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All-Mahogany Construction
The Vintage VE900 comes equipped with a solid mahogany top that offers a natural compression, creating strong fundamentals with a clear, direct focus. The solid top is attached to rich-sounding mahogany back and sides which produce a resonant distinct warmth. Additionally, used as back and side panels, the mahogany delivers a meaty mid-range, producing punchy, woody tones with plenty of depth and complexity that will please most playing styles. This sonically-pleasing mixture of tonewoods produces a rich, full-bodied acoustic sound, offering warmth, and resonance with a powerful response. In particular, the VE900's all-mahogany build produces an idyllic tone for blues, roots music and slide techniques, but is able to handle numerous genres and playing styles with ease.
Grand Auditorium Cutaway
With this sonically-versatile grand auditorium cutaway body, the player can experiment and explore numerous techniques with an equal response. Built to handle both lighter fingerpicking styles to medium-strength strumming, the VE900 is ideal for numerous styles of play, providing the player with an instrument that will perform superbly throughout. In addition, the VE900 also has great balance across the tonal spectrum, especially within the mid-range, producing clear, well-defined notes that suit a wide range of genres and playing styles. The Vintage VE900 is also ideal for the singer/songwriter who crave a versatile instrument for composing and gigging with.
Mahogany Neck & Lignum Rosa Fingerboard
Constructed from mahogany, the VE900's neck produces warmth, resonance and a clear top end, as well as having a nature that allows it to respond superbly to numerous techniques and playing styles with ease. The neck is topped with a lignum rosa fingerboard that adds warmth and clarity to the overall tone whilst providing a smooth, energetic playing experience. For added aesthetic appeal, the fingerboard also has some simplistic dot inlays, providing an authentic yet stylish appearance.
Fishman Isys+
The Vintage VE900 comes equipped with a Fishman Isys+ preamp system and on-board tuner, perfect for live, studio and rehearsal settings. The preamp features volume, bass and treble rotary controls for enhanced tone shaping. In addition, the preamp also features a phase button that reduces undesirable feedback when plugged in. As well as all this, the Fishman Isys+ also has a built-in tuner that provides precise and easy tuning whether performing acoustically or amplified.
Features
- Fishman Sonicore faithfully picks-up the acoustic's natural voice beautifully
- Fishman Isys+ preamp for shaping amplified sound
- Built-in tuner, perfect for tuning both acoustically and plugged-in
- Grand auditorium body offers versatile response, ideal for a wide range of genres and playing styles
- Ideal for blues and roots music due to all-mahogany construction
- Perfect for those craving an acoustic voice that falls on the warmer end of the tonal spectrum
- Cutaway profile for easy access to upper frets and added comfort
- Herringbone rosette and simplistic dot inlays for authentic yet stylish appearance
- Lignum rosa bridge for added clarity
Specifications
Body & Bridge
- Top Material: Solid Mahogany
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Type: Grand Auditorium Cutaway
- Bridge Material: Lignum Rosa
- Colour: Natural
- Rosette: Herringbone
Neck & Fingerboard
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material: Lignum Rosa
- Number of Frets: 20
- Scale Length: 648 mm
Hardware & Electronics
- Hardware Colour: Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Die-Cast
- Strings: High Quality USA Made
- Pickup: Fishman Sonicore
- Preamp: Fishman Isys+
- Preamp Controls: Volume/Tuner/Bass/Treble/Phase