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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THOMAS
BLUGSignatureSeries
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.
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
Vintage®
V6MRTBG ICON Series Body: Alder 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 Volume, 2 Tone, 5-Way Selector Scratchplate:
3-ply distressed
Hardware:
Nickel
The
V6MRHDX's body is alder, and it features a hard maple, bolt-on
neck with a 71/⁄2” radius rosewood fingerboard
and 21 frets. All the hardware is genuine Wilkinson, including
the three vintage-voiced single coil pickups with aged ivory
covers and Thomas's beloved Bukka switch, which is operated
by a push/push pot on the back tone control and provides
a hum-cancelling, subtly tone-altering extra dummy coil
when needed. And it's all wrapped up in the beautiful Vintage
Icon package, with the guitar's body and parts all meticulously
aged to simulate years of onstage use. Topped off with stunning
original artwork, this is a must-have guitar.
“I wanted a guitar that looks cool – like Hendrix's,
but with all the features of my signature Vintage Icon V6
guitar,” he says. “And it had to play like all
the guitars I usually play: pickups in the same position
and not a reversed body.” True to Thomas' requests,
the guitar features the same top quality specs as his treasured
'61 and his original Vintage signature, but comes with a
reversed headstock and hand-applied graphics created by
German artist Daniel Hahn especially for the Summer Of Love.
Vintage®
V6MRHDX ICON Series
Body: Alder Neck:
Hard Maple – Bolt On Fingerboard:
7 1/2" Rosewood Frets:21
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 Volume, 2 Tone, 5-Way Selector Scratchplate:
3-ply distressed
Hardware:
Nickel
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.
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.
Vintage®
V6MRBK ICON Series
Body: Eastern Poplar
Neck: Hard Maple
– Bolt On
Fingerboard: 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 Volume/ 2 Tone/ 5-Way Lever
V6MRBK Distressed
Boulevard Black
£349.00
LV6MRBK Distressed
Boulevard Black – Left Hand
£359.00
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.
Vintage®
V6HMRSB 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 Volume/
2 Tone/ 5-Way Lever
V6HMRSB Distressed
Sunburst
£309.00
ICON guitars have distressed finishes on the back also.
‘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
‘The
bridge pickup barks and growls
and the neck unit is blues rock heaven.’ Guitar & Bass Magazine
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
The
Quireboys
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
VS6MRF 'Fool' Series
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.
Body:Alder Neck:Hard maple – bolt-on Fingerboard:Maple Scale:25.5”/ 648mm Frets:22 Medium/Black Dot Inlays Tuners:Wilkinson® Deluxe WJ55S Bridge:Wilkinson® WTB intonatable Pickups:Wilkinson® single coil x 2 (N) MWTN
(B) MWTB Scratchplate:Black single ply Controls:1 Volume/ 1 Tone/ 3-Way Lever Finish:Butterscotch
V52MRBS
Distressed Butterscotch
£329.00
"These
Vintage guitars are amazing...
I play and own guitars that are three or
four times the price, but I really can't tell
the difference other than the name on the headstock." Paul
Guerin
The Quireboys/ Joe Elliott's Down 'N' Outz
“I
haven't stopped playing the guitars, since
I received them!”... “The range of sounds
from the pick-ups is astounding but most
importantly, they all ring loud & true before
you even plug them in!
Dave 'Bucket' Colwell
Bucket & Co./Bad Company
"My
Vintage V52 is one of the best electric
guitars I've played, and I can't put it down
– a friend of mine had one, and after I had
a quick play on it I just knew I had to get one!"
Neil Taylor
Robbie Williams/Natalie Imbruglia
Vintage®Picks The
new VPT01 Vintage Pick Tin will store plenty of
your favourite plectrums without fuss.
A compact metal construction – it measures
8.5cm x 3.7cm x 1.2cm – with a sliding lid
and a rather eye-catching Vintage design , loaded
with 12 Vintage-branded plectrums.
The picks are made by guitar accessory titans Dunlop,
to the specifications of the monumental Tortex Standard
line. You'll get six each of the .73 and the .88mm
gauge plectrums, and they'll all come in black with
that tidy Vintage logo.
