On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:48:55 -0400, you wrote: >I recall Vantage guitars. Used to work in a music store way back when. > >IIRC, they were Japanese solid bodies; Did the more expensive ones >have a neck-through-body design (a la B.C Rich)?
Yes, the more expensive ones did. Mine isn't one pf those. :) >I also wonder if they were the ones that came standard with DiMarzio pickups? Could be. I replaces the pickup in mine with an EMG active pickup. *Very* nice unit. >I remember some of the guitar and bass players that worked at the >store saying that the sound and quality was somewhat variable, but >that if one looked, a real nice playing guitar/bass could be found >among them. Yep. They play nice and where the manufacturer skimped was in the bolt-on components like the tuning machines and bridges. I eventually replaced just about everything but the wood on mine! But every time I went into the studio, the engineer would express amazement at the great sound from this bass they'd never heard of before.
