From a catalog:
Vantage VA900 Series
A “top-of-the-line” instrument in every sense of the word, the Vantage VA900 virtuoso solid body guitar offers the descriminating player superlative construction and finishing work, the finest woods available and a multi-faceted active/passive electronic system representing the most quiet, state-of-the-art design available today.
The neck-through-body “transmit” design provides the ultimate in stability and sustain.
The special active/passive circuitry consists of an active preamp providing up to 13 dB of boost to overdrive your sound and an active equalization/tone control offering a total of ±25 dB of tone shaping.
Two custom-designed Vantage #600GD humbucking pickups produce a powerful and articulated sound.
A coil tap and phaser reversal switch help to further modify the sound.
| Specifications |
Data |
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| Scale length |
25½ inches |
| Number of frets |
24 |
| Neck (material & construction) |
Three pieces of laminated maple with two walnut stripes and a multilayered center of ask, walnut and maple running the entire length of the guitar in the “transmit” style design.
Adjustable truss rod. |
| Fingerboard |
Rosewood with a brass nut. |
| Body (material & construction) |
Multi-layered ash, walnut and maple with two walnut strings. |
| Finish |
Matte oak finish. |
| Pickups |
Two Vantage 600GD custom-engineered humbucking pickups. |
| Circuitry |
Preamp volume boost and active tone equalizatiion. |
| Controls and switches |
Master volume
Active treble & bass control
Coil tap / phase / boost / pickup selector switches.
LED indicates low battery level (two 9 volt) |
| Machine heads |
Gold-plated, die-cast precision tuners. |
| Control knobs |
Brass with groove grip. |
| Bridge / talepiece |
Brass adjustable combination bridge / tailepiece. |
| In production |
1979 |
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