Vintage V65 ProShop Custom-Build ~ Heavy Distress ~ Sunburst (Contact: Richards Guitars. www.rguitars.co.uk)
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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
For many years, the now legendary Vintage® ReIssued™ V65 Series of solid body electric guitars have been a firm favourite with guitar players around the world, whilst also replicating the unending appeal of the offset bodied guitar, pleasing armies of cult followers of this classic, timeless trendsetter.
Now, combining a worn concept undertaken by the skilled team of Vintage luthiers, this stunning Vintage® ProShop® V65 Hardtail, evokes the wonderful charm of a worn, yet cherished guitar.
The aging process ventured by these talented craftsmen is pin-point accurate, with scuffs, abrasions and minor dings in all the worn areas. This includes hand-sanding regions of the original 3-tone Tobacco Sunburst finish on the top, back and sides, revealing areas of the alder body to represent a guitar that’s paid its dues on the live circuit for decades.
This unique aging process also extends to the amber-tinted, one-piece maple neck and headstock, hand-crafted blue pearloid 3 ply scratchplate, Wilkinson WJ55 machine heads, Wilkinson six saddle hardtail bridge and knurled metal chrome control knobs topped with ebony inlays.
Gorgeous aesthetics aside, with this time-honoured tonewood combination, which also includes a glossy 22 fret rosewood fingerboard delivering an impressive fast note response, this eye-catching Vintage® ProShop® V65 Hardtail, loaded with a powerful Wilkinson Soap Bar pickup at the neck and a high-output Wilkinson PAF style Double Coil at the bridge, is perfect for a host of styles from blues to jazz, pop and rock.
What can be more alluring for the guitarist yearning for a guitar that looks like it’s been played within an inch of its life for the last 50 years?....a Vintage® ProShop® guitar.
It’s the finest details within the incredibly authentic and expertly applied worn concept that have earned the Vintage ProShop Series guitars, respect from players around the world.
It’s been said many times: Do the Vintage ProShop Series of instruments really sound as cool as they look?…you bet!
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, and Individually numbered and signed ProShop® certificate of authenticity.
Features:
Body:
Alder body provides resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort.
Bridge:
Wilkinson six saddle hardtail bridge provides superb tuning stability and adjustable intonation for each string.
Pickups:
Two Wilkinson Soapbar single coil in the neck position and Wilkinson PAF style Double Coil at the bridge, pickups provide fat and articulate cleans and cutting, punchy overdriven tones.
Controls:
Independent master Volume and Tone pots with three position pickup selector switch.
Machine heads:
Wilkinson WJ55 machine heads provide simple, effective action for superb tuning stability.
Neck:
One piece Maple with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy and great feel.
Fingerboard:
Rosewood for outstanding tonal transfer, responsiveness and durability with a traditional 10” radius for superb playability and feel.
Scale Length:
25.5" / 648mm.
Frets:
22 Medium Jumbo profile frets add to comfort, accuracy and overall positive feel of the Vintage V65.
Nut:
43mm Graphtech NuBone for smooth and friction-free string bending and tuning.
Headstock:
Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal.
The Vintage® ReIssued™ V65 is an original guitar designed in the UK by the Vintage® design team.
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