Vasti 7 PDM J3
Vasti 7 PDM J3
- 27" Extended Scale length
- Bare Knuckle HSS Pickups
- Roasted Maple Neck and Fingerboard
- Satin Neck
- Alder/Walnut/Alder Body
- Gotoh Locking Tuners
- Gotoh Tremolo Bridge
- Vola Custom Series Gig bag Included
- Made In Japan
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VASTI 7 PDM J3
The mighty Vasti PDM reaches the third stage of its evolution. With a host of new features and updated aesthetics, it comes stock with the best of the best. Its 24 Medium Jumbo stainless-steel frets adorn a Vola Modern C roasted maple neck for unmatched stability and superb playability. The sole embellishment on the fingerboard appears on the 12th fret: the unmistakable Kadinja logo, which hearkens back to formative roots. A unique sandwich style Ash / Walnut / Ash body is finished with a one-of-a-kind Thin Ice Blue Gloss finish to solidify its rich appearance. Threatening potential is introduced with the inaugural inclusion of Bareknuckle Bootcamp Brute Force pickups, with a wealth of switching configurations for virtually endless possibilities. Under the hood, a streamlined electronics package adds to its sleek disposition. Further sturdiness is promised with the fashioning of Gotoh locking tuners and tremolo bridge combination. From top to bottom, the Vasti 7 PDM J3 flaunts a dangerous appeal for those looking to take the stage by storm.
SPECIFICATIONS
• Country of Origin: Handmade in Japan
• Scale Length: 27" Extended Scale length
• Construction: Bolt-on neck with new contour heel
• Body: Ash+Walnut+Ash
• Fingerboard: Roasted Maple
• Neck: Roasted maple neck with 3x4 Vola headstock
• Nut: Graph Tech Nut
• Frets: 24 Medium Jumbo Stainless Frets
• Inlay: Custom Luminlay Kadinja with Luminlay side dots
• Radius: 16" Radius
• Bridge: Gotoh NS510TS-FE7 tremolo
• Tuners: Gotoh SG381-07 MG-T locking tuners
• Strings: Daddario XTE1059 10-59
• Case: Vola Custom Series Gig Bag (included)
SWITCHING SYSTEM
- Volume(Push/Pull : Add neck pickup in any position)
- Tone
- 5 way switch
- Mini switch(Bridge pickup parallel/split/ series)
- Bareknuckle Bootcamp Brute Force HSS pickups
Bare Knuckle Pickups
With the integration of top-of-the-line Bare Knuckle Boot Camp Brute Force pickups, an immense array of tonality is produced. The HSS configuration allows for a customizable blend of cutting, high clarity humbucker and spanky, well-rounded single coil tones. Paired with a unique wiring configuration for ultimate playability.
Custom Binding
A unique sandwich style body build adds a layer of complexity to the body’s composition. With a layer of ash at the foundation, a middle layer of walnut, and a top made of ash, the banded layout provides an elegance to complement the stunning finish.
Balanced 3x4 Headstock
The classic Vola headstock has now adapted to extended range. With a 3x4 tuning peg layout, locking hardware ensures premium stability and easy accessibility. The addition of a Floyd bar provides a definitive string break angle from the nut, promising further tuning consistency.
Roasted Maple Neck
Roasted maple comprises the neck of each J3 model. In addition to the beautiful aesthetic, the thermal process removes moisture and impurities, resulting in stability and longevity. This also protects against changes in temperature and humidity, making it an ideal solution for musicians on the go. The Modern C neck adaptive profile caters to many playing styles. With a first fret depth of 20mm at the 1st fret – 21mm at the 12th fret, and a smooth satin finish to seal the deal.
GOTOH Hardware
The integration of Gotoh tuners with thumbwheel locking mechanism for optimal tuning consistency and ease. The 510T series of tremolo bridges are Gotoh's pursuit of greater tremolo functionality. Providing unmatched stability for this extended range configuration. Adjustments for intonation are accessible and effortless.
Stainless Steel Frets
Equipped with 24 stainless steel medium jumbo frets and a 27 scale length, the two pair together for ultimate playability. The durable stainless steel provides longer fret life, better vibrato, smoother bends, and more responsive to attack.
This guitar is next level, the attention to detail and craftsmanship is amazing. It's really in a league of its own, I was super impressed initially and then when I spent some time with it playing, it got better and better. The playability is awesome, 27" scale length executed perfectly and for a 7 string it's very ergonomic and comfortable to have in your lap. Bare knuckles are tough sounding and heaps of tonal options with the single coils and coil splits. The fretboard is really the master piece here, the roasted maple is incredible and stainless frets. You can just move around so nice. The hard case to top it off. I liked it so much I just bought the J2 6 string version. I've played high end ESP and Ibanez guitars and this guitar, knocks it out for the money. Highly do recommend.
Honestly, this is a great guitar. Love the looks, the 27-inch scale length is awesome, and having a BKP in the bridge is a big plus. The build quality is decent, but definitely could be better. It had a few minor flaws that my guitar tech ended up fixing for me, but stuff like that should’ve been avoided in the first place. That’s pretty much why I’m giving it 4 stars. If they step up their QA and stop being so careless, this would easily be a 5-star guitar for the price.
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Incredible guitar, everything is top notch, perfect setup and build quality straight out of the box. I had high expectations and they were shattered.
The only negatives for me are the bottom spike on the guitar body can be a little uncomfortable depending on how I'm sitting but it forces me to be in a good position which is good in a way I guess and with this being a 27" scale and being setup in standard tuning with common strings (10-59) the tension is a bit higher so I'll need to change string gauge or tune lower and resetup everything if I want less tension, but it's far from unplayable, this is all understandable and not really a knock against the product. It's setup so perfectly that it annoys me having to change it.
All in all, amazing but you have to sit the way the guitar expects you to and another setup might be necessary to have less tension.
