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Dear fellow guitar aficionados, I would greatly appreciate some help identifying one of the guitars in my collection. It is a Vantage and appears to be a VP 700, however this guitar is a thru neck and not a set neck as would be expected of that particular model. This is really a nice guitar and I have made some changes to it that really gives it a personality all it's own. I have added the LSR tuners and it now utilizes an SD "Pearly Gates" in the neck and an SD Custom 5 in the bridge. Everyone who has played it to date marvels at what a tremendous guitar it is. The case too is really amazing as it is form fitted to the guitar and measures only about 4 inches thick. If anyone would like to see it and lend me some intelligent response, I am happy to hear it http://www32.brinkster.com/kimeplex/12.html
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I bought my 700 VP at a yard sale for $15. It lacked a case and most of the electronics including the pickups, I think. It even lacked the back plates. I bought the guitar electronics book and various parts. Thinking of getting high quality pickups for it but trying to get some comparison information before I invest more. Not finding much. Seems like a decent guitar for $15 plus the $100 parts.