Vintage V6MR Icon, Distressed Ventura Green Overview
With a traditionally styled Eastern Poplar body and a balanced set of Wilkinson WVS vintage-voiced Alnico V pickups, the V6MR is every bit a masterpiece of detail, classic style, and pure playability.
The WVS pickups feature staggered, chamfered edge pole pieces for classic tone and power, while a positive location, 6 screw trem/bridge design, with ‘push-in’ variable tension delrin-bushed arm, provides an accurate return to pitch; perpendicular bend, high grade steel saddles enhance tonality and ‘snap’, and a ground base plate corner provides authentic looks.
Speed, comfort, and ultimate playability are provided by a Classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile Maple neck, and a traditional 10" radius fingerboard. 22 Medium Profile frets add to the comfort, accuracy and classic feel of the V6HMR, while the addition of a Graphite top nut, and Wilkinson WJ55 E-Z-Lok locking tuners ensure that tuning remains both constant and stable; staggered string posts, a feature usually only seen on higher priced instruments, provide the ideal string rake angle for smooth vibrato action and correct playing tension.
What Vintage say:
The V6MRVG has the appearance of a battle-hardened road warrior, but comes equipped with the added benefit of some modern embellishments. A trio of Wilkinson WVS vintage-voiced Alnico V pickups give the guitar the perfect balance between scorching highs, rich mids and plummy low end. The Wilkinson vibrato bridge, meanwhile, features a stagger-drilled block which radically improves the guitar's intonation, whilst maintaining incredible return-to-pitch accuracy.
Good things come to those who wait – but who has the time for that? The Vintage ICON Series replicates the beautiful, worn-in look and feel of an instrument that has paid its dues, without investing the lifetime's worth of woodshedding, rehearsing, performing and travel. This is a guitar that already looks like your lifetime companion; the best part is your journey is just beginning. Play on.
- Body: Eastern Poplar
- Vibrato: Wilkinson WVC
- Pickups: Balanced set of Wilkinson WVS vintage-voiced Alnico V pickups
- Controls: Master Volume control with Tone control 1 (neck pickup) and ‘Custom Mod' Tone control 2(mid and bridge pickups). Five-way selector switch
- Machine Heads: Wilkinson WJ55 patented E-Z-Lok
- Neck: Hard rock Maple with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile
- Fingerboard: Traditional 10" radius
- Frets: 22 Medium profile
- Nut: 43mm Graphite
- Headstock: Classic Vintage