Incredible cool vintage Vantage VA900 B/FL Bass Guitar. Made in Japan in 1980, this bass is in good condition and features a lovely natural finish with Sen Ash wings and maple/walnut thru neck construction.
This bass is in good condition for its age but does show some signs of use as well as a previous professional headstock/neck repair (as pictured). There is patina to the hardware, which adds to its vintage vibe, as well as a small amount of fret wear.
A great playing and sounding bass guitar with unique pickups and styling.
"Designed for the professional player who needs a totally versatile instrument for every modern musical style, the Vantage VA900B bass embodies the highest standards of construction and finishing work coupled
with futuristic electronic circuitry. The VA900B’s state-of-the-art active/passive electronic system (housed in a shielded brass compartment) offers up to a total of ±25dB of active tone equalisation off the center detent
position. The neck-through-body “transmit” design is the ultimate choice for sustain and structural continuity while two custom-engineered Vantage “split coil” humbucking bass pickups provide a powerful
bottom-end sound with exceptional definition on top. Special coil tap and phase reversal switches can be used to further modify the overall sound."
Scale length | 34 inches |
Neck (material & construction) | Three pieces of laminated maple with two walnut stripes and a multi-layared center section of ash, walnut and maple running the entire length of the guitar in “transmit” style design. Adjustable truss rod. |
Fingerboard | Rosewood with a brass nut. |
Body (material & construction) | Multi-layared ash, walnut and maple with two walnut stringers. |
Finish | Matte oak finish. |
Pickups | Two Vantage custom-engineered “split coil” humbucking bass pickups. |
Control | Master volume Active treble & bass control with center detent position EQ volume Coil tap / Phase / EQ volume / pickup selector switches. |
Machine heads | Gold-plated, die-cast prescision tuners. |
Control knobs | Brass with groove gripe |
Bridge / tailpiece | Brass adjustable combination bridge / tailpiece. |