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Vernon Reid is playing Jack White's Triplecaster on stage
By Phil Weller published
The guitarists swapped signature axes late last year after a chance meeting – and Reid is already putting his to good use

Jack White and Vernon Reid exchange signature guitars after serendipitous airport encounter
By Janelle Borg published
Reid received one of White's TripleCaster Telecasters, while White got his hands on a customized Reverend Vernon Reid Signature Totem Series guitar

Reverend Guitars’ founders on their wild signature collabs with Billy Corgan, Vernon Reid and Reeves Gabrels
By Jacob Paul Nielsen published
Reverend is fast becoming the go-to brand for artists looking for something different. Ken Haas and Joe Naylor explain what it takes to make an artist's dreams come true...

Vernon Reid on the 7 riffs that inspired him, from Hendrix to Chic, Cream, and more
By Andrew Daly published
The Living Colour guitarist reveals the seven riffs that stopped him in his tracks – and hints at how Jimi Hendrix might have inspired Cult of Personality

Vernon Reid’s eagerly awaited Reverend signature series is finally here – and a new Greg Koch S-style
By Matt Owen published
Reid has been teasing the existence of his wild new signature for months, and now three distinct versions of the Living Colour legend's latest Reverend have been unveiled

Vernon Reid names the ’70s guitar hero who is still overlooked – despite playing with Hendrix
By Phil Weller published
The Living Color guitarist is used to shining the spotlight on unsung players – and now he's identified another under-rated guitar hero who deserves more praise

Vernon Reid gives us the closest look yet at his forthcoming Reverend signature model – and it’s got googly eyes
By Matt Owen published
The Living Colour icon has a series of signatures in the works at Reverend, but it will be hard to top this especially eye-catching 'Mystery Tramp' variant

Vernon Reid on the Jimi Hendrix riff that inspired Living Colour's Cult of Personality
By Janelle Borg published
The Living Colour guitarist has also paid homage to Hendrix's influence on fusion music

Vernon Reid is working with Reverend on a signature guitar
By Phil Weller published
Believed to be called Talisman, the guitar might be arriving sooner than you think

“Prince liked the band. He would come see us. He would mysteriously appear and disappear, which always made me mad – ‘Damn it!’” How Vernon Reid’s expressionist shredding juiced Living Colour and won fans in Prince and the Rolling Stones
By Matt Wake published
From Vivid to Time’s Up to Stain, Vernon Reid’s radical solos and effects experimentalism set Living Colour apart from every other guitar band in the grunge era
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