If something a little different is what you’re after then this Vintage REVO range will be more than welcome. These aren’t artfully crafted boutique instruments – although a lot of the recipes here are what you might find in that costly, rarified world. But neither are they past ‘pawn shop’ relics that look cool but fall far short of the sort of playability you’d expect from a modern instrument.
While our Trio is clearly based around the original solidbody production electric, with its three Jazzmaster-style pickups and vibrato, it’s far from a direct clone. Meanwhile, the Custom Supreme is inspired by an actual UK-made guitar from yesteryear. Vintage tells us: “We designed this one based upon a Grimshaw guitar that Pete Townshend played in the ’60s with a modern twist.
” That probably late-’50s ‘SS’ model was modded by Pete with a Rickenbacker truss rod cover on the headstock and three Rickenbacker . Pete is quoted as saying, “I bought the guitar at Ivor Mairants; I’d always wanted one (was it because Joe Brown played one?). At the time, I was used to Rick pickups so when I ran out of Rickenbackers one day I rigged the Grimshaw with the pickups and added the headstock blazer as deception.
However, when people asked me what model of Rick it was, I told them it was a Grimshaw. It played beautifully.” Here’s a guitar that will get you noticed on a stage – you’ll feel its presence, too: at 4.
44kg (9.77lb), it’s no lightweight. That’s perha.