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.
The best just got even better...
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Over
recent years, many guitar enthusiasts have admired
the virtuosic electric guitar style of Thomas Blug,
one of Europe’s most respected players.
In addition, Thomas’ work as a product development
consultant and product demonstrator for Hughes &
Kettner guitar amplification means he is a regular
must-see feature at music expos and shows worldwide,
alongside his own sought-after CD releases and tuition
DVDs, as well as performances with the Thomas Blug
Band which includes keyboardist Thijs Van Leer,
erstwhile mainstay of Dutch rock legends, Focus.
Thomas has one of the most recognisable guitar sounds
in the world, playing with a fluid, melodic and
powerful style, and has over the years, become synonymous
with his much-loved and instantly recognisable electric
guitar, a well-used faded Olympic White ‘61
Fender® Stratocaster®.
As a player who has been the inspiration to thousands
of players, Thomas chose Trev Wilkinson, and UK
guitar brand Vintage®, to prove the point that
it is possible to create in a signature guitar an
instrument which faithfully recreates the unique
attributes of his beloved white ‘61.
With its battle-scarred body, custom electronics
and personalised switching all added to the already
exceptionally well-specc’d Vintage® ReIssued
Series™ V6 guitar, players looking for an
edge with this iconic design, and who also perhaps
aspire to emulate Thomas’ spine- tingling
sound, can now buy exactly the same instrument which
he uses in his day-to-day work.
“Outstanding”, comments Thomas on his
Vintage V6 Signature Model, which we’ve all
come to refer to as the “ElastaPlastaBlugaCasta”
in reference to the first ever sample the Vintage
team showed me 4 years ago, with the brand name
covered by a Band-Aid®. “To achieve all
this, in an instrument which literally anyone can
afford, even a first time buyer, is an unbelievable
achievement. Working closely with Trev Wilkinson
to translate every subtle part of my guitar has
been a labour of love.”
“Working with the Vintage® team has proven
that there are still people in the commercial side
of our business who are total ‘guitar heads’
and who really do care about producing honest instruments
without compromise,” continues Thomas. “Getting
the best guitars into players’ hands without
emptying their wallets and bank accounts! Quite
amazing.”
Thomas Blug putting his signature
series Vintage Guitar through its paces.
V6MRTBG
Specifications Body:
Basswood Neck:
Hard Maple – Bolt On Fingerboard:
Rosewood Tuners:
Wilkinson® Deluxe WJ55D EZ-Lok™ Vibrato:
Wilkinson® WVCD Scale:
25.5”/648mm Pickups:
Wilkinson® single coil x 3 aged ivory
(N) WVS (M) WVSM rw/rp(B) WHCC
(Back tone push/push hum-cancelling extra
coil) Controls:
1 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 5-Way Selector Scratchplate:
3-ply distressed
Hardware:
Nickel
Vintage®
VS6MRMA Series
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany
– Set Neck
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 24.75"/
628mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays: Pearloid
Dot
Tuners: Wilkinson
Deluxe WJ44 3+3
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
Wrapover – Distressed
Pickups: Wilkinson
(N) W90SKN (B) W90SKB
Scratchplate: Black
3-ply Hardware:
Nickel
– Distressed
Controls: 2
x Volume/ 2 x Tone/ 3-way toggle
Finish: Cherry
Red Distressed
One of the founding fathers
of the 60's British Blues movement, pioneering guitarist
and songwriter, Mick Abrahams enjoyed major acclaim
with legendary folk blues outfit, Jethro Tull prior
to forming his own band, Blodwyn Pig, and has since
recorded and released several successful solo albums.
‘My
Vintage Signature is the meanest VS6 I have ever
laid hands on. It just sings, and like me, it's
the real deal!
I would defy anyone to find a better working axe.’
Mick Abrahams
Vintage®V6
ICON Series
Vintage® V6HMR ICON Series
Body: Alder
Neck: One Piece
Hard Maple – Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 25.5”/648mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays: Pearloid
Dot
Tuners: Wilkinson®
WJ55D E-Z-Lok™ Distressed
Vibrato: Wilkinson®
WVCD Distressed
Pickups: Wilkinson®
Single Coil x 2 (N) WVS (M) WVS (B) WHHB
Scratchplate: Mock
Tortoiseshell
Hardware: Distressed
Nickel
Controls: 1 x
Volume/ 2 x Tone/ 5-Way Lever
Vintage® V6MRBK 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
Guitarists
may very well recognise the heavy wear ‘n’
tear
pattern scarring on the glossless Boulevard Black body,
with the guitar’s stripped maple neck and fingerboard
also emulating the ageing process of countless hours
of use in rehearsals, recordings, in and out of flightcases
and onstage on numerous international tours.
V6HMRSB
Distressed Sunburst
£359.00
V6MRBK
Distressed Boulevard Black
£349.00 LV6MRBK
Distressed Boulevard Black
£359.00
Vintage®V6
ICON Series
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
‘What we weren’t expecting was the sheer quality
that lurked underneath those finishes.’ Total Guitar
V6MRSSB
Distressed Sunset Sunburst
£289.00
LV6MRSSB
Distressed Sunset Sunburst
£299.00
V6MRFR
Distressed Firenza Red
£289.00
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Vintage®V6
ICON Series
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
"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
V6MRWW
Distressed Woodstock White
£289.00
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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 WJ44 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
User
Review
‘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
V100MRPGM
Distressed Lemon Drop
£409.00 LV100MRPGM
Distressed Lemon Drop – Left Hand
£419.00
Vintage®
V100MRPGM 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...
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
Controls: 2
x Volume/ 2 x Tone/ 3-Way Toggle
Vintage
V52 Series
Body: Alder
Neck: Hard maple
– bolt-on
Fingerboard: Maple
Scale: 25.5”/
648mm
Frets: 22 Medium
Neck Inlays: Black
Dot
Tuners: Wilkinson®
Deluxe WJ55S
Bridge: Wilkinson®
WTB intonatable
Pickups: Wilkinson®
single coil x 2
(N) MWTN (B) MWTB
Scratchplate: Black
single ply Controls:
1
x Volume/ 1 x Tone/ 3-Way Lever
Finish: Butterscotch
Vintage
V62 Series
Body: Alder
Neck: Hard maple
– bolt-on
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 25.5”/
648mm
Frets: 22 Medium
Neck Inlays: Pearloid
Dot
Tuners: Wilkinson®
Deluxe WJ55S
Bridge: Wilkinson®
WTB intonatable
Pickups: Wilkinson®
single coil x 2
(N) MWTN (B) MWTB
Scratchplate: White
single ply Controls:1
x Volume/ 1 x Tone/ 3-Way Lever
Finish: Ash
Blonde
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products contained within the JHS website are available throughout
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Please
note, as trade only distributors we do not sell direct to the
general public.
Specifications,
colours and pricing are subject to change without prior notice.
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