The picture below shows vintage X-brace versus modern.
BTW the earlier shot which is supposedly a V64 looks like an Arnquist DIY special, it's not a standard V64. The V64 series guitars did not have X-braced bodies (their body construction is like the standard New Style shown in the picture). The C63 series guitars do have '60's style X-bracing. If you play a V64 back to back with a C63 they sound completely different (the C63 has an immediately obvious louder/more resonant sound unplugged); the difference is similar to what you hear with a Gibson ES330 versus ES335.
Center Block on 300 series
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Re: Center Block on 300 series
kennyhowes wrote:The caption says its from a V64.
markthemd wrote:This is a replacement body that I made off the original that had been in a car fire .
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Re: Center Block on 300 series
ohhhhhsloop_john_b wrote:kennyhowes wrote:The caption says its from a V64.markthemd wrote:This is a replacement body that I made off the original that had been in a car fire .