It’s a known fact, rock stars love expensive rare guitars and cars, many have their guitars refinished the same colour as the sleek bodies of their fave set of wheels, with stunning results.
Enter then, the ProShop Vintage V100 ‘Jeep Green’, a beautiful guitar that started life as the classic Vintage ReIssued V100GT, having now been through the hands of the world famous Vintage team of skilled luthiers.
With a beautiful ‘Jeep Green’ cellulose finish offset with cream body binding, black pickup covers, black switch ring poker chip, black control knobs and polished aluminium Bigsby B70 vibrato, this gorgeous single cutaway, does indeed evoke an enormous amount of individual style and class.
For that subtle ‘driven in’ theme the top lacquer coat and all hardware have been given a subtle aged hue, the way only the Vintage team know how, whilst under the hood, the construction, tonal characteristics and playability that have made the original V100GT a best-seller in itself, still remain.
These include a solid carved mahogany body, with a graceful descending bass side shoulder and an ingeniously-designed offset heel providing improved access to the upper reaches of the fretboard.
Guitar players the world over have commented on Vintage playability and tone, loving the V100 Series one-piece mahogany necks with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile and the power and clarity of the Wilkinson W90SK stacked ceramic pickups.
You, may or may not own a vehicle with the same shade of green, or have the ability to sweep pick, finger tap, play with your teeth or behind your head, but you have to agree, owning the Vintage ProShop Vintage V100 ‘Jeep Green’ guitar is indeed, one of life’s genuine pleasures.
Includes ProShop Set-Up:
- Fret-level, crown and polish.
- Fingerboard dress and comfort treatment.
- Truss rod adjustment and set.
- Action height, radius, intonation and pickup height adjustment.
- Nut slot regulation.
Specifications:
Finish:
Re sprayed Jeep Green with cellulose top coat, subtle aging applied.
Body:
Solid carved Mahogany body provides resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort. The Vintage V100 Jeep Green features a unique, evolutionary body shape, with a graceful descending bass side shoulder and an ingeniously-designed offset heel providing improved access to the upper reaches of the fretboard.
Bridge:
Wilkinson T.O.M. bridge enables fine-tuning of each string for superb intonation all over the fretboard.
Pickups:
A pair of Wilkinson W90SK stacked ceramic pickups provide traditional rich, singing tones.
Controls:
Twin master Volume and Tone controls with three-way pickup selector switch.
Machine heads:
Grover® tulip machine heads provide simple, effective action for maximum tuning stability.
Neck:
One piece Mahogany with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy and great feel.
Fingerboard:
Rosewood for outstanding tonal transfer, responsiveness and durability with a traditional 12" radius for superb playability and feel.
Vibrato tailpiece:
Bigsby B70 constructed from die cast aluminium, for maximum sustain and superior tonal quality.
Scale Length:
24.75" / 628mm.
Frets:
22 Medium Jumbo profile frets add to comfort, accuracy and overall positive feel of the Vintage V100.
Nut:
43mm Graphtech NuBone for smooth and friction-free string bending and tuning.
Headstock:
Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal.
The Vintage® ProShop™ V100 is an original Vintage® ReIssued Series™ guitar, reimagined by the UK Vintage ProShop team.
About Vintage Proshop
For years now, our Vintage® technicians and designers have been listening to suggestions from players all around the world.
We've taken those ideas, blended them with our own concepts and visions and in January 2019, Vintage® guitars launched the Vintage® ProShop® UNIQUE concept in the UK and the US, with the talented luthiers and builders in the Vintage® UK and US workshops producing a handful of Vintage® ProShop® UNIQUE guitars, one off master-built instruments created with love, care, and the traditional Vintage® values of super high specification and astonishing ‘bang for the buck’, as workshop concept guitars, flights of fancy and the wild imaginations of our ProShop® teams let loose, using exclusive combinations of finishes, parts, hardware, pickups and accessories to create wonderful one-offs, some of which may make their way into future Vintage® series production guitars and basses.
Aside from the attention to the fine details of the superb aesthetics, Vintage® ProShop® ‘Unique’ guitars, have hardware and electronics from a host of amazing British made and Internationally famous brands, selected to suit the style, vibe and finish of each guitar, with wear patterns and ‘patina’ accurately crafted and applied to emulate the look and feel of a guitar owned and played for decades. All work is by hand and every finish is an individual one-off, with various weathered distressing processes that gives new guitars a killer vintage look, to deliver guitars that exceed the expectations of today's discerning guitarists.
Keep a close eye on the Vintage® ProShop® pages at collections/proshop as the ProShop teams will continue to produce a very limited number of ProShop® UNIQUES, which will post to the Vintage and JHS websites when completed and will be sold on a first come first served basis!
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Each guitar undergoes a full ProShop® setup, fret level, crown and polish, fingerboard dress and comfort treatment, truss rod adjustment and set, action height, radius, intonation and pickup height adjustment and nut slot regulation and comes with a Vintage® branded luxury gig bag, exclusive ProShop leather strap, pick tin, and tee-shirt and Individually numbered and signed ProShop® certificate of authenticity.
Availability
Vintage Pro-Shop UNIQUE guitars which are not attributed to a reseller, or which do not have a SOLD tag are available for purchase. Please contact proshopsales@jhs.co.uk for details of how to purchase.