SOLD - Vintage V42 ProShop Custom ~ Distressed Bubblegum Pink
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The Same - Just Better
Want a Better Guitar? Buy It From Richards Guitars - If you are serious about the guitar please do find the time to read this. I promise you that anyone offering you next day delivery are not offering what we do! Behind every guitar sold is our meticulous quality control and personalized setup service. We literally leave no stone unturned. From geometric to cosmetic - every aspect is checked and adjusted as necessary... |
We want your guitar to INSPIRE you.
In this first video I introduce you to a customers guitar which is about to go into our workshop for setup and I show you just how many modifications and improvements will be made to the guitar.
This second video shows the guitar going through the workshop process. This process takes around an hour but dont worry - its just highlights!
Its Not Always A Happy Ending
One of my favorite adverts was one by Honda which said at Honda they don't use the word "OK" and instead they use the phrase "What If". I LOVED that advert and found it so inspiring. This is the premise of every guitar setup we undertake. If that means rejecting guitars and starting again - that is exactly what we do.
No Time To Watch the Videos? Here Is the Summary...
If you have bought a guitar before you will know all too well that not every guitar feels or plays the same. You may also know that due to the nature of the major component of the guitar (wood) that they can feel great one moment and awful the next (say for example after traveling half way around the globe on a boat - from some factory in the far east to the UK!) Richards Guitars offers a unique service offering the more discerning/knowledgeable buyer a host of "players benefits" which will ensure that ANY guitar purchased will give you years of enjoyment - regardless of the price paid. I can demonstrate that a guitar purchased from Richards Guitars will... Sound Better Feel Better Play Better Stay In Tune - Longer Look Better Want more reasons to buy from Richards Guitars? After Sales support A second guitar setup to your new guitars standard for just £35 - Got a guitar at home that you think could be improved? Drop it in and we will do over £55 worth of work for just £35 6 & 12 month checks and "re-sets". A *FREE follow up service for any of my customers. We will ensure your guitar plays like the day it left our store (minus your own wear and tear of course!) saving you £££ on pricey guitar technicians bills. If we find any parts that are failing that are not due to normal wear and tear we will replace them free of charge! Over the past 20 years I have worked hand in hand with suppliers, reporting back with fault "trends" and ways to improve products supplied to us. Companys I have dealt with have been listening intently over the years and we know what value our input has brought to their brands. To summarise, a guitar supplied by Richards Guitars will not just feel like a new guitar, it will feel like YOUR guitar. * Due to the need to check your intonation & adjust accordingly you must bring in your guitar with BRAND NEW strings fitted (original guage as setup when sold) OR pay our technician to remove your old strings and fit new ones - guide price £16 including strings. It is impossible to check intonation accurately with old strings. Past 2 Years Of Customers (Image only shows some of the UK!) Every red marker represents someone who I have supplied a guitar to, possibly starting with guidance and advice online, telephone or in store. I have provided a guitar meticulously quality controlled and set up to their personal specification. I have personally play tested prior to dispatch and have continued to provide back up and support via my live chat service... |
- Call us during office hours (Monday To Saturday 10-4pm) on 01789 263333
- Why not book an appointment and spend a morning or afternoon in total peace and privacy? All the advice will be on hand whenever you need it
- Live Help is available which is run by Jon, Jake & Richard most hours of the day 7 days a week
- Richard has written many advice blogs relating to this brand, which can be found at the bottom of the page
- Richard has provided many hours of advice via our Youtube page at www.youtube.com/richardsguitarshop
- Special highlights are often featured on our Instagram
The Vintage® ProShop Custom-Build™ V42PC0784 bass is themed on the company’s popular workhorse double cutaway V4 chassis, famed by the music industry for its ability to adapt to any music genre. Reversed headstock and a distressed Bubblegum Pink gives this model a unique and eye catching look.
Featuring Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound PJ Bass Pickups. A Jazz bass pickup in the bridge together with fat full punchy P-bass tone. Together these Quarter Pound bass pickups provide a sonically full voice with a hold on to your hats high-output punch. The quarter-inch diameter poles and intense coil winding deliver a full, even response, with great sustain and sonic richness. The magnets on the Quarter Pound P-bass pickup expand the magnetic field and extend the frequency ranges for a fat, full, punchy sound with tremendous mid-range presence and maximum output. Though often used for heavy rock tones, this pickup set offers amazing tonal versatility, making it a favorite across the board in live and studio settings.
Pin-point accurate intonation and stable tuning are assured with the addition of Wilkinson WJBL175 open-geared tuners, a precision cut Graphtech nut and a fully adjustable Wilkinson WBBC compensated bridge.
Whether you're searching for your first guitar or your last, every Vintage ProShop is designed and hand-built by our Luthiers to your exact specification and will be unique to you.
With an authentically aged USA Alder body, hard rock maple neck and 20 fret fingerboard, the Vintage Custom-Build™ V42PC0784 bass guitar, looks stunning finished in Bubblegum ping with a 3ply black scratchplate.
Aside from the attention to the fine details of the superb aesthetics, 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, data sheet, and Individually numbered and signed ProShop® certificate of authenticity.
V42PC0784 Specifications.
Body:
USA alder body provides resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort with an authentically aged bubblegum pink cellulose finish.
Bridge:
Wilkinson WBBC, compensated, four brass saddle bridge for improved intonation all over the fretboard.
Pickups:
Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound PJ Bass Pickups.
Controls:
Independent master Volume and two Tone controls.
Machine heads:
Wilkinson WJBL175 machine heads provide simple, effective action for maximum tuning stability.
Neck:
Maple bolt-on with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy and great feel.
Scale Length:
34" / 864mm.
Frets:
20 Medium Jumbo profile frets add to comfort, accuracy and overall positive feel of the Vintage V42.
Neck Inlays:
Dot.
Nut:
GraphTech friction free to aid tuning and playability.
Headstock:
Reversed Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal.
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