Members ArKay Posted May 2, 2008 Members Share Posted May 2, 2008 Haven't taken any pics of my last purchases so here's the first batch of stuff I've bought over the last half year or so. First is a Vintage Advance AV6PLB. Vintage is a UK brand created by Trevor Wilkinson. I had always wanted to get a P90 strat and this one fits the bill perfectly. The guitar was made in Vietnam (a first for me) and I'm quite impressed with the build quality. The only minor flaw this guitar has is the vibrato. It has a Wilkinson vibrato with a pop-in arm which comes off too easily when doing bends. I can live with that though since I don't use it at all (that's why the arm is not pictured). The vibrato unit itself stays in tune pretty well and has a pretty solid steel block. The guitar weighs a little more than a standard strat clone, but it's bearable. The fretwork is outstanding I added string trees and replaced the creme P90 covers with white ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted May 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 2, 2008 Next is a Young Chang Fenix tele from the mid-90s (as far as I can tell). Young Chang also used to make the Korean Squier line for Fender in the late 80s to early 90s. Since the Fenix guitars were too similar to the Fender models they had to stop production eventually due to licensing problems. They made some very fine instruments so I always have my eyes on them. Country of Manufacture Korea Year 1995/6 Construction Bolt-on Body Alder, Birdseye Maple Top Neck/Fingerboard One-Piece Maple Nut Bone No. of Frets 21 Scale 25 1/2" Inlays Black Dot Hardware Gold Pickguard 3-ply White Finish Transparent Red Controls 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 3-way Pickup Selector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted May 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 2, 2008 And here's a Danelectro '59 in Burgundy finish. Country of Manufacture China Year 2007 Construction Bolt-on Body Plywood with Masonite Back and Top, Creme Binding Tape Neck/Fingerboard Maple, C Shape Nut Metal, 1.65" No. of Frets 21 Scale 25" Inlays Silver Dot Hardware Nickel Pickguard Pressed Particle (Black with Creme Top) Finish Burgundy Controls 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 3-way Pickup Selector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted May 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 2, 2008 Pics of the Burns Sonic & Italia Imola 6 tomorrow, or on Sunday (depending on the weather and when I crawl out of bed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members mdintx Posted May 2, 2008 Members Share Posted May 2, 2008 The neck heel on the Vintage is interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted May 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 2, 2008 The neck heel on the Vintage is interesting... It goes deeper into the body and the neck pickup is mounted on it. Edit: Some pics I took a while ago... Stacked P90... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoeBoy Posted May 2, 2008 Members Share Posted May 2, 2008 Nice trio Arkay. The Vintage is pure guitar Erotica. Hows the action on the Dano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted May 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 2, 2008 Nice trio Arkay. The Vintage is pure guitar Erotica. Hows the action on the Dano? A little higher than I'm used to actually. I don't have a ruler here at the moment, but I'd love to bring it down by a millimeter or so. I lowered the bridge as far as I could go without getting too much fret buzz. The neck has zero relief at the moment so there's most likely room for improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted May 2, 2008 Members Share Posted May 2, 2008 I especially like the looks of the Vintage and the Dano. The Tele *should* be great, but that red body and gold hardware don't quite do it for me. How does the Vintage play? P90s (even fake humbucking ones) seem more and more attractive on a strat-type to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted May 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 2, 2008 I especially like the looks of the Vintage and the Dano. The Tele *should* be great, but that red body and gold hardware don't quite do it for me. How does the Vintage play? P90s (even fake humbucking ones) seem more and more attractive on a strat-type to me. I can't help it, I love the bling! The Vintage is a great instrument and it's all I play at the moment. The Wilkinson P90s are not bad at all and the 3rd pot can be used to go from single-coil to humbucking mode, but IMHO it's pretty useless at that since the pot is too sensitive so it's either split or un-split anyway. The pickups are usable in both modes and of course give a much fuller sound when un-split. I love the neck.. it has little finish on the back and is very smooth. Fun guitar! They have clips and reviews here... http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageadvance.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wedgehed II Posted May 2, 2008 Members Share Posted May 2, 2008 Nice! I'm looking forward to seeing the Italia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members littlemilo Posted May 2, 2008 Members Share Posted May 2, 2008 Great pictures, Arkay! You're giving Mazi a run for his money. Nice guitars, too. HNGD x 3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted May 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 Great pictures, Arkay! You're giving Mazi a run for his money. Nice guitars, too. HNGD x 3! Thanks Weather is a bitch though with the sun dis- and reappearing every few minutes which makes it difficult to get sharp pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zerostreet Posted May 3, 2008 Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 Beautiful guitars and pics! The Danelectro photographed very nicely. Are those Vintage available in the US? Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted May 3, 2008 Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 DAYUM! Those are NOICE! I was loving the Vintage and then there came the Tele, and moi bueno, senor! oy oy oy wall o boobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsupermanny14 Posted May 3, 2008 Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 Love that Dano! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carguy Posted May 3, 2008 Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 Love the Dano!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted May 3, 2008 Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 woo hoo! Isn't a stacked P90 really a P100? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carcinogen Posted May 3, 2008 Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 I especially like the burgundy finish on the Dano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted May 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 Thanks all Beautiful guitars and pics! The Danelectro photographed very nicely. Are those Vintage available in the US? Robert Doesn't look like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArKay Posted May 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 DAYUM! Those are NOICE! I was loving the Vintage and then there came the Tele, and moi bueno, senor! oy oy oy wall o boobs Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogerF Posted May 3, 2008 Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 I too like the Burgundy finish on the Dano. HNGD X 3 !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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