VintageADVANCE
Evolution Not Revolution.
“Designing the Vintage Advance Series was a true ‘labour of love’, confirming our commitment to bringing you the best guitars at any price. I hope you have as much enjoyment playing them as we did creating them. Vintage Advance Series is just the start... stay tuned!”
Trev Wilkinson |
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AV6PLB
Laguna Blue
$829.00 |
AV6PFR
Firenza Red
$829.00 |
Recorded at The Audio Mangle |
The Advance AV6P is comfortable and well balanced and out-specs virtually any guitar in or above its respective class. A new take on the classic double cutaway guitar we are all familiar with, but take a closer look and you will see how much we have improved the concept. High access neck joint, 'select' American alder body, maple neck and Indian rosewood 22 fret fingerboard. The unique Bubinga heel extension provides enhanced mechanical coupling between the neck and body, producing increased sustain and definition.
Featuring no less than three stacked humbucking P90 pickups specially designed by Trev Wilkinson for this model, the AV6P is the real 'tone hound' of the Advance Series.
So is the AV6P really two brilliant guitars in one? Trev Wilkinson thinks it is; “Alongside the master volume and master tone controls, the ‘Roll Control’ takes each pickup from stacked humbucking mode to classic single coil P90 territory. Working in conjunction with the five-way pickup selector, this configuration moves from heavy, fat overdrive to all the sparkle expected from the traditional ‘3 single coil’ pickup configuration.”
The unique Wilkinson WVC 5+1 vibrato bridge with 'real steel' sustain block, and Trev's patented E-Z-Lok™ tuners, which provide staggered string post heights too, means you get true 'return to zero' tuning stability, with smooth and effortless tone-drenched vibrato.
Not only that, it just looks so good in either Laguna Blue or Firenza Red – the stylish and versatile AV6P is a true guitar star!
AV6P Specifications
Body: American Alder
Neck: Maple/Bubinga – Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Top Nut: Ivory/Graphite
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ05 E-Z-Lok™
Bridge: Wilkinson® WV6SB (Steel Block)
Scale: 25.5”/648mm
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Pickups: Wilkinson® P90 Stacked Humbucker x 3 (N) W90SKN (M) W90SKM (B) W90SKB
Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 1 x ‘Roll Control’ (Humbucker to Single Coil), 5-Way Selector
Hardware: Nickel
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AV6HVW
Vintage White
$769.00 |
AV6HCAR
Candy Apple Red
$769.00 |
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The twin cutaway style Advance AV6H is comfortable, well balanced and so easy to play thanks to its high access neck joint. The unique Bubinga heel extension provides enhanced mechanical coupling between the neck and body, producing increased sustain and definition.
Superior tone is guaranteed due to its select quality, American alder body and slick,
satin finished hard maple neck. Available in gorgeous Candy Apple Red or an authentic
Vintage White.
With Wilkinson WHS alnico single coils in the neck and middle positions (slightly overwound for better balance with the WHHB bridge humbucker), Trev Wilkinson has seriously increased the tonal firepower of the AV6H by adding the extra ‘Roll Control’. This means that the hot bridge humbucker can be rolled back to single coil mode for additional tonal versatility. A traditional 5-way pickup selector switch easily accesses all of the sounds from the AV6H's S/S/H pickup layout.
A unique Wilkinson WVC 5+1 vibrato bridge with 'real steel' sustain block, and Trev's patented E-Z-Lok™ tuners which provide staggered string post heights too, means you get true 'return to zero' tuning stability, with smooth and effortless tone-drenched vibrato.
AV6H Specifications
Body: American Alder
Neck: Maple/Bubinga – Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Top Nut: Ivory/Graphite
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ05 E-Z-Lok™
Bridge: Wilkinson® WV6SB (Steel Block)
Scale: 25.5”/648mm
Frets: 22
Pickups: Wilkinson® Humbucker x 1 WHHB (B), Single Coil x 2 (N) WHSN (M) WHSM
Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 1 x ‘Roll Control’ (Humbucker to Single Coil), 5-Way Selector
Hardware: Nickel
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AV6SSSB
Sunset Sunburst
$819.00 |
AV6SBB
Boulevard Black
$819.00 |
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The twin cutaway style Advance AV6S is comfortable, perfectly balanced and so easy to play thanks to its high access neck joint. Great tone is assured thanks to its premier quality American alder body and hard maple neck. Available in smooth Boulevard Black or the vibrant Sunset Sunburst, the AV6S guitars are stylish and versatile instruments.
The AV6S is definitely the option for any guitar player who prefers the more traditional style of pickup layout, as it features three specially-calibrated Wilkinson WHS slightly overwound
single coil pickups for a clear and crisply-detailed palette of sounds, with the ability to drive effects better than lower output pickups. Plus, the middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse
polarity, giving noise free positions 2 and 4 on the 5-way pick up selector switch.
A WVC 5+1 vibrato bridge with 'real steel' sustain block, and Trev's patented E-Z-Lok™ tuners, which provide staggered string post heights too, means you get true 'return to zero'
tuning stability, with smooth and effortless tone-drenched vibrato.
AV6S Specifications
Body: American Alder
Neck: Maple/Bubinga – Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Top Nut: Ivory/Graphite
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ05 E-Z-Lok™
Bridge: Wilkinson® WV6SB (Steel Block)
Scale: 25.5”/648mm
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Pickups: Wilkinson® Single Coil x 3 (N) WHSN (M) WHSM (B) WHSB
Controls: Volume, 2 x Tone, 5-Way Selector
Hardware: Nickel
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AV2SSB
Sunset Sunburst
$849.00 |
AV2SGB
Boulevard Black
$849.00 |
Recorded at The Audio Mangle |
The Vintage Advance AV2S offers a new slant on a classically-styled single cutaway guitar, featuring a 'high access' bolt-on, satin finished maple neck with 22 fret Indian rosewood
fingerboard. The unique Bubinga heel extension provides enhanced mechanical coupling between the neck and body, producing increased sustain and definition.
The subtly offset body is constructed from acoustically chambered American alder, giving extra depth and breadth to the resonance and additional personality to the tone. Through-body stringing and an intonation-compensated 3-saddle Wilkinson WTB bridge deliver all the string response associated with this style of instrument.
AV2SGB and AV2SSB deliver optimum playability. Both versions feature a Wilkinson WVC humbucking pickup in the neck position which can be rolled back to single coil mode using the Vintage ‘Roll Control’. Combining this feature with the 'Vintage voiced' Wilkinson WVOB alnico V bridge pickup delivers a terrifically versatile ‘country to rock’ style guitar, with some real tone in its twang.
AV2S Specifications
Body: American Alder (Chambered)
Top: American Alder
Neck: Maple/Bubinga – Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Top Nut: Ivory/Graphite
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ05
Bridge: Wilkinson® WTB
Scale: 25.5”/648mm
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Pickups: Wilkinson® 1 x Humbucker WVC (N), 1 x Single Coil WV0B (B)
Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 1 x ‘Roll Control’ (Humbucker to Single Coil), 3-Way Toggle
Hardware: Nickel
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AV2HNF
Natural Flame Maple
$899.00 |
AV2HHF
Honeyburst Flame Maple
$899.00 |
Recorded at The Audio Mangle |
The Vintage Advance AV2H is a single cutaway bolt-on neck style guitar, featuring classic tone woods in all the right places. Acoustically chambered American Alder bodies with solid maple top, enhanced with a double-stained flame maple veneer. The addition of a bound ‘F’ hole gives even more tonal resonance.
AV2HNF and the AV2HHF have satin finish hard maple necks and smooth ‘tight grain’ Indian rosewood fingerboards, for optimum playability, and also features the unique Bubinga heel extension, providing enhanced mechanical coupling between the neck and body, producing increased sustain and definition.
Through-body stringing and the intonation compensated (specially shortened) 3-saddle WT3S bridge deliver all the string response to get maximum ‘twang’ associated with this style of instrument.
Wilkinson ‘high output’ WHHB humbucking pickups retain the Rock attitude, and can be rolled back to single coil operation utilising the ‘Roll Control’. The unique upper bout thumb cutaway greatly assists top fret access, creating a most versatile rock guitar, with some real tone and attitude when you need it!
AV2H Specifications
Top: Maple/Flame Maple Veneer
Body: American Alder
Binding: Ivory Single Ply
Neck: Maple/Bubinga – Bolt-On
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Top Nut: Ivory/Graphite
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ05
Bridge: Wilkinson® WTBS
Scale: 25.5”/648mm
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Pickups: Wilkinson® Humbucker x 2 (N) WHHBN (B) WHHBB
Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 1 x ‘Roll Control’ (Humbucker to Single Coil), 3-Way Toggle
Hardware: Nickel
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AV1HFH
Flame Honeyburst
$879.00 |
AV1HCB
Boulevard Black
$879.00 |
Recorded at The Audio Mangle |
The Vintage Advance AV1 offers an extremely versatile level of guitar performance. With its mahogany body, deep contoured maple top and mahogany set-neck construction, all the classic single cutaway attributes are here. Helping to achieve this are a pair of PAF-voiced Wilkinson nickel-covered WVC humbucking pickups. The ergonomically designed control layout features a master volume, master tone, and innovative Vintage ‘Roll Control’, which transforms each pickup from full humbucker to single coil operation - and any degree of tonality in between.
Combined with the 3-way pick up selector switch, this specialised and unique circuitry gives the best selection of electric guitar tones ever available in a guitar of this style.
Check out too the Vintage 'high access' neck joint with innovative thumb scoop on the top bout. This offers greatly improved upper fret access, which makes the AV1 the more 'playable' guitar in its class.
The Vintage Advance AV1 is available in four great traditional finishes; Boulevard Black with multiple white/black binding and gold hardware; Cherry Sunburst Flame, Honeyburst Flame or Natural Flame with single ivory binding on a stained flame maple veneer top, with nickel hardware.
AV1H Specifications
Top: Carved Flame Maple, (HFCS/HFH/HNF) Flame Veneer
Body: Mahogany
Binding: Single Ply Ivory – Body, (HCB) Multi-Ply Ivory/Black Body & Headstock
Neck: Mahogany Set-Neck
Top Nut: Ivory/Graphite
Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ44
Bridge/Tailpiece: Tune-O-Matic/Stop Bar
Scale: 24.75”/628mm
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Pickups: Wilkinson® Humbucker x 2 (N) WVCN (B) WVCB
Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 1 x ‘Roll Control’ (Humbucker to Single Coil), 3-Way Toggle
Hardware: Nickel
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AV1HFCS
Flame Cherry Sunburst
$879.00 |
AV1HNF
Natural Flame
$879.00 |
Recorded at The Audio Mangle |
The Vintage Advance AV1 offers an extremely versatile level of guitar performance. With its mahogany body, deep contoured maple top and mahogany set-neck construction, all the classic single cutaway attributes are here. Helping to achieve this are a pair of PAF-voiced Wilkinson nickel-covered WVC humbucking pickups. The ergonomically designed control layout features a master volume, master tone, and innovative Vintage ‘Roll Control’, which transforms each pickup from full humbucker to single coil operation - and any degree of tonality in between.
Combined with the 3-way pick up selector switch, this specialised and unique circuitry gives the best selection of electric guitar tones ever available in a guitar of this style.
Check out too the Vintage 'high access' neck joint with innovative thumb scoop on the top bout. This offers greatly improved upper fret access, which makes the AV1 the more 'playable' guitar in its class.
The Vintage Advance AV1 is available in four great traditional finishes; Boulevard Black with multiple white/black binding and gold hardware; Cherry Sunburst Flame, Honeyburst Flame or Natural Flame with single ivory binding on a stained flame maple veneer top, with nickel hardware.
AV1H Specifications
Top: Carved Flame Maple, (HFCS/HFH/HNF) Flame Veneer
Body: Mahogany
Binding: Single Ply Ivory – Body, (HCB) Multi-Ply Ivory/Black Body & Headstock
Neck: Mahogany Set-Neck
Top Nut: Ivory/Graphite
Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ44
Bridge/Tailpiece: Tune-O-Matic/Stop Bar
Scale: 24.75”/628mm
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Pickups: Wilkinson® Humbucker x 2 (N) WVCN (B) WVCB
Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 1 x ‘Roll Control’
(Humbucker to Single Coil), 3-Way Toggle
Hardware: Nickel
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AV3HFCR
Cherry Red Flame Maple
$999.00 |
AV3HNF
Natural Flame Maple
$999.00 |
Recorded at The Audio Mangle |
With a body style familiar to the eye, the Vintage AV3 is carved from a solid block of premium mahogany, resulting in a reduced weight acoustically chambered body, with solid centre block for awesome sustain and tone.
Combining these features with the elegant and comfortable Vintage family offset cutaway body shape, the AV3 is a real player's guitar, and definitely one of the stars of the AV range. Including a hand-carved solid maple top with flame maple veneer, the AV3 offers unparalleled features and value.
Providing performance and sonic characteristics similar to a solid body electric guitar yet offering all the tone and versatility of the traditional semi acoustic, the Vintage AV3 could be the best of all worlds, really. Its two Wilkinson WVC nickel-covered humbucking pickups are controlled by master volume, master tone, and unique Vintage 'Roll Control' for humbucking mode to single coil operation – a truly versatile system which gives you, the guitar player, the best choice of all tones from this stylish, high performance guitar.
AV3H Specifications
Top: Solid Hand Carved Maple
Body: Chambered Mahogany
Binding: Single Ply Ivory
Neck: Mahogany – Set Neck
Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood
Top Nut: Ivory/Graphite
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ44
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
Scale: 24.75”/628mm
Frets: 22
Pickups: Wilkinson® Humbucker x 2 (N) WVCN (B) WVCB
Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 1 x ‘Roll Control’
(Humbucker to Single Coil), 3-Way Toggle
Hardware: Nickel
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AV3HFVS
Vintage Tobacco Sunburst
Flame Maple
$999.00 |
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Recorded at The Audio Mangle |
With a body style familiar to the eye, the Vintage AV3 is carved from a solid block of premium mahogany, resulting in a reduced weight acoustically chambered body, with solid centre block for awesome sustain and tone.
Combining these features with the elegant and comfortable Vintage family offset cutaway body shape, the AV3 is a real player's guitar, and definitely one of the stars of the AV range. Including a hand-carved solid maple top with flame maple veneer, the AV3 offers unparalleled features and value.
Providing performance and sonic characteristics similar to a solid body electric guitar yet offering all the tone and versatility of the traditional semi acoustic, the Vintage AV3 could be the best of all worlds, really. Its two Wilkinson WVC nickel-covered humbucking pickups are controlled by master volume, master tone, and unique Vintage 'Roll Control' for humbucking mode to single coil operation – a truly versatile system which gives you, the guitar player, the best choice of all tones from this stylish, high performance guitar.
AV3H Specifications
Top: Solid Hand Carved Maple
Body: Chambered Mahogany
Binding: Single Ply Ivory
Neck: Mahogany – Set Neck
Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood
Top Nut: Ivory/Graphite
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJ44
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
Scale: 24.75”/628mm
Frets: 22
Pickups: Wilkinson® Humbucker x 2 (N) WVCN (B) WVCB
Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 1 x ‘Roll Control’
(Humbucker to Single Coil), 3-Way Toggle
Hardware: Nickel
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AV4SSB
Sunset Sunburst
$699.00 |
AV4BB
Boulevard Black
$699.00 |
AV4VW
Vintage White
$699.00 |
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The Vintage Advance AV4 and AV4+1 range of bass guitars offer an ideal combination of the much-revered traditional look and feel that we all know, whilst taking into account the needs of contemporary playing styles. Optimum balance is provided by the re-designed top horn, which also allows unhindered access to the upper frets.
The high specification includes an American alder body and hard maple neck with Indian rosewood fingerboard.
The AV4 and AV4+1 come as standard with a matched, calibrated pair of Wilkinson alnico V WBJ single coil J-type pickups, rich and warm, punchy and precise, with bags of tone and power for all styles of music.
Hardware for the AV basses includes a fully-adjustable WBB steel plate bridge with vintage style brass saddles, giving superior tone transfer. Traditional-style 'open gear' tuners enable maximum tuning stability.
AV4 Specifications
Body: American Alder
Neck: Maple – Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Top Nut: Ivory/Graphite
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJBL200 (4-String), WJBL175 (5-String)
Bridge: Wilkinson® WBB (4-String), WBB5 (5-String)
Scale: 34”/864mm
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Pickups: Wilkinson® (M) WJBF (B) WJBR
Controls: 2 x Volume, 1 x Master Tone
Hardware: Nickel
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AV4+1SSB
Sunset Sunburst
$799.00 |
AV4+1BB
Boulevard Black
$799.00 |
Recorded at The Audio Mangle |
The Vintage Advance AV4 and AV4+1 range of bass guitars offer an ideal combination of the much-revered traditional look and feel that we all know, whilst taking into account the needs of contemporary playing styles. Optimum balance is provided by the re-designed top horn, which also allows unhindered access to the upper frets.
The high specification includes an American alder body and hard maple neck with Indian rosewood fingerboard.
The AV4 and AV4+1 come as standard with a matched, calibrated pair of Wilkinson alnico V WBJ single coil J-type pickups, rich and warm, punchy and precise, with bags of tone and power for all styles of music.
Hardware for the AV basses includes a fully-adjustable WBB steel plate bridge with vintage style brass saddles, giving superior tone transfer. Traditional-style 'open gear' tuners enable
maximum tuning stability.
AV4+1 Specifications
Body: American Alder
Neck: Maple – Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Top Nut: Ivory/Graphite
Tuners: Wilkinson® WJBL175
Bridge: Wilkinson® WBB5
Scale: 34”/864mm
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Pickups: Wilkinson® (M) WJBF (B) WJBR
Controls: 2 x Volume, 1 x Master Tone
Hardware: Nickel
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