Reverend Slingshot

SLS, ASLS, RSLS, WSLS

For the sake of website organization, I have decided to create separate pages for the Slingshot, Slingshot Custom, and Slingshot Jr.  While they are usually considered the same "family" of guitars, I feel its better to give them each their own due.

Wolfman, SPY, Avenger, Hitman, Rumblefish, and Commando; those are cool names.  Slingshot?  You lost me there.... (I am not going to mention Rocco).  I have to say I was originally put off by the name "Slingshot".  

Ironically though, the Slingshot is one of my favorites out of all the Reverend USA models.  I have to admit, that my absolute favorite changes with individual guitars, but  on the whole, I have never had/played a Slingshot that didn't sound and feel great.

Guitar World's Douglas Baldwin summed it up nicely when he wrote in his review:

"My all-time fave rave of the three Revs was the Slingshot. P-90 pickups are a very underrated commodity in guitardom, and the Slingshot reveals just what everyone is missing. The bottom is warm yet focused, there's nice midrange texture and the highs ring like autumnal church bells. The bridge adds some snarky honk for leads, and when you toss in a little amp overdrive, every setting punches like Muhammad Ali, yet instantly backs off to reveal the Reverend's sweet acoustic-driven sustain."

Reverend Slingshot For Sale?
If you are thinking about selling your Slingshot, or any other USA Reverend Guitar, Bass, or Amp, please send me an E-MAIL as I am always interested in buying USA Reverends (if the wife will allow!) But if not, I might be able to steer you in the directions of someone who does, or expand your guitar's exposure by listing it here on the RevFan.com site (for Free!)

The Slingshot Family:

• Slingshot - SLS 622 units
  Two Reverend P-90 Soapbar pickups with 3-way pickup selector. Fat and bluesy but with just the right amount of bite and twang to cut through. An amazing guitar for both clean and distorted tones.


• Advanced Series Slingshot - ASLS 54 units
  Premium Model with locking tuners, 3ply beveled guard, and additional options


• Workhorse Slingshot - WSLS 30 units
  Cost Cutting Model with limited options, Single Ply Guard and non locking tuners


• Retro Pro Slingshot - RSLS 11 units - Same as ASLS but with different color options for body and pickguard, and last edition of USA neck

When you add up all the Slingshot variations (SLS, ASLS, RSLS, and WSLS) there are 717* total instruments. The Slingshot was not in the original Reverend Line-up in 1997, but comes on the scene later in June of 1998 as one of the first batch of Hunter Green instruments; SN 00369. The last Slingshot to make it out of the factory, SN 04935, was custom ordered in Aged White and completed three days before production ended.

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Slingshot Collecting Notes

FINISHES
The most popular, or at least the most numerous Slingshot is the Sky Blue which beat out Aged White by one instrument (88 SKY, 87 AGE). The other popular phenolic finishes were Black (74), Blood Red (73), and Aged Yellow (40).

SPECIALTY METAL
There are: 38 in Bug Eye Black, 15 Ridged Aluminums, 14 Lava Swirls, and Engine Turned Aluminum is the rarest with a respectable 10.

BRUSHED ALUMINUM
Moroccan Gold is the most numerous with 37 (including 5 with Flames & 2 Hawaiian, though one just has the scene on the back).  Lake Superior Blue is the next most popular,  with 16 total (including 2 Flames, 3 Hawaiians, 1 Racing Stripe, and one custom with a sand blast of Kid Rock's Band).  There were 11 total in Dragon Fly Green (2 with Hawaiian scene), and Space Race Silver comes in last with 3 total (one with Flames).
In Smoked Chrome, there are 7 in plain Smoked Chrome, 5 with Flames, and 3 with Hawaiian Scene.  There is one listed as "Stressed Black Aluminum" that was made for Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins fame.. 

FAUX WOOD
These finishes include: 13 Flamed Maple, 6 Red Mahogany, 6 Quilted Mahogany, 4 Birdseye Maple, and one in Red Wood.

ONE OF A KIND
Slingshot "one of a kinds", not mentioned above: A Clear Plexiglass, White, Teal, Rose with Black Back, Hammered Gold (reported to be like the NAMM), Denim Blue, Black Rockhide, 57 Yellow, and one with Raised Aluminum Squares.

OTHER OPTIONS
Only about 16% of all Slingshots were sold with some sort of Tremelo. Of these, 59 had a Bigsby, 47 were the standard fulcrum Tremelo, 5 were the Hipshot Tremelo, and 7 were the "Revsby".

Maple necks made up only 104 of the Slingshot models sold (15%).

Wiring options: 61 models came with the Phase Switch.

CUSTOMS and NOTES
There are 13  models that are noted as being "Custom", but only a few have any notation as to what that means.  SN 00688 says "Prototype #1 Custom 26" Scale".  The Rose/Black, "Raised Aluminum Squares" and Kid Rock Band Sandblast,  are listed as Custom.

Reverend Slingshot For Sale?

If you are thinking about selling your Slingshot, or any other USA Reverend Guitar, Bass, or Amp, please send me an E-MAIL as I am always interested in buying USA Reverends (if the wife will allow!) But if not, I might be able to steer you in the directions of someone who does, or expand your guitar's exposure by listing it here on the RevFan.com site (for Free!)

Reverend Slingshot 01353 - Ridged Aluminum

Reverend Slingshot 02822 - Bugeye Black Chrome

Reverend Slingshot 04111 - Lava Swirl/Maple/Bigsby/Kill Switch

Reverend Slingshot 03375 Smoked Chrome/Hot Rod Flames/Bigsby

Revernd Slingshot 03247 - Engine Turned Aluminum/Bigsby

Reverend Slingshot 03214 Space Race Silver/Hot Rod Flame