2024-05-27 – |
Added a lot of models on the list “Made in Korea”. Specs are coming later. |
2024-05-17 – |
Hi all!! I have not disappeared. Thanks for all the emails and donations. I try to answer all your emails, sorry if it takes some time. I have a pile of information that I will try to upload eventually. So until further notice: Keep practicing.. |
2023-03-23 – |
Added another model: 120T made in Korea. |
2023-03-23 – |
Added another model: 118T made in Korea. |
2023-03-23 – |
Added another model: 118JT made in Korea. |
2023-03-23 – |
Added another model: 118GDT made in Korea. |
2023-03-23 – |
Added another model: 118DT made in Korea. |
2023-03-23 – |
Added another model: 118BDT made in Korea. |
2023-03-23 – |
Added another model: 115T made in Korea. |
2023-03-19 – |
Added another model: 113T made in Korea. |
2023-03-18 – |
Added another model: VS-15 made in Korea. |
2023-03-15 – |
Added another model: VS-12 made in Korea. |
2022-12-06 – |
Updated information on the 818GDT made in Korea. |
2022-11-09 – |
Started working on the pages again. Thanks for all mails and messages. I’ve done som modellist update on MIK |
2022-11-09 – |
New layout on the topimage, and now this page is for all the Vantage-brands. I’ll try to update the new China-models as soon as I see one. (If you have any info about them, please send it to me). |
2020-11-18 – |
Frank just sent me some nice pictures of his CL 10 LT, Acoustic Craviola. Now there is 5 models of them on this list!! |
2020-11-09 – |
Updated specs on the VP-830. |
2020-11-09 – |
A SG-copy with Vantage-logo hit the “Inbox”. It was made in China. |
2020-11-09 – |
Thank you Steven, for your donation!! |
2020-11-09 – |
Updated specs and pics of the VA-15-DK. |
2020-11-09 – |
Added more pics of the VE-550. |
2020-11-08 – |
A new China-Vantage just showed up V0017 |
2020-11-08 – |
Just added 4 banjos to the Korean-list. Take a look!! |
2020-10-26 – |
Denis sent us some really cool pictures of his Avenger AV28E. Look at this!! I have no words!!. |
2020-10-25 – |
Vincent sent some us nice pictures of his V-338T. Check it out!!. |
2020-10-14 – |
Lionnel sent me some custum designed FV-575 and 418 T. The FV-575 was a kind of cool.. |
2020-10-12 – |
Dan sent me some really nice HQ-pictuers of his VP-795. Check it out!!
(FYI: Click on a picture in the gallery. Right-click on the picture, and copy the pictureadresse into your browser. Hit “Enter” and enjoy!). |
2020-10-11 – |
Mark Wood sent me some real HQ-pictuers of a VLP-550. Check it out!!. |
2020-09-27 – |
Got some nice pictures from Mark of his VIS-1. |
2020-09-27 – |
Three more models on the list. All Korean: YS-500, YS-510 and YS-511. |
2020-03-12 – |
There are 4 variation of the Invader II-model. Thay do not make it easy… |
2020-03-11 – |
Received some nice pictures of the VA-50S. Takker så mye!! |
2020-02-16 – |
I’ve never heard about the 830G. But here it is. Nice!! |
2020-02-05 – |
WOW!! Look at this beauty. The 12-strings VS-696-12. Thanks, Michael for the pics!! |
2020-02-04 – |
Got some pictures sent to me of the VA-10-DK.. Thanks, KO!! |
2020-01-29 – |
If you put a tremolo on a AV-315.. Is it a new model? AV-315-T?? |
2020-01-29 – |
Take a look at this Korean 820GDT! Nice!! |
2020-01-22 – |
Gabriel asked me a question about the VKS-11. So I made a new page. Thank you. |
2020-01-14 – |
Got some pictures of the VT-60. |
2020-01-07 – |
The “V Series” is listed up. But only V-325T have some information. |
2020-01-06 – |
Got some pictures of the VP-750. Thanks Gordon. |
2020-01-05 – |
I just put the VST-33-CE-TBL on the list over Korean-made Vantage. |
2019-10-27 – |
I just put the 635V on the list over Korean-made Vantage. |
2019-10-17 – |
I just updated the VP-695B-page. |
2019-10-16 – |
Someone sent me some pictures of a VP-825. |
2019-10-15 – |
Added a new model to the list: VIE-10 made in Korea |
2019-09-25 – |
Added a link aboute the VSH-445 |
2019-08-26 – |
Got some awesome pictures of the VP-825B-FL (yes, fretless baby!!) Thanks, Kees!! |
2019-06-19 – |
All 31 models of the VA-acoustic-series are now in place with specs inkluded |
2019-06-16 – |
Specs update for VA-40C |
2019-06-15 – |
Zachary sent me some pictures of this beauty: VA-40E |
2019-06-10 – |
VP-710 just got some more information on its site |
2019-06-09 – |
A bass known as VL-650B added to the list |
2019-06-09 – |
VL-650BG from Korea just checked in. |
2019-06-09 – |
Someone sent me some pictures of a VL-640B. “New” model for this site. |
2019-05-30 – |
Found 8 models with ‘Vantage’-logo on which were made in China. |
2019-05-15 – |
Someone sent me some pictures of a AV-330 Lefthand. “New” model for this site. |
2019-05-15 – |
More pictures of the Standard 2 Bass |
2019-05-15 – |
More pictures and specs of the 38-TD-X |
2019-05-15 – |
Got some pictures of the Standard II. |
2019-05-15 – |
Finaly got some pictures of the VE-570. Thanks, Adam. |
2019-05-14 – |
Another Korean in “Da House”: DL-305. |
2019-05-13 – |
Maurizio has sent us these beautiful pictures one of his re-painted DL-405. A work of art. |
2019-04-11 – |
Two more models on the list: Standard II and Standard II bass. I’ll fill in the blanks later. |
2019-04-09 – |
I’ve made some changes on the gallery-page. |
2019-04-08 – |
I’ve had some annoying image size issues on the Gallery page for those who use Chrome. But I’ve finally fixed the problem. |
2019-03-28 – |
Found some pictures of the norwegian band Minor Majority guitarist Jon Arild Stieng with his Vantage AV-325 |
2019-03-27 – |
Take a look at this video of a AV-325 in action. |
2019-03-24 – |
A new model on the list. VJD-10 made by Samick in Indonesia. A dobro of all things. Nice!! |
2019-03-10 – |
A new model on the list. VS-35CEB made by Samick in Korea |
2019-02-19 – |
Two new models on the list. VT-115A made by Samick in Korea and VT-318 GTM also made by Samick in Korea |
2019-02-14 – |
A new model on the list. This is the 111T made by Samick in Korea |
2019-01-27 – |
If you have a Vantage guitar with a “Baseball” sticker on your neck. There is a high probability that you are Vantage made in Korea or Indonesia |
2019-01-27 – |
I have not been reading what I have been written: Vantage were a Canadian brand, and a registered trademark for Jam Industries Ltd – Montreal/Canada, produced in Japan by Matsumoku. Later Vantage were produced by Samick in Korea and Indonesia. Now the brand has been produced in China. I will dig deeper into this history, when I’ve completed the modlegallery. With a little help form my friends ….. |
2018-12-16 – |
Anders Perrson with his VP-795 in action |
2018-10-23 – |
Added more pictures of the VA-30-ACS. Thank you, Guillaume |
2018-10-23 – |
Updated some information about the V-100. |
2018-10-22 – |
Someone stripped a V-100 and found a set of V2-pickups. Nice!! |
2018-09-06 – |
Added some soundcheck of the VA-900B. |
2018-08-26 – |
Bernd from Holland gave us a little, but importen info about the tuners and the VLP-series. |
2018-06-24 – |
Lemmy with a Vantage bass with Twisted Sisters at Reading Rock Festival ’82 |
2018-05-07 – |
Pictures of a “new” model was sendt to me. Vantage VA 35 CE. Thank you, David DV |
2018-04-30 – |
Added more pictures of the VA-900. Thank you, Patrick |
2018-04-03 – |
Many of you asks me about other Vantage-guitars than those made in Japan. So I started the work to find all the guitars with the Vantage-logo on. First out is this SG-copy: VG-405 made in Korea. |
2018-03-14 – |
Found pictures of a VA-40-12 out for sale on ebay, and put them in the gallery. (I bought it…) |
2018-02-19 – |
Just added a video of Robot Nick playing Dave’s Boogie. Here you can see the VA-900B in action |
2018-02-12 – |
Didn’t have any pictures of the VW-160. So Brian sendt me some. Thank you!! |
2018-02-08 – |
Added more pictures of the LTD (VLP-style). Thank you, Nelson |
2018-01-30 – |
I made a new page called ‘Funny facts, pictures and videos’. It’s about using the Vantage guitars. If you got a picture, or seen anything: please send me an email, and I’ll share it here on this page. |
2018-01-29 – |
Got an email with pictures of a 5-string Quest bass. That’s new to me!!. Thanks for the pictures, Ethan. |
2018-01-24 – |
Added more pictures of the VS-600B-FL. |
2018-01-22 – |
Someone sent me a lot for picture of this awesome looking VW-100. Thank you, Dave. |
2018-01-14 – |
Someone sent me a lot for picture of this awesome looking VA-40N ATB. Thank you, Roger. |
2017-12-19 – |
Added more pictures of the VSH-445. |
2017-12-18 – |
Got an email form a guy who has a VSH-435, and he sent me some pictures.
Thanks you, Sebastien!! |
2017-12-15 – |
Someone just bought an old V-102!!. (Coming back with more information later.) False alarm: Copy of a copy. 19/12-17 |
2017-12-14 – |
Added two videos from YouTube with the FV-575 in action. |
2017-12-13 – |
Someone sent the right picture of X-33B. Thank you. |
2017-12-11 – |
I put in a “new” bass on my list. 33B-X. More infomation later. |
2017-12-06 – |
There’s a group on Facebook called “Vantage guitars kick ass!” and now and then a rare model is mentioned. I found some pics of the 99B-XHD-GX. Take a look, and thank you guys!! |
2017-12-04 – |
VS-690: I had to correct some wrong information about this guitar. I’m sorry about that. |
2017-12-03 – |
VP-790: I had to correct some wrong information about this guitar. I’m sorry about that. |
2017-12-02 – |
Added a video from YouTube with the VA-900 in action. |
2017-12-01 – |
Added two videos from YouTube with the VE-565 in action. |
2017-11-30 – |
Updated the VA-10-LT. |
2017-11-29 – |
Found an old review of the VA-800. (Don’t know witch
magazine or year) |
2017-11-28 – |
Added more pictures of the VW-100. |
2017-11-27 – |
Made a new site for the VA-50-LCET. Thanks to Daniel for the pictures |
2017-11-27 – |
Added a video from YouTube with the VA-40-LT in action. |
2017-11-22 – |
Got some nice pictures of the VLP-550 from a David. Thanks a lot. |
2017-11-13 – |
Got some nice pictures of the VA-800 (24 frets) from a Michael. Thanks a lot. |
2017-11-07 – |
Got a picture of the VA-900B-FL from a guy called Alex. Thanks and sorry it took 1 1/2 years before I published it. |
2017-11-06 – |
Added som pictures for the VA-900B Thanks for the ‘headsup’, Alex!! |
2017-11-05 – |
Got an email form a guy who has a VC-100, and he sent me some pictures.
Thanks you, Pascal!! |
2017-11-01 – |
Added a review of the VA-900 |
2017-11-01 – |
Updated my list over ads, books and catalogs. |
2017-10-31 – |
Added pictures of the VA-12-LT |
2017-10-31 – |
Added pictures of the VLP-530 |
2017-10-30 – |
Added more pictures of the VA-810 sendt to me by mail. Thanks again Roger!! |
2017-10-23 – |
I saw this model for sale on ebay.com a couple of years ago Vantage Z1B ???, and I’ve been trying to found out more about it. But with no luck at all. Anyone who knows something?? |
2017-10-23 – |
Added more pictures of the VE-550. |
2017-10-23 – |
Added more pictures of the VP-790. |
2017-10-22 – |
Added a picture of the VA-810 sendt to me by mail. Thanks Roger!! |
2017-10-10 – |
Found some more information about Vantage production in Korea and filles it in in the Timeline of Vantage. |
2017-10-10 – |
Here’s another story about Matsumoku told by Frank Meyer in his book “History of Japanese guitars” |
2017-10-09 – |
I updated the information about Matsumoku witch I got from wikipedia.com. |
2017-10-08 – |
Added even more pictures of the beautiful VSH-455 sendt to me by mail. Thanks again Pascal!! |
2017-10-02 – |
Added more pictures of the VSH-455 sendt to me by mail. Thanks Pascal!! |
2017-09-27 – |
Found a X-33B on a webshop in the USA. Welcome in to the family!! |
2017-09-11 – |
Going thru my emails and I found a letter saying: “Hey… I have an interesting bass you may wish to add photos of. Courtesy of Ed Lauzon (Ottawa, Canada).” Take a good look of what he sendt me. He calls it the 99B-XHL-GX. Thanks again!! |
2017-06-11 – |
Added more pictures of the 77-TD X. |
2017-06-01 – |
Added more pictures of the VLP-540. |
2017-05-28 – |
Just came over a SG-copy. Don’t know much about it yet. If you do, let me know. |
2017-05-01 – |
Some one sendt me some pictures of a “new” model: VA-28. Thanks!! |
2017-04-24 – |
Added more pictures of the VP-795 and the X-33. |
2017-04-17 – |
Added more pictures of the VP-825. |
2017-04-02 – |
Found some wonderfull pictures of the mysterious VT-60 (as we like call it) on ebay. It’s a Peavey T-60 copy with the Vantage-logo on. |
2017-03-22 – |
Added more pictures of the 33-T. |
2017-02-25 – |
Two more “new” models were spotted on the web. We welcome them into the Family: X-99B and VA-17-LT. |
2017-02-20 – |
Sometime you find a “new” model on the web, but it look so similar to on e of the other guitars. So is the case of 33-T. It looks like a 33-TD-X. But thanks to the sticker, we know it’s a never before heard of 33-T. |
2017-02-15 – |
Added more pictures of the CL-25E and updated specs, and specs on the CL-15-LT. |
2017-02-13 – |
Someone sent me pictures of a CL-25E. Never heard of that model. Thanks Mr.J!! |
2017-02-08 – |
Added more information of the AV-325B |
2017-02-07 – |
Added more information of the X-88B |
2017-02-01 – |
Added more pictures of the VS-695-12 that I received by email. Thanks. |
2017-01-22 – |
Added more pictures of the Invader II and a grey VP-750 |
2017-01-18 – |
Added the plugin “FooBox Image Lightbox” to this site. Hope you like it. |
2017-01-11 – |
Quest ‘Manhattan’-series is back: M-3, M-3X, M-3Z, M-3B and M-3BZ.
And the Quest ‘Classic’-series: QS-3, QS-3T and Q-B.
Last but not least: Quest ‘Mini Travel’-series Guitar and Bass.
And after 1,5 month I’ve completed the transformation from html-writing to WordPress. |
2017-01-09 – |
Atak 1, Atak 2, Atak 5 and Atak 6 …and all the models between. Just take a look at the ‘Gallery’ |
2017-01-08 – |
VW-90, VW-160, VW-170, VW-175, VW-190, VW-195, VW-250, VA-40CET, X-33, X-35, X-77, X-77T, X-77B, X-88, X-88B, X-99 and X-99B-FL |
2017-01-07 – |
What is the connection between Vantage and Quest? Read all about it here: Quest by Vantage |
2017-01-04 – |
VSH-435, VSH-445 and VSH-455. |
2017-01-02 – |
VS-600B-FL, VS-600R, VS-600RB, VS-650, VS-650B, VS-695, VS-695-12, VS-695B, VS-696, VS-696-12 and VS-696B |
2017-01-01 – |
VP-830B |
2016-12-29 – |
VP-820, VP-820B, VP-825 and VP-825B |
2016-12-28 – |
VP-710B, VP-790, VP-795 and VP-795B |
2016-12-27 – |
The ‘VN’-series is back online.(No specs yet, but some pics there) |
2016-12-26 – |
VE-545, VE-550, VE-565 and VE-570 |
2016-12-25 – |
Got a lot of models back online again, but not with all the specs. Still working on it. Just take a look at the ‘Gallery’ |
2016-12-24 – |
33B-XF and 38-TD-X |
2016-12-22- |
315, LTD (VLP-style), VE-450 and VE-470 |
2016-12-19 – |
33-TD, 33-TD-X, VA-900B, VA-900B-FL and VA-912 |
2016-12-18 – |
‘FV-575’, ‘FV-588’, ‘FV-575B’, VA-900, ‘Invader-I’, ‘Invader-II’, ‘Invader V T’ and ‘Invader V TD’ |
2016-12-17 – |
‘AV-325’, ‘AV-330’ and ‘AV-330MX’ |
2016-12-16 – |
Helped some old loose links to find home… |
2016-12-14 – |
‘VW-100’, ‘VW-150’ and ‘VW-180’ |
2016-12-12 – |
‘VS-600B’, ‘VP-700B’, ‘VC-100’, ‘VC-120’ and ‘VC-150’ |
2016-12-11 – |
‘VS-600’, ‘VLP-500’, ‘VLP-510’, ‘VLP-540’, ‘VLP-550’, ‘VP-700’ and ‘VP-750’. |
2016-12-07 – |
‘600VS’ and ‘700VP’. |
2016-12-06 – |
The page with a list of ‘Vantage NOT-MIJ (Made in Japan)’ is back again.. |
2016-12-05 – |
‘800VA’, ‘VA-800’, ‘VA-800 (24 frets)’ and ‘VA-810’. |
2016-12-05 – |
‘Tech Sheet’ found. |
2016-12-05 – |
‘AV-315’. |
2016-12-05 – |
‘AV-310’. |
2016-12-05 – |
‘V-100’. |
2016-12-02 – |
I have to tell you where my ‘Sources’ comes from. |
2016-12-01 – |
Added a new page ‘Catalogs and flyers’. |
2016-11-29 – |
‘Headpiece’ is back. |
2016-11-29 – |
Site as ‘The History of Matsumoku’, ‘Timeline of the models’, ‘The Vantage Timeframe’ and ‘The Models Specification’ are back on. (But not the guitarmodels). |
2016-11-28 – |
Added a Guestbook. |
2016-11-27 – |
Started the work on the ‘new’ website. Now with the help of WordPress. All the old stuff is gone. |