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Everyone wants to find that special acoustic guitar.A guitar which subtly invites you to pick it up andplay as you walk past it, even though you didn’teven mean to stop... A guitar that you only meantto sit down with for five minutes, but you’ve beenplaying for over an hour now and there are a hundred other things you should be doing, but it’ssounding so good...
That special guitar with that combination of looksand sound that makes owning it such a pleasure,and constantly reassures you that, boy, did youmake the right choice when you bought it... Most ofall though, it’s that special guitar that seems tounderstand exactly how to interpret every strummedchord, every arpeggio, every fingerpicked passage,every seemingly meandering chord sequence... Andnot only understand it, but is able to present thesemusical thoughts with a smooth and resonant tone;warm, responsive and totally musical.
But that special guitar will feature premier qualitywoods, traditional craftsmanship and a real understanding of what turns a guitar into that special guitar...it’s going to be expensive, isn’t it?
The range of Vintage acoustics and electro-acousticsoffer exactly the levels of specification, materials,options and playing performance to make sure thatyour special guitar is somewhere in the range.Tone-enhancing, premier quality solid spruce topsfeature as standard on every acoustic and electro-acoustic, alongside superior tonewoods which makeup the back and sides of each individual guitar,whether in a carefully selected laminate, or a solidtonewood such as mahogany or rosewood.
And all the onboard pickups and preamp systemsused on the Vintage electro-acoustics have beencarefully designed by electronic experts, Shadow, a legendary name in the specialist area of acousticamplification.
So, when you find your particular ‘special’ Vintageguitar, you’ll find that all those superlatives anddescriptions are true - except ‘expensive’, that is...so why wait any longer to own your special guitar?
Acoustics2008
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fitted as standard!
Contents03-11 Acoustics
12-19 Electro-Acoustics
20-21 Resonators
22 Basses
22 Ukuleles
23 Banjos
23 Mandolins
Models featured: Front Cover - V1300VSB. Back Cover - V1700-12.
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Vintage®VTG100TravelSeries
Compact, Self-Contained, Capable.Compact, Self-Contained, Capable.
VTG100VSBSunburst
LH-VTG100NLeft handed
Natural
VTG100PKHot Pink
Vintage® VTG100 Acoustic Travel SeriesTop: Solid SpruceBack: MahoganySides: MahoganyBinding: BackNeck: MapleFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: MahoganyScale: 570mmTuners: ChromeControls: Vol/Tone Slider (EA-VTG100VSB)Strings: High Quality USA Made
Finish:EA-VTG100VSB E/A Vintage guitar - SunburstVTG100VSB Vintage guitar - SunburstLH-VTG100N Left handed guitar - NaturalAll complete with luxurious light brown, heavily padded “Vintage®” Carry Bag withshoulder straps.
VTG100PK - Hot PinkComplete with luxurious black, heavily padded“Vintage®” Carry Bag with pink embroidery andshoulder straps.
Specification
VTG100NNatural
EA-VTG100SBElectro-AcousticVintage Sunburst
Vintage®V200Series
Vintage®V300Series
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Bright, Characterful.
Vintage® V300 Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid SpruceBack: Nato Laminate Sides: Nato LaminateBinding: Multi White/Black (V300)Body, Neck, Heel Cap Pearloid (PK/BL)Neck: NatoFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: ‘Mock’ TortoiseshellScale: 642mmTuners: ChromeStrings: High Quality USA Made
V300BLPowder Blue
Vintage® V200 Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid SpruceBack: Mahogany LaminateSides: Mahogany LaminateBinding: Multi-Layer Ivory/Black Top/SidesSoundhole: Multi-Ply Ivory/Black, inside centre wood inlayBack/Bottom Centre Line: Multi-Layer Ivory/BlackNeck: NatoFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: ‘Mock’ TortoiseshellScale: 642mmTuners: Grover® 102CStrings: High Quality USA Made
V200NNaturalGloss
V300PKBaby Pink
V300Natural Award Winning.
‘Best Acoustic Guitar Under £1000’Guitar & Bass Magazine
‘...worthy of comparison with instrumentstwo or three times the price’
Guitar & Bass Magazine
LH-V300Natural
Left Hand
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Able, Energetic, Expressive.
Vintage® V400 Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid SpruceBody: Nato Laminate (Maple, V400MP)Sides: Nato Laminate (Maple, V400MP)Binding: Multi White/BlackNeck: Nato (Maple, V400MP)Fingerboard: Bound RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: ‘Mock’ Tortoiseshell Scale: 642mmTuners: ChromeStrings: High Quality USA Made
Vintage®V400Series
V400BKBlack
V400-12Natural
12 String
V400BLTrans Blue
V400SBSunburst
V400MPNatural
V400NNatural
VLH400NNatural
Left Hand
VLH400NNatural
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V800NNatural
VLH800NNatural
Left Hand
Crisp, Accessible, Effective.
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Vintage®V800Series
V800VSBVintage Sunburst
‘Impressive playability and tones for a bargain price’Tim Slater, Guitar Buyer Magazine
The elegant curvilinear shape of the rosewood bridgeused on these Vintage acoustics not only offers secureanchoring for the high quality USA made strings, butadds its own individual tonality to that of the solidGerman spruce top.
V800-12Natural
12 String
Vintage® V800 Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid German SpruceBack: Mahogany LaminateSides: Mahogany LaminateBinding: Black – Top, Black – SidesSoundhole: HerringboneBack/Bottom Centre: HerringboneNeck: Mahogany, Two Way Truss RodFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: ‘Mock’ TortoiseshellScale: 642mmTuners: Chrome Grover® 102CStrings: High Quality USA Made
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Vintage® V900 Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid German SpruceBack: Rosewood LaminateSides: Rosewood LaminateBinding: Ivory/Black/Ivory/Black – Top
Ivory/Black – SidesSoundhole: Multiple Black & WhiteBack/Bottom Centre Line: Ivory/Black/Ivory/BlackNeck: Mahogany, Two Way Truss RodFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: BlackScale: 642mmTuners: Chrome Grover® 102CStrings: High Quality USA Made
Vintage® V1100 Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid German SpruceBack: Solid RosewoodSides: Rosewood Laminate, 3 PlyBinding: Herringbone – Top,
White – SidesSoundhole: HerringboneBack/Bottom Centre Line: HerringboneNeck: Mahogany, Two Way Truss RodFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: ‘Mock’ TortoiseshellScale: 642mmTuners: Chrome Grover® 102CStrings: High Quality USA Made
Lucid, Lively, Rich-Toned.
Vintage®V900/1100Series
V900NNatural
V1100NNatural
‘Both these Vintage guitarstick all of the boxes
insofar as they sound surprisingly full grown
and are surprisingly easy to play, which inspires a lot
more confidence in you as a player’Tim Slater,
Guitar Buyer Magazine
Vintage® V1300 Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid German SpruceBack: Solid MahoganySides: Solid MahoganyBinding: ‘Mock’ Tortoiseshell - Top
‘Mock’ Tortoiseshell – SidesSoundhole: Herringbone, Multi-Ply Ivory/BlackNeck: Mahogany, Two Way Truss RodFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: ‘Mock’ TortoiseshellScale: 642mmTuners: Gold Grover® V-99CGStrings: High Quality USA Made
Dynamic, Versatile, Resonant.
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Vintage®1300Series
’Mock’ tortoiseshell neck heelcap is a neat reflection of the V1300’s ‘mock’ tortoiseshellscratchplate and an attractive finishing detail.
Featuring distinctive chrome ‘butter bean’buttons, these beautiful Grover tunersoffer smooth, sure tuning thanks to precision engineered brass gearings.
V1300NNatural
V1300VSBVintage Sunburst
Eloquent, Tempting, Charismatic.
Vintage®V1400/1500Series
Beautifully trimmed with abalone purfling, the highquality, mature sounding solid German spruce tops usedon these acoustics are carefully matched to solidmahogany back and sides on the V1400, with solidIndian rosewood used on the V1500N. This combinationof legendary tonewoods allows these Vintage acousticguitars to present an authoritative and articulate tonalityguaranteed to please even the most discerning of players.
‘...an impressive and rewarding instrument to play’Nigel Miller, Gear Magazine
‘Highly Commended’Guitar & Bass magazine
Gear of The Year
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‘The V1500 is a bold, sonorous performer,with a rich low-end follow-through’
‘Presentation quality is also enhanced byexcellent build tidiness and good timber
selection’‘...the whole quality of tone and texture is one you’d associate
with a more expensive instrument’‘To be able to buy into a more
upmarket rosewood spec at this kind of money, and on an instrument so elegantly kitted out, is a real find’
Jerry UwinsGuitar & Bass Magazine
V1500NNaturalSatin
Vintage® V1400 Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid SpruceBack: Solid MahoganySides: Solid MahoganyPurfling: Inlaid AbaloneBinding: Flame Maple/Black/Ivory – Top
Flame Maple/Black/Ivory – SidesSoundhole: Abalone, Multi Black/IvoryBack/Bottom Centre Line: Flame Maple/Black/IvoryNeck: Mahogany, Two Way Truss RodFingerboard: Rosewood, Flame Maple BindingBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedScale: 642mmTuners: Gold Grover® 102GStrings: High Quality USA Made
Vintage® V1500 Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid German SpruceBack: Solid Indian RosewoodSides: Solid Indian RosewoodPurfling: Inlaid AbaloneBinding: Flame Maple/Black/Ivory – Top
Flame Maple/Black/Ivory – SidesSoundhole: Inlaid AbaloneBack/Bottom Centre Line: Flame Maple/Black/Ivory Neck: Mahogany, Maple BindingFingerboard: Bound RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedScale: 642mmTuners: Gold Grover® 102GStrings: High Quality USA Made
V1400CSBCherry
Sunburst
V1400NNatural Satin
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Vintage® V1700 Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid SpruceBack: Solid Canadian Flame MapleSides: Solid Canadian Flame MapleBinding: Multi-Layer Ivory/Black - Top
Black/Ivory/Black - SidesSoundhole: Multi-Ply Ivory/BlackBack/Bottom Centre Line: Multi-Ply I/BNeck: Mahogany, Two Way Truss RodHeadstock: BoundFingerboard: Indian RosewoodBridge: Indian RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: ‘Mock’ TortoiseshellScale: 648mmTuners: Gold Grover® 102G Strings: High Quality USA Made
Attractive, Mesmeric, Resounding.
Vintage®1700Series
V1700NNatural
V1700-12Natural
12 String
Accomplished, Spirited,Charming.
Vintage®1800Series
V1800NNaturalGloss
Vintage® V1800N Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid SpruceBack: Solid RosewoodSides: Solid RosewoodBinding: Multi-Layer Ivory/Black, Flame Maple - Top
Multi-Layer Ivory/Black, Flame Maple - SidesPurfling: Inlaid AbaloneSoundhole: Multi-Ply Ivory/Black, Inlaid AbaloneBack/Bottom Centre Line: Multi-Layer Ivory/Black,Flame MapleNeck: Mahogany, Oil Stain Finish, Two WayTruss RodHeadstock: SlottedFingerboard: Indian RosewoodBridge: Indian RosewoodScale: 648mmSaddle: CompensatedTuners: Gold Grover® RM-1388-7B/Amber ButtonsStrings: High Quality USA Made
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‘A great looker, and the finish - gloss on the body,
satin on the neck - is flawless.’‘The Vintage’s combination
of quality and value is hard to resist’
Guitar & Bass Magazine
‘Best Acoustic Guitar Under £500’
Guitar & Bass Magazine
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Vintage® VE300 Electro-Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid SpruceBack: Nato LaminateSides: Nato LaminateBinding: Multi-Layer White/BlackNeck: NatoFingerboard: Bound RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedScale: 642mmPreamp: Shadow® TerrzoPickup: Shadow® Passive NanoflexControls: 3 Band EQ, Volume, Phase Switch, BCTuners: Chrome Die CastStrings: High Quality USA Made
Vintage®VE300Series
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VE300BKBlack
Intriguing, Impressive, Characterful.
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Shadow’s LC3 rim-mounted preamp offerseasily accessed controls for Volume and 3-Band EQ system, plus battery level checkLED. Battery changes are also easily performed via the quick-access clip-catchcompartment cover above the preamp.
VE300SBSunburst
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Vintage® VJ100 Acoustic Super Jumbo SeriesTop: Solid Spruce Body: Mahogany LaminateSides: Mahogany LaminateBinding: Multi Black/WhiteNeck: NatoFingerboard: Bound RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: TortoiseshellScale: 642mmTuners: ChromeStrings: High Quality USA Made
Vintage® VECJ100 Electro-AcousticSuper Jumbo SeriesTop: Solid Spruce Body: Mahogany LaminateSides: Mahogany LaminateBinding: Multi Black/WhiteNeck: NatoFingerboard: Bound RosewoodScale: 642mmBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPreamp: Shadow® QuartoPickup: Shadow® Passive NanoflexControls: 4 Band EQ/Volume/Battery CheckTuners: Chrome DiecastStrings: High Quality USA Made
Vintage® VE660 Electro-Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid SpruceBack: Mahogany Laminate Sides: Mahogany LaminateBinding: Multi-Layer White/BlackNeck: NatoFingerboard: Bound RosewoodBridge: RosewoodScale: 642mmPickup: Single CoilControls: 1 x Volume, 1 x ToneTuners: Chrome/Green Tulip ButtonsStrings: High Quality USA Made
Big-Toned, Versatile, Exciting.
Vintage®J100/VE660Series
VECJ100BKHi Gloss Black
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VE660TSBTobacco Sunburst
With a style very much rooted in the era of bands like the Beatles, theVintage VE660TSB has real 1960’s character. Back in the days beforededicated electro-acoustics, amplifying and recording acoustic guitarsoften meant fitting electric guitar pickups and controls. Check the singlecoil pickup neatly tucked in at the neck of the VE660TSB specially forthat authentic 1960s sound.
VJ100NNatural
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Vintage®VEC350Series
VEC350NFMaple Flame
Natural
Exciting, Passionate, Vibrant.
‘...a versatile and capable instrument’Tony Simmons, Gear Magazine
Vintage® VEC350 Electro-Acoustic SeriesTop: Flame Maple Veneer (Lam Spruce Top BMS)Back: Mahogany Sides: Mahogany Binding: Black/White Multi-PlyNeck: NatoFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedScale: 642mmPreamp: Shadow® QuatroPickup: Shadow® Passive NanoflexControls: 4 Band EQStrings: High Quality USA Made
The 4-Band EQ system of theShadow LC4-EQ preamp offersuseful and comprehensivecontrol over the amplifiedsound of the VEC350’s
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VEC350BMSPearl Black
Metallic
VEC350FSBMaple Flame
CherrySunburst
VEC350ABFMaple FlameTrans Blue
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Striking, Inspirational, Accommodating.
Vintage®VEC500Series
Vintage® VEC500 Electro-Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid Spruce (MP) Pale Solid SpruceBody: Nato Laminate (MP) Maple LaminateSides: Nato Laminate (MP) Maple LaminateBinding: Multi White/Black Neck: Nato (MP) MapleFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: ‘Mock’ TortoiseshellScale: 648mm, 642mm 12-StringPreamp: Shadow® TerrzoPickup: Shadow® Passive NanoflexControls: 3 Band EQ, Volume, Phase Switch, BCTuners: Chrome Die CastStrings: High Quality USA Made
VEC500MPNatural
Satin Maple
VEC500CSBCherry
Sunburst
VEC500BLThru Blue
VEC500RBThru Red
VEC500-12Natural
12 String
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VEC500NNatural
VLH500NNatural
Left Hand
Vintage VEC380 SeriesTop: Solid Spruce (Nylon String - Solid Cedar)Back & Sides: Figured Flame MapleNeck: Bound NatoFingerboard: EbonyScale: 25.5”/ 648mmBinding: Multi-ply cream & blackBridge: EbonyPreamp: Shadow® Five-PlusPickup: Shadow® Active NanoFlexHardware: Gold-plated, 3-in-lineControls: Volume, 5 band EQ (bass, low-mid,hi-mid treble & brilliance), EQ Shape Switch,Phase invert Switch.
Vintage®VEC380Series
VEC380NNatural
SH Five-Plus
15b
VEC380BGBBurgundy Burst
VEC380-12Natural
VEC380CLNatural
The Shadow Five-Plus preamp and active pickup systemprovides the front-end source sound, offering Volume,four bands of EQ, and Brilliance control sliders, withphase switch, green battery status LED and EQ bypassoption button. The preamp is of a ‘slot in’ design, and iseasily removable for battery changes.
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Vintage® VEC800 Electro-Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid German SpruceBack: Mahogany LaminateSides: Mahogany LaminateBinding: Black – Top, Black – SidesNeck: Mahogany, Two Way Truss RodFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: ‘Mock’ TortoiseshellScale: 642mmPreamp: Shadow® ‘Classic Style’ CP4Pickup: Shadow® Piezo TransducerControls: Volume, Bass, Low Mid, Hi Mid, Treble,Phase Reversal Switch, Battery CheckTuners: Chrome Grover® 102CStrings: High Quality USA Made
Vintage® VEC900 Electro-Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid German SpruceBack: Rosewood LaminateSides: Rosewood LaminateBinding: Multi-Layer Ivory/Black/Ivory/Black–Top
Multi-Layer Ivory/Black – SidesBack/Bottom Centre Line: Multi-Layer Neck: Mahogany, Two Way Truss RodFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: BlackScale: 642mmPreamp: Shadow® ‘Classic Style’ CP4Pickup: Shadow® Piezo TransducerControls: Volume, Bass, Low Mid, Hi Mid, Treble,Phase Reversal Switch, Battery CheckTuners: Chrome Grover® 102CStrings: High Quality USA Made
Animated, Elegant, Adept.
Vintage®VEC800/900Series
VEC900NNaturalGloss
‘The tone grew and developed the more I was willing to try out alternate settings
and configurations. I have to say that I was impressed’
Steve HarveyAcoustic Magazine
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VEC800NNaturalGloss
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Vintage® VEC1100 Electro-Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid German SpruceBack: Solid Indian RosewoodSides: Rosewood Laminate, 3 PlyBinding: Herringbone – Top, Black/White – SidesBack/Bottom Centre Line: HerringboneNeck: Mahogany, Two Way Truss RodFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedPickguard: BlackScale: 642mmPreamp: Shadow® ‘Classic Style’ CP4Pickup: Shadow® Piezo TransducerControls: Volume, Bass, Low, Mid, Hi Mid, Treble,Phase Reversal Switch, Battery CheckTuners: Chrome Grover® 102CStrings: High Quality USA Made
Enjoyable, Resounding, Consummate.
Vintage®VEC1100Series
The dreadnought shaped VEC800/900/1100 guitarswith their distinctive Venetian body cutaways are exceedingly attractive guitar body shapes to look at.These guitars also feature Shadow’s versatile CP4preamp, designed to capture and amplify the excellenttonal characteristics of the guitars as accurately andsympathetically as possible. For those who intend toplug in their acoustic, the CP4 preamp offers easily-accessed, good front end output sound control with4-band EQ, Volume and Phase Reversal Switch.
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‘Shadow has an impressivepedigree, with a roster of
top-flight endorsees’Tim Slater
Guitar Buyer Magazine
‘...a remarkably good electro-acoustic guitar for a very tempting price’
Tim Slater, Guitar Buyer Magazine
VEC1100NNatural Gloss
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Vintage®VE1300Series
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Look at the body end of the fingerboard and you’llsee a small full-width magnetic pickup; Shadow’sNanoMag unit, which not only provides anacoustic sound, but induces a sweet, throaty,quite jazzy tone too. In conjunction with this is theundersaddle vibration-sensing Nanoflex unit.
VE1300VSBVintage Sunburst
Vintage® VE1300Top: Solid German SpruceBack: Solid MahoganySides: Solid MahoganyBinding: ‘Mock’ TortoiseshellNeck: Mahogany, Two Way Truss RodFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodPreamp: Shadow Sonic DoubleplayScale: 642mm
VE1300
VE1300NNatural
Vintage®VEC1400Series
Vintage® VEC1400 Electro-Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid SpruceBack: Solid MahoganySides: Solid MahoganyBinding: Flame Maple - Top
Flame Maple – SidesPurfling: Inlaid AbaloneSoundhole: Inlaid AbaloneBack/Bottom Centre Line: Multi-Layer Birds-eye MapleNeck: Mahogany, Two Way Truss RodFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedScale: 648mmPreamp: Shadow® SH863Pickup: Shadow® Piezo TransducerControls: Volume, Bass, Treble, Pre Shape,Phase Reversal SwitchTuners: Grover® 102G GoldStrings: High Quality USA Made
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The Shadow SH863 preamp unit is discreetly posi-tioned on the upper front bout of the guitar. Thisprovides good access to the push-push recessed fitVolume, Bass and Treble rotary controls.
Enchanting, Alluring, Harmonious.
LH-VEC1400NNatural
Left Hand
VEC1400NNatural
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Vintage® VEC1500 Electro-Acoustic SeriesTop: Solid German SpruceBack: Solid Indian RosewoodSides: Solid Indian RosewoodBinding: Flame Maple – Top
Flame Maple – SidesPurfling: Inlaid AbaloneSoundhole: Inlaid AbaloneBack/Bottom Centre Line: Multi-Layer Flame MapleNeck: Mahogany, Two Way Truss RodFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodSaddle: CompensatedScale: 642mmPreamp: Shadow® SH863 Pickup: Shadow® Piezo TransducerControls: Volume, Bass, Pre Shape, Phase Reversal SwitchTuners: Grover® 102G GoldStrings: High Quality USA Made
Vintage®VEC1500Series
Versatile, Sumptuous, Compelling.
VEC1500NNatural Satin
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Shadow’s SH863 award-winning preamp design features an innovative ‘skin-feel’ tactile style surface,with external battery access and extremely low powerconsumption levels.
The top flight Shadow SH863 unit has been speciallyselected to complement perfectly the vibrant, resonant tone of the top-of-the-range VEC1500N electro-acoustic, presenting as full-toned and naturalan acoustic sound as possible.
The precisely-engineered preamp also features phaseinvert and instant access EQ pre-shape switches formaximum noise-free performance with a carefully balanced and detailed sound.
Vintage® VRA400 Acoustic ResonatorTop: Mahogany LaminateBack: Mahogany LaminateSides: Mahogany LaminateResonator: 10.5" Aluminium Spun ConeBinding: Multi-Layer White/BlackNeck: NatoFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: SpiderScale: 630mmTuners: Chrome Die CastStrings: High Quality USA Made
Vintage® VRC800 Electro-Acoustic Resonator Top: Mahogany LaminateBack: Mahogany LaminateSides: Mahogany LaminateResonator: 10.5" Aluminium Spun ConeBinding: WhiteNeck: NatoFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: Maple BiscuitScale: 630mmPickup: Mini HumbuckerControls: 1 x Volume, 1 x ToneTuners: Chrome Die CastStrings: High Quality USA Made
VRA400BKBlack
Engrossing, Invigorating, Motivational.
‘...this ready-to-plug-inVintage Resonator seems
like hugely great value for money.’Gear Magazine
Vintage®ResonatorSeries
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VRC800BKBlack
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AMG1Chrome
AMG2Chrome
Unique, Traditional, Time-Honoured.
Vintage®ResonatorSeries
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Vintage® AMG1 Acoustic Resonator Top: Bell BrassBody: Bell BrassResonator: 9.5" Aluminium Spun ConeNeck: NatoFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: Maple BiscuitScale: 630mmTuners: Chrome Die CastStrings: High Quality USA Made
Vintage® AMG2 Tri-Cone Acoustic ResonatorTop: SteelBody: SteelResonator: 3 x 6" Aluminium Spun ConeNeck: NatoFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: Maple BiscuitScale: 630mmTuners: Chrome Die CastStrings: High Quality USA Made
‘The AMG1 takes some beating as it covers all styles well’Steve Hughes, Music Mart
VUC60EANatural
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Vintage®VCB430Series
MODEL TYPE TOP BODY BINDING FRETS FINGERBOARD BRIDGE PREAMP/CONTROLS TUNERS FINISH
VUC60EA Concert Electro-Acoustic Ukulele Ovangkol Ovangkol Maple 18 Rosewood Rosewood Shadow P3, Vol & Tone Enclosed Gearing, Adjustable GlossVUC50 Concert Acoustic Ukulele Ovangkol Ovangkol Maple 18 Rosewood Rosewood - Enclosed Gearing, Adjustable GlossVUS40 Soprano Acoustic Ukulele Ovangkol Ovangkol Maple 12 Rosewood Rosewood - Open Geared GlossVUK20N Ukulele Mahogany Mahogany - 12 Rosewood Rosewood - Open Geared GlossVUK15N Ukulele Mahogany Mahogany - 12 Rosewood Rosewood - Open Geared Gloss
Vintage®UkuleleSeries
Vintage® VCB430 Electro-Acoustic Bass SeriesTop: Flame MapleBack: Mahogany Laminate Sides: Mahogany LaminateBinding: Multi-Layer White/Black Neck: NatoFingerboard: RosewoodBridge: RosewoodScale: 866mmPreamp: Shadow® Quarto EQPickup: Shadow® Passive NanoflexControls: 4 Band EQ, Volume, Battery CheckTuners: Chrome – VCB430TBK
Gold – VCB430NStrings: High Quality USA Made
VCB430TBKThru Black
VUC50Natural
VUS40Natural
VUK20NNatural
VUK20BLHula Blue
VUK20PKHula Blue
VUK20YLHula Blue
VUK15NNatural
SH Quarto is a 4-bandequalizer with phaseinvert switch for acousticand classical instruments.The 4-band equaliser controls (bass, mid, treble, brilliance) allowyou to adjust youracoustic sound quicklyand easily.The Phase switch inverts
the signal and cancelsfeedback. SH Quarto usesthe innovative passive Nanoflex pickup and an endpinconnection. The 9V battery is under the preamp and iseasily accessible. The LED will turn on when the battery power is low.
VCB430NNatural
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VFM500Brown Burst
VFM500ERRed Burst
MODEL TYPE BODY TOP NECK FINGERBOARD SCALE BRIDGE PICK UP/CONTROLS HARDWARE FINISH
VFM500 Mandolin Mahogany Spruce Mahogany Maple 340mm Rosewood – Gold Brown BurstVFM500ER Electric Mandolin Mahogany Spruce Mahogany Maple 340mm Rosewood 1 Single Coil, Vol & Tone Gold Red BurstVFM500EB Electric Mandolin Mahogany Spruce Mahogany Maple 340mm Rosewood 1 Single Coil, Vol & Tone Gold Blue Burst
‘The Vintage folk catalogue of instruments offers great value’
Gear Magazine
Vintage®BanjoSeries
VFM500EBBlue Burst
Vintage®MandolinSeries
MODEL TYPE BODY HEAD TENSION RODS NECK FINGERBOARD SCALE BRIDGE HARDWARE FINISH
VB30G ‘G’ Banjo Mahogany Resonator Remo 30 Mahogany Rosewood 670mm Maple Chrome/Pearloid NaturalVOB12 Open Back ‘G’ Banjo Nato Remo 12 Nato Rosewood 670mm Maple Pearloid NaturalVB35T Tenor Banjo Mahogany Resonator Remo 30 Mahogany Rosewood 575mm Maple Chrome/ Pearloid NaturalVGB26 Guitar Banjo Mahogany Resonator Remo 30 Mahogany Rosewood 575mm Maple Chrome/ Pearloid NaturalVUB50 Ukulele Banjo Nato Resonator Remo 4 Nato Rosewood 328mm Maple Pearloid Natural
VB30G‘G’
Banjo
VOB12Open Back‘G’ Banjo
Heads Fitted As Standard
VB35TTenor Banjo
VUB50UkuleleBanjo
VGB26Guitar Banjo
‘Strong and resonant tones’Gear Magazine
‘The superb VUB50 banjo is a
whole heap of fun’Gear Magazine
Back Cover Model: V1700-12
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well-made, reliable instrumentsat the best price possible.’Steve Harvey
Acoustic Magazine