The 600 Series was Vantage’s line of hollow and semi-hollow offerings. They are mostly based on Samick’s own SA and HJ models. | |
Specifications | Data |
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Body | Laminated Maple arched top, back & sides Maple center block 16 1/8″ lower bout |
Neck | Set-in Maple neck with “Scarf” joint Set-in Nato neck with “Stacked” joint (CH, WA) Rosewood fingerboard with small dot inlays Inlays offset after 9th fret Vantage headstock Silk-screened Vantage logos 14o headstock pitch 22 frets 24.75″ scale 41 mm nut width |
Binding | Single-ply body and f-holes (Version 1) Single-ply body, f-holes, neck and headstock (Version 2) |
Electronics | Two ceramic humbucking pickups 3-way switch 2 Volume controls 2 Tone controls |
Hardware | Chrome hardware Keystone style tuners Oversized 3-ply pickguard (1992) Small 3-ply pickguard (1993-1998) Triangular truss rod cover Amber bell knobs Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece |
Finishes | Black (BK) Cherry (CH) Cherry Sunburst (CS) Antique Violin Sunburst (AVS) Walnut (WA) Natural (N) |
In production | 1992-1998 |
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Sources:
Catalog of 1995 and Samick Wikia
Pictures:
(The guitars may have been modified by it’s owners over the years…)