Vester Stageseries

Got mine in late 1988 and had it ever since. As 22 fret neck with artificial fretboard (something they call "ebonol"), 2 single & 1 humbucking pickup. nice finish (mines metallic red).

I've used this on a variety of small to midrange amps, occasionally with distortion or chorus. sounds reasonably good. lots of sustain but can be a bit thin on higher notes on B & E strings, could use a bit of careful eq up in the high end.

Didn't find anything wrong with components when I got it but the locking nut did need to re replaced after 3 years (a minor repair). I tend to keep the action higher than most players (I use .10 to .46 nickle steel strings).

The hardware and finish have lasted me 13 years now with very minor problems, 1 was replacing locking nuts and other was truss rod adjustment.

Didn't deal with the manufacturer directly but with the canadian distributer at the time who were helpful. Had another distributor few years ago from when I originally bought it.

This is my first guitar and I still have it. No I wont be replacing it. All though the next model up did have active pickups which I prefer.

I don't know the year, although I have had this guitar for 6 years now. I bought it new from Snutks Music in Chicago for $375 American. S/S/H active pickups, licensed Floyd trem, thin neck with jumbo frets. Very much a Jackson type guitar. I replaced the three toggle switches with a strat 5 way switch. 1 volume, 1 treble, and 1 bass pot. It has an extremely cool rainbow graphic on the front, which is why I bought it.

Very versitile guitar. Great strat tones on neck pickup with bass rolled off. Perfect "in-between" sound with neck and middle pickups. Major screamer tone from bridge humbuck with active circuit on 10. Go from "Little Wing" to "Cult of Personality" in a heartbeat.

It did require a setup, no big deal.

As stated, I bought this guitar for the paint job, only to find out it was a pretty nice guitar overall. I have played the hell out of it for 6 years now, and aside for the usual setups now and then, it is holding up very well. What do you want for 375 bucks?
I gig with this guitar every weekend, along with a tele and a PRS. It holds tune and is just about bulletproof.

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I have been playing for 30 years. Pro level. I can have just about any guitar I want (no $10,000 collectors, get real), and I have 5 or 6 guitars hanging up in the studio at any given time. I always grab this one when I want to do some shredding. I would hate to loose this guitar, I have never seen another one.

I have no idea when that guitar was made. I bought it 5 years ago. S-H combination, 1 volume knob, 3 way selector switch (just like the other Stage series with the S-S-H, tone, volume knobs), Red finish, start body style, cheap pickups, lack the guts and warmth! A very cheap LICENSED Floyd Rose tremolo ( I can't imagine who liscensed it in the Floyd Rose company, but the guy was shot for sure for his terrible mistake :)) The neck is very thin. But it's not that playable. Floyd screws were included and a hardshell case.

The guitar is a beginners guitar! once you got over that step, just put it in the nearest trash or sell it for a beginner. I use it with a Marshall valvestate amp or a HiFi. But u can feel a good pickup anywhere! These are not! lack the warmth and sustain. I use it with a Boss GT-3 and that's the only reason this guitar sounds good.

The finish is ok. It has a good feel to it.. not very playable, but yet nice... not bad

The cheapest Floyd Rose I have ever seen! The seconf time I used the whammy, the bridge was 2 pieces!!! Never seen it in my life! crap! The guitars falls out of tune the moment u shut the tuner off!

The company has closed.. Better for them... And for the people :)

I have been playing for 5 years, this was my first guitar. I didn't know much about guitars then, but I know now. If it were stolen, I'd be happy cuz I'll get a new one.. I recommend any decent cheap guitars Jackson's PS, ESPs LTD, Ibanez RG!!! much better

It isn't make with a very good wood and the neck is very thin: it smash your hand at the firsts times!!! but i think this is not a big problem 'cause when you play another guitar after that, you fly! it's a guitar for studing, and it works good for that job.
it has got 5 switchs, 2 tones control and 1 volume control. pay attention 'coz in time they can give you problems like fuzzing when they are used (specially for the switch).
it's a strat copy and it looks very cool: it's red with some beautiful light yellou differnt stripes; i love it!!
the tremolo works good, it don't give me any problem: perfect.

i repeat: this guitar is for learn the electric and also for the sound i have to say good. it gotta 2 single pickups and an humbucker, it worcks pretty good with the distorsion. also the clean sound is ok, but you have to have a good ampli or it sounds awful, like all other guitars. the sound is a bit noisy but i play a lot of punk and i don't care too much. but also when i'm on led zep, vh or other rock songs, it sound ok. i repeat, it's to learn, but it's very good for that job.

i browght it used with a new set up and new parts and it was ok. the pickups arn't special, but for the price you can find nothing better. if you change the electric parts you have anyway the wood problem: it isn't very good, it make fuzzs or feed-backs. but i can say generally it's ok.

it's used and i think it has about 7/10 years but it works pretty weel also now. the problems are about the switchs: they fuzzs too much when i change and sometimes the sound it's "hide" for that. if you see the guitar you can't the pickups are new, they are old and they cannot hide that... but they go anyway. the tremolo it's ok like the neck and the finish. you have to give it some cares if you want to use it for 15 years or more.

i don't ever need to deal the custom support.

you wanna learn on an electric baby?? BUY IT!!! it's perfect for that job, but it's very good also for amateurs and for anyone likes play guitar but they haven't a band or something like that. i like it!

ok, this guitar is my first electric one, and i think it's pretty good guitar to start with...
i am really new in the electric guitar thing so i don't know much about types of pickups...

anyway... this guitar is a pretty good stratocaster imitate.
solid body, black, maple fretboard, 21 frets, which is pretty anoying they couldn't add 1 fret...
i have not idea where it was made but i assume in korea...
3 tone dilse, i mean, one of them is volume...
5 pickup modes....

sounds ok, i think, i just need a good amp to make it better...
sometimes my pickup humms a bit but that's because the strings are to close to the pickups, i need to change it sometimes...
there's a little background noise, but again, it depends where u plug this guitar too...

action is pretty good, nice hold of the board...
maple wood fretboard, and the body i have no idea but i can see it's pretty good kind,...

well, after i get it set uped i won't be afraid to perform with it... i'd need somebackup but this guitar can hold a good gig...
this guitar is second handed so, it lasted pretty damn good for more than 8 years!

no idea what about this company, i've been looking for pieace of information about Vester, but i guess the company closed down...

i've been playing for two years, i always dreamed about electric guitar
and vester pretty or much answered my demandes of my first guitar...

Don't know what year. Vester is out of business I hear. Solid top, very nice finish (mine is kind a florescent mustard with metal flake). tone and volume controls. 3 way switch to select between single coil neck and humbucker bridge pickups. Pickups are "no name". Neck is ash, i think, with rosewood fretboard. Bridge is Floyd-rose, with locking nut. Tuners are no name, but good quality (better than other strat copies like Squire or Lotus).

Kinda noisy, not excessive. Neck p/u is strong mid-range, beefy for rhythm and distortion/overdrive. Bridge pickup is smooth, brighter, but full tone. Both p/us is bright, a little thin, but workable for lead lines. It's got a pretty mellow sound with stock p/us. They're not real hot, but give decent drive for effects. It's got a great feel when playing. Very responsive neck.

I got it used at a pawn shop (is there any other place to buy a guitar?) Pickups were fine. Soldering looks good, though the electronics are a little noisy from mileage. I'll definitely be replacing the jack and probably the switch and both pots soon.

tough guitar with a tough finish. Looks sharp and can take punishment. The tremolo bridge is a little suspect. I haven't played a gig with it yet. But it does come with a locking nut, so tuning shouldn't be too much of a problem.

??? I think the company is defunct. but nothing on the guitar is "custom". Neck is bolt-on... pickups can be replaced off the shelf, tuners are stock, etc.

I've been playing guitar for years, but electric for only one year. I own three other electrics... This has better "off the shelf" features than the Squire and Lotus I own. It's got a great playing feel. I love the sound... though with only two pickups that are both on the mellow, mid-rangey side, the sound variety will depend on the effects you have. I wish it had another pickup for more variety.

dont have much info on guitar besides its strat style single pickup single volume unit with a cheap whammy bar and no locking nut.
its 22 fret maple neck thats been sanded flat on back and feels and plays nice. i presume the tuners and pickups have been replaced
as it houses a dimarzio and half ass set of tuning keys

i play most anything and been playing for years but prefer hard rock
and it does the job for what it is? as I picked it up for next too nothing at pawnshop

it looks like it had alot of work done on it before i picked it up ,
but as it sits does everything way it should, and looks ok

like I said its had work done and i've set it up myself so would have no probs using it live or thrashing it.

whats that?
who's vester?
baehan technologies?

it was cheap! felt and played good!!
it aint a fender or gibson but hey it does the job!
bottom line it does what its supposed too and elcabongable

where and when it was made I have no idea.... standard strat copy, volume, 2 tone controls, 5way selector, came by itself with no accessories and didn't even have a back cover (still doesn't!) No idea what it's made of... but it was a fairly cool looking black left-handed guitar, so I bought it...

sound is okay... had bad trouble with 5 way selector when bought it, had to pull it all apart and fix it all up.... was really noisy, now not too bad... quite good in fact. New strings made a huge difference to the sound, a lot brighter now than before. Overall the sound could be better, but for a novice like me, it'll do for now.

noisy pickup selector, quite bad rust on screws and bridge, tuning pegs etc.. Tuning pegs on couple of strings were real loose... made them a bit tighter with a hammer (after taking them off the guitar!), but will probably replace them all one day.

so far this guitar has required quite a bit of TLC... it's becoming more reliable, strap buttons are probably the best you'd find on any guitar!... the body is a bit cracked around the neck, so I wouldn't go throwing it around or anything.... the finish is quite good... has taken a fair bit of cut and polish to remove scratches and stuff and looks good when polished, not much chance of it wearing through... a few chips and stuff including one on the fretboard... so may get it refinished one day.....

Vester - no longer around... hard to find info on their guitars....

I wish I knew a bit more about guitars b4 I bought this one, but I'm happy with it all the same, it has forced me to learn exactly how it works 'cos I had to do something to almost every part of it to get it sounding good... Love the look of it.. and it feels great, would love to hook it into some massive amps and effects gear and see how it goes, if stolen or lost (wouldn't get lost!) then I'd have to seriously consider what I bought next.... depend what left-handed guitars were around when I was looking I guess..... probably go for something different just for the sake of it..... but I'm happy for now...

Don't know what year it was made or where, i got it second hand.
21 frets, 2 tone, 1 volumn, 5 way selector, 3 single pickups, wouldn't have a clue about what it's made of, Pink paint finish (girlie colour) regular bridge, regular tuners, don't know what brand, fat neck, pretty large frets, got it with a strap, whoopie.

i play heavy metal and rock, haven't really played it much cuz it's so crappy. sound i guess is ok for a second hand lump of shit.

spoze it was put together ok. the body is splitting around the neck tho. and it's pink.

this guitar wouldn't even make 1 song live. the hardware is pretty abused on this thing, pickups are a bit rusted, all the screws are rusted, replaced some of them.
the only decent thing about ti seems to be the solid strap buttons.
i couldn't depend on this thing to start a fire with and i'd never use the thing live, even as a backup.

the store i got it from keeps a 6th month warrenty on their stuff. it hasn't crapped out yet, well, that i know of. haven't had it plugged in in a while.

This sack of shit has been in retirement for a year. not so much that it sucked, i didn't mind the quality cuz it was just second hand, so i wasn't expecting much from it, that i had it signed by Sepultura when they were here last year. so i hold onto it for that reason.
now i'm playing an Ashton ibanez copy. much better than the Vester. the Vester's body is too solid and heavy for me. but oh well. i only got the Vester cuz it was the best looking and cheapest guitar the store had. if it was stolen, i'd hunt down and kill the prick that took it, for the sole purpse of those 4 signatures on it. but i wouldn't buy a new one.

I dunno where & when its made,22 frets, solid body, strat., crappy PU's, real crap. Im wasting my time by writing about this crap dick guitar

It sounds like shit, but it looks cool. It doesnt stay in tune

It was setup like shit,

It can fall apart any minute

Never dealt with em

Ive been playing for about 6 months. dont have any other gear. If it was stolen i would be happy. I think im going to buy an Ibanez coz i wanna play KoRn