I’m well impressed with the Vintage brand - and I only buy ones which match the decor. Unless I see a nice Pelham Blue one in which case I’ll be down at Homebase purchasing some paint 🎨😄
You and me both, Dave!! I’m impressed with these V100’s, other than maybe changing the switch because it just doesn’t feel that smooth, that would be it for me.
I have two vintage brand guitars, SG and lemon drop LP, both play and sound really good, particularly the SG. Another great vid, cheers Dunsy, love the MAMA'S BOYS T-shirt.
I have a V100 Icon in vintage sunburst that I bought new back in 2008. It's still my go-to guitar. They didn't artificially age them very well back then, they got better at it after a few years. I replaced the Kluson style Wilkinson tuners with Gibson Modern Tuners (made for Gibson by Grover) and I replaced the plastic string nut with a brass nut because that was a popular mod back in the '70s.
Nice video, Dunsy - the good thing for us fans is there’s no known cure for your guitar buying addiction! That’s a massive difference in pickup output but the middle setting was great imho and they sounded balanced 👍
100% correct there! As soon as it’s unboxed, cleaned up, new strings and a video made, I’m straight back onto the internet to find another one. It’s like a sugar rush, but more Rock and Roll 😂. Yeah, I did a bit of reading and it turns out that they describe it as a more contemporary output bridge humbucker. Definitely something I prefer. Really impressed with these guitars. For less than £200, used, it’s gigable and I can see why the fella from the Quireboys uses them live if he doesn’t fancy taking out an expensive “real” one. Gonna make a video shooting out this, an EGF850 and a 2019 50’s Standard.
Vintage make excellent guitars. I have owned 4 or 5 over the years and I currently have a V100PGM---a non-relic'd version of the Peter Green model which does the out of phase sound to perfection. It's 2011 model which I bought second hand from a store for £199 in mint condition. New prices have recently increased but if you can get a good used one I agree it's unbelievable value.
I had ola V100 a few years back - I modded ro 50"s wiring made it so much better to my ears...I then flipped the neck magnet for the out of phase sound...divorce later I sold it should never have...ive just bought the gold top version - gonna do the same mods...
Old Chuck Berry would like those pups mate! Lots of those geetars in my neck of the woods! Wilkinson parts is what makes these guitars interesting! The only reason I haven’t bought one is because there made in Chieena
sounds good! I have a Vintage telecaster..as good as my fender USA... I think you have get an older Vintage what you have from 2006 or so , the stuff they're putting out today lacks quality control.. not as good as they used to be... the end of this video is quite inspiring.. nice riffing.. and sound
Sounds fine, Dunsy! I didn't realise Vintage had been around for that long. I've always considered Vintage to be next level above Harley Benton, right or wrong 👍🏻👍🏻
Yeah, I didn’t even know that they were involved with Encore as well. I mean the Encore’s of old were not great guitars (only in my opinion, of course). I’m well impressed with the Vintage ones I’ve owned. I would say that they do feel a bit above the HB guitars that I’ve had, but I guess that’s reflected in the new price.
There isn't much to separate sub £500 guitars these days unless your unlucky and get a lemon they're usually great I have 4 Harley's and their all good instruments. I like epiphones but their starting to move into what used to be low end Gibson prices which I'm reluctant to pay. Cheapskate you see😊
Nice guitar mate, sounds amazing with your playing. I've just traded me 56 epi for a VS63 (SG custom triple pickup) it was the best of half a dozen various branded guitars i tried in my local shop. Mine has the hot bridge pickup I'm really toying with the idea of putting some pro buckers in it but not quite yet as it sounds very good as is. It needs a bit of filler on the inlays though.
Hey Dunsy, great review! I've got the exact same guitar, my serial number is only a few off from yours. Very solid guitar. The thing with the pickups - I think yours might not be original. My pickups are branded Wilkinson on the cover in the bottom right corners of both. And they're aged as well. Yours look too shiny in comparison! The back of the pickups are different too. That might explain the different outputs, although I haven't got the means to measure mine. Just thought I'd pass on this info. I might be completely wrong. Thanks again for the review
Hey Johnny, yeah could be that this one was changed. I was definitely a bit surprised by how high the output was. Excellent guitars, for sure and crazy price for the specs.
They are the best value for money guitars by far, i biught one brand new arond 2015 when tryimg an amp it was the only les Paul style guitar the shop had and it was so impressive i bought it, taking into consideration i have three very good Gibson Les Paul's.. it was too good to leave it, and brand new it was £2:79 !! i think they are going for over £500 these days ... they play great, feel comfortable and sound brilliant.. what more can you want fir that sort of money !! ?? 👍👍👍👍👍
Good to see one of the older V100's before Vintage had to change the body shape and add a carved heel to circumvent copyright! Vintage produce good stuff and of course Wilkinson hardware is decent too. Agree re pickup resistance/balance. Interestingly the Gibson set of the 498T and 490R come in at identical measurements. I reckon there is good theory that the bridge also needs to be stronger because the strings don't move as much in the magnetic field above the bridge pickup as they do further along above the neck pickup. The greater the string movement, the less strength you need in the pickup. Btw Dunsy, get hold of a PRS SE Bernie Marsden, I reckon you'd enjoy it.
Yeah, I watched one of Dave Simpson’s videos where he was saying that the new ones aren’t anywhere near as good as the, dare I say it, Vintage ones. I have to be honest and say that the 3 that have come my way have all been older used models, so I can’t say either way. The pickup balance on this really suits what I do - usually I put something like a Tonerider Rocksong in the bridge, so this saved me doing that. Andertons had a PRS Bernie used recently and I was 99.9% of the way to hitting “Buy Now”, but then something I had been looking for for ages came up in Japan.
I can vouch for the Bernie, great build quality and playability, again the bridge is a fair bit stronger than the neck, bridge on mine is around 10.5, neck around 8.5, nice balance of tones, mine was the second run with the satin neck and slightly smaller headstock 👍
I have two vintage guitars, One Flying V Vv60 and a Les Paul v100 both from 2011 and they are just amazing guitars, the V specially have a really rich sound I might upload a video playing both soon
Right……… I’ve had a few of these and they are good. Not great. Thing is the pickups are not that great. Ok for people with cheap amps as Gibson pups ect would be wasted on them. The build is good and they are not heavy either and you can get the action low so in terms of playability they are great. I’ve got a set of Warman pups to try and improve it. I’ll get them in soon and see what result I get.
Yeah, definitely gonna find out what it’s like at rehearsal volume and see how the pickups fare. I actually have Wilkinson pickups in the middle and neck positions of my 79 Greco Strat. Sound pretty good. I have a couple of humbuckers around here - Bare Knuckle The Mule and a Tonerider Generator, so quite a difference in output - will do an A/B comparison with those and the stock ones. Also plan on a video comparing the stock Wilkinson ones with stock PU2’s in a Greco and the Burstbuckers in my 2019 Les Paul Standard.
I can't understand a word this guy is saying, what a ghastly accent.
“Ghastly” = Brilliant. Thanks buddy 😆👈
I think he is from Kentucky, I worked there for awhile couldn't wait to get tf outta there,it was like another country.
@@DunsysGuitarWorld no dude you fn rock and I'm stealing some of your licks.
Typical ridiculous American…centre of the world dontcha know
I can understand him quite clearly maybe it's my Macleod Scottish Ancestry lol , I own wo Vintages V100 and V6P with 3 P90's brilliant guitars ,
He has a beautiful and clear accent.
Cool im thinking of buying the greeny!
Looks and sounds like a keeper , nicely colour matched with the wall as well 👍
I’m well impressed with the Vintage brand - and I only buy ones which match the decor. Unless I see a nice Pelham Blue one in which case I’ll be down at Homebase purchasing some paint 🎨😄
This one sounds great and needs no changes, Dunsy! I really like the distressed top too. Thank you for the review! 👍
A real nice guitar and crazy cheap here in the UK.
Beautiful guitar performance
Sometimes, I feel like I'm a heavy relic! Really cool, Dunsy. I've played a few Vintage guitars and they've all felt solid. Nice fund!!!
You and me both, Dave!! I’m impressed with these V100’s, other than maybe changing the switch because it just doesn’t feel that smooth, that would be it for me.
Love the look and sound of this one. Very nice!
Great deal!!
@@handybunny yeah, crazy bargains to be had here because they’re distributed by a UK Company.
I have two vintage brand guitars, SG and lemon drop LP, both play and sound really good, particularly the SG. Another great vid, cheers Dunsy, love the MAMA'S BOYS T-shirt.
Cheers Martin - I should play some Mamas Boy tunes with that shirt on! Great band.
Looks and sounds great!
Cheers Ben, crazy cheap for a great guitar.
I have a V100 Icon in vintage sunburst that I bought new back in 2008. It's still my go-to guitar. They didn't artificially age them very well back then, they got better at it after a few years. I replaced the Kluson style Wilkinson tuners with Gibson Modern Tuners (made for Gibson by Grover) and I replaced the plastic string nut with a brass nut because that was a popular mod back in the '70s.
Nice video, Dunsy - the good thing for us fans is there’s no known cure for your guitar buying addiction!
That’s a massive difference in pickup output but the middle setting was great imho and they sounded balanced 👍
100% correct there! As soon as it’s unboxed, cleaned up, new strings and a video made, I’m straight back onto the internet to find another one. It’s like a sugar rush, but more Rock and Roll 😂. Yeah, I did a bit of reading and it turns out that they describe it as a more contemporary output bridge humbucker. Definitely something I prefer. Really impressed with these guitars. For less than £200, used, it’s gigable and I can see why the fella from the Quireboys uses them live if he doesn’t fancy taking out an expensive “real” one. Gonna make a video shooting out this, an EGF850 and a 2019 50’s Standard.
Mama's boys 😎👌
Sonbossed ?? Ahh translator 🍺, 😂😂 sunburst . Cheers mate 🤘
Sun Bossed, that’s me, lol 😂
Vintage make excellent guitars. I have owned 4 or 5 over the years and I currently have a V100PGM---a non-relic'd version of the Peter Green model which does the out of phase sound to perfection. It's 2011 model which I bought second hand from a store for £199 in mint condition. New prices have recently increased but if you can get a good used one I agree it's unbelievable value.
Yeah, crazy good value when you can pick one up used, I couldn't believe that this came in at under £200, including delivery.
I had ola V100 a few years back - I modded ro 50"s wiring made it so much better to my ears...I then flipped the neck magnet for the out of phase sound...divorce later I sold it should never have...ive just bought the gold top version - gonna do the same mods...
Lovely guitars - crazy good price you can pick them up for these days.
I had the opportunity to try a used Vintage V100 that was for sale. Should have bought it. These are a good deal!
Most definitely.
Old Chuck Berry would like those pups mate! Lots of those geetars in my neck of the woods! Wilkinson parts is what makes these guitars interesting! The only reason I haven’t bought one is because there made in Chieena
Really solid, well built guitar for the £/$. I think all the Icon models are built in Vietnam? This one from 2006 definitely is.
I’ve bought a Vintage LP and Tele in the past. Great VFM and build quality is above “budget” level. Perfect for gigging at rough pubs.
100% agree there, David.
sounds good! I have a Vintage telecaster..as good as my fender USA... I think you have get an older Vintage what you have from 2006 or so , the stuff they're putting out today lacks quality control.. not as good as they used to be... the end of this video is quite inspiring.. nice riffing.. and sound
Cheers John. Yeah, I've very impressed with this. Super guitar for what crazy money you can pick them up for.
I had a Lemon Drop that I got from Bruce Watson and was a lovely guitar. Well worth the money. Those and the Harley Bentons are ridiculous value
I like the look of the lemondrop ones. Might need to have a wee search for one.
Dunsy if yer gonna punt this ever geez a shout mate, looking for a lighter weight les Paul for me auld back 😂great wee vid mate
Will do, Sir.
Sounds fine, Dunsy! I didn't realise Vintage had been around for that long. I've always considered Vintage to be next level above Harley Benton, right or wrong 👍🏻👍🏻
Yeah, I didn’t even know that they were involved with Encore as well. I mean the Encore’s of old were not great guitars (only in my opinion, of course). I’m well impressed with the Vintage ones I’ve owned. I would say that they do feel a bit above the HB guitars that I’ve had, but I guess that’s reflected in the new price.
@@DunsysGuitarWorld I’ll agree about that they are better than HB.
There isn't much to separate sub £500 guitars these days unless your unlucky and get a lemon they're usually great I have 4 Harley's and their all good instruments. I like epiphones but their starting to move into what used to be low end Gibson prices which I'm reluctant to pay. Cheapskate you see😊
Nice guitar mate, sounds amazing with your playing. I've just traded me 56 epi for a VS63 (SG custom triple pickup) it was the best of half a dozen various branded guitars i tried in my local shop.
Mine has the hot bridge pickup I'm really toying with the idea of putting some pro buckers in it but not quite yet as it sounds very good as is. It needs a bit of filler on the inlays though.
I was quite surprised that the bridge pickup was quite a bit hotter - kinda suits how I play live though, so I just left it. These are nice guitars.
Pure magic happens when you pick up a guitar!
Thanks Mark, crazy good value instruments.
Hey Dunsy, great review! I've got the exact same guitar, my serial number is only a few off from yours. Very solid guitar.
The thing with the pickups - I think yours might not be original. My pickups are branded Wilkinson on the cover in the bottom right corners of both. And they're aged as well. Yours look too shiny in comparison! The back of the pickups are different too. That might explain the different outputs, although I haven't got the means to measure mine.
Just thought I'd pass on this info. I might be completely wrong.
Thanks again for the review
Hey Johnny, yeah could be that this one was changed. I was definitely a bit surprised by how high the output was. Excellent guitars, for sure and crazy price for the specs.
They are the best value for money guitars by far, i biught one brand new arond 2015 when tryimg an amp it was the only les Paul style guitar the shop had and it was so impressive i bought it, taking into consideration i have three very good Gibson Les Paul's.. it was too good to leave it, and brand new it was £2:79 !! i think they are going for over £500 these days ... they play great, feel comfortable and sound brilliant.. what more can you want fir that sort of money !! ?? 👍👍👍👍👍
Yeah, crazy cheap and good instruments - can't believe this was less than £200 and I haven't had to do a thing to it.
Good to see one of the older V100's before Vintage had to change the body shape and add a carved heel to circumvent copyright! Vintage produce good stuff and of course Wilkinson hardware is decent too. Agree re pickup resistance/balance. Interestingly the Gibson set of the 498T and 490R come in at identical measurements. I reckon there is good theory that the bridge also needs to be stronger because the strings don't move as much in the magnetic field above the bridge pickup as they do further along above the neck pickup. The greater the string movement, the less strength you need in the pickup. Btw Dunsy, get hold of a PRS SE Bernie Marsden, I reckon you'd enjoy it.
Yeah, I watched one of Dave Simpson’s videos where he was saying that the new ones aren’t anywhere near as good as the, dare I say it, Vintage ones. I have to be honest and say that the 3 that have come my way have all been older used models, so I can’t say either way. The pickup balance on this really suits what I do - usually I put something like a Tonerider Rocksong in the bridge, so this saved me doing that. Andertons had a PRS Bernie used recently and I was 99.9% of the way to hitting “Buy Now”, but then something I had been looking for for ages came up in Japan.
I can vouch for the Bernie, great build quality and playability, again the bridge is a fair bit stronger than the neck, bridge on mine is around 10.5, neck around 8.5, nice balance of tones, mine was the second run with the satin neck and slightly smaller headstock 👍
I have two vintage guitars, One Flying V Vv60 and a Les Paul v100 both from 2011 and they are just amazing guitars, the V specially have a really rich sound I might upload a video playing both soon
Excellent - you should definitely make some videos with those guitars.
Have to say,I love Vintage…my main guitar for years was the Graham Oliver SG….magic guitar.
Wheels of Steel 🤘. Yeah, crazy good guitars for the money - used for sub £200, delivered to my door. Mrs Dunsy was oot at the time as well = bonus 😎👌
Clever!
Actually, it is not vener, it is a solid maple top. Which is quite fantastic for that guitar!
Right……… I’ve had a few of these and they are good. Not great.
Thing is the pickups are not that great. Ok for people with cheap amps as Gibson pups ect would be wasted on them.
The build is good and they are not heavy either and you can get the action low so in terms of playability they are great.
I’ve got a set of Warman pups to try and improve it. I’ll get them in soon and see what result I get.
Yeah, definitely gonna find out what it’s like at rehearsal volume and see how the pickups fare. I actually have Wilkinson pickups in the middle and neck positions of my 79 Greco Strat. Sound pretty good. I have a couple of humbuckers around here - Bare Knuckle The Mule and a Tonerider Generator, so quite a difference in output - will do an A/B comparison with those and the stock ones. Also plan on a video comparing the stock Wilkinson ones with stock PU2’s in a Greco and the Burstbuckers in my 2019 Les Paul Standard.
I have a V99 with a bridge p/up output of 15.4k, im pretty sure its stock and never seen any LP's with that!
I can't find any info about it anywhere!
I was really surprised when I measured it. Other folks have commented that it was done by Vintage on quite a lot of their Les Paul lines.
But 15.4!!!
I had to measure it again, and all my other LP's, highest was an Epi custom at 13.2, bonkers!
Looks like it has a long neck tenon cool!
Definitely has!
@@DunsysGuitarWorld Yeah I'm impressed by that
Under $200 😮😮, that's my kinda price 😉👊
I tried a few of those. They feel cheap.
Mate you're the king of trash pile guitars.... great to see they're getting new life in your hands...
Crazy bargains to be had out there! 😂. For less than £200 used, this is a deal and a half.
Lol. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@DunsysGuitarWorld I love cheap guitars, they all sound great through 6 full stacks.ya hear me