Vintage V4 ProShop Unique ~ Full Body Scratch Plate
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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
Whilst the Vintage® team of luthiers are renowned for creating some of the world’s finest aged and distressed guitars and basses chosen from the popular Vintage® ReIssued™ ICON™ Series these highly skilled craftsmen often leave the hand-sanding aside to create pristine, one-off Vintage® ProShop® Custom-Builds.
Based on the classic Vintage V4VW 4-string bass from the ReIssued Series, this gorgeous V4P Vintage ProShop model is visually striking, with a single-ply, hand-cut alternatively designed scratchplate with a satin black finish. Hardware includes a colour-matched Wilkinson WBBC bridge, chrome and black double-knurled, domed volume and tone control knobs and black Bare Knuckle ‘65 Split-Coil pickups. This intriguing colour theme is offset against the original and beautifully applied high gloss, Vintage White finish.
It’s been said many times: Do the Vintage ProShop Series of instruments really sound as cool as they look?…you bet!
Wired in series for hum-cancelling duties, the Bare Knuckle ‘65 Split-Coil pickups themselves, feature non bevelled Alnico V magnets and a lighter wind of 42AWG plain enamel wire, which characterises this mid '60s inspired split-coil set renowned for a performance that ensures an incredibly bright high-end, with a weighty, solid low-end response, whilst effortlessly enhancing the natural sonic characteristics of the V4P’s 4-bolt, hard maple neck, rosewood fingerboard and alder/Eastern poplar body construction.
Pin-point accurate intonation the full length of the fingerboard and maximum tuning stability for the Vintage V4P ProShop are both assured by way of smooth, open-geared Wilkinson WJBL200 machine heads, precision cut Graphtech NuBone nut and a Wilkinson compensated four saddle brass bridge.
It’s the finest details within the incredibly authentic and expertly applied worn concept and custom builds, that have earned the Vintage ProShop Series guitars, respect from players around the world.
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.
V4P Features:
Body:
Eastern Poplar/alder body provides resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort.
Neck:
Hard Maple Bolt On with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy and great feel.
Scale Length:
34" / 864mm.
Fingerboard:
Rosewood for outstanding tonal transfer, responsiveness and durability with a traditional 12" radius for superb playability and feel.
Frets:
20 Medium Jumbo profile frets add to comfort, accuracy and overall positive feel of the Vintage V4VW.
Neck Inlays:
Pearloid dot.
Nufour brass saddle bridge for improved intonation all over the fretboard. Satin Black Finish.
Pickups:
Bare Knuckle ‘65 Split-Coil hum-bucking pickups deliver an incredibly bright high-end, with a weighty, solid low-end response.
Controls:
Independent master Volume and Tone controls.
Machine heads:
Wilkinson WJBL200 machine heads provide simple, effective action for maximum tuning stability.
Headstock:
Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal.
The V4™ is an original Vintage® ReIssued Series bass designed and created in the UK by the Vintage design team.
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