Villain

Production

St. Louis Music (SLM) Korean  1990

Villain Standard (WEV400RD and BK)

Specs

  • body: solid Alder, arched top and back
  • neck: satin Maple, beveled heel
  • fingerboard: Rosewood
  • 22 frets
  • pickups: H/S/S ‘Powersound’
  • controls: master volume and tone
  • 5- way switch
  • Floyd Rose trem
  • chrome hardware
  • available in black or red
  • Dan Armstrong pickups available as an optional upgrade

VIllain Standard

Villain Pro (WEV420PW and PB)

Specs

Same as the Standard except:

  • Pearl Metallic finishes (Pearl White or Pearl Blue)
  • black hardware
  • Kahler Spyder trem
  • EMG Select pickups
  • one additional mini-switch, presumably for coil tap
New! October 2016: This beautiful example courtesy Forum member gittarasaurus

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Villain Maple (WEV520CS)

Specs

As the Pro except:

  • no coil split
  • H/S/H EMG Select pickups
  • body: arched curly Maple
  • finish: Cherry Sunburst

Villain Maple

Villain Graphite (WEV425BK and PR)

Specs

Same as the Pro except:

  • neck: licensed from Modulus Graphite
  • available in dark grey metallic, pearl red and black
  • all models appear only in the 1990 A Sign Of The Times catalogue
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