Vintage V6 ICON Electric Guitar ~ Distressed Ventura Green
Description
The V6MRVGhas the appearance of a battle-hardened road warrior, but comes equippedwith the added benefit of some modern embellishments. A trio ofWilkinson WVS vintage-voiced Alnico V pickups give the guitar theperfect balance between scorching highs, rich mids and plummy low end.The Wilkinson vibrato bridge, meanwhile, features a stagger-drilledblock which radically improves the guitar's intonation, whilstmaintaining incredible return-to-pitch accuracy.
Good things come tothose who wait Ò but who has the time for that? The Vintage ICON Seriesreplicates the beautiful, worn-in look and feel of an instrument thathas paid its dues, without investing the lifetime's worth ofwoodshedding, rehearsing, performing and travel. This is a guitarthat already looks like your lifetime companion; the best part is yourjourney is just beginning. Play on.
V6 Features
Body:
Eastern poplar body provides resonance, tone and ÌÜÒcorrect weight' comfort, enhanced with correctly radiused contoured body.
Vibrato:
TheWilkinson WVC vibrato bridge featured on the Vintage V6 is amasterpiece of detail. Positive location, 6 screw design provides returnto pitch accuracy; perpendicular bend, high grade steel saddles enhancetonality and ÌÜÒsnap'. Ground base plate corner provides authentic looks.Stagger drilled cast block significantly enhances return to pitchaccuracy and classic vintage tone. The ÌÜÒpush-in' delrin-bushed arm withvariable tension provides the arm feel that suits your style.
Pickups:
Balancedset of Wilkinson WVS vintage-voiced Alnico V pickups, with staggered,chamfered edge pole pieces, for authentic tone and contemporary power.Reverse wound, reverse polarity centre pickup provides hum cancelling inswitch position 2 and 4. Wilkinson double coil pickup in the bridgeposition provides high output and hum cancelling operation.
Controls:
Singlemaster Volume control with Tone control 1 for the neck pickup, and ÌÜÒCustom Mod' Tone control 2 for both the middle and bridge pickup. Five-way selector switch.
Machines Heads:
WilkinsonWJ55 patented E-Z-Lok machine heads. Simple, effective locking actionfor increased tuning stability. Staggered string post heights providecorrect string rake angle for smooth vibrato action and correct playingtension.
Neck:
Hard rock Maple with classic Vintage ÌÜÒsoft C' profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy and great feel.
Fingerboard:
Traditional 10" radius fingerboard provides positive feel and superior playability.
Frets:
22 Medium profile frets add to comfort, accuracy and overall positive feel of the Vintage V6.
Nut:
43mm Graphite nut, smooth and friction free.
Headstock:
Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal.
The V6 ? å¢ is an original Vintage ICON Series guitar, designed and created by and the UK Vintage design team.
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