The Vintage ReIssued Series V72FTB, available at Sadek Music, is a masterfully crafted guitar that blends vintage charm with modern versatility. Its chambered body design adds incredible resonance and a subtle acoustic quality to its amplified tone, delivering a warm and dynamic playing experience. Equipped with a Wilkinson Ceramic Double Coil pickup in the neck and an Alnico Single Coil in the bridge, the V72FTB is built for tonal flexibility — making it an ideal companion for blues, country, rock, and beyond. At the heart of its tone is the legendary Wilkinson WTB bridge — a classic 3-saddle design revered for over 50 years.
With staggered brass saddles for precise individual string intonation and a steel baseplate that enhances the pickup’s magnetic field, this bridge is a true tone machine. Whether you're looking for your first guitar or your forever favorite, the V72FTB from Sadek Music is a keeper. Play on.
FEATURES:
- Body: Alder body with Book Matched Flame Maple Veneer top combines with a chambered body for enormous resonance, tone, and ‘correct weight’ comfort, enhanced with a correctly radiused contoured body.
- Bridge: The Wilkinson WTB intonatable bridge featured on the Vintage V52 is a masterpiece of design, eliminating age-old intonation problems often found in three-saddle, fixed bridge designs.
- Pickups: Bridge Pickup: Wilkinson WTB Alnico Single Coil. Neck Pickup: Wilkinson WDG Ceramic Mini Double Coil.
- Controls: Single master Volume and Tone controls with a three-way pickup selector switch.
- Machine heads: Wilkinson WJ55 machine heads provide simple, effective action for maximum tuning stability.
- Neck: Hard rock Maple with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy, and great feel.
- Fingerboard: Rosewood for outstanding tonal transfer, responsiveness, and durability with a traditional 10” radius for superb playability and feel.
- Scale length: 25.5" 648mm.
- Frets: 22 Medium profile frets add to the comfort, accuracy, and overall positive feel of the Vintage V72.
- Nut: 43mm Graphite nut, smooth and friction-free.
- Headstock: Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal. The V72™ is an original Vintage® ReIssued Series guitar designed in the UK by the Vintage® design team.
TECH SPECS
- Body Type: Semi-Hollow / Chambered
- Body Wood: Eastern Poplar
- Top: Bound body with F-hole
- Neck: Hard Rock Maple
- Neck Joint: Bolt-on
- Neck Profile: Vintage Soft “C”
- Fingerboard: Lignum Rosa™
- Fingerboard Radius: 10" (254mm)
- Frets: 22 Medium
- Scale Length: 25.5" / 648mm
- Nut Width: 42.5mm
- Nut: GraphTech NuBone
- Bridge: Wilkinson WTB 3-Saddle Classic Tele-style with Staggered Brass Saddles
- Machine Heads: Wilkinson WJ55 E-Z-Lok™
- Neck Pickup: Wilkinson Ceramic Double Coil (Humbucker-style)
- Bridge Pickup: Wilkinson Alnico V Single Coil
- Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 3-way pickup selector
- Hardware: Chrome
- Pickguard: Single-ply Black
- Finish: Firenza Red Burst (FTB)—Distressed / Gloss options may vary
- String Gauge (Factory Setup): .010 – .046 (Regular Light)