VVV guitars collection part 2
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 3:17 pm
Well, you may think that I'm crazy and I guess you're right. To finish my work on the VVV collection, I plan to create a Facebook page on the upcoming days with the pictures of my miniatures and Vinnie with the guitars and add some basic informations about each guitars.
Here is the specification of each, if you can complete and correct when I'm wrong, it could be cool.
As I make all the guitars as highly detailed miniature replicas, I spent time on drawing each body. So I made a kind of blue print of each guitar then I overlay them 2 by 2 to show the differences. The common point is the bridge pickup. It's not perfect but it shows the evolution of the models
JACKSON
1986
After his departure from KISS, Vinnie Vincent was looking for some changes. After using the Jackson Randy Rhoads model during his KISS years, he turned to Grover Jackson to work on something new. Came the idea of a double V, for Vinnie's initials.
JACKSON Student model
The first model made is this « student » model. The « student » model is a first model made with classic material, hardware to see if the design works well before making special fretboard, material and paint job.
The color is a light Candy pink with silver wings. I guess it was too flashy for Vinnie and that's why he added some white tape on the body to see what it looked with just the edges of the wings in pink.
1986
Luthier : Grover Jackson & Mike Shannon
Wood :
Neck : neck-through construction
Body : pink
Wings : silver sparkle
Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays 22 frets
Grover black tuners
Floyd Rose black locking nut
1 EMG 81 pickup with black ring
Jackson JT-6 Tremolo black (unusual for Vinnie)
3 black knobs
black output jack oval plate socket
JACKSON Pink model
1986
Luthier : Grover Jackson & Mike Shannon
Wood :
Neck : neck-through construction
Body : candy pink
Wings : classic silver metal flake finish
Ebony fretboard with white binding, 22 frets and reverse shark inlays.
Grover black tuners
Floyd Rose chrome locking nut
1 EMG 81 pickup with black ring
Non-fine tuner Floyd Rose bridge chrome
3 black knobs
black output jack oval plate socket
JACKSON Silver / Candy Purple model
1988
Luthier : Grover Jackson & Mike Shannon
Wood :
Neck : neck-through construction
Body : classic silver metal flake finish
Wings : candy purple flake finish
Ebony fretboard with white binding, 22 frets and reverse shark inlays.
Grover black tuners
Floyd Rose chrome locking nut
1 EMG 81 pickup with black ring
Non-fine tuner Floyd Rose bridge chrome
3 black knobs
chrome output jack oval plate socket
JACKSON Silver / Candy Purple model
1988
Luthier : Grover Jackson & Mike Shannon
Wood :
Neck : neck-through construction
Body : classic silver metal flake finish
Wings : candy purple flake finish
Ebony fretboard with white binding, 22 frets and reverse shark inlays.
Grover black tuners
Floyd Rose chrome locking nut
2 Duncan pickups with black rings
Non-fine tuner Floyd Rose bridge chrome
1 mini toggle switch chrome
3 black knobs
chrome output jack oval plate socket
CARVIN
1988
Wood :
Neck : neck-through construction
Body : pearl white
Wings : old gold sparkle
Ebony fretboard, 24 frets and abalone block inlays.
Grover gold tuners
Floyd Rose gold locking nut
1 pick up Hot SD PAF in the bridge with gold plated ring
1 pick up '59 PAF bridge in the neck with gold plated ring
Non-fine tuner Floyd Rose bridge gold
1 mini toggle switch gold
3 gold knobs
gold square output jack plate
WASHBURN
1989
Luthier Steve Davies
Wood :
Neck : Stephen's extended cutaway
Body : white
Wings : flaky gold sparkle
Ebony fretboard with white binding, 24 frets and « V » inlays.
Grover gold tuners
Floyd Rose gold locking nut
1 pick up Hot SD PAF in the bridge with gold plated ring
1 pick up '59 PAF bridge in the neck with gold plated ring
Non-fine tuner Floyd Rose bridge gold
1 mini toggle switch gold
3 gold knobs
gold Strat output jack plate
IBANEZ
1989
luthier John Carruther
Wood :
Neck : neck-through construction
Body : white
Wings : top copper sparkle and sides and back white
Ebony fretboard with white binding, 25 frets and « V » inlays.
Grover gold tuners
Floyd Rose gold locking nut
1 pick up Hot SD PAF in the bridge with gold plated ring
1 pick up '59 PAF bridge in the neck with gold plated ring
Floyd Rose bridge gold
1 mini toggle switch gold
3 gold knobs
gold Strat output jack plate
AZG Guitars
2010
luthier : Tom Paleki
Wood : solid maple
Neck : neck through construction
Body : candy pink
Wings : classic silver metal flake finish
Ebony fretboard with white binding, 22 frets and reverse shark inlays.
Grover black tuners
Floyd Rose chrome locking nut
1 EMG 81 pickup with black ring
Non-fine tuner Floyd Rose bridge chrome
3 black knobs
black output jack oval plate socket
Here is the specification of each, if you can complete and correct when I'm wrong, it could be cool.
As I make all the guitars as highly detailed miniature replicas, I spent time on drawing each body. So I made a kind of blue print of each guitar then I overlay them 2 by 2 to show the differences. The common point is the bridge pickup. It's not perfect but it shows the evolution of the models
JACKSON
1986
After his departure from KISS, Vinnie Vincent was looking for some changes. After using the Jackson Randy Rhoads model during his KISS years, he turned to Grover Jackson to work on something new. Came the idea of a double V, for Vinnie's initials.
JACKSON Student model
The first model made is this « student » model. The « student » model is a first model made with classic material, hardware to see if the design works well before making special fretboard, material and paint job.
The color is a light Candy pink with silver wings. I guess it was too flashy for Vinnie and that's why he added some white tape on the body to see what it looked with just the edges of the wings in pink.
1986
Luthier : Grover Jackson & Mike Shannon
Wood :
Neck : neck-through construction
Body : pink
Wings : silver sparkle
Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays 22 frets
Grover black tuners
Floyd Rose black locking nut
1 EMG 81 pickup with black ring
Jackson JT-6 Tremolo black (unusual for Vinnie)
3 black knobs
black output jack oval plate socket
JACKSON Pink model
1986
Luthier : Grover Jackson & Mike Shannon
Wood :
Neck : neck-through construction
Body : candy pink
Wings : classic silver metal flake finish
Ebony fretboard with white binding, 22 frets and reverse shark inlays.
Grover black tuners
Floyd Rose chrome locking nut
1 EMG 81 pickup with black ring
Non-fine tuner Floyd Rose bridge chrome
3 black knobs
black output jack oval plate socket
JACKSON Silver / Candy Purple model
1988
Luthier : Grover Jackson & Mike Shannon
Wood :
Neck : neck-through construction
Body : classic silver metal flake finish
Wings : candy purple flake finish
Ebony fretboard with white binding, 22 frets and reverse shark inlays.
Grover black tuners
Floyd Rose chrome locking nut
1 EMG 81 pickup with black ring
Non-fine tuner Floyd Rose bridge chrome
3 black knobs
chrome output jack oval plate socket
JACKSON Silver / Candy Purple model
1988
Luthier : Grover Jackson & Mike Shannon
Wood :
Neck : neck-through construction
Body : classic silver metal flake finish
Wings : candy purple flake finish
Ebony fretboard with white binding, 22 frets and reverse shark inlays.
Grover black tuners
Floyd Rose chrome locking nut
2 Duncan pickups with black rings
Non-fine tuner Floyd Rose bridge chrome
1 mini toggle switch chrome
3 black knobs
chrome output jack oval plate socket
CARVIN
1988
Wood :
Neck : neck-through construction
Body : pearl white
Wings : old gold sparkle
Ebony fretboard, 24 frets and abalone block inlays.
Grover gold tuners
Floyd Rose gold locking nut
1 pick up Hot SD PAF in the bridge with gold plated ring
1 pick up '59 PAF bridge in the neck with gold plated ring
Non-fine tuner Floyd Rose bridge gold
1 mini toggle switch gold
3 gold knobs
gold square output jack plate
WASHBURN
1989
Luthier Steve Davies
Wood :
Neck : Stephen's extended cutaway
Body : white
Wings : flaky gold sparkle
Ebony fretboard with white binding, 24 frets and « V » inlays.
Grover gold tuners
Floyd Rose gold locking nut
1 pick up Hot SD PAF in the bridge with gold plated ring
1 pick up '59 PAF bridge in the neck with gold plated ring
Non-fine tuner Floyd Rose bridge gold
1 mini toggle switch gold
3 gold knobs
gold Strat output jack plate
IBANEZ
1989
luthier John Carruther
Wood :
Neck : neck-through construction
Body : white
Wings : top copper sparkle and sides and back white
Ebony fretboard with white binding, 25 frets and « V » inlays.
Grover gold tuners
Floyd Rose gold locking nut
1 pick up Hot SD PAF in the bridge with gold plated ring
1 pick up '59 PAF bridge in the neck with gold plated ring
Floyd Rose bridge gold
1 mini toggle switch gold
3 gold knobs
gold Strat output jack plate
AZG Guitars
2010
luthier : Tom Paleki
Wood : solid maple
Neck : neck through construction
Body : candy pink
Wings : classic silver metal flake finish
Ebony fretboard with white binding, 22 frets and reverse shark inlays.
Grover black tuners
Floyd Rose chrome locking nut
1 EMG 81 pickup with black ring
Non-fine tuner Floyd Rose bridge chrome
3 black knobs
black output jack oval plate socket
