VOX Giulietta VGA-3PS Archtop Acoustic – Electric Guitar
The VOX Giulietta VGA-3PS is an evolution of the classic, full-hollow archtop guitar. Jazz guitarists rejoice!
VOX have been making guitars since 1962 and their experience shows. The hand crafted Giulietta features a compact, archtop hollow body with a single cutaway. Beneath the classic design is VOX’s Hybrid Bridge System. This cutting-edge pickup system delivers incredible tone and versatility – tailor made for the modern guitarist and a favourite amongst the scm staff.
The unique electronics and stylish design combine to deliver comfortable playability and a beautiful rich sound – bright and glassy yet with defined and organic lows, similar to a flat top acoustic guitar. The combination of the looks, style, playability and sonic character make the Giulietta 3PS the perfect solution for both live and recording duties.
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Compact Size, Big Tone
Full-size archtop guitars look impressive, but their imposing size and weight make them uncomfortable for many players. They are also notoriously susceptible to feedback at stage volume levels. The combination of the Giulietta’s smaller single cutaway body size and full-scale neck has resulted in a modern instrument that any player can feel comfortable playing without sacrificing tonal versatility and quality. Plugged in, Giulietta delivers tones that are as rich as full sized acoustic guitars.
Patented Hybrid Bridge System
The Giulietta VGA-3PS’s compact and comfortable body makes for a more comfortable and practical playing experience and also helps reduce feedback while improving the overall tone of the guitar. The real secret of the Giulietta, however, is the innovative patented VOX Hybrid Bridge System.
The VOX Hybrid Bridge System uses a traditional wooden base that features a specially-developed laminated wood/aluminium top section. The compensated one-piece saddle is equipped with a proprietary piezo system that provides quick response and even string-to-string output. Additionally, this unique combination of materials widens the frequency response of the piezo system, adding sparkling high harmonics, organic lows and also significantly increasing sustain. As an added bonus, this bridge also helps reduce feedback at high volumes.
Super Capacitor Preamp System
Traditionally, archtop guitars are available either as fully acoustic instruments or with magnetic pickups cut into the top, with all controls mounted in the wood. A different approach was used to give the VGA-3PS greater projection and sustain. With the pickup system contained in the Hybrid Bridge and the controls suspended in the pickguard, the guitar’s top is allowed to resonate freely without the weight of electronic components inhibiting its vibration.
The Giuletta’s excellent on-board piezo pickup system transforms the typical dull tone of an archtop by providing greater dynamic sensitivity, a more even distribution of lows, mids & highs, and enhanced sustain that rivals your favourite flat Top acoustic. The Volume and Tone controls are discreetly located on the pickguard, just like a classic archtop, keeping the look crisp and uncluttered while delivering a wide range of tones to suit any style. There is also a low-cut pot that is adjustable with a small flat blade screwdriver to custom tailor the bass response of your guitar.
Long-life rechargeable battery
The USB chargeable preamp delivers up to 10 hours of playing time just with 1-2 hours of charging. This design choice is not only for convenience, it eliminates the need for a battery compartment; another factor which increases the resonance and vibrations of the guitar.
VOX string mute
Not content to stop there, the designers & engineers at VOX also sought to address another common issue with piezo-equipped archtop guitars: over-ring. This phenomenon occurs when a bridge-mounted piezo pickup amplifies not only the fretted sound, but also the length of string between the bridge and tailpiece, creating an undesirable effect that interrupts your performance. To address this, VOX developed a simple-to-use removable string mute (included with the guitar) that prevents over-ring and leaves you with a pure, clean sound.
VOX Giulietta VGA-3PS Specifications:
• Body Style: Hollow Body with Cutaway
• Colour: Black
• Top Material: Laminated Spruce
• Top Profile: Arched Top
• Back and Sides material: Laminated Mahogany
• Neck: Set Mahogany, tilt headstock
• Fingerboard Material: Baked Jatoba (stabilised through special drying process)
• Fingerboard Position Markers: Pearloid Dot Inlays
• Fingerboard Radius: 310mm
• Neck Profile: “C” Shape
• Scale Length: 24 3/4″ (628 mm)
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Medium jumbo
• Nut Width: 42 mm (1.65″)
• Pickups: Piezo Pickup under Bridge Saddle
• Preamp: Super Capacitor with USB quick charging feature
• Bridge: Hybrid System with wood/aluminum construction
• Master Volume- pickguard mounted Master Tone- pickguard mounted
• Controls: Active/Passive Switch to turn off preampLow Cut trim pot, adjusted with small flat blade screwdriver
• Output: 6.35mm (1/4″) Phono
• Inputs: Mini USB Port for charging
• Case: Heavily Padded Pro Gig-Bag
• Accessories: Owner’s Manual, Adjustment wrench, Mini USB charging cable
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