While working at Fender, Vince Cunetto was one of the designers who started the whole relic craze.  Now he creates his own relic guitars under the Vinetto brand.  One of these is the Artifact SC 56 WG.  This relic is based on one of the guitars from the mid-fifties.  It was during this time that guitars were undergoing a change, and the Artifact SC 56 WG represents the best of those changes, including things like the change from the V neck to the C shape neck and the move from flat poles to staggered poles.

The SC 56 WG features 21 frets and has a neck made from solid maple.  The fretwire is modified vintage, and the radius is 9.5 inches.  It used bone for its nut material, and if has a Gotoh vintage style tuner.  The body itself is sold and is made out of swamp ash.  Over on the bridge, you’ll find 3 vintage brass saddles and a Glendale in-tone cold roll.  The pickguard is done in a single layer of white rigid vinyl.  The SC 56 WG features a three-way pick up selector and master tone and volume controls.  It also has lollar vintage T pickups. Read more

Vinetto Guitars is a custom guitar shop that believes in creating the best guitars possible using both traditional methods and modern techniques.  When Vince Cunetto founded the company, he realized that while many new ideas and different techniques had been used over the past 60 years, it was the classic designs and ideas that were still the best.  Of course, he also realized that some new guitar making methods had merit, too, and so he set out to create instruments that used the best of both.  The result is a series of hand-crafted instruments that are top quality and will create amazing sounds.  The professionals at Vinetto carefully select the body and neck woods, use their own tested techniques in building the instrument, and then finish it off with an all-nitrocellulose finish.  Each and every guitar is personally checked by Vince Cunetto before it’s shipped to ensure that it meets his high standards. Read more