Vintage V6MRHDX Summer Of Love Distressed

Vintage V6MRHDX Summer Of Love Distressed Overview

With a psychedelically styled American Alder body, a balanced set of three Wilkinson WVS vintage-voiced Alnico V pickups, and a Wilkinson WVC vibrato bridge, the Vintage V6MRHDX Summer Of Love Distressed is every bit a sky-kissing voodoo machine.

The WVS pickups feature staggered, chamfered edge pole pieces for that classic SSS tone and power, while the reverse wound, reverse polarity centre pickup provides hum cancelling options in switch positions 2 and 4. A positive location, 6 screw trem/bridge design, with ‘push-in’ variable tension delrin-bushed arm, provides an accurate return to pitch; perpendicular bend, high grade steel saddles enhance tonality and ‘snap’, and a ground base plate corner provides authentic looks.

Speed, comfort, and ultimate playability are provided by a Classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile Maple neck, and a vintage style 7.5" radius fingerboard. Medium profile frets add to the comfort, accuracy and classic feel of the Vintage V6MR, while the addition of a Graphite top nut, and Wilkinson WJ55 E-Z-Lok locking tuners on a reversed headstock, ensure that tuning remains both constant and stable; staggered string posts, a feature usually only seen on higher priced instruments, provide the ideal string rake angle for smooth vibrato action and correct playing tension.

What Vintage say:

The V6MRHDX is a psychedelic tone machine that evokes the spirit of rock and roll in the late Sixties.

Thomas Blug explains; “I wanted a guitar that looked cool, like Hendrix's, but with all the features of my modern day signature guitar.” In keeping with Thomas' requests, the V6MRHDX is equipped with the same top quality specs as both his treasured '61 and his original Vintage signature V6 guitar; meticulously aged parts simulate years of wear and tear, while the 7.5” fingerboard radius, sophisticated switching and hum-cancelling wiring of Blug's Vintage signature is replicated. Authentic 60s style aluminium shielding under scratchplate reduces him and static noise, while Thomas' 'Bukka' switch provides access to extra tones via a push-push tone control.

Imbued with the sense of freedom for creative expression that embodied the age by which it was inspired, the V6MRHDX 'Summer of Love' also features a reversed headstock and eye-catching, hand-applied graphics specially created by German artist Daniel Hahn.