REVEREND SLINGSHOT CUSTOM

SCU - ASCU - RSCU - WSCU - SCU NAMM

The first Slingshot Custom was made in the year 2000 and was in the black phenolic and had the serial number 1581. The last Slingshot Custom to leave the Reverend Factory bore the staff's initials and was the 3rd from the last USA Reverend Made; an Aged White Retro Pro Slingshot Custom. If you add up all the Slingshot Custom variations (SCU, ASCU, RSCU, and WSCU) there are 402* total instruments.

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The Slingshot Custom Family:

Slingshot Custom- SCU 283 units
Three Reverend P-90 Soapbar pickups with 5-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 Custom- ASCU 69 units
Premium Model with locking tuners, 3ply beveled guard, and additional options

Workhorse Slingshot Custom- WSCU 33 units
Cost Cutting Model with limited options, Single Ply Guard and non locking tuners

Retro Pro Slingshot Custom- RSCU 17 units
Same as ASLS but with different color options for body and pickguard, and last edition of USA neck

Slingshot Custom NAMM 100th Anniversary Guitar - SCU NAMM 32 units
Limited edition Centennial Slingshot Custom, Three Hot P90s, Metal Hammered Gold Aluminum top and back, Gold Mist pickguard, and Gold NAMM Centennial medallion 32 Units

The NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Anniversary Slingshot Custom is basically the same as the other guitars in the SCU family, except for the special finish (Hammered Gold) and a 'NAMM" medallion stuck to the front under the bridge.

Originally, 100 Special NAMM were slated to be produced, but production stopped at 32 instruments. (The NAMM instruments are not included in the SCU totals on this website when calculating total instruments and options.)

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FINISHES
Reverend SLingshot Custom The Moroccan Gold SCU, its the most common color with 49 total instruments (44 GLD, 2 Hawaiians, 3 Hot Rod Flames). but the next most numerous is Sky Blue with 46 instruments. In Black, there are 38, Aged Yellow 31, and Flamed Maple SCUs number 22.

SPECIALTY METAL
Lava Swirl leads the way with 22 and Bug Eye is a distant second at 12. Engine Turned Aluminum follows with 9, and once again, Ridged Aluminum is the rarest at 3.

BRUSHED ALUMINUM
Moroccan Gold, as stated above is the most plentiful (44, includes 2 HAW, 3 FLM). Lake Superior Blue is the next most popular, with 26 (8 of those are Hawaiians and 1 is a Hot Rod Flames). Dragon Fly Green totaled 18 instruments (3 Hawaiian scene, 1 Hot Rod Flames). There were two SCUs in Space Race Silver, though one (03170) was originaly a ROC, but was returned to the factory in Sept 03 for the switch to a SCU.
In Smoked Chrome: 4 in plain Smoked Chrome, 15 with Hawaiian Scene, and 8 with Flames. There is one each of Black Brushed Aluminum, and Hammered Gold.

FAUX WOOD
22 Flamed Maple, 9 Red Mahogany, and 5 in Birdseye Maple.

There are 4 "unknowns" in the SCU family whose finish is listed as "BLANK". These are SNs; 02564, 02625, 03055, and 03405. If you have them, or have seen them, please drop me a line and give me the skinny on them!

ONE OF A KIND
The one of a kinds not mentioned above include Hunter Green, Purple, and Turquoise.

OTHER OPTIONS
Slinshot Custom Almost 1/3rd of the Slingshots Custom population (127 of 402) were sold with some sort of Tremolo. Of these, 75 had a Bigsby, 24 were the standard fulcrum Tremolo, 24 were the Hipshot Tremolo, and 3 were the "Revsby".

Almost 20% of the Slingshots Custom population (78 of 402) were sold with Maple Necks.

Wiring options: 38 models came with the Phase Switch. There were 29 with the Studio Switch.

CUSTOM and NOTES
There are only 2 models that are noted as being "Custom" but no information on what the Custom Features (if any) were. A third model, though it is not denoted as being custom, was ordered with a Humbucker in the middle position.

UPGRADES: So far, I can only find 3 SCUs that were in for upgrades. One model was returned for an upgrade of Studio Switch and Graph Tech Saddles, another had a body replaced. The third started life as a Space Race Silver Rocco, 03170 but was returned to the factory in Sept of 03 for the switch to SCU, along with the addition of a Hipshot Trem.

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If you are thinking about selling your Slingshot Custom, 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!)

Slinshot Custom 03729 Smoked Chrome - Bigsby
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