VANTAGE
YS-500

The YS models were Vantage MIK’s standard Strat style models. The budget Strat style model was the VIE, which was made in Samick’s Indonesian factory.
Specifications Data

Body Contoured laminate body
Maple veneer (TS)
Belly carve
Neck Bolt-on Rock Maple neck w/ scarf joint
Rosewood “skunk stripe”
Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
Vantage headstock
Silk-screened Vantage logo
21 frets
25.5″ scale
Electronics Three ceramic single coil pickups
5-way switch
1 Vol, 2 Tone
Hardware Chrome hardware
Individual, enclosed tuners
Three-ply, 11-screw pickguard
Triangular truss rod cover
“ST-36” vintage-style 6-point tremolo
Finishes: Black (BK)
White (WH)
Red (R, RD)
Blue (BL)
Tobacco Sunburst (TS, TSB)
Country

Sources:
Wiki-Samick


Note:


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