The Vantage trademark was established in Matsumoto, Japan, around 1977 and guitars were originally manufactured by Matsumoku. When Matsumoku stopped buliding guitars in the late 1980s, production moved to Korea in 1990. The last catalog from Vantage was from 1996 and it appears that they stopped building guitars shortly thereafter. Vantage offered a wide range of guitars designed for the beginning student to the intermediate player.
Instruments previously produced in Japan between 1977 and 1990 and in Korea between 1990 and the mid-1990s. Distributed by Music Industries Corporation in Floral Park, NY.

VANTAGE Acoustic Guitars Models

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VANTAGE VC-10

- classical style, spruce top, round soundhole, bound body, wooden inlay rosette, nato back/sides/neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard/tied bridge, rosewood peghead veneer, three-per-side chrome tuners with plastic buttons, available in Li...

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VANTAGE VS-5

- dreadnought style, spruce top, round soundhole, black pickguard, bound body, three-stripe rosette, nato back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret nato fingerboard with white dot inlay, ebonized maple bridge with white black dot pins, three-per-side chr...

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VANTAGE VS-40CE

- single sharp cutaway dreadnought style, nato top, oval soundhole, three-stripe bound body/rosette, nato back/sides/neck, 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlay, rosewood bridge with white black dot pins, bound peghead, th...

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VANTAGE VC-20

- classic style, cedar top, round soundhole, bound body, wooden inlay rosette, ovankol back/sides, nato neck, 12/19-fret rosewood fingerboard/tied bridge, ovankol peghead veneer, three-per-side gold tuners with plastic buttons, available in...

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VANTAGE VST-40SCE

- single sharp cutaway dreadnought style, solid spruce top, round soundhole, three-stripe bound body, herringbone rosette, nato back/sides/neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlay, rosewood bridge with white black dot pins, b...

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VANTAGE VC-20CE

- similar to VSC-20, except has single round cutaway, piezo bridge pickup, 3-band EQ with volume slide control, disc.

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VANTAGE VS-15

- dreadnought style, spruce top, round soundhole, black pickguard, three-stripe bound body/rosette, nato back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlay, rosewood bridge with black white dot pins, three-per-side chrome...

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VANTAGE VS-20

- dreadnought style, nato top, round soundhole, black pickguard, three-stripe bound body/rosette, nato back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlay, rosewood bridge with white black dot pins, bound peghead, th...

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VANTAGE VS-25

- dreadnought style, cedar top, round soundhole, black pickguard, herringbone bound body/rosette, ovankol back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlay, rosewood bridge with white black dot pins, three-per-...

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VANTAGE VS-25SCE

- similar to the VS-25, except has a single sharp cutaway, solid cedar top, and piezo bridge pickup with a 3-band EQ with volume slide control, disc.

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VANTAGE VS-30

- dreadnought style, maple top, round soundhole, black pickguard, three-stripe bound body/rosette, maple back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard w/ white dot inlay, rosewood bridge w/ white black dot pins, bound peghead, thre...

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VANTAGE VS-33

- dreadnought style, spruce top, round soundhole, black pickguard, five-stripe bound body/rosette, oak back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard, rosewood bridge with white black dot pins, bound peghead, three-per-sid...

VANTAGE VS-35CE Image

VANTAGE VS-35CE

- single sharp cutaway dreadnought style, nato top, oval soundhole, three-stripe bound body/rosette, nato back/sides/neck, 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlay, rosewood bridge with white black dot pins, bound peghead, th...

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VANTAGE VS-50S

- dreadnought style, solid spruce top, round soundhole, black pickguard, herringbone bound body/rosette, nato back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlay, rosewood bridge with white black dot pins, bound peghead, t...