I visited the Vintage Guitars booth at the NAMM Show in Anaheim about 10 years ago and ended up buying a V100 Icon shortly after. I still use that guitar all the time.
I bought the Lemon drop Peter Green model. It sounds unbelievable and better than the Les Paul std's I tried against it. The neck is extremely comfortable and stays in tune. I highly recommend the guitar and would like to thank Mr Trev Wilkinson for producing a quality instrument which is better than most Gibsons four times its price. I was thinking of changing the pick-ups before buying the guitar but after hearing them, no need whatsoever.
Vintage are about solid, gigworthy guitars that don't need any mods to be workhorses - but for low-end Squier/Epi money! I got a Blug Sig Strat for £180 to 'tide me over' as I'd had to sell my US Strat to help pay for a house move but it's so good I just don't need anything better.
Interesting. I am on the look out for a cheap strat to start a friend off playing guitar. I was thinking of getting a Japanese strat '57 reissue. Found a good one on ebay but it went for nearly £500. Looking for a good strat sub £400. Will check out the Blug Signature - is that from Vintage? Thanks
STRATMAN firdaus Some of the higher end MIM Fenders are lovely guitars but the MIM Standard just seems such poor value compared to a Vintage, which has better everything for 1/3-1/2 the price. The Wilkinson alnico pickups sound decent, the hardware is the Wilkinson stuff which is as good as anything. Only thing to consider is factor in a full set-up with fret dress - may not be necessary but you only get the basic cheap factory set-up with Vintage.
STRATMAN firdaus The Lemon Drop is an absolutely stellar guitar, both for the price and full stop! Trev has worked some really magic, especially with the pickups. You won't want to replace them - ever!
I just joined a Metallica cover band cause the 1 guitarist didn't show up for gigs, I'm thinking about getting that Lemon Drop just cause Kirk now has the original and I have literally never heard 1 bad thing about these guitars, I'm going to do it as soon as I get the $.
These are such great guitars but man, I wish they came up with a different name, they must of had some idea how hard it would be for people searching "vintage guitars" all you get is websites for vintage gibsons and fenders, even on ebay!
Yeah that said the guitar itself doesnt look to great, the horn. upper bout around the selector switch and headstock on their Vintage LP style guitars are a travesty, the design changes forced on them to avoid being sued by Gibson especially as JHS Vintage began expanding into the US.
I've found vintage to be an extremely reliable and classy musical brand of guitar. I've recorded and gigged both the lemon drop and the junior inspired v120 and they never let me down or go out of tune more than their famous American counterpart. If one allows themselves to forget label snobbery, I'd heartily suggest spending less money and getting an amazing sounding/playing instrument from them.
+SHEMAMAN They look like really nice guitars. I'm not sure where they're made, Korea, World Musical Instruments Co. Ltd., maybe?... In any case, they look solid and well built from what I can see and not to mention, genuine Wilkinson hardware and pick-ups. I'm really liking the Lemon Drop and the Midge Ure model. Stacked P-90s. Very nice.
A wiser idea is to find used two piece back tokai guitars (and look around until you find one for about $600). They're a far better guitar, and generally tighter quality control than Gibson. All of the chinese les paul copies are going to drop in value as time goes on. The tokai will hold or increase, just because it's got "made in japan" written on the back of the peghead. Doesn't mean that it's always a better guitar, but it sounds better in a listing.
I doubt they're made in korea. Wilkinson hardware and pickups have been pushed, but they're sort of low fare stuff - about a quarter or a fifth of original hardware. Better than the cheapest of the cheap, but something to replace (and replacing hardware on a cheap guitar is a good way to waste money, because nobody wants a $400 guitar with $500 of hardware in it - you end up having to take it back out so that you can get something for the guitar and the hardware separately.
This company is amazing and the price is amazing also everyone ive seen and talked to love the guitwrs and there wuality and tone you cant beat them for the price just amazing
I have a Icon V6 start ,the black strat on the video. And this is the best strat i ever played for the value of the money. This strat is with the quality of Real Fender Strat but the money is much less. I love it !
played an epiphone '56 gold top p90s in the studio and it is the tone ive been searching for. unfortunately I can't find one on eBay, so ended up grabbing a vintage for 275 because of great reviews. honestly, the name doesn't matter as I own a '68 strat and owned a Gibson Les Paul and its the epiphone that sounds better than them all (for the music I make anyway!)
Man, I like the relic because it has a thinner body coat. Makes it more resonant and not plastic-like. It would be cool to just also have a satin without the relics, so it is truly personalized. I'll be getting my v6 (non relic) today, and I am excited!
These are such amazing guitars and for the money, you will not find a better one or better sounding one. There are always some on eBay for the regular prices or more. You need to play one but once you do you'll buy it.
These are really DECENT copies. Probably the BEST out there. Esp the Gibson copies. I know 1 player who had LP's, sold them, got a MM Axis, as WELL as a Vintage Lemon Drop LP style. His words were, ' it KILLS both my Gibson LP & SGs!' (The Vintage Lemon drop) My shop can sell them if needed. We don't stock them, but can order them for any customer.
+DMSProduktions That's right. I bought one and it sounds and plays better than Gibson Les Paul Stds and a 59 reissue I tried in store. Unbelievable amount of guitar for the money. It goes to show that one can produce a quality instrument without ripping people off.
I've got a Vintage VRS100 (PRS copy) that came out some years back. Lousy fret work and finish overall... Apparently that model was very bad and they stopped producing it. Pickups and hardware are phenomenal though! I'm looking forward to try out other Vintage guitars.
Great guitars and the reason I've sold Gibsons' and replaced them with Vintage. I have the Gordon Giltrap and Paul Brett acoustics too and sold the Martin - no shit and no regrets.
Very nice demo. I am deciding between this Lemon Drop Les Paul and a Gretsch Electromatic Goldtop. Both must be ordered and are roughly the same price. What should I get? Have you been super happy with this guitar? Any help would be appreciated. I don't know anything about Vintage.
Amps for Buddha Our first shipment of Vintage guitars from the UK will arrive at the end of August 2015. We are in the process of setting up Dealers all across the US. Feel free to email us at: info@fretking-vintage.com We can notify you when a dealer in your area has the guitar your looking for in stock. We also have Dealers already set up that can sell you a Vintage guitar online. Thank you for your interest in Vintage! Rick Taylor Product Manager RBI Music
If I live in the US where can I buy these guitars? Or is there a official site I can order from? Someone please help? Or can an Guitar Center or Alto music order one for me? Someone please respond!
In this case the company's name is "Vintage" and everything is a remake of a vintage guitar. Most are not insanely relic'ed, just a lot of what you might find from a guitar that might be 60-70 years old.
Sam Matthews Nearly every model offered as a Relic'd guitar, is also offered with a clean finish. The online USA catalog for Vintage can be found here: www.fretking-vintage.com Both the Lemon Drop and many V6 models are available in a shiny finish.
Firstly, Trevor Wilkinson seems to be quite well known and respected in the industry. Why the hell do so few places stock Vintage, and why are they relatively unknown despite the bang for the buck? Ive played a few and aside from minor stuff like a poorly cut string slot on one of them, the quality seems very good. Secondly, Trevor. If you ever read this, do a maple fretboard version of the black Reissued V60 or a white pick guard on the sunburst version with the maple fretboard.
+napalmhardcore Vintage guitars are very well known and easy to get hold of in the UK and they also cost less here than you pay in the US. It makes a change as we usually have to pay the same in pounds as you pay in dollars for imported guitars. This is the problem, the price, in the US its less competitive than say a Mexican Strat, so few dealers stock them.
+Tony smith FYI I'm British (Guernsey) :) It just surprises me how few places stock them (Andertons don't for example) and some of the places that do only stock a very limited range.
+Tony smith In the US they're not in the "cheap" category, but they're still in the "value priced" category - similar to, say, a G&L Tribute line. I live in Ithaca (upstate) NY and a dealer in town carried them for a while. The problem was they didn't move. Nobody heard of Vintage so the word was they couldn't be resold. Personally, the first Vintage I played sold me. IMHO, they're much better that a Mexican Fender or Epiphone.
I have the JBM 100 gold top, distressed, its a chunky beast, not really a LP man, but it looks like Joe's guitar with the same unmatched control knobs, its a noisy bluesy beast, it would be better if i was better guitarist, i'm just a noodler to be honest, guitars are my addiction...........
I'll tell you why. I have had a few Epiphones----including their top of the range Les Paul---and the Vintage beats it hands down. I have bought 3 Lemon Drops(the non relic'd version) and they are phenomenal. And in the UK they are nowhere near 5-600--either pounds or dollars. I also have 3 Gibsons and the Vintage is in no way inferior.
God, I hate chinese guitars that have the finish rubbed off of them. They're already copies (fakes), they don't need to have fake wear on them, too. Vintage has been raising their prices, and a lot of these guitars are getting into the range of a used Tokai.
They are only fake if they are fraudulently branding them. And if you don't like relic'd guitars(I don't either) Vintage make non-relic'd versions too.
Premier you disappoint me...there are a thousand reviews on this lame copy of a great guitar...(I don't mean it being a so-called signature guitar..whatta joke, I just mean the Les Paul). Maybe these guitarists aren't smart, but the lot of us are....you're not selling us on the fact we are stupid. Phony fake wear...relic guitars are for losers who can't play so they suck so their guitar never gets worn.
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Both the Lemon Drop and Strat sounded amazing, and at such a great price!
The Peter Green "Out of Phase Sound" reminds me of a half-cocked Wah-Pedal.....I love Peter Green so much and I'm so sad that he is gone....
I visited the Vintage Guitars booth at the NAMM Show in Anaheim about 10 years ago and ended up buying a V100 Icon shortly after. I still use that guitar all the time.
I bought the Lemon drop Peter Green model. It sounds unbelievable and better than the Les Paul std's I tried against it. The neck is extremely comfortable and stays in tune. I highly recommend the guitar and would like to thank Mr Trev Wilkinson for producing a quality instrument which is better than most Gibsons four times its price. I was thinking of changing the pick-ups before buying the guitar but after hearing them, no need whatsoever.
Vintage are about solid, gigworthy guitars that don't need any mods to be workhorses - but for low-end Squier/Epi money! I got a Blug Sig Strat for £180 to 'tide me over' as I'd had to sell my US Strat to help pay for a house move but it's so good I just don't need anything better.
Interesting. I am on the look out for a cheap strat to start a friend off playing guitar. I was thinking of getting a Japanese strat '57 reissue. Found a good one on ebay but it went for nearly £500. Looking for a good strat sub £400. Will check out the Blug Signature - is that from Vintage? Thanks
STRATMAN firdaus Some of the higher end MIM Fenders are lovely guitars but the MIM Standard just seems such poor value compared to a Vintage, which has better everything for 1/3-1/2 the price. The Wilkinson alnico pickups sound decent, the hardware is the Wilkinson stuff which is as good as anything. Only thing to consider is factor in a full set-up with fret dress - may not be necessary but you only get the basic cheap factory set-up with Vintage.
STRATMAN firdaus The Lemon Drop is an absolutely stellar guitar, both for the price and full stop! Trev has worked some really magic, especially with the pickups. You won't want to replace them - ever!
I just joined a Metallica cover band cause the 1 guitarist didn't show up for gigs, I'm thinking about getting that Lemon Drop just cause Kirk now has the original and I have literally never heard 1 bad thing about these guitars, I'm going to do it as soon as I get the $.
These are such great guitars but man, I wish they came up with a different name, they must of had some idea how hard it would be for people searching "vintage guitars" all you get is websites for vintage gibsons and fenders, even on ebay!
ebay search vintage v100, or vintage v6 theyll pop up
I just put in on google/eBay, (vintage guitar 🎸 brand)
Your so right
Yeah someone's gotta tel him to just name them Wilkinson guitars, it would make so much sense.
EXACTLY!!!!!
I love the way he passionately talks abt pickups.
Trev Wilkinson is a master,his Lespaul sound as good or better than what Gibson is putting out there
Yeah that said the guitar itself doesnt look to great, the horn. upper bout around the selector switch and headstock on their Vintage LP style guitars are a travesty, the design changes forced on them to avoid being sued by Gibson especially as JHS Vintage began expanding into the US.
Well done again, Trevor!
This new gold top is just great ... have to find a store to give them all a try!
Wilkinson pickups sound great also just all around amazing guitars zi will def be getting one
Great guitar & reviews guys.
I have a gold top.
Love it....
I've found vintage to be an extremely reliable and classy musical brand of guitar.
I've recorded and gigged both the lemon drop and the junior inspired v120 and they never let me down or go out of tune more than their famous American counterpart.
If one allows themselves to forget label snobbery, I'd heartily suggest spending less money and getting an amazing sounding/playing instrument from them.
+SHEMAMAN They look like really nice guitars. I'm not sure where they're made, Korea, World Musical Instruments Co. Ltd., maybe?... In any case, they look solid and well built from what I can see and not to mention, genuine Wilkinson hardware and pick-ups. I'm really liking the Lemon Drop and the Midge Ure model. Stacked P-90s. Very nice.
A wiser idea is to find used two piece back tokai guitars (and look around until you find one for about $600). They're a far better guitar, and generally tighter quality control than Gibson. All of the chinese les paul copies are going to drop in value as time goes on. The tokai will hold or increase, just because it's got "made in japan" written on the back of the peghead.
Doesn't mean that it's always a better guitar, but it sounds better in a listing.
I doubt they're made in korea.
Wilkinson hardware and pickups have been pushed, but they're sort of low fare stuff - about a quarter or a fifth of original hardware. Better than the cheapest of the cheap, but something to replace (and replacing hardware on a cheap guitar is a good way to waste money, because nobody wants a $400 guitar with $500 of hardware in it - you end up having to take it back out so that you can get something for the guitar and the hardware separately.
I have V100HB Flamed Honeyburst and I’m happy.
Trev is a great great guy.
Their necks are exactly like an slim taper 60s neck. The only one that has a real maple cap is the AFD model. Still great guitars
This company is amazing and the price is amazing also everyone ive seen and talked to love the guitwrs and there wuality and tone you cant beat them for the price just amazing
I have a Icon V6 start ,the black strat on the video. And this is the best strat i ever played for the value of the money. This strat is with the quality of Real Fender Strat but the money is much less. I love it !
played an epiphone '56 gold top p90s in the studio and it is the tone ive been searching for. unfortunately I can't find one on eBay, so ended up grabbing a vintage for 275 because of great reviews. honestly, the name doesn't matter as I own a '68 strat and owned a Gibson Les Paul and its the epiphone that sounds better than them all (for the music I make anyway!)
Great guitars. Bought a 2nd hand UK V6 in nice condition for £130. Amazing guitar for the price.
Great guitars
Great value for money. Love 💓 my Lemon drop .
Man, I like the relic because it has a thinner body coat. Makes it more resonant and not plastic-like. It would be cool to just also have a satin without the relics, so it is truly personalized. I'll be getting my v6 (non relic) today, and I am excited!
I have played several LPs and Gibson’s and I’m convinced this is better than any LP out there.
I own one of these guitars, thanks trevor.
Great stuff! I've got a SG junior style Vintage and it sounds ace! Shame they were discontinued for legal reasons :/
These are such amazing guitars and for the money, you will not find a better one or better sounding one. There are always some on eBay for the regular prices or more. You need to play one but once you do you'll buy it.
That goldtop is a beaut!
These are really DECENT copies. Probably the BEST out there.
Esp the Gibson copies.
I know 1 player who had LP's, sold them, got a MM Axis, as WELL as a Vintage Lemon Drop LP style. His words were, ' it KILLS both my Gibson LP & SGs!' (The Vintage Lemon drop)
My shop can sell them if needed. We don't stock them, but can order them for any customer.
+DMSProduktions That's right. I bought one and it sounds and plays better than Gibson Les Paul Stds and a 59 reissue I tried in store. Unbelievable amount of guitar for the money. It goes to show that one can produce a quality instrument without ripping people off.
STRATMAN firdaus
EXACTLY!
How much for a lemon drop? Thxx
Buddhapoom M
AU retail is around $300 mark only!
@@DMSProduktions what's your Australian website? And can u get junior DC's and sg juniors?
hey look! its the Winter NAMM guy
I've got a Vintage VRS100 (PRS copy) that came out some years back. Lousy fret work and finish overall... Apparently that model was very bad and they stopped producing it. Pickups and hardware are phenomenal though! I'm looking forward to try out other Vintage guitars.
Tip: it's a good guitar as they say. Do you have any against?
Great guitars and the reason I've sold Gibsons' and replaced them with Vintage. I have the Gordon Giltrap and Paul Brett acoustics too and sold the Martin - no shit and no regrets.
Trev Wilkinson is a genius.
Very nice demo. I am deciding between this Lemon Drop Les Paul and a Gretsch Electromatic Goldtop. Both must be ordered and are roughly the same price. What should I get? Have you been super happy with this guitar? Any help would be appreciated. I don't know anything about Vintage.
i 💝 Southport
" Guitarists are not bright people" ... Tell that to Professor Brian May.
i bought one £300 bargain, its the real deal ?
This singlecut is great but the horn really bothers me. How sharp it is. That's the only thing though other than that it's great.
Where can I find these guitars? Who's carrying them, in the states? …I've been wanting to try them out, for the longest time. …Can't wait!
Amps for Buddha Check reverb.com!
DReidGuitars
Yeah man, I saw a few there. But you know how it is. You want to try before you buy.
Amps for Buddha where are you located? We have new dealers opening up every day around the US.
Wendy BSCSales Southeast Wisconsin, just outside of Milwaukee.
Amps for Buddha Our first shipment of Vintage guitars from the UK will arrive at the end of August 2015. We are in the process of setting up Dealers all across the US. Feel free to email us at: info@fretking-vintage.com
We can notify you when a dealer in your area has the guitar your looking for in stock. We also have Dealers already set up that can sell you a Vintage guitar online. Thank you for your interest in Vintage!
Rick Taylor
Product Manager
RBI Music
If I live in the US where can I buy these guitars? Or is there a official site I can order from? Someone please help? Or can an Guitar Center or Alto music order one for me? Someone please respond!
ebay search vintage v100, or vintage v6 theyll pop up
I wish they would have played trough a good amp jeez!
Marshall my man!?!?!?
wooow
Do these guitars stay in tune?
very well indeed.
If these weren't reliced I would have been interested. Why do companies do this? There must be demand, but I can't understand it!
In this case the company's name is "Vintage" and everything is a remake of a vintage guitar. Most are not insanely relic'ed, just a lot of what you might find from a guitar that might be 60-70 years old.
Sam Matthews Nearly every model offered as a Relic'd guitar, is also offered with a clean finish. The online USA catalog for Vintage can be found here: www.fretking-vintage.com
Both the Lemon Drop and many V6 models are available in a shiny finish.
+Sam Matthews Same here man, I hate relics. I guess its all supply and demand.
They make a regular one , too. I have one. It's a great axe.
Firstly, Trevor Wilkinson seems to be quite well known and respected in the industry. Why the hell do so few places stock Vintage, and why are they relatively unknown despite the bang for the buck? Ive played a few and aside from minor stuff like a poorly cut string slot on one of them, the quality seems very good.
Secondly, Trevor. If you ever read this, do a maple fretboard version of the black Reissued V60 or a white pick guard on the sunburst version with the maple fretboard.
+napalmhardcore Vintage guitars are very well known and easy to get hold of in the UK and they also cost less here than you pay in the US. It makes a change as we usually have to pay the same in pounds as you pay in dollars for imported guitars. This is the problem, the price, in the US its less competitive than say a Mexican Strat, so few dealers stock them.
+Tony smith FYI I'm British (Guernsey) :) It just surprises me how few places stock them (Andertons don't for example) and some of the places that do only stock a very limited range.
+napalmhardcore There easy to find just go on Gumtree and the postal service does stretch to the Channel Islands you know!
+Tony smith In the US they're not in the "cheap" category, but they're still in the "value priced" category - similar to, say, a G&L Tribute line. I live in Ithaca (upstate) NY and a dealer in town carried them for a while. The problem was they didn't move. Nobody heard of Vintage so the word was they couldn't be resold. Personally, the first Vintage I played sold me. IMHO, they're much better that a Mexican Fender or Epiphone.
+Mark Zabel They are fantastic guitars for the money. I have the Goldtop Les Paul copy with P90,s and the Mick Abrahams SG Special copy with P90's.
'Guitarists are not bright people'? Don't say that to Brian May, he is a qualified Astrophysicist!
Peter didn't change the knobs, it was gary moore who did that, id love the lemon drop but please no relic, its awful.
I have the JBM 100 gold top, distressed, its a chunky beast, not really a LP man, but it looks like Joe's guitar with the same unmatched control knobs, its a noisy bluesy beast, it would be better if i was better guitarist, i'm just a noodler to be honest, guitars are my addiction...........
I don't see why anyone would pay that much for a copy, if I was going to spend 5-600, it would be an Epiphone.
I'll tell you why. I have had a few Epiphones----including their top of the range Les Paul---and the Vintage beats it hands down. I have bought 3 Lemon Drops(the non relic'd version) and they are phenomenal. And in the UK they are nowhere near 5-600--either pounds or dollars. I also have 3 Gibsons and the Vintage is in no way inferior.
dumb spring install
I honestly don't like the Trevor pickups... they sound great but they have too much hum and noise.
please, don't use Midge Ure as an advert for your guitars, DOH
God, I hate chinese guitars that have the finish rubbed off of them. They're already copies (fakes), they don't need to have fake wear on them, too.
Vintage has been raising their prices, and a lot of these guitars are getting into the range of a used Tokai.
They are only fake if they are fraudulently branding them. And if you don't like relic'd guitars(I don't either) Vintage make non-relic'd versions too.
Premier you disappoint me...there are a thousand reviews on this lame copy of a great guitar...(I don't mean it being a so-called signature guitar..whatta joke, I just mean the Les Paul). Maybe these guitarists aren't smart, but the lot of us are....you're not selling us on the fact we are stupid. Phony fake wear...relic guitars are for losers who can't play so they suck so their guitar never gets worn.
sounds like crap like all vintage amps and guitars
+David Ellefson stfu troll.
sorry vintage sounds awful so YOU STFU!!!
David Ellefson vintage dont make amps so you must be talking out of your arse.