Reverend Reeves Gabrels Spacehawk Electric Guitar Black Sparkle
The second signature Reverend from The Cure guitarist Reeves Gabrels (formerly with David Bowie, Tin Machine) takes semi-hollow design to another level. The highly resonant body, coupled with the revolutionary Railhammer Chisel pickups, make for a versatile and uniquely responsive guitar that handles everything from woody clean to high gain mean. Unique features include: forearm contour, sealed body for controlled feedback, on-off toggle switch, custom soft-touch tremolo spring, and push-pull phase switch (in the tone control) to push the sonic boundaries.
Designed by Reverend founder Joe Naylor, Railhammers feature a unique rail/pole design that keeps the lows tight and the highs fat. They sound great clean, but for heavy distortion or low tunings, nothing compares to Railhammers.
Korina body
Korina (aka White Limba) is a medium-lightweight wood, highly prized for consistency and tonal qualities. Often found in boutique and vintage instruments, all Reverends feature Korina bodies. A highly resonant wood, Korina is a key factor to producing lively, responsive instruments rich in harmonics.
Dual-action truss rod
This dual-action truss rod adjusts in both directions, allowing back bow or forward bow. This assures correct adjustment range is possible regardless of string tension, extreme climate conditions, or the effects of long-term aging. It's also located at the headstock for easy access.
Graphite nut
Reverend use a graphite impregnated nut on all their instruments. Graphite reduces friction, allowing the strings to easily slide through the nut slots, improving tuning stability.
Bass contour
This passive bass roll-off is great for tightening up the low end, or re-voicing the pickups. It can make a humbucker sound like a single-coil, or give a P-90 that classic twang. Variable pickup voicing at your fingertips.
Pin-lock tuners
A thumbwheel under the tuner pushes a steel pin up through the post, locking the string in place for exceptional tuning stability and super-fast string changes. Body
Body shape: Double cutaway
Body type: Semi-hollow or chambered body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood: Maple plain
Body wood: Korina
Body finish: Satin urethane
Orientation: Right handed
Neck
Shape: Oval medium
Wood: Korina
Joint: Set-in
Scale length: 24.75"
Truss rod: Dual-action
Finish: Satin Urethane
Fretboard
Material: Rosewood
Radius: 12"
Fret size: Medium-jumbo
Number of frets: 22
Inlays: Dot
Nut width: 1.69" (43mm)
Pickups
Configuration: HH
Neck: Hyper vintage
Middle: Not applicable
Bridge: Chisel
Brand: Railhammer
Active or passive: Passive
Series or parallel: Parallel
Piezo: No
Active EQ: No
Special electronics: Bass contour, Phase switch
Controls
Control layout: Master volume, tone
Pickup switch: 3-way
Coil tap or split: No
Kill switch: Yes
Hardware
Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
Bridge design: Roller
Tailpiece: Bigsby B-50
Tuning machines: Pin-Lock
Color: Chrome