fretboard radius) and I would place it as
When you read over the spec list below, you
not as chunky as a 50’s era Fender neck, but see you really do get a lot of good components
not as thin as a 60’s era. It is comfortable and for the money. Well done!
the rosewood fretboard is well done. Frets are
shaped nicely and overall it just feels good to
SPECS:
play (and there are 22 of them – I counted :) It is • BODY: Alder
not too heavy of a guitar either. I prefer a lighter • NECK: One Piece Hard Maple – Bolt On
weight especially if you are going to stand and • SCALE: 25.5″/648mm
play for long periods of time. As usual, I would • NECK INLAYS: Pearloid Dot
recommend whenever you get a new electric • TUNERS: Wilkinson® WJ55D E-Z-LOK™
guitar to go and have it set up with the string
Distressed
gauge and height you prefer and to the style of • VIBRATO: Wilkinson® WVCD Distressed
play that you do. This stock guitar we used for • PICKUPS: Wilkinson® Single Coil x 2 WVS
our demonstration was already intonated right
out of the box. Good stuff.
(M) WVS
• SCRATCHPLATE: Mock Tortoiseshell
• HARDWARE: Distressed Nickel
Giving you 22 frets was another smart move to
go along with the one piece hard Maple bolt-on
neck. An Alder body tonewood rounds out the
• CONTROLS: 1 Volume/ 2 Tone/
5-Way Lever
• Graphtech NuBone nut for better
features that you would expect from this type return to zero tuning with the whammy
of guitar. bar.
The relic’d finish is an acquired taste for some
folks, but personally, I really like it. I have had
the privilege of being around some serious
real vintage electric guitars over the years as
$449.00 (gig bag not included)
www.VintageGuitarsUS.com/vintage
the producer of guitar shows here in the Great
Northwest. When I see how this guitar was
made to look truly like a vintage guitar right out
of the gate – well that is cool. Some people
pay guitar techs to “relic” their guitars. Vintage
has done it for you. One more thought while
we are at it. When you have a pristine finish on
an instrument and you accidently ding it – well,
that can be crushing. With this guitar – if you
whack it by accident you just say, “Hey, I just
added to its character!”
March 2020
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