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Hi.

Just want to show you this Vantage Avenger i bought from a friend a couple of weeks ago.
It's my first Vantage but not the first Mats as i had an Aria Pro II Mega Metal in the late 80's.

This is a great guitar and it cost me next to nothing. Seems they are a bit underrated.
The pickups had to go (don't think they where stock anyway) and the DiMarzios i got cost more than the guitar!

The brass nut and the bridge has been replaced but the tuners are stock and work perfectly.
It has a few dings and scratches but overall it's in great condition.

Enjoy!











Old pups, haven't seen this type on any Avenger?!



And the new DiMarzios. Dominion DP245 bridge and Air Norton DP193 neck.

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Vantage Avenger AV325 1981, trans. red
Vantage VP795 1980
Cort CEC5 classic

Nice, I agree that the old pups don't look stock.

Hey, same model as the one in my Avatar! A real beautiful finish on these.
And you're right Magnus, those were definitely not the originals. But those DiMarzios should be a very good match.

The bridge likely was a replacement for the original "barrel saddle" design which was not very stable (or accurate), so I can't fault that too much. I don't know why the brass nut would have been changed out, it gives the guitar a certain tone that you do not get from plastic.
Personally, I think the guitar looks better in brass/gold than chrome, but as long as you are pleased with it that's all that matters. .

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