The V6MRVGhas the appearance of a battle-hardened road warrior, but comes equippedwith the added benefit of some modern embellishments. A trio ofWilkinson WVS vintage-voiced Alnico V pickups give the guitar theperfect balance between scorching highs, rich mids and plummy low end.The Wilkinson vibrato bridge, meanwhile, features a stagger-drilledblock which radically improves the guitar's intonation, whilstmaintaining incredible return-to-pitch accuracy.
Good things come tothose who wait Ò but who has the time for that? The Vintage ICON Seriesreplicates the beautiful, worn-in look and feel of an instrument thathas paid its dues, without investing the lifetime's worth ofwoodshedding, rehearsing, performing and travel. This is a guitarthat already looks like your lifetime companion; the best part is yourjourney is just beginning. Play on.
V6 Features
Body:
Eastern poplar body provides resonance, tone and ÌÜÒcorrect weight' comfort, enhanced with correctly radiused contoured body.
Vibrato:
TheWilkinson WVC vibrato bridge featured on the Vintage V6 is amasterpiece of detail. Positive location, 6 screw design provides returnto pitch accuracy; perpendicular bend, high grade steel saddles enhancetonality and ÌÜÒsnap'. Ground base plate corner provides authentic looks.Stagger drilled cast block significantly enhances return to pitchaccuracy and classic vintage tone. The ÌÜÒpush-in' delrin-bushed arm withvariable tension provides the arm feel that suits your style.
Pickups:
Balancedset 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 inswitch position 2 and 4. Wilkinson double coil pickup in the bridgeposition provides high output and hum cancelling operation.
Controls:
Singlemaster Volume control with Tone control 1 for the neck pickup, and ÌÜÒCustom Mod' Tone control 2 for both the middle and bridge pickup. Five-way selector switch.
Machines Heads:
WilkinsonWJ55 patented E-Z-Lok machine heads. Simple, effective locking actionfor increased tuning stability. Staggered string post heights providecorrect string rake angle for smooth vibrato action and correct playingtension.
Neck:
Hard rock Maple with classic Vintage ÌÜÒsoft 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 ? å¢ is an original Vintage ICON Series guitar, designed and created by and the UK Vintage design team.
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If you are not happy with your purchase, you have 14 days to return it. It must be returned as it was received, with no signs of use. If there was a mistake in the listing or the guitar was damaged in shipping, I will cover return shipping; otherwise, buyer is responsible for shipping cost and full insurance. Please pack it as it was received. Money will be refunded as soon as item is received and tested. Please contact me immediately if anything is not right with your purchase, I will be happy to make it right!