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Vintage V100 Midge Ure Signature ~ Gold Top

Vintage® guitars are designed in the UK and built to exacting standards using only the best quality hardware, pickups and tone woods.

The Vintage design team’s relentless quest for innovation, authentic tone, outstanding playability and great looking instruments delivers true working musicians tool’s. Vintage instruments are the first choice for everyone from the first time player, all the way to the seasoned pro.

The Vintage V100MU is a signature electric guitar, built to the express specifications of Midge Ure. A multi-million-selling artist with Ultravox, Midge’s remit for his signature model was as unique as his music. As a result, the V100MU combines classic single cutaway looks with some intuitive modern advances.

Utilising a pair of stacked WP90SK soap bar pickups, the instrument employs a Varicoil circuit, allowing you to shift effortlessly between single and double coil tones, as well as blending the sounds found in between. In addition, a Wilkinson Roller Bridge and Vibrola system provides the perfect mix of pitch manipulation with dependable tuning stability.

As well as satisfying the demands of the man himself, the V100MU has been designed to find its way into the hands of anyone seeking an adaptable and agile guitar that’s ready for the studio and the stage.

Whether you’re searching for your first guitar or your last, every member of the Vintage ReIssued Series is a keeper. Play on.

V100MU Features:

Body:
Mahogany body with solid carved flame Maple cap provides resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort. The Vintage V100MU features a unique, evolutionary body shape, with a graceful descending bass side shoulder and an ingeniously-designed offset heel providing improved access to the upper reaches of the fretboard.

Bridge:
Wilkinson GBR Roller Bridge with Vintage Vibrola allows for pitch manipulation with fantastic tuning stability and return-to-pitch accuracy.

Pickups:
Pair of uncovered Wilkinson WP90SK stacked soap bar pickups provide a wide of range of double and single coil tones.

Controls:
Twin master Volume and Tone controls with three-way pickup selector switch and Varicoil for blending between single and double coils.

Machine heads:
Wilkinson Deluxe machine heads provide simple, effective action for maximum tuning stability.

Neck:
One piece Mahogany with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy and great feel.

Fingerboard:
Lignum Rosa™ for outstanding tonal transfer, responsiveness and durability with a traditional 12” radius for superb playability and feel.

Scale Length:
24.75″ / 628mm.

Frets:
22 Medium Jumbo profile frets add to comfort, accuracy and overall positive feel of the Vintage V100MU.

Nut:
43mm Graphtech NuBone for smooth and friction-free string bending and tuning.

Headstock:
Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal.

The V100MU™ is an original Vintage® ReIssued Series guitar, designed and created by Trev Wilkinson, Midge Ure and the UK Vintage design team.