Finished in a luxurious high gloss Boulevard Black, with a bound mahogany neck and bound maple body, the very popular Vintage® ReIssued™ Series VSA500, double cutaway semi-acoustic, with contrasting chrome hardware and white scratchplate, looks lavishly elegant to say the least.
With a pair of Wilkinson® MW90 dog-eared chrome covered pickups, played clean, this gorgeous model delivers a high-end harmonic sparkle with unrivalled single coil characteristics, add overdrive for that unmistakable punchy, mid-range, overdriven single coil bite with the snarl of a double coil.
To improve upper fret access and playability, the VSA500P features Vintage’s unique, offset double cutaway evolutionary body shape, with ingeniously-designed offset heel and enhanced treble side cutaway, whilst a Wilkinson T.O.M. bridge, GraphTech nut, and Grover tulip chrome machine heads ensure accurate intonation and tuning stability.
With stunning looks, effortlessly playability and a sonic performance as good as this, it’s easy to see why the extremely versatile Vintage VSA500P is number one in the rack for a host of touring and session guitar players.
Specifications
Body:
Maple body with maple top provides resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort. The VSA500P features Vintage's unique, offset double cutaway evolutionary body shape, ingeniously-designed offset heel and enhanced treble side cutaway to improve upper fret access and playability.
Bridge:
Wilkinson T.O.M. bridge and tailpiece provide superb tuning stability, along with adjustable intonation for each string.
Pickups:
Two Wilkinson MW90 dog eared chrome covered double coils provide thick and rich tones.
Controls:
Dual master Volume and Tone pots with three position pickup selector switch.
Machine heads:
Grover® tulip machine heads.
Neck:
Mahogany, set-neck.
Fingerboard:
12" radius fingerboard provides positive feel and superior playability.
Scale Length:
24.75" / 628mm.
Frets:
22 medium jumbo profile frets add to comfort, accuracy and overall positive feel of the Vintage VSA500P.
Nut:
43mm Graphtech nut for smooth and friction-free string bending and tuning.
Scale Length:
628mm / 24.75".
Headstock:
Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal.
The VSA500™ is an original Vintage® ReIssued Series guitar, designed by the UK Vintage design team.
About Vintage
Guitars for the Working Musician
Since 1993 Vintage® has enjoyed an excellent reputation around the world for creating guitars which use a blend of classic timber selection, premium branded components from some of the biggest names in pickups and hardware, and an approach to design which lets Vintage® instruments perform way beyond expectation.
Our philosophy of understanding, caring and ensuring that Vintage® can be equally at home in the bedroom, a garage band, with a local hero or used in anger on any one or the World’s most famous stages has seen legions of loyal fans who rely on Vintage to perform for them, day after day, gig after gig, session after session.
Our relationships with famous designers, and a skilful in-house design team means we never stand still, continually innovate, and focus on bringing the best bang for the buck guitars to players of all stripes, busting myths and debunking the black magic to produce outstanding value and outstanding guitars.
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