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    Vantage Owners Club

    Am I correct in thinking the tail piece shouldn’t be bowed like this? I would think the outer hooks should be straight across and not arched up.
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    Feedback through strings?

    So last night I found out it is the cable causing the hum. When I switched to my wireless system the hum went away. I checked the connections inside each end of the cable since they just unscrew. Didn’t see anything unusual. Both wires had individual sleeves on them right up to the soldered...
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    Feedback through strings?

    I just bought a Vantage VS650B last week. Yesterday I got around to finishing cleaning it up and putting new strings on. When it’s plugged in I get noise feedback through the strings that stops the minute I touch them. What causes this? There are no electronics near the strings or bridge other...
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    Howdy!

    I bought a Vantage VS650B and a Teisco Checkmate 23 amp.
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    My first bass-help

    Honesty, I removed it to clean and polish the body. It was pretty faded and dirty. I just dropped the bridge in at that level so it wouldn’t fall off while moving it. I’ll get everything set up once I’m done detailing it. 😎
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    My first bass-help

    It measures out to 32.5”.
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    My first bass-help

    Cool, thank you for clarifying for me.
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    My first bass-help

    I just bought an old Vantage bass the other day and I'm having trouble figuring out exactly what year it is. The serial number on the back reads 072467 and I've come across two different dates. One being 1980 while CoPilot says it's 1976. Which is correct? I believe it is a VS650B model but...
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    Howdy!

    Just figured I'd say hello real quick. Just picked up my first bass the other day and an old amp. Been fiddling with guitars for a few decades and just recently decided to try a bass.