The Vintage V4MRSSB ICON bass replicates the beautiful, worn-in look and feel of an instrument that exhibits a lifetime's worth of woodshedding, rehearsing and performing, straight out of the box. Good things come to those who wait – but who has the time for that?
Featuring a single Wilkinson BP(M)WBP pickup, compensated brass saddle bridge and improved upper fret access, the Vintage V4MRSSB is true player’s instrument that’s ready to turn its hand to any number of musical styles.
A Vintage ICON Series Bass already looks like your lifetime companion; the best part is your journey is just beginning. Play on.
V4 Features:
Body:
Eastern poplar body for improved resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort, enhanced with correctly radiused contoured body.
Neck:
Hard Maple bolt on neck for instant comfort, speed, accuracy and great feel.
Fingerboard:
Rosewood for outstanding tonal transfer, responsiveness and durability with a traditional 12" radius for superb playability and feel.
Scale Length:
34" / 864mm.
Frets:
20 Medium profile frets add to comfort, accuracy and overall positive feel of the Vintage V4MRSSB.
Neck Inlays:
Black block.
Nut:
42mm black graphite stays smooth and friction-free.
Bridge:
Wilkinson four saddle compensated brass bridge provides improved intonation all over the fretboard.
Machine heads:
Wilkinson WJBL200 ensure smooth and stable tuning.
Pickups:
One Wilkinson BP(M)WBP single coil pickup for ultimate clarity and articulation.
Controls:
Single Volume and tone controls.
Headstock:
Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal.
The V4™ is an original Vintage® ICON Series bass designed and created in the UK by the Vintage design team.
About Vintage
Guitars for the Working Musician
Since 1993 Vintage® has enjoyed an excellent reputation around the world for creating guitars which use a blend of classic timber selection, premium branded components from some of the biggest names in pickups and hardware, and an approach to design which lets Vintage® instruments perform way beyond expectation.
Our philosophy of understanding, caring and ensuring that Vintage® can be equally at home in the bedroom, a garage band, with a local hero or used in anger on any one or the World’s most famous stages has seen legions of loyal fans who rely on Vintage to perform for them, day after day, gig after gig, session after session.
Our relationships with famous designers, and a skilful in-house design team means we never stand still, continually innovate, and focus on bringing the best bang for the buck guitars to players of all stripes, busting myths and debunking the black magic to produce outstanding value and outstanding guitars.
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