The V6MRTBG is a unique instrument, built to the exacting specifications of German guitar giant Thomas Blug.
Blug is renowned throughout the music industry as a Tonemeister, a player who appreciates and understands sound on a profound level. As such, any Thomas Blug signature guitar had to be capable of producing a wealth of tones and timbres. As well as his finely-tuned auditory abilities, Thomas is famed for his innate sense of expression, his touch on the instrument, and the varied influences which inform his world-class playing style. The task was set to produce a guitar that provided both an expansive tonal palette and the high level of playability and versatility required in a professional electric guitar.
The V6MRTBG is the result of a collaborative project between Herr Blug and the Vintage design team; a signature guitar, tweaked and refined by a finite degree to satisfy the most discriminating ear. The V6MRTBG combines the looks and feel of Thomas's long-favoured '61 guitar, with a series of contemporary design tweaks and modern technological advancements. Authentic 60s style aluminum shielding under the scratchplate reduces hum and static noise, while Thomas' 'Bukka' switch provides access to extra tones via a push-push tone control.
“Outstanding,” says Thomas. “Designing and tweaking every part of this guitar has been a labor of love. To achieve all this, in an instrument which literally anyone can afford, even a first-time buyer, it's unbelievable.”
American alder body provides resonance, tone, and ‘correct weight’ comfort, enhanced with a correctly radiused contoured body.
Vibrato
The Wilkinson WVC vibrato bridge featured on the Vintage V6 is a masterpiece of detail. Positive location, 6 screw design provides a return to pitch accuracy; perpendicular bend, high-grade steel saddles enhance tonality and ‘snap’. Ground base plate corner provides an authentic looks. Stagger drilled cast block significantly enhances return to pitch accuracy and classic vintage tone. The ‘push-in’ Delrin-bushed arm with variable tension provides the arm feel that suits your style.
Pickups
Balanced set of Wilkinson WVS vintage-voiced Alnico V pickups, fitted to a shielded pickguard, with staggered, chamfered edge pole pieces, for authentic tone and contemporary power. Reverse wound, reverse polarity center pickup provides hum-canceling in switch positions 2 and 4.
Controls
Master Volume control, reversed position tone controls for the neck pickup and middle pickup, with bridge pickup wired traditionally, no tone control. The neck tone control features the Bukka control, on a push/push switch pot, which engages a dummy out-of-phase coil, serially mixed with a regular pickup signal, reducing noise, and producing a smoother and more stable tone, particularly in hi-gain sounds, where it can function also as a filter, enhancing the range of tones available.
Machine Heads
Wilkinson WJ55 patented E-Z-Lok tuners. Simple, effective locking action for increased tuning stability. Staggered string post heights provide the correct string rake angle for smooth vibrato action and correct playing tension.
Neck
Hard rock Maple with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy, and great feel. Fingerboard: 7.5" radius Rosewood fingerboard provides a positive feel and superior playability.
Frets
21 Medium profile frets increase comfort, accuracy, and overall positive feel of the Vintage V6.
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