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Frenchy
 Post subject: VA-800
PostPosted: Fri 20 Jan 2023 03:56 PM 
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A fellow member from the board (JonnyKing) was selling this beauty!

So......

Decided to help him out and bought it !!! :wink:

Here are some pics of it:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mxqfof ... sp=sharing,

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q0xLD3 ... sp=sharing,

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RKF94c ... sp=sharing,

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YE5NmV ... sp=sharing,

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YERf5S ... sp=sharing,

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g0h2Wk ... sp=sharing,

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nSJEAh ... sp=sharing,

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wlDDDQ ... sp=sharing

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 Post subject: Re: VA-800
PostPosted: Fri 20 Jan 2023 05:43 PM 
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That's clean and neck through. Very nice

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 Post subject: Re: VA-800
PostPosted: Fri 20 Jan 2023 11:20 PM 
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As usual, a great buy Pierre! :love:

I love the idea of a neck through design but I think at my age my back couldn't handle the weight anymore. :cry:
No problem for you bass players though eh?

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 Post subject: Re: VA-800
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Thanks Barry!

Have to say, these VA-800 are lighter compared to my Gibson LP`s ... They are not as heavy as you might think.

Someone has to give these babies a home plus it was fun to meet a fellow board member.

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Frenchy wrote:
Thanks Barry!

Have to say, these VA-800 are lighter compared to my Gibson LP`s ... They are not as heavy as you might think.

Someone has to give these babies a home plus it was fun to meet a fellow board member.

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Hi Pierre,
I am looking at a VA-800 on Reverb.com. The seller is wants $900 shipped which is know is quite high but I dont see them available very often.
I was wondering if you know the weight on your VA-800?
Thanks
Andy
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Sweet guitar! Had one for a while.

$900 is pretty steep for this guitar if you remove the novelty from it. But you are absolutely right, they rarely come up for sale.
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 Post subject: Re: VA-800
PostPosted: Tue 05 Sep 2023 11:39 AM 
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Hi Andy!
VA 800 weighs 3,6 kg (about)

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AndyL01 wrote:
Frenchy wrote:
Thanks Barry!

Have to say, these VA-800 are lighter compared to my Gibson LP`s ... They are not as heavy as you might think.

Someone has to give these babies a home plus it was fun to meet a fellow board member.

:wink:


Hi Pierre,
I am looking at a VA-800 on Reverb.com. The seller is wants $900 shipped which is know is quite high but I dont see them available very often.
I was wondering if you know the weight on your VA-800?
Thanks
Andy


Ill try to weight the guitar.

As for the price, I usually pay half that if not less... :-?

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