Vantage V-100

This is the first guitar with the ‘Vantage’ name on the headstock. We’re not quit sure what the date of first production were. But it’s been said it’s pre 1977. The V-100 model was a re-branded Hondo HLP.
Specifications	Data

Body	Laminate body construction with arched top and Maple veneer 80 H740 body.
Neck	Nato bolt-on neck Stained Rosewood fretboard with Mother of Pearl block inlays Split-diamond Mother of Pearl headstock inlay Open Book headstock Silk-screened Vantage logo Mother of Pearl split-diamond inlay
Truss rod cover	Fish shaped truss rod cover
Fingerboard	Rosewood .
Scale length	24-1/4 inches
Number of frets	22 frets
Pickups	2 humbucking Some with 2 DiMarzio K-10 humbuckers and some with V-2 pickup. (Humbucker)
Binding	Triple-bound headstock and body (front and back) Bound fretboard
Controls	2 Volume 2 Tone 3-way pickup selector switch.
Bridge	Tune-O-Matic-style bridge.
Tailpiece	Stop bar tailpiece.
Tuners	Chrome plated, die-cast precision tuners.
Nut	Witch Hat knobs
Hardware	Chrome
Pickguard	5-ply raised pickguard
Finishes	Cherry Flame. Black (BS) Brown Sunburst (BS)
In production	Pre 1977

Downloads:
PDF-sheet: V-100

Pictures:
(The guitars may have been modifyed by it’s owners over the years…)