It’s
true to say that the best guitars are built from the inside
out, and Vintage enjoys a well-earned reputation for building
great guitars.
And now, the superb line-up of exciting Vintage electric guitars
just got even better.
Working with acknowledged guitar industry guru Trevor Wilkinson,
Vintage has now introduced a fantastic new
line-up of Wilkinson-equipped Vintage electrics and semi-acoustics.
Using Trev's excellent range of pickups, tuners and hardware
has taken Vintage electrics to the next level.
Vintage guitars – great looking, great sounding, great
to play – and all at unbelievably competitive prices.
Vintage guitars – the best just got even
better.
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Vintage®Excellence
Come and watch guitarist Gav Coulson give an explosive
rundown on the Vintage guitar range!
Featuring live performances, product demonstrations and interactive
sessions, find out what makes Vintage
– and the Vintage® Advance Series™
guitars – really stand out from the crowd!
Vintage®V6
ICON Series Senescent,
Spirited, Feisty.
Vintage®
V6 ICON Series
Body: Eastern Poplar
Neck: Hard Maple
– Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood,
V6MRBK Maple
Scale: 25.5"/648mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays: Pearloid
Dot
Tuners: Wilkinson®
WJ55 E-Z-LOK™
Vibrato: Wilkinson®
WVC
Pickups: Wilkinson®
Single Coil x 3 (N)WVS (M)WVS (B)WVS
Hardware: Nickel
Controls: 1 x Volume/
2 x Tone/ 5-Way Lever
Demo
by David Locke
V6MRLB
Distressed Laguna Blue
£269.00
V6MRFR
Distressed Firenza Red
£269.00
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V6MRWW
Distressed Woodstock White
£269.00
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‘...this
Vintage V6 Icon guitar looks gloriously f**ked.’
‘What we weren’t expecting was the sheer
quality that
lurked underneath those finishes.’ Total Guitar
"I
need a guitar that can be pushed to it's limit
every night. With my Vintage ICON I get that...
and then some!" Bernie
Tormé
‘Our
snobbery led us to assume that we’d be
forced
to lay in to these guitars (V6 & V100 Icons).
We were wrong, and you should ensure you don’t
make the same mistake.’ Simon Bradley – Guitarist
Magazine
Milo
– Breakout Degree
‘The
bridge pickup barks and growls
and the neck unit is blues rock heaven.’ Guitar & Bass Magazine
Vintage®
V100 ICON Series
Body: Mahogany
Top: Flame Maple
Neck: Mahogany
– Set Neck
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 24.75"/
628mm
Frets: 22 Neck
Inlays: Pearloid Crown
Tuners: Wilkinson®
Deluxe WJ01 Chrome
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
Pickups: Wilkinson®
Double Coil x 2 (N) MWVC (B)MWVC
Hardware: Chrome
Controls: 2 x Volume/
2 x Tone/ 3-Way Toggle
The reverse-fitted neck humbucker and out of
phase centre position wiring created one of
the most recognisable guitar sounds of the genre
– real “Black Magic”.
Differential bell type control knobs, battle
scars and sealed gear replacement tuners all
add to the mojo....
Still got the blues?
Trev's
V100 “Lemon Drop” is a real tribute.
"When I was young and in a band, we supported
the original Fleetwood Mac to play at a gig
we'd organised. Fleetwood Mac let us use their
PA, and Peter Green even let me use his amp!
He wouldn’t let me use his guitar but
he was always my favourite guitarist....”
“What
a brilliant guitar, looks great & plays
like a real old rocker!” Geoff Whitehorn
‘...a
cracking guitar:.. one that could have its price
tag doubled
and still be good value for money.’ Total Guitar
Demo
by Roy Fulton
Demo
by Gav Coulson
Demo
by Roy Fulton
Vintage®V100
ICON Series
Nothing
gives off that unique, so-cool vibe like a guitar that’s
obviously seen some serious use. Like a battle-scarred
warrior that always gives its best, the instrument’s
character shines through the worn finish, saying ‘this
guitar has paid its dues’. Its sound has the heart
and soul of a thousand gigs in it and you can feel it
when you play it. It feels special to hold, and special
to play.
But how many people can afford the vintage instrument
of their dreams? That special instrument which displays
a unique level of wear from decades of playing –
at home, numerous rehearsal sessions, smokey pubs to working
mens’ clubs, gigs and tours at home and abroad?
Or how many guitarists can wait 20 years before their
own guitar starts to show that kind of time-related character?
Now
you don’t have to wait! You don’t even have
to re-mortgage the house to make the payment. Renowned
guitar specialists Vintage®, in conjunction with acknowledged
guitar guru, Trevor Wilkinson, have a new specially-aged
electric guitar range that ticks all the boxes –
the Vintage ICON™ Series!
These fantastic guitars, fully equipped with equally aged
Wilkinson tuners, hardware and pickups look like they’ve
been played for decades with all the marks, wear and tear
to prove it. They’ve been through the mill but they’re
cool and ready for the next gig.
Get one of the new Vintage ICON™ Series guitars
and save 20 years of your life! Best of all, you won’t
believe the price...
Vintage®VS6
ICON Series
Versatile,
Expressive, Respected.
Each
hand made Vintage® Icon Series™“Fool”
guitar is a true, ‘one of a kind’
instrument, with unique artwork exquisitely
and individually hand painted, in oils, in a
faithful re-creation of the iconic guitar from1967,
based upon artwork commissioned by the late
George Harrison of The Beatles, for the giant,
world famous, mural painted on the wall of London’s
famous Beatles-owned Apple Boutique by the Dutch
art collective, known as “The Fool”.
The art collective went on to re-create the
vibe of the Apple Boutique mural, in miniature,
on one of George Harrison’s guitars, which
Harrison had given to his friend Eric Clapton.
The guitar has come to be known as “The
Fool” after its creators. The original
guitar was used almost constantly by Eric Clapton
in Cream, and eventually ended up in the hands
of legendary US performer, Todd Rundgren.
“The Fool” is one of the most instantly
recognisable guitars in the world. Paying homage
to an earlier era of psychedelia, and some truly
exceptional, all time classic guitar sounds,
the Vintage® Icon series™ “VS6
Fool” is memorabilia brought to life,
an exciting salute to a time of unrestrained
artistic interaction, and creative freedom in
pop art and rock music.
Vintage
VS6 Series Body:
Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany
– Set Neck
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Scale: 24.75"/628mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays:
Pearloid Crown
Tuners: Wilkinson®
Deluxe WJ44
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
with Stop Bar Tailpiece
Pickups:
Wilkinson® Double Coil x 2 (N)MWVC (B)MWVC
Hardware:
Chrome (VS6/ VS6B/ LVS6) Gold (VS6CG)
Controls: 2 x
Volume/ 2 x Tone/ 3-Way Toggle
Vintage®
V6 Series
Body: Eastern Poplar
Neck: Hard Maple
– Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 25.5"/648mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays: Pearloid
Dot
Tuners: Wilkinson®
WJ55 E-Z-LOK™
Vibrato: Wilkinson®
WVC
Pickups: Wilkinson®
Single Coil x 3 (N)WVS (M)WVS (B)WVS
Hardware: Chrome
Controls: 1 x Volume/
2 x Tone/ 5-Way Lever
‘One really impressive aspect of the V6 is that all
five selector settings have their own distinct character and
they all deliver the goods whether clean, overdriven or distorted.’
Guitar & Bass Magazine
V6LB
Laguna Blue
£199.00
V6FR
Firenza Red
£199.00
V6SSB
Sunset Sunburst
£199.00
V6BB
Boulevard Black
£199.00
‘Wilkinson
re-designed every component to his exhausting specs...
it was a stunning success.’ Australian Guitar magazine
‘It’s
rare for a guitar to feel truly effortless
(especially when you pick it up for the first time)
but the V6 is a joy to play.
Tuning is easy, with the guitar holding pitch well thanks
to the E-Z-Lok string-locking system, and the classy-looking
vibrato also features highly in our good books.’ Total Guitar
LV6SSB
Sunset Sunburst
£209.00
LV6VW
Vintage White
£209.00
Benchmarking;
Setting the Standard
The
Vintage® V6 Series features the new Wilkinson®
WVC original specification vibrato featuring authentic
bent steel saddles for that classic sparkle and tone,
precision machined pivot points for total “return
to pitch” accuracy, and a stagger drilled sustain
block to prevent string hang-up.
A vintage bend, push-in arm completes this definitive
vibrato system.
Attention to authentic tone continues, with the use of
a matched, calibrated set of Wilkinson® Alnico single
coil pickups; using a reverse wound, reverse polarity
middle pickup for clarity and dynamics and featuring staggered
edge, staggered pole pieces for focus and definition.
Featuring one volume and two tone controls, the five way
lever switch and control circuitry are configured for
maximum tone, evenness of response and output for supreme
versatility.
Comfort contours and radiused edges give the body a familiarity
whilst the vintage profile neck and 10” radius 22
fret, overhung fingerboard give an instantly familiar
and comfortable feel.
Wilkinson® Vintage tuners featuring the patent pending
E-Z-LOK™ string lock system, quick and easy to use,
with no tools, provides for hugely enhanced tuning stability,
with super quick string change times.
Staggered string posts, providing the correct break angles
across the top nut, ensure accurate tuning, correct string
tensions for enhanced feel and aid tuning stability.
Vintage
TC200 Series
Body: Eastern Poplar
Neck: Hard Maple –
Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood (BD)
Maple (B)
Scale: 25.5"/ 648mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays: Pearloid Dot
(BD)Black Dot (B)
Tuners: Wilkinson® Deluxe
WJ55
Bridge: Wilkinson® WTB
Pickups: Wilkinson® Single
Coil x 2 (N)WTC (B)WTB
Hardware: Chrome
Controls: 1 x Volume/ 1 x
Tone/ 3-Way Lever
‘The
TC200 offers the traditional bridge single coil... with
bags of bright cutting tone and an upper-end clang that
can cut glass, while the flutiness of the chromed neck
pickup holds its own in the blues-lick field...’ Music Mart
Wilkinson®
WTB Bridge
This classic 3-saddle design has been around for over 50 years
and is still regarded as the ultimate ‘tone machine’.
Staggered brass saddles offer individual string intonation never
before available in a design of this type, still widely regarded
as the‘tone machine’. The baseplate itself is a faithful
reproduction of the original, made from steel, very important
in a bridge of this style due to the tonal effect it has on the
magnetic field of the pickup
mounted in it.
Vintage
VR100CR
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany – Set
Neck
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 24.75"/ 628mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays: Pearloid Dot
Tuners: Wilkinson® Deluxe
WJ44
Bridge: Wrap Over Bridge
Tailpiece
Pickups: Wilkinson® Stacked
Ceramic x 1 (B) W90SKB
Hardware: Chrome
Controls: 1 x Volume/ 1 x
Tone
Vintage
VR100LM
Body: Eastern Poplar
Neck: Maple – Set Neck
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 24.75"/ 628mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays: Pearloid Dot
Tuners: Wilkinson® Deluxe
WJ44
Bridge: Wrap Over Bridge Tailpiece
Pickups: Wilkinson® Stacked
Ceramic x 2 (N) W90SK (B)W90SK
Hardware: Chrome
Controls: 2 x Volume/ 2 x Tone/
3-Way Toggle
‘Mahogany
body, wrap-over bridge and alnico soapbar pickup will get
you close to the ‘tude of New York Dolls legend Johnny
Thunders! (VR100CR).’ Total Guitar
Wilkinson®
Stacked Soapbar Pickup
The VR100 series guitars use Wilkinson® W90SK pickups.
In their stacked format, these ceramic pickups offer humcancelling
performance, with all the reassuring clarity and bite of
the traditional soapbar type pickup.
On these models, the Wilkinson wrap-over bridge/tailpiece
combination provides an authentic, direct and lively response,
aided by fixed step intonating saddles.
Vintage
VHE100 Series
Body: Eastern Poplar
Top: Birds Eye Maple (CS)
Neck: Maple – Set Neck
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 24.75"/ 628mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays: Pearloid Dot
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ807
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
Pickups: Wilkinson® Double
Coil x 2 (N)MWHB (B) MWHB
Hardware: Gold
Controls: 2 x Vol/ 1 x Tone/
3-Way Toggle/ Coil Tap
Headstock
Stylish and elegantly-shaped, the unique
Vintage VHE guitar headstock features
smart edge binding and gloss facing,
complemented by the luxury look of gold
plated Wilkinson® WJ807 tuning hardware.
‘Good construction, component choice and performance make
the VHE100 very useful...’ Guitarist
Vintage
VRS100/VRS110 Series
Body: Eastern
Poplar
Top: Flame
Maple
Neck: Maple
– Set Neck
Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Scale: 24.75"/628mm
Frets: 24
Neck Inlays:
Abalone Dot/ Vintage 12th
Tuners: Wilkinson®
WJ807 E-Z-LOK™
Vibrato: Wilkinson®
WVP (VRS100’s)
Bridge: Wrap
Over Bridge Tailpiece (VRS110)
Pickups: Wilkinson®
Double Coil x 2 (N)MWVC (B)MWVC
Hardware: Gold
(TGN/C/AW.110C) Chrome (TBL)
Controls: 1
Volume/ 1 Tone/ 3-Way Toggle
‘The exclusive ‘wave’ knife-edge design
works like a dream and looks just as good.’
‘...you’ll be mightily impressed with this cool
guitar.
Get out there and give it a blast.’ Total Guitar
VRS100TGN
Flame Maple Green
£279.00
VRS100C
Gloss Black
£279.00
VRS100AW
Arctic White
£279.00
VRS110C
Gloss Black
£269.00
‘Wilkinson
has put a lot of time and skill into hardware
that looks conventional
but works that little bit better.’
‘But the sustain – wow! Even
at low volume levels, and with a moderate
amount of gain,
these beauties sing, and sing... and sing.’ Play Music Pickup
Benchmarking;
Setting the Standard
On the tremolo-equipped VRS guitars, the exclusive
‘wave’ knife edge design gives this
sleek bridge the smoothest action of any of any
fulcrum vibrato available anywhere. With a stamped
steel ‘heat hardened’ top plate, the
Wilkinson® vibrato also offers solid stainless
steel saddles, push-in tremolo arm and the Wilkinson®
‘stagger drilled’ block for unrivalled
tuning stability.
A truly ultra-modern look with classic values.
The fixed bridge VRS110STS guitar features a tidy
and efficient intonated wrap-over bridge/tailpiece
combination. This robust style of bridge system
has seen a resurgence of popularity in the last
few years thanks to its authentic tonal quality,
the simplicity and effectiveness of the original
50’s design possessing a unique and individual
appeal.
The tonal powerhouse of the VRS guitars is the
Wilkinson® double coil pickups. Meticulously
designed by Trevor, their classically-voiced,
meaty double coil tone will capture the heart
of even the most sceptical of guitarists. Using
straightforward volume and tone controls with
a 3-way toggle switch, these versatile guitars
move from fruity-toned neck pickup sounds to flat-out
bridge pickup excitement – VRS guitars pack
tone with punch!
Sumptuous carved tops of striking flame maple
with matching headstock facing, radiused edges
and neatly scalloped body cutaways add an air
of aspiration and sophistication to the VRS series.
Wilkinson Vintage tuners feature the patent pending
E-Z-LOK™ string lock system. Neat, quick
and easy to use and with no tools necessary, these
unique tuners enhance tuning stability.
Vintage
V8BRQ
Body: Basswood
Top: Maple Quilt
Neck: Maple – Bolt On Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Scale: 24.75"/ 628mm Frets:
24
Neck Inlays: Pearloid Dot/ Vintage
12th
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ07
Bridge: Floyd Rose® Double
Locking
Pickups: Wilkinson® Double
Coil x 2 (N) WMSH (B) WMSH
Hardware: Gold
Controls: 1 x Volume/ 1 x Tone/
Super 5-Way Lever
Vintage
VJ6EMR
Body: Eastern Poplar
Neck: Maple – Bolt On Fingerboard:
Rosewood
Scale: 25.5"/ 648mm Frets:
21
Neck Inlays: Pearloid Sail-Fin
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ07
Vibrato: Floyd Rose® Locking
Pickups: Wilkinson® Single
Coil x 2/ Double Coil x 1 (N) WMSS (M)WMSS (B) WMSH
Hardware: Black
Controls: 1 x Volume/ 1 x Tone/
5-Way Lever
‘Those
pickups can really push an amp, producing grit and grain well
suited to aggressive rock styles, although their good definition
gives plenty of scope
for extra expression (V8).’ Guitarist
V6
This pickup layout is highly favoured by many working guitarists
for its impressive tonal range, capable of moving from a
variety of funky single coil tones to the awesome articulation
of a bridge humbucker at the flick of the pickup selector's
5-way lever.
Vintage
VP6 Series
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Hard Maple –
Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 25.5"/648mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays: Pearloid Dot
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ05
E-Z-LOK™
Vibrato: Traditional Tremolo
Pickups: Wilkinson® Single
Coil x 2/Double Coil x 1 (N)MWSC (M) MWSC (B)WHHB
Hardware: Chrome
Controls: 1 x Volume/ 1 x
Tone/ 5-Way Lever
VP6
A single coil/single coil/double coil pickup layout, in
conjunction with the guitar’s Super 5-Way switch
and traditional tremolo system offers huge potential for
the guitarist looking for a do-it-all instrument that
looks good too!
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