Mass produced guitars always suffer to a varying degree from sharp burs on the edges of the frets where they have been cut off in production. By spending time "softening" these edges it makes a massive difference to the feel of the guitar. From a sharp, scratchy feel when moving your hand up and down the fretboard to a guitar that feels like it has been played in for years.

If you have bought a guitar before you will know all too well that not every guitar feels or plays the same. You may also know that due to the nature of the major component of the guitar (wood) that they can feel great one moment and awful the next (say for example after traveling half way around the globe on a boat - from some factory in the far east to the UK!) Lignum Rosa™ for outstanding tonal transfer, responsiveness and durability with a traditional 12” radius for superb playability and feel.To summarise, a guitar supplied by Richards Guitars will not just feel like a new guitar, it will feel like YOUR guitar. Mahogany body provides resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort. The Vintage V120 features a unique, evolutionary body shape, with a graceful descending bass side shoulder and an ingeniously-designed offset heel providing improved access to the upper reaches of the fretboard. These are rather difficult guitars to evaluate. First off, they feel in a completely different league to any new Vintage guitar we’ve ever played and reinforce how a lower-end guitar, properly set up and revoiced, can really perform at a much higher level than its original price would suggest.

Whether you're searching for your first guitar or your last, every member of the Vintage ReIssued Series is a keeper. Play on. Our online and showroom experience are unique in the industry. A completely tailored approach to ensure every customer gets the service they deserve - and want! When it comes down it, no matter what guitar you choose, sound is everything. The Vintage ReIssued Series V120TB is for the players who value tone over anything and everything else, guitarists who are happy to forgo ornate, decorative features when choosing an instrument – players who listen with their ears rather than their eyes.I have been selling Vintage guitars for 28 years! Nobody could ever tell you they know the brand better than me My live help facility isn't just for people who want to buy guitars but also people who have bought guitars. I am here for anyone who needs the help, most hours of the day, most days. I always say "If I am in, its on". Thats the general rule. The only other wood we can see, the fingerboard, is actually something called Lignum Rosa, a name created by experienced guitar designer Alan Entwistle (the man behind the Revelation brand) for this multi-layered wood construct, which is ‘quarter-sawn’ so the layers create a grain that’s at a right-angle to the face. It actually looks like a rosewood, although the fingerboard here is much darker in colour than the V100’s.