SOLD - Vintage V6 ProShop Unique ~ Boulevard Black Fire

SKU: V6PU0895

RRP:
£729

As the name suggests, the Vintage V6 ProShop Unique ~ Boulevard Black Fire, is a scorched testament to a rescued guitar before it suffered a complete meltdown in a fire. A vision of smoke and minor heat damage is evident within the black re spayed body and acrylic lacquer runs, crackled glazing and bubbling effects all as a result of high temperatures.

This unusual and yet unique effect has then been sealed with a final coat of clear lacquer, while the ‘I’ve been on fire theme’ extends to the singed effect within the black pearloid scratchplate, pickup covers and pitted hardware.

The fire damage effect extends from the rear of the body to the heel of the neck area,  where the actual neck itself, is a thing of beauty, sleek, fast and carefully aged and for that unmistakable killer look and along with the headstock, is given a cellulose amber coating.

Vintage V6 ProShop Unique ~ Boulevard Black Fire is another hand created one-off, ultra-realistic guitar from the Vintage ProShop Team.

Vintage ProShop Set-Up includes:

  • 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.

    Standard guitar specification

    Body:
    Eastern poplar body provides resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort, enhanced with correctly radiused contoured body.

    Vibrato:
    The Wilkinson WVC vibrato bridge featured on the Vintage V6 is a masterpiece of detail. Positive location, 6 screw design provides return to pitch accuracy; perpendicular bend, high grade steel saddles enhance tonality and ‘snap’. Ground base plate corner provides authentic looks. Stagger drilled cast block significantly enhances return to pitch accuracy and classic vintage tone. The ‘push-in’ delrin-bushed arm with variable tension provides the arm feel that suits your style.

    Pickups:
    Balanced set of Wilkinson WVS vintage-voiced Alnico V pickups, with staggered, chamfered edge pole pieces, for authentic tone and contemporary power. Reverse wound, reverse polarity centre pickup provides hum cancelling in switch position 2 and 4. Wilkinson double coil pickup in the bridge position provides high output and hum cancelling operation.

    Controls:
    Single master Volume control with Tone control 1 for the neck and middle pickup, with 'Custom Mod' Tone control 2 for bridge pickup. Five-way selector switch.

    Machines Heads:
    Wilkinson WJ55 patented E-Z-Lok machine heads. Simple, effective locking action for increased tuning stability. Staggered string post heights provide correct string rake angle for smooth vibrato action and correct playing tension.

    Neck:
    Hard rock Maple with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy and great feel.

    Fingerboard:
    Traditional 10" radius fingerboard provides positive feel and superior playability.

    Frets:
    22 Medium profile frets add to comfort, accuracy and overall positive feel of the Vintage V6.

    Nut:
    43mm Graphite nut, smooth and friction free.

    Headstock:
    Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal.

    The V6™ is an original Vintage® ICON 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.

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