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Post by dezb1 »

Have gone for rosewood... Bought a minted ex-demo Vintage V6bb for £80 earth pounds should be here next week.
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Post by meltedbuzzbox »

Maple all the way.
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Post by stilwel »

Big headstock = Maple

Small headstock = Rosewood
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Post by torchindy »

lorez wrote:Maplez for me:

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Surf Green with maple always looks so clean and well behaved.

Surf Green with rosewood looks much more rowdy:

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Post by Richard »

I've owned and liked both on Strats, but I've only ever preferred maple on Teles.
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Post by Progrockabuse »

Richard wrote:I've owned and liked both on Strats, but I've only ever preferred maple on Teles.
i'd probably agree with you on the tele. rosewood feels a little odd on a tele to me.
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Post by dezb1 »

Progrockabuse wrote:
Richard wrote:I've owned and liked both on Strats, but I've only ever preferred maple on Teles.
i'd probably agree with you on the tele. rosewood feels a little odd on a tele to me.

I agree if we're talking standard tele, however if its a custom its gotta be rosewood...

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and when i bought my blacktop I preferred rosewood.
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Post by 61fury »

I'd say depends on the color. I can't resist, here in luscious toffee with rosewood neck

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Post by dezb1 »

Vintage V6 has arrived and I'm quite pleased with it (but not the bright white pickguard)

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It's getting the mint guard, what colour should the rest of the plastic be

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Post by Gabriel »

I'd probably go with parchment. Looks like a pretty tidy guitar for the money!
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Gabriel wrote:I'd probably go with parchment. Looks like a pretty tidy guitar for the money!
it's Straty enough for me, so far I've been impressed by the quality of Vintage as a brand the strat isn't quite as good as the Les Paul (as George said) but it's still good feels solid, stays in tune (even with a floating trem), and the headstock isn't too bad looking.
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I realise I'm starting to sound like a Vintage fanboy but take the taste test: I got one failed one...

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Post by dezb1 »

Put the mint guard on it... Looked shit, so decided to put its Kurt Cobain tribute clobber on.

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