Reverend Charger 290 Sandstone

Reverend Charger 290 Sandstone review

The Reverend Charger 290 Sandstone is a solidbody electric guitar built around a Korina body, a bolt-on roasted maple neck, and two 9A5 pickups in the P-90 style. Its listed price is 1085, and the product has been available since April 2026. The provided specifications offer a clear picture of its construction and control layout, but no customer reviews are available. This assessment therefore sticks to the documented features rather than making claims about playing feel, sound quality, or reliability.

The Sandstone finish is the listed color, with chrome hardware. The body has no separate top. Reverend identifies the design as Charger, and the scale length is 648 mm, or 25.5 inches. That is a full-length scale specification, useful for comparing this guitar with other instruments, but it does not by itself establish string tension or playing comfort. Those depend on factors such as setup and string choice, along with the player's preferences.

Body, neck, and fingerboard

The body is made from Korina. The neck and fingerboard are both roasted maple, and the neck attaches to the body with a bolt-on joint. The fingerboard has black dot inlays and a 305 mm, or 12-inch, radius. That radius gives buyers a concrete point of comparison with guitars that use flatter or more curved fingerboards, though the specification alone cannot tell a player whether it will suit their technique.

The neck profile is described as medium oval. Reverend lists a 43 mm, or 1.69-inch, nut width and a Boneite nut. The fretboard carries 22 medium jumbo frets. These measurements and labels help define the instrument's general layout, but they are not substitutes for trying the neck in person. No fret material, neck thickness measurements, or setup details are provided, so those areas cannot be assessed from the available information.

Pickup arrangement and controls

The Charger 290 uses two 9A5 pickups described as P-90 style. The specifications identify both positions as P-90, but do not state their output, magnet type, winding details, or individual tonal characteristics. It would be inaccurate to assign specific sound qualities based only on the pickup format. Players considering the model should treat the pickup description as a design reference and seek a demonstration if tone is a deciding factor.

Controls comprise a volume knob, a tone knob, and a bass contour control, with a three-way toggle switch. The listed controls indicate that the player can select between pickup configurations and adjust the instrument's output and tonal response at the guitar. The precise wiring behavior and the range of the bass contour control are not specified. There is no basis here for describing particular settings as brighter, warmer, or more powerful.

Bridge, hardware, and practical details

A TOM-style bridge is fitted, and the guitar has Reverend Pin-Lock machine heads. The hardware is chrome. No tremolo is included, so this is a fixed-bridge configuration according to the supplied listing. The string gauge is given as.010 to.046. The specifications do not describe bridge adjustment range, tuning stability, or how the machine heads perform in use, so those points remain unverified.

The package listing says that neither a case nor a gig bag is included. Buyers should account for that when comparing the stated price with packages that include protective storage. The sales unit is one piece, and the item number is 638988. These details are useful for confirming a listing or order, although they do not affect the guitar's construction.

What the specifications establish

On paper, the Reverend Charger 290 Sandstone is defined by its Korina body, roasted maple neck and fingerboard, dual P-90-style pickups, fixed TOM-style bridge, and three-part control layout. The 25.5-inch scale, 12-inch fingerboard radius, and 43 mm nut width provide useful reference measurements for shoppers comparing dimensions across models. Its medium oval neck profile and medium jumbo frets add further specification detail without guaranteeing a particular feel.

The available information does not include customer feedback, a hands-on evaluation, audio samples, or a currency for the listed price of 1085. It also leaves several practical questions unanswered, including the exact pickup voicing, factory setup, and included documentation. The strongest conclusion is therefore a factual one: this is a Charger-design guitar with a clearly specified roasted maple neck assembly, two P-90-style pickups, and no included case or gig bag. Buyers who need evidence of sound or feel should consult a playing demonstration or inspect one in person before deciding.