For many years, the Vintage® ReIssued™ Series VSA500 semi-acoustic guitar with a maple body and mahogany neck, has been a firm favourite amongst rock, jazz and blues players around the world, for its ability to effortlessly deliver acoustic properties of archtop guitars at louder volumes with reduced feedback.
Available in a gorgeous gloss Boulevard Black finish offset with cream binding, 3 ply black scratchplate and chrome hardware, this highly professional Vintage ReIssued VSA500B semi-acoustic guitar is also fitted with a Bigsby® licensed vibrato as standard.
Beautiful warm, thick, powerful rich tones via a pair of Wilkinson vintage voiced WOCHB double coil pickups are delivered with exceptional clarity, whilst additional high-end hardware includes, chrome Grover tulip machine heads, a GraphTech nut, Wilkinson T.O.M bridge and the chrome Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece for sensitive vibrato duties and increased sustain.
Vintage's unique, offset double cutaway evolutionary body shape, ingeniously-designed offset heel and enhanced treble side cutaway, improves playability and access the full length of the 22 fret fingerboard.
VSA500B Specifications.
Body:
Maple body with maple top provides resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort. The VSA500B 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 provides superb tuning stability along with adjustable intonation for each string.
Vibrato:
Chrome Bigsby® licensed B70.
Pickups:
Two Wilkinson® vintage voiced WOCHB double coils provide thick and rich tones.
Controls:
Dual master Volume and Tone controls with three position pickup selector switch.
Machine heads:
Grover® tulip machine heads provide simple, effective action for superb tuning stability.
Neck:
One piece Mahogany with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy and great feel.
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 VSA500B.
Nut:
43mm GraphTech for smooth and friction-free string bending and tuning.
Headstock:
Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal.
The VSA500B™ is an original Vintage® ReIssued Series guitar designed in the UK by the Vintage® design team.