For many a serious player and collector, the 1959 Les Paul Standard is a guitar that not only helped to shape an entire generation of guitar players, but also was born at a time when the electric guitar was an item that was intended to be both lasting and beautiful.  It is because of this that the company decided to go ahead and create a replica of this guitar so that players in the modern era will be able to experience what it was like to play on this wonderful piece of machinery.  In fact, Gibson went to such lengths as to make sure that the new guitars almost precisely matched the measurements and the period details of the original machines. Read more

The VM-10 is one of two models that are made in China (the other is the VPB-30).  All other Venture style guitars are crafted in Korea.  The Wilson Brothers Venture VM-10 is a strat-style guitar that looks amazingly retro and sounds even better.  This electric guitar features an agates, flat top body and has a neck made from maple that is bolted on using a smooth joint.  It features 22F frets and a rosewood fingerboard.

As far as the rest of the hardware goes, everything on the VM-10 is top quality.  It features three single coil pickups and chrome hardware.  The guitar has one volume control and two tone controls, plus a five way selector switch.  For finishes, you can get the Venture VM-10 in five different styles: black, red, white, sunburst, or wine red.  This is one of the first Venture guitars to be made, and while it may lack some of the extra features that other models have, it’s certainly a classic.  You just can’t go wrong with a Wilson Brothers Venture VM-10.