Vantage
635V

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

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
Country

Sources:

Catalog of 1995 and Samick Wikia


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Pictures:
(The guitars may have been modified by it’s owners over the years…)