- Vintage VE2000GG Gordon Giltrap
Anyway, this is another of my guitars. The Gordon Giltrap signature model VE2000GG from Vintage.
Designed in conjunction with respected master luthier Rob Armstrong and Gordon himself, the crossover Grand Auditorium/000 style Vintage VE2000GG Gordon Giltrap Signature electro-acoustic is based on a hand-crafted instrument that Rob made back in 1980 and Gordon plays today. Featuring a high-grade solid North American cedar top, with mahogany back and sides, the signature ‘small waist’ body is complemented by Rob’s trademark headstock design.
The bridge is high-grade rosewood, with a gradually compensated natural bone saddle providing excellent intonation, whilst the mahogany neck comes with a top-quality rosewood fingerboard, with genuine abalone inlays and side dot markers.
Electrics are provided via a Fishman Presys Blend preamp and Sonicore pickup system, which features a built in-microphone with mic blend control, notch -– anti-feedback control, phase control button, three-band EQ and volume control as well as a built-in guitar tuner, with flip-top easy battery access.
This is an incredibly interesting guitar, both in the way it looks and the way it sounds. The bass is quite pronounced and the solid cedar top adds to the warm sound of the guitar. I do think it could benefit from brighter strings, just to lift the higher notes a little. I believe it comes fitted with D'Addario and these are "Ok" but in my opinion, they do not bring out the best of this guitar.
The gold Grover tuners are a nice touch to that very unique headstock. And the neck and fretboard are nicely finished. In fact, build quality, in general, is very good.
The VE2000GG comes with a very nice hard case, which given the relatively low price of the guitar and the quality on offer is a very good deal indeed
