Reverend Guitars Unveils New Manta Ray 390

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New semi-holllow model boasts korina body, solid maple top.

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Reverend Guitars has unveiled the new semi-hollow Manta Ray 390, which the company touts as ideal for jazz, rock, or blues.

The new model features a korina body with a solid maple top, a three-piece korina neck and a choice of blackwood or ebony fingerboard.

Pickups are a trio of Reverend 9A5s, and there’s also a treble bleed circuit, Tune-O-Matic with Stop Tail bridge, Reverend Pin-Lock tuners and a choice of Midnight Black, Metallic Alpine and Mulberry Mist finishes.

The Manta Ray 390 is available for $1,329. For more information head to Reverend Guitars.

Richard Bienstock
Richard Bienstock

Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.

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