Vintage VSA500B ReIssued Semi Acoustic Guitar w/Bigsby ~ Cherry Red

Description

For many years, the Vintage® ReIssued™ Series VSA500 semi-acoustic guitar with a maple body and mahogany neck, has been a firm favourite amongst rock, jazz and blues players around the world, for its ability to effortlessly deliver acoustic properties of archtop guitars at louder volumes with reduced feedback.
 
Available in a gorgeous Cherry Red finish offset with cream binding, 3 ply black scratchplate and chrome hardware, this highly professional Vintage ReIssued VSA500B semi-acoustic guitar is also fitted with a Bigsby® licensed vibrato as standard. 
 
Beautiful warm, thick, powerful rich tones via a pair of Wilkinson vintage voiced WOCHB double coil pickups are delivered with exceptional clarity, whilst additional high-end hardware includes, chrome Grover tulip machine heads, a GraphTech nut, Wilkinson T.O.M bridge and the chrome Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece for sensitive vibrato duties and increased sustain.
 
Vintage’s unique, offset double cutaway evolutionary body shape, ingeniously-designed offset heel and enhanced treble side cutaway, improves playability and access the full length of the 22 fret fingerboard. 
 

VSA500B Specifications.

Body:
Maple body with maple top provides resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort. The VSA500B features Vintage’s unique, offset double cutaway evolutionary body shape, ingeniously-designed offset heel and enhanced treble side cutaway to improve upper fret access and playability.

Bridge: 
Wilkinson T.O.M. bridge provides superb tuning stability along with adjustable intonation for each string.

Vibrato:
Chrome Bigsby® licensed B70.

Pickups:
Two Wilkinson® vintage voiced WOCHB double coils provide thick and rich tones.

Controls:
Dual master Volume and Tone controls with three position pickup selector switch.

Machine heads: 
Grover® tulip machine heads provide simple, effective action for superb tuning stability.

Neck:
One piece Mahogany with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy and great feel.

Fingerboard:
12″ radius fingerboard provides positive feel and superior playability.

Scale Length:
24.75″ / 628mm.  
                                                                                                               
Frets:
22 Medium Jumbo profile frets add to comfort, accuracy and overall positive feel of the VSA500B.

Nut:
43mm GraphTech for smooth and friction-free string bending and tuning.

Headstock:
Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal.

The VSA500B™ is an original Vintage® ReIssued Series guitar designed in the UK by the Vintage® design team.