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Victor Baker Archtop

Victor Baker Archtops

Victor Baker Archtops

Victor Baker is currently making 6 different models of archtops, the Gig Pro, the Bop, the Black Beauty, the Ensemble, the Classic, and the Special.

Specs:
Measurements: 3" body depth, 16" or 17" body width,
Venetian round cutaway
Neck material: Maple (can be highly flamed) w/two way adjustable truss rod.
Neck shape: Medium thickness round profile
Headstock overlay: Ebony (figured Macassar Ebony on Special)
Nut width: 1-11/16 or 1 3/4"
Nut Material: Bone
Headstock inlay: VB logo (w/ Deco crown on Ensemble, Classic and Special)
Fingerboard: Ebony (figured Macassar Ebony on Special)
Fingerboard radius: 12"
Scale length: 25"
No. of frets: 20
Fret size: medium jumbo
Fingerboard inlay: side dots only on Gig Pro, Bop, Balck Beauty and Special; Pearl Block on Ensemble; D'Angelico Split Block on Classic
Soundboard material: Solid carved Spruce, X braced (single piece for Special)
Soundholes: "S" Shape
Back/Sides materials: Solid carved lightly figured maple (highly figured maple for Ensemble, Classic and Special)
Binding package: Unbound, binding mask, white multi bound, maple multi bound, or flame koa multi bound
Finish: Blonde for Gig Pro; wineburst for Bop; natural or blonde for Black Beauty and Ensemble; tobacco SB for Classic; and natural for Special
Bridge: Ebony, (figured Macassar Ebony for Special)
Tailpiece: Ebony, (figured Macassar Ebony for Special)
Tuning gears: Gold Schaller w/ Ebony knobs for Gig Pro, Classic and Special; Chrome Gotoh 510 for Bop; Chrome Grover for Black Beauty; Chrome Schaller w/ ebony knobs for Ensemble
Truss rod cover: Ebony, (figured Macassar Ebony on Special)
Pickguard: Ebony finger rest for Gig Pro and Ensemble; none for Bop and Black Beauty; Bound Ebony for Classic; and figured Macassr Ebony for Special
Pickups: PAF Lindy Fralin for Gig Pro, Ensemble and Classic; Kent Armstrong built in jazz model with ebony pickup ring for Bop and Black Beauty; and PAF Lindy Fralin with Figured Macassar Ebony mount ring for Special
Hardware and electronics: Hidden Volume and Tone for Gig Pro and Ensemble; Body mounted Volume and Tone w/ Ebony Knobs for Bop, Black Beauty and Special; Pickguard mounted Volume and Tone w/ Ebony Knobs and 3 way switch for Classic.

Victor Baker Archtops
Victor Baker Archtops