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John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. Introduces Vintage Fillmore V6JMH

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The Vintage Fillmore V6JMH is designed to give a taste of that special right-hand-guitar-flipped-over tone of Jimi's left-handed genius.


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Leeds, England (March 4, 2010) -- John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd., introduces the Vintage Fillmore V6JMH. The Fillmore is a right-handed S-style body with a leftie neck. The Vintage Fillmore V6JMH is designed to give a taste of that special right-hand-guitar-flipped-over tone of Jimi's left-handed genius.

The guitar features a left-hand set of full-toned, matched and calibrated Wilkinson staggered pole, alnico-powered single coil pickups. Being left-handed, the polepiece sequence is also inverted; the bridge pickup position is also inverted meaning that the pickup bass side sits nearest the bridge with the treble side angled forward from the bridge! The V6JMH offers all the other impressive build quality and features found in Vintage V6 range, including a comfortable, accurately-sculpted body; smooth, easy-to-play, mid-depth C-section neck, and a full complement of Wilkinson hardware designed for premium guitar performance. MSRP: £249.00 (Approx. $375 USD)

Specs
Body: American Alder
Neck: Hard Maple - Bolt On
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 25.5"/648mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays: Pearloid Dot
Tuners: Wilkinson WJ55 E-Z-LOK
Vibrato: Wilkinson WVC
Pickups: Wilkinson Single Coil x 3 (N) WVS (M) WVS (B) WVS
Hardware: Chrome
Controls: 1 x Volume/ 2 x Tone/ 5-Way Lever

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Glenn
on 03/16/2010 		I know quite a few players who play "lefty" instruments for the altered string tension and different bridge-pickup sound it provides. This provides it, along with a more useful right-handed cutaway, at a price that is excellent and offers lots of opportunities to mod and customize. I don't agree at all with letting Jimi's "legend rest in peace". He himself said that after he passed he wanted people to remember him and his music. The more that can keep alive the songs and the soulfulness of such a truly great artist, the better, in my opinion. It's not at all unlikely that young players would check out something like this and be directly inspired to listen more closely to Jimi's music. After all the Van Halen guitar clones of the past couple of decades, from the "Frankenstrats" to the copies of the modern "EVH" styles, not to mention all the other "tribute" things and copies devoted to many players who (let's be honest) are considerably less legendary than Jimi and Ed, there's a very long way to go before a couple of Hendrix-inspired guitars could possibly outstay their welcome. I think the Peter Green-style LP and this one are great things to offer. I wish they'd had them when I was starting out!
Whipman
on 03/09/2010 		This is absolutely ridiculous. I think if Jimi were alive he'd be laughing at this poor attempt to attatch his name and the way he flipped his guitar over to make a buck. What's next the JMH Monterey ? The JMH Woodstock? The JMH Isle of Wight. Let his legend rest in peace......This is asinine!
Rude
on 03/06/2010 		WOW! The right price I must say! I have been looking for a similar instrument for a while but refuse to pay 4 figures for what is essentially a kit guitar. The thing about the way the strings are set with the lower string length being longer is that it actually gives you a truer note. They have been doing this in pianos for 200 years and it really makes makes a difference. I love the 22 frets too! If they made one with a humbucker in the bridge that was coil tap-able. I'd buy one tomorrow!
Jon Fine
on 03/06/2010 		Fender had a similar model out a few years ago. I thought it was a gimmick too, until I played one. The reverse headstock makes the treble strings feel a little looser, and the bass strings a little tighter--and the reverse bridge-pickup slant and magnet stagger change the tone a bit; it's subtle but noticeable.
Tone Houndini
on 03/05/2010 		Looks nice. Good price. Another Strat clone. I wonder if it's heavy. Who knows what lurks beneath that spiffy white finish? Those interested in this type of guitar should check out the Agile ST-1000 from Rondo music. I have one and it's quite nice. About $75 cheaper too.
Matt
on 03/05/2010 		This seems pretty silly to me; will the idolatry never end? Hendrix flipped righty guitars over for convenience, not some secret mojo it brought him. I doubt he even thought about this kind of stuff!
Glenn
on 03/05/2010 		Reminiscent of the aborted Gibson-made "Jimi Hendrix" guitar. Wonder if Trev Wilkinson saw an opportunity. In any case, looks lovely - and a bargain. That Wilkinson is terrific for the price, too.
BDD
on 03/05/2010 		Oh man... that's pretty cool. Normally I don't buy artist-oriented gear but I do appreciate it. Is that price a typo? For less that $400 USD I might have to get one of these just because. :D Very cool, thanks for the story.



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