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| The beginning
700VP was one of three models (600VS, 700VP and 800VA) in the first year of Matusmokus production by the name “Vantage”. They change the name to VP700 the year after to get a more orderly model line.
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| Specifications |
Data |
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| Body |
Mapel & ash laminated body eith 4 walnut stripe inlays. |
| Neck |
Fixed hard maple neck. |
| Fingerboard |
Hard maple |
| Scale length |
25-1/2 inches |
| Number of frets |
22 frets |
| Pickups |
Two #450PF custom-engineered humbucking pickup with ceramic magnets. (Humbucker) |
| Controls and switches |
2 Volum controls
2 Tone controls
Coil tap switch for changing pickups from humbuckers to singel coil.
Pickup selector switch. |
| Bridge |
All brass, to way adjustable. |
| Tailpiece |
Thru-body type |
| Tuners |
Rotomatic type tuners |
| Nut |
Non-slip cream plastic speed knobs. |
| Hardware |
Chrome |
| Finishes |
Mat brown with maple and walnut center. |
| Other |
Inlaid sustain block. |
| In production |
1978 |
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Pictures:
(The guitars may have been modifyed by it’s owners over the years…)
