Ruokangas VSOP Standard 2003 - Ruby Red, Transparent (Käytetty)

A finnish handmade Ruokangas VSOP Standard in a transparent Ruby Red finish. Excellent condition!

"- One of the early magazine reviews described the VSOP as a player’s guitar rather than a poseur’s instrument. That warmed my heart, cause that’s exactly how I see this guitar model too. A reliable workhorse that won’t let you down.

- There is a certain friendliness in old guitars, that you don’t often feel in new instruments. And yet, I want to rather create new than to repeat the past. I’ve worked hard for years to grasp that magic of the old world and to merge it into my new guitars."

The favourite tool
A reliable workhorse that won’t let you down – that’s the essence of VSOP Classic. To many players it is the favourite tool that just does the job, rain or shine. It has that friendliness of an old, well played-in instrument, and yet at the same time it’s more than that, offering a more ergonomic and versatile playing experience.

Thermal ageing rules
The VSOP Classic body is made of thermally aged alder. The bolt-on neck is made of thermally aged maple. You can choose the fretboard wood species from our familiar options: rosewood, ebony, thermally aged arctic birch and thermally aged maple.

Specifications serial #0308105-1:

Body: Alder

Neck: Rock Maple

Neck profile: 42mm faster C-profile

Nut: Moose Bone

Headstock: VSOP style

Fretboard: Ebony

Fretboard radius: 12"

Fretboard finish: Oil/Wax

Frets: Jumbo, Nickel Silver

Tuners: Gotoh SD91 MG-T

Hardware: Gold

Bridge: Gotoh 510TS - BS1

Pickups: HH Dukebucker Classic

Electronics: Standard Ruokangas hi-level

Pickguard: Ivory Pearl

Color: Transparent Ruby Red

Strings: 10-46