#vantageav325

#Vantage update: there is no update! . Hey...I been busy! But I'm looking forward to spending some time this weekend restoring my very first #electricguitar, the 1981 #VantageAV325 "Avenger" (thanks to @johnevansmoto for providing me with model number and year of production...I thought it was an '84 because that is when I bought it It!). . This guitar has not been out of its case in 33 years! The frets are filthy, the strings are filthy...THE KNOBS ARE FILTHY! 😆 I will see if the electronics even work anymore and what shape (literally) the neck is in. Hopefully I can make it playable again! . . #japaneseguitars #vantageguitars #vantageav325Avenger #vantageavenger #firstguitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitars #vintageguitar #japanvintage #japanvintageguitars #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CDCDvsSBORH/?igshid=47xkxqj5rgx

#VantageVednesday! 1981 #Vantage #AV325 #Avenger. . My very first #electricguitar resurrected a few months ago after 33 years of hibernation in its case. #japaneseguitars #vantageguitars #vantageav325 #vantageavenger #firstguitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitars #vintageguitar #japanvintage #japanvintageguitars #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CIDpyEpBHoy/?igshid=wnvqllq0493u

#VantageVednesday! 1981 #Vantage #AV325 #Avenger. . After resurrecting my very first #electricguitar from 33 years of hibernation in its case, I have been playing it for the first time in well over 3 decades! I'm not going to pretend it plays and sounds like a '59 burst...but it's a lot better than I thought it would be! The pots are really loose and turn too easily for my taste (no doubt a function of them being incredibly cheap!😆) but the knobs have these ingenious dimples in their tops that makes them easier to grip than your average speed knob. Of course with pots this loose you don't actually need the dimples...but they would work great on a stiffer pot! Next time I restring it (which, based on the historical trends, should be some time in mid 2053!) I will shim the neck to bring down the action a bit and then it will be about as good as it can be. #japaneseguitars #vantageguitars #vantageav325 #vantageavenger #firstguitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitars #vintageguitar #japanvintage #japanvintageguitars #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CEFcEzfB9Ar/?igshid=t4k2m8tn058q

First string change since 1987! . I finally got around to fixing up my very first #electricguitar, the 1981 #Vantage #AV325 "Avenger". . This guitar has not been out of its case in 33 years! Swipe to see how dirty the frets were. I'm happy to report that the electronics work fine and the guitar sounds pretty darn good! However, next time I restring it I will shim the neck to get the action a little lower than I can by lowering the saddles alone. I promise I won't wait another 33 years to do it either! 😆 . . #japaneseguitars #vantageguitars #vantageav325 #vantageavenger #firstguitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitars #vintageguitar #japanvintage #japanvintageguitars #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #guitarphotography #macro #macrophotography #macromonday #guitarmacro https://www.instagram.com/p/CDTewW7BQLx/?igshid=e5fc1vmrwa4r