00:00What's up? Paul here from Guitar World, and today we're going to be checking out a
00:06strikingly cool guitar from Reverend Guitars, the Billy Corgan Signature Z1. Let's check it out.
00:23Whether you know it or not, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has been collaborating
00:28with Reverend on his signature models for over six years. This brand new Reverend Billy Corgan
00:34Z1 is the third signature collaboration between Billy Corgan and Reverend, and while the Z1
00:40looks similar to Corgan's original signature, there are some significant differences. The Z1
00:45looks high-tech stunning with the contrast of the brushed aluminum single-piece pickguard,
00:51graphic etched chrome pickup covers, and chrome hardware against the midnight black or metallic
00:57silver-freeze finish. What's cool is the circle-enclosed Z on the headstock replaces the
01:02usual Reverend R logo. You can see the cutaways have a concave sculpt that provides easy access
01:09to the upper frets and complements the angular offset body shape and contours.
01:23The body's made of alder in his chamber to enhance resonance and decrease weight. The roasted maple
01:28neck with maple fingerboard is almost identical to the first Corgan model with a medium oval neck profile
01:34and featuring a 25.5-inch scale, 22 jumbo frets, 12-inch radius, and dual-action truss rod accessed at
01:42the headstock. The controls consist of a master volume with treble bleed circuit, tone, and a passive
01:47bass contour with low-profile top-hat style chrome knobs, and the three-position blade switch accesses bridge
01:55both neck settings. The heart of this guitar is the pair of specially voiced Railhammer Z1 humbucking pickups.
02:06These pickups feature Railhammer's distinctive combination bar for the low E and AD strings and
02:12three slug G, B, and high E strings design, as well as a unique etched spiral and star graphics.
02:25Reverend says that the Z1 is inspired by the heavier songs in the Smashing Pumpkins catalog,
02:32and yeah you can say that with these high output Railhammer pickups, which deliver a distinct mid-range
02:37voice along with a mellower treble and a tighter bass for thicker and heavy rock tones. The bass contour
02:44focuses and slightly thins the tone to help the guitar cut through a dense mix. Listen to how the
02:49bass contour knob works here on a clean setting.
03:19The guitar features a string through body design with stainless steel saddles for a ringing and
03:32percussive attack and maximum sustain. Finally, a high quality puritone output jack is mounted to the side.
03:49The Reverend Billy Corgan signature Z1 is a hard rock machine with a futuristic look and a neck profile
04:01that maintains Reverend's reputation for speed and comfort, and thanks to the versatility of the
04:06newly voiced Railhammer pickups. Suffice to say, this guitar is smashing. Definitely check it out.
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