on the Hyper Vintage humbucker which does everything a classic PAF can do, just better. This is paired with two Humcutter pickups based on the Cleancut which have the punch of a P90 but with a cleaner tone for more treble chime. All wired to a 5-way switch, master volume, tone and bass contour control. Rolling back the bass contour will put you into classic Strat territory but thanks to the construction of the Humcutters there is no 60 cycle hum to contend with. Vernon's music is an explosive fusion of metal to funk and this guitar handles it all and more.

The soft V neck profile is subtle and immensely comfortable. On top of that you have 22 medium jumbo frets on an Ebony fingerboard which provides a very slick and fast playing surface. Not only does the premium Floyd Rose 1000 Series Pro bridge provide rock solid tuning stability, the extra mass gives this guitar huge amounts of sustain and harmonic overtones.

Now’s your chance to own a genuinely collectible art piece that sounds and plays as amazing as it looks!