Vintage adds a 4-string acoustic-electric bass to its Paul Brett Statesboro Series
Sporting a Whisky Sour finish, the new model boasts an all-mahogany construction and a Vintage-designed preamp system
Vintage has introduced the first acoustic-electric bass guitar of its Paul Brett Statesboro' Series of acoustics. Like all models in the line, the VCB440WK has been designed by English guitarist and blues historian Paul Brett.
Sporting a satin matte Whisky Sour finish and a dreadnought body shape, the VCB440WK boasts an all-mahogany construction with a decorative soundhole rosette, and a 20-fret fingerboard with dot inlays.
Electronics include a Vintage-designed preamp with a volume control, three-band EQ, phase switch, tuner and low battery indicator.
Other features include gold plated die cast machine heads, a tech wood bridge, a 34" scale length and a precision-molded ABS nut and saddle.
The VCB440WK Statesboro is available now for £199. For more information, head over to Vintage.
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Sam was Staff Writer at GuitarWorld.com from 2019 to 2023, and also created content for Total Guitar, Guitarist and Guitar Player. He has well over 15 years of guitar playing under his belt, as well as a degree in Music Technology (Mixing and Mastering). He's a metalhead through and through, but has a thorough appreciation for all genres of music. In his spare time, Sam creates point-of-view guitar lesson videos on YouTube under the name Sightline Guitar.
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