It is through Dave that I rediscovered Peter Green and turned a keen ear to him, and to Dave, naturally. You're a treasure, Dave! Love this tribute guitar.
Same here, few years ago i was lookig for some guitars and saw Dave’s video on Peter Green sound ...after that i went full on Peter Green again! Also sometimes i just put Daves videos with this guitar ... Thank you Dave ! 😎
@@mercedesw2215 add me to the list.. Dave introduced me to PG a couple of years ago and now I am deep in that rabbit hole, chasing tone and practicing the space between the notes…
Top man, top player, excellent taste! Koss, Greeny, &Danny k have been my favourite players for 30+ years, nice to know see my appreciation is shared by others 🙂👍🙂
Dave, I love your reviews, and it's so nice to hear someone with your yoof indulging in the classic riffs and tones I loved in my own youth-whenever that was...
I thought I was the only guy that must have the pick guard on a Les Paul. Thanks to your confession, I can now sleep at night. Authentic sound indeed, quite stunning.
Another great video man I am addicted so funny your intro's / outro's. Yes I will be buying one of these because of you and yes I just bought a 94' korean Strat because your Frusciante vids so glad you finnally got your dream 60's Strat recently too! Keeps the vids coming your an inspiration! :)
Dave, It has been years , actually the whole of my You Tube experience , that I have kept a watch to view a cover offering of `Be My Friend' . Well , today is that day and I just wish to say thank you kindly for sharing that Sir' ! It's like a gift for the holiday's !! `Happy Holiday's ' to you Dave ! Regards , TheFlameTop
+TheFlameTop :) I'm glad you liked it. Its not something that gets played enough. This guitar brings out the Paul Kossoff in me. :) Happy holidays to you as well. Have a great one. :)
I also have a v100 pgm lemon drop, but mine is cherry sunburst. Its a lovely, lovely guitar to play. Very smooth and comfortable. Ive never had the opportunity to play a real gibson but my v100 sounds wonderful
bri w these guitars look and sound great . I recently got a chance to play an 82 Les Paul Custom and to be honest playing it at first straight into an old Fender amp it sounded just ok . Guy in the shop stuck a mini tube screamer in front of it and it was incredible. Have a Strat but the Les Paul was surprisingly great and easy to play .
There's a vid at Namm 15 where Wilkinson says they did the out of phase thing with the wiring from the switch, so that's probably why the pickup change didn't alter the sound.
love watching your videos Dave .And what makes me smile is you talk about Danny kirwin guitar stile .Any chance on a video on his style of playing as I'm trying to learn have you also done one on Peter green I'm a fan of both . keep vibratoing.
I have literally just bought one of these off of gumtree.has tone rider pickups and upgraded pots and wiring. All thanks to your inspiration Mr. Simpson!!!!
Dave Simpson Thanks. ...I'll be having a Vintage Icon v6mrs (?) blackie next soon as I figure out how to get the Doe! Vintage are fab guitars- the pgm is simply stunning! )
I just bought one of these today for a bargain on Ebay. I've already got 3 Les Pauls, but I wanted the out of phase with this one. Your reviews helped me make up my mind to get it
@@markrosenquist8259 to be honest with you, I never play it. I bought it on a bit of a whim, and for a budget guitar it's fine. The fretwork is pretty bad though, the ends are the worst I've ever had (I've got 3 Vintage guitars, the other two are absolutely fine, so maybe I was unlucky with this one). The out of phase is decent enough, but I've got a Boss phaser pedal so I don't really need that function. All that being said, it's a decent guitar, but I've got way better Les Pauls which I play all the time. If you get a chance to try one first I would suggest doing so as I say the frets on mine need a lot of work, but if they don't on the one you try then I would definitely suggest going for it
@@petg12340 Thank you for the info Peter. Yeah I’m a huge Gary Moore and Peter Green fan that’s why I was considering buying one. I have a few other guitars so I think I just might hold off on that. I’ve heard a lot of great things about Vintage but I’m a little reluctant. I think I’m going to keep saving for a Gibson Gary Moore sig. Thanks again for the info. Have a great rest of your weekend. 🍻🤙
Wow a amazing sounding guitar .sounds better than a original one .got that British sound in spades .Got a vintage Thomas Blug Strat it’s amazing .Had one when they first came out .was not really playing Gibson type guitars then .get another one though .brill review
Those Vintage guitars are awesome. I just happen to have bought a black V100, everything stock. I just don't like the annoying buzz some of the tuning machines have. I might just upgrade to another set of Wilkinson tuners or some grovers. The stock pickups owe nothing to the Duncans I have on some of my other guitars and they serve my high gain, metal purposes. By the way I am a fan of your work. You get tone and playing just right. Keep on. Cheers.
Dave can I ask a question please?does your out of phase tone come on when the back pick up vol is on 10?and when you dial down to say 7 -8 you get the std PAF tone?It seems to be what I get on mine?
Took me a while to get the volume settings right on this - if you put them equal they fight against each other.... because they are out of phase. Mine works best when dialed down to 7.
Dave, here’s a question about that pgm guitar. I’m getting a vibration from the bridge. When I looked at it there is a wire running along the top of the adjusters with a bend down at each end. This is the bridge pickup side. This seems odd as I’ve never seen that before. I maybe thought it was for transportation to stop movement of the screws.
When you modded to 1meg pots, only tone or vol and tone plus the standard capacitor? Thinking about adding a freeway switch. Have lying it around and qanna Show it some love
Awesome - I got a George Benson signature fender hot rod . The drive channel is ok . But I mainly use a OCD for a British blues tone . Btw. Love your channel bro .
Thanks so much for the video...You helped me to make my decision on ordering the Lemon Drop! A quick question if you don't mind; I want to add the scratch plate just like you did. Was the scratch plate/pick-guard you added the same type that would fit a Les Paul Standard? Thanks!
+pdxtom Thank you for watching and I'm happy my video helped you decide on the Lemon Drop. The scratchplate I added was actually from my Epiphone Les Paul but I can imagine a Les Paul standard plate should fit just fine. I did have to drill the holes though so just be aware of that. Thanks for watching. :)
I like you're videos and you're a pretty funny dude. I know that you like the SS orange heads, did you ever try Ampeg 140C's or 150's from the late 80's/early 90s? They had a great tone for solid state,best of the time I'd say and I used them for years back then.
Nice work Dave,cheers for the tips.By the way Dave are you telling us your vintage lemon drop required no set up or fret levelling it plays straight out of the box.love the pg stuff and mr Korean.
Thank you very much and glad to hear they were helpful. I am indeed saying it was great straight out of the box. I have an unboxing video of it and it came out playing and sounding great. Thank you so much again. :)
Really enjoy your videos first of all.Great job.I have a question as well.How would you rate this vintage v100 in terms of playability? I had in the past a Vintage VS6 SG and it was terrible in terms of playability,the frets were really bad, without a possibilty to fix, buzzing everywhere.Maybe it was just a factory mistake or is just the common bad craftmanship of Vintage? I want to buy one, but I don't know if I'm willing to risk again.
+Samuel Beniuga Thank you very much. I'm glad you like my videos. That sounds like a bad one to me. This lemon drop plays and feel awesome. It one of the most comfy and lovely playing Les Paul's I've ever played. It came out the box playable. Its worth picking one up. The build quality is a lot better than it used to be and it just looks stunning. Thank you again and thanks for watching. :)
Hi Dave , getting into the Vintage guitars because of your videos. How would you compare this demoed v100 lemon drop to the icon version of the same guitar?
Just brought a 2010 one of these in the icon series for a pittance. Can’t wait to play it. Great review and I’ve subscribed to see more. How difficult was the scratch plate to install?
thinking about getting one, chance on ebay for 270 euros, but the icon series. what do you think, compared to my heritage h150? btw, what strings do you use? greets from good ol´germany...
Hello. I have an answer. Where do you buy this wonderful vintage? I am looking for this one a long time because the guitar has no burst and a beautiful finish. Thank you and greeting from germany
+kissyougotthebest Hello. Its from a company called JHS / vintage guitars. There a UK based guitar company. You should be able to contact them through there website. www.jhs.co.uk :)
Dave thanks for the reply about vibrato faces. On a more serious note are you keeping the Wilkinson pups in or are you thinking about trying anything else ?
If a guitar player ain't experienced his sound making him do strange things with his face .. he ain't experienced,GET EXPERIENCED .. ;-) great fun Dave .. ✌ 👍 👏
oi.! from the states mate...hey how ya feel bout the vintage lines in general..beyond ..this..have u heard any gd feed bk on the migge ure or the tomas blug???
+Rigbybigdog I haven't had chance to get my mits on one of those yet but if my other Vintage's are anything to go buy the build quality is excellent. :)
Dave, have you ever played any Harley Benton guitars and if so, what's your opinion? can I also ask are you using any effects on your playing here? Cheers )
Harley benton guitars are ok but i prefer the vintage's. :) Still though they are great guitars. I'm not using any effects here nopes. Straight into the amp. :)
Hopefully soon but i don't actually gig it a great deal. I tend to only use one guitar all night but i would like to record a video with this. Keep your eyes peeled. :)
+Alex Hollins Gary did indeed have Sperzel locking tuners on the Greeny Les Paul but Peter Green had Grovers on it. As for locking machine heads on the lemon drop. I've had no issues with the stock wilkinson ones so its really down to personal preference. :)
I'm thinking about buying this guitar. I play a very wide variety of music, but I mostly play metal. Kirk Hammett of metallica (my favorite guitarist) plays a 59 Gibson Les Paul lemon drop and it has killer tone. I'd love to have one, but of course I cannot afford a real one, so I think this one would make a good inexpensive alternative. I'm definitely looking to get a Les paul of some type for my next guitar, it's probably gonna be this one or an epiphone. Which do you think would be better? BTW great playing Dave!
Charles, Metallica is also my favorite band. That guitar Kirk plays is Peter Greens/Garry Moore's guitar. He bought it at a auction for 2 million. Dave's guitar is modeled after it. You can see it in the Metallica video Atlas rise.
Epiphones have this weird thing going on, it's like a lack of bottom end, at least the ones I've played. I guess with the right pickups that can be remedied, but it's a pain in the ass to search and search until you find the right ones.
Dave, I have the Vintage Lemon Drop reissue and the V100 GT and can attest to their brilliance. I bought the GT second hand for next to no money and the lemondrop was only £275 new. I dont understand why these guitars arent flying out of the show rooms. They are a best kept secret because there are too many guitar snobs who are overtly brand conscious, well the're the ones who are losing out - fools!
They are a little heavy...thats my only beef with them I have one but reversed the PG modd back to stock Love it It replaced a wonderful Gibby R9 that was 4K and there is definately not a 4K difference 400 or 4000 You do the math Vintage all day
Hey man i juat ordered a Vintage V100 lemondrop MRPGM distressed version. Hope i wont be disappointed. I luv Gary Moore.. How much would u rate n recommend this guitar?
Hey Dave, im seriously considering selling my Epiphone Goldtop to buy a Lemon drop Vintage les paul.....or should I just do outta Phase mod on neck pickup ???
Doing the out of phase thing on a standard epi works but not as well as the lemon drop so its really down to you. Have a good ponder before you make a decision. :)
Dave, can I ask your opinion on the volume levels in the middle position? I've seen other vids saying once your not full blast on both knobs you lose that out of phase sound, any truth to that? thanks man, great vid btw, I'm ready to go, but am hesitating.
Does anybody no what the riff is at 6.20 in the video he says can sound like danny cohen then does the riff looking to get a lemon drop and would love to learn this riff
hey Dave, i hope your well. i got the Dillion dl650 les paul and its fantastic. i had a realy sad thing happen at work just a day later, i lost my middle fretting finger. im not sure how to continue but i will try to learn a new way of playing.
Howde. I ma indeed well. I hope you are to. :) Thats certainly not good but just think of Django reinhardt and Tony Iommi. You will find a way i know. :)
soo only real cosmetic difference between real lp and vintage v100 , is that the v100 cut side/piece is sharper than real lp? or is the whole body different.
want a great SG guitar that rivals any Gibson standard SG and gives you professional quality craftsmanship at a price you most certainly can afford ...JAY TURSER JT50 Custom ..simply fantastic
Thanks Dave seen a guy on TH-cam with peters and Gary’s original lemon drop had the magnets reversed and the pick up put in reversed but the wiring as standard will that make a difference
Howde. The pickups are just the stock wilkinson ones that come with the guitar. The string height is about a medium height. Its not on the frets but its not a mile high. :)
Ohh thanks for the quick answer you're the man ! So you left the neck pickup height as it was at first and just pushed the bridge pick up a little bit higher ? Do you have some measures for the pickups height ?
Sorry i forgot to put the pickup height. Silly dave. I actually have the neck pickup flush with the pickup ring housing and the bridge pickup is about 3mm above the pickup ring. So the bridge is higher than the neck. :)
it doesn't really matter which way round the pickup is because you're turning the whole thing. the only change comes from rearranging components of the pickup within the pickup to alter polarities and winding direction relationship. just looked at one of these lemon drops on ebay, knob alignment looks awful on it... I like them evenly spaced and some guitars les pauls just have the bridge tone knob just a bit close to the neck tone knob for my liking. my epiphone isn't perfectly spaced but it's barely noticable, it looks right. you're making me want lots of guitars lol.
It is through Dave that I rediscovered Peter Green and turned a keen ear to him, and to Dave, naturally. You're a treasure, Dave! Love this tribute guitar.
Same here, few years ago i was lookig for some guitars and saw Dave’s video on Peter Green sound ...after that i went full on Peter Green again! Also sometimes i just put Daves videos with this guitar ... Thank you Dave ! 😎
@@mercedesw2215 add me to the list.. Dave introduced me to PG a couple of years ago and now I am deep in that rabbit hole, chasing tone and practicing the space between the notes…
I enjoyed hearing your 'Be My Friend' intro .... It's sad Kossoff is not around to know how many guitarists loved his work.
This is my favourite sounding Les Paul. Great video to show the wider range of tones.
Green Manalishi sounded awsome.
Thank you Dave.
Top man, top player, excellent taste! Koss, Greeny, &Danny k have been my favourite players for 30+ years, nice to know see my appreciation is shared by others 🙂👍🙂
Dave, I love your reviews, and it's so nice to hear someone with your yoof indulging in the classic riffs and tones I loved in my own youth-whenever that was...
Thank you very much. : )
The most budget friendly channel on the tube 🤘
Anyone playing Be My Friend is alright in my book. Once again, well done, Dave.
+Pádraig Floyd Thank you very much. :)
Great rendition of Be My Friend man. Has that authentic sound. killer.
I thought I was the only guy that must have the pick guard on a Les Paul.
Thanks to your confession, I can now sleep at night.
Authentic sound indeed, quite stunning.
Thank you very much indeed. :)
Excellent sound !!!
Another great video man I am addicted so funny your intro's / outro's. Yes I will be buying one of these because of you and yes I just bought a 94' korean Strat because your Frusciante vids so glad you finnally got your dream 60's Strat recently too! Keeps the vids coming your an inspiration! :)
Thank you very much indeed. :)
Dave,
It has been years , actually the whole of my You Tube experience , that I have kept a watch to view a cover offering of `Be My Friend' .
Well , today is that day and I just wish to say thank you kindly for sharing that Sir' !
It's like a gift for the holiday's !!
`Happy Holiday's ' to you Dave !
Regards ,
TheFlameTop
+TheFlameTop :) I'm glad you liked it. Its not something that gets played enough. This guitar brings out the Paul Kossoff in me. :) Happy holidays to you as well. Have a great one. :)
great playing but it was the mad hair and enthusiasm won me over XD subbed
+Bad Motivator Thank you very much for subscribing. :)
absolutely love Vintage guitars, gotta gibson 335 copy and a bubinga Warwick thumb bass copy and a tricone resonator.. class
great vid as usual dave - i have a vintage v6 and a couple of v100s including the AFD paradise, superb geetars. The cosmetic mods look good👍
+Rich B Thank you and thanks very much indeed for watching. :)
Will buy one immediately!
it looks stunning just like gibson, also the best amps that i love behind is the crush 120H, i will buy one in the future
You just got yourself another subscriber because your as mad as a box of frogs! Nice review, thanks. Keep rockin'
Thank you very very much indeed. :)
Class as always Dave !!!! :)
+smiley42 Thank you very much. :)
Hi Dave, love the playing and the Face pulling. So Good !!Mw
+mini0705 Thanks very much. :)
Love your presentations bro , you are original ! have great week bros
Thank you very much. :)
I also have a v100 pgm lemon drop, but mine is cherry sunburst. Its a lovely, lovely guitar to play. Very smooth and comfortable. Ive never had the opportunity to play a real gibson but my v100 sounds wonderful
bri w these guitars look and sound great . I recently got a chance to play an 82 Les Paul Custom and to be honest playing it at first straight into an old Fender amp it sounded just ok . Guy in the shop stuck a mini tube screamer in front of it and it was incredible. Have a Strat but the Les Paul was surprisingly great and easy to play .
Great to hear someone play Free tunes.
Sadly miss that band.
Thank you very much. : )
best demo on youtube..cheers Dave...
Thank you very much. : )
It’s a great guitar.
You're getting many great tones with that guitar! Wilkinson seems to make some good stuff.
+FingersOnAFender They really do. I can't recommend them enough. :)
Great t-shirt !
Gotta love the honk !
There's a vid at Namm 15 where Wilkinson says they did the out of phase thing with the wiring from the switch, so that's probably why the pickup change didn't alter the sound.
+trollfiddler Indeed. They did it the way Peter's was done by Selmer's. :)
love watching your videos Dave .And what makes me smile is you talk about Danny kirwin guitar stile .Any chance on a video on his style of playing as I'm trying to learn have you also done one on Peter green I'm a fan of both . keep vibratoing.
+Angelo Bianchet I'll try and get a vid done regarding Danny;'s awesome playing soon. Thank you so very much for watching and enjoying the videos. :)
Nice one mate , great playing! I own the mk1 Lemondrop, awesome guitar for the price
+clogs “colsg” sg Thank you for watching. :)
I have literally just bought one of these off of gumtree.has tone rider pickups and upgraded pots and wiring. All thanks to your inspiration Mr. Simpson!!!!
:) I hope it does you well. :)
Dave Simpson Thanks. ...I'll be having a Vintage Icon v6mrs (?) blackie next soon as I figure out how to get the Doe! Vintage are fab guitars- the pgm is simply stunning! )
Its such a beautiful guitar , I got one and I just get lost looking at em !
Do you find a big difference between the PG and the standard v100 ?
I just bought one of these today for a bargain on Ebay. I've already got 3 Les Pauls, but I wanted the out of phase with this one. Your reviews helped me make up my mind to get it
No that you’ve had the guitar for a year now, what do you think about it? Was thinking about picking one up.
@@markrosenquist8259 to be honest with you, I never play it. I bought it on a bit of a whim, and for a budget guitar it's fine. The fretwork is pretty bad though, the ends are the worst I've ever had (I've got 3 Vintage guitars, the other two are absolutely fine, so maybe I was unlucky with this one). The out of phase is decent enough, but I've got a Boss phaser pedal so I don't really need that function. All that being said, it's a decent guitar, but I've got way better Les Pauls which I play all the time. If you get a chance to try one first I would suggest doing so as I say the frets on mine need a lot of work, but if they don't on the one you try then I would definitely suggest going for it
@@petg12340 Thank you for the info Peter. Yeah I’m a huge Gary Moore and Peter Green fan that’s why I was considering buying one. I have a few other guitars so I think I just might hold off on that. I’ve heard a lot of great things about Vintage but I’m a little reluctant. I think I’m going to keep saving for a Gibson Gary Moore sig. Thanks again for the info. Have a great rest of your weekend. 🍻🤙
Wow a amazing sounding guitar .sounds better than a original one .got that British sound in spades .Got a vintage Thomas Blug Strat it’s amazing .Had one when they first came out .was not really playing Gibson type guitars then .get another one though .brill review
Dave you got to do more "vibrato faces" on these demos!
the Danny Kirwan kept me goin all day .
+Joe May Haha. I'll see what I can do on the face front. haha. :)
Those Vintage guitars are awesome. I just happen to have bought a black V100, everything stock. I just don't like the annoying buzz some of the tuning machines have. I might just upgrade to another set of Wilkinson tuners or some grovers. The stock pickups owe nothing to the Duncans I have on some of my other guitars and they serve my high gain, metal purposes. By the way I am a fan of your work. You get tone and playing just right. Keep on. Cheers.
Dave can I ask a question please?does your out of phase tone come on when the back pick up vol is on 10?and when you dial down to say 7 -8 you get the std PAF tone?It seems to be what I get on mine?
Took me a while to get the volume settings right on this - if you put them equal they fight against each other.... because they are out of phase. Mine works best when dialed down to 7.
Sorry should have said i have the distressed lemon drop
Nice chops!
Thank you. : )
Dave, here’s a question about that pgm guitar. I’m getting a vibration from the bridge. When I looked at it there is a wire running along the top of the adjusters with a bend down at each end. This is the bridge pickup side. This seems odd as I’ve never seen that before. I maybe thought it was for transportation to stop movement of the screws.
Nice axe dave looks and sounds great
+Johnathan Jordan Thank you very much. Thanks for watching. :)
Just goes to prove you don't need to sell an arm and a leg to get a great sounding guitar. Boss chops n tunes Dave....as always👍
+cuptie71 Indeed you really do not. Thank you very much indoodle. :)
Sounds good, i have also the lemon drop but what are the values of the tone and volume of the PU's
Nice - I got one too .
Very nice...
Thank you very very much. :)
I have the same and ia fantastic
When you modded to 1meg pots, only tone or vol and tone plus the standard capacitor? Thinking about adding a freeway switch. Have lying it around and qanna Show it some love
Awesome - I got a George Benson signature fender hot rod . The drive channel is ok . But I mainly use a OCD for a British blues tone . Btw. Love your channel bro .
+Kiwikotzen Nice setup. Thank you very much indeed. Means a lot. :)
Thanks so much for the video...You helped me to make my decision on ordering the Lemon Drop!
A quick question if you don't mind;
I want to add the scratch plate just like you did. Was the scratch plate/pick-guard you added the same type that would fit a Les Paul Standard?
Thanks!
+pdxtom Thank you for watching and I'm happy my video helped you decide on the Lemon Drop. The scratchplate I added was actually from my Epiphone Les Paul but I can imagine a Les Paul standard plate should fit just fine. I did have to drill the holes though so just be aware of that. Thanks for watching. :)
se está valendo Brown... showww a demonstração...acabei de adquirir uma v100 afd Paradise🎸🎸🎸
heya, could i kindly ask whats the neck profile like? any dimensions (e.g. 1st fret, 12th fret) would be greatly appreciated. thanks!
I like you're videos and you're a pretty funny dude. I know that you like the SS orange heads, did you ever try Ampeg 140C's or 150's from the late 80's/early 90s? They had a great tone for solid state,best of the time I'd say and I used them for years back then.
Thank you very much. I haven't ever got my hands on one no. Would love to though. Maybe one day. :)
Hey! I got that tee shirt!!
Nice work Dave,cheers for the tips.By the way Dave are you telling us your vintage lemon drop required no set up or fret levelling it plays straight out of the box.love the pg stuff and mr Korean.
Thank you very much and glad to hear they were helpful. I am indeed saying it was great straight out of the box. I have an unboxing video of it and it came out playing and sounding great. Thank you so much again. :)
hi dave just bought one your right they are awesome cheers 5.2.16
+William Taylor :) Happy to hear you like yours. :)
Hey, nice vid! What were your toughts about the quality control, mostly concerning the fretwork? Thanks!
Thank you very much and the fretwork is awesome. Never had any issues. :)
Really enjoy your videos first of all.Great job.I have a question as well.How would you rate this vintage v100 in terms of playability? I had in the past a Vintage VS6 SG and it was terrible in terms of playability,the frets were really bad, without a possibilty to fix, buzzing everywhere.Maybe it was just a factory mistake or is just the common bad craftmanship of Vintage? I want to buy one, but I don't know if I'm willing to risk again.
+Samuel Beniuga Thank you very much. I'm glad you like my videos. That sounds like a bad one to me. This lemon drop plays and feel awesome. It one of the most comfy and lovely playing Les Paul's I've ever played. It came out the box playable. Its worth picking one up. The build quality is a lot better than it used to be and it just looks stunning. Thank you again and thanks for watching. :)
Hi Dave , getting into the Vintage guitars because of your videos. How would you compare this demoed v100 lemon drop to the icon version of the same guitar?
Hello there. I would prefer the lemon drop personally. It just has a more vintage Les Paul tone. The icon is more modernish. If that makes sense. :)
does the neck pick up come “out of phase” from stock or did you flip the magnet? thanks and congratulations on all your videos!
It comes out of phase.
Dave, the scratch plate is a great addition. Is it a wilkinson? Just wondered where to get one from so I can put one on mine.
+Ben Storey :) I love the look even more now. :) I actually just stole it from my Epiphone. Fitted really nicely. Just had to make the holes. :)
Just brought a 2010 one of these in the icon series for a pittance. Can’t wait to play it. Great review and I’ve subscribed to see more. How difficult was the scratch plate to install?
No issue at all it getting the plate fitted. 2 holes drilled and that was it. :)
Excellent I think I’ll add one as well. As an aside can you do a vid on post rock - chords / progressions / ideas etc?
thinking about getting one, chance on ebay for 270 euros, but the icon series. what do you think, compared to my heritage h150? btw, what strings do you use? greets from good ol´germany...
I would go for this one over the icon. The icon is good but prefer this one. I use D'addario 9s on my les pauls.: )
Hello. I have an answer. Where do you buy this wonderful vintage? I am looking for this one a long time because the guitar has no burst and a beautiful finish. Thank you and greeting from germany
+kissyougotthebest Hello. Its from a company called JHS / vintage guitars. There a UK based guitar company. You should be able to contact them through there website. www.jhs.co.uk :)
Dave thanks for the reply about vibrato faces.
On a more serious note are you keeping the Wilkinson pups in or are you thinking about trying anything else ?
+Joe May No problem at all. I wont be changing the pickups no. I love the stock ones way to much. :)
+Dave Simpson
No issues with that Dave,they sound very "Greeny" for stock pups.
If a guitar player ain't experienced his sound making him do strange things with his face .. he ain't experienced,GET EXPERIENCED .. ;-) great fun Dave .. ✌ 👍 👏
Thank you :)
oi.! from the states mate...hey how ya feel bout the vintage lines in general..beyond ..this..have u heard any gd feed bk on the migge ure or the tomas blug???
I love the vintage stuff. haven't played a bad one yet. The Thomas blug strat is supposed to be brilliant. :)
had one then sold it, wish I had'nt, as good as a Gibson? very close and a lot cheaper! £350! you can always upgrade the pups,great gigging axe
Henry Hartley
The Pups are PAFs - genuine Seth Lover recipe. No need to upgrade lol
Hi Dave, have you played the Vintage V52 Tele? If so what did you think? What your opinion on the build quality of these guitars?
+Rigbybigdog I haven't had chance to get my mits on one of those yet but if my other Vintage's are anything to go buy the build quality is excellent. :)
Where did you get the scratchplate from? Is it a VINTAGE or a gibson.. tia
I honestly don’t remember. It was a long time ago. I think its an epiphone plate.
What over drive are you using Dave ?
+Kiwikotzen I'm just using the CR120 dirty channel set to a low gain. No pedals needed with this amp. :) Well maybe a wah pedal. :)
Great Demo DangerousDave⚡️⚡️🎸. Just curious, what pickups are in your LD?
Thank you very much. the pickups are the stock wilkinson ones it came with. : )
For a good pick up, I usually slide up beside her at the bar and whisper gently in her ear
" Hey baby, would you like to see a ferret"?...
Win!
Dave, have you ever played any Harley Benton guitars and if so, what's your opinion? can I also ask are you using any effects on your playing here? Cheers )
Harley benton guitars are ok but i prefer the vintage's. :) Still though they are great guitars. I'm not using any effects here nopes. Straight into the amp. :)
Dave Simpson thanks, still buying harley bentons but just bought a v100 AFD and should hopefully have a v100pgm by next week )
Dave, when can we expect to see you playing this guitar in a band setting?
Hopefully soon but i don't actually gig it a great deal. I tend to only use one guitar all night but i would like to record a video with this. Keep your eyes peeled. :)
just bought the SG version, excellent guitar for $300 used!!
Worked in a music shop , the SG was a great guitar , wish I had purchased it !
Would locking tuners be a useful mod? I think that Gary Moore did that to the original PG LP and he seemed to know what he was up to.
+Alex Hollins Gary did indeed have Sperzel locking tuners on the Greeny Les Paul but Peter Green had Grovers on it. As for locking machine heads on the lemon drop. I've had no issues with the stock wilkinson ones so its really down to personal preference. :)
Subscribed....Anyone into his kossoff is alright in my book
Thank you so very much indeed. :)
I'm thinking about buying this guitar. I play a very wide variety of music, but I mostly play metal. Kirk Hammett of metallica (my favorite guitarist) plays a 59 Gibson Les Paul lemon drop and it has killer tone. I'd love to have one, but of course I cannot afford a real one, so I think this one would make a good inexpensive alternative. I'm definitely looking to get a Les paul of some type for my next guitar, it's probably gonna be this one or an epiphone. Which do you think would be better? BTW great playing Dave!
I would recommend this one over an epi personally. Has that old Les paul thing in its tone. Thank you very much. :)
Alright thanks for your knowledge and experience. I think that'll be my next guitar. ☺ You're welcome!
Charles, Metallica is also my favorite band. That guitar Kirk plays is Peter Greens/Garry Moore's guitar. He bought it at a auction for 2 million. Dave's guitar is modeled after it. You can see it in the Metallica video Atlas rise.
Epiphones have this weird thing going on, it's like a lack of bottom end, at least the ones I've played. I guess with the right pickups that can be remedied, but it's a pain in the ass to search and search until you find the right ones.
Dave, I have the Vintage Lemon Drop reissue and the V100 GT and can attest to their brilliance. I bought the GT second hand for next to no money and the lemondrop was only £275 new. I dont understand why these guitars arent flying out of the show rooms. They are a best kept secret because there are too many guitar snobs who are overtly brand conscious, well the're the ones who are losing out - fools!
I agree. I have no clue why they aren't selling by the bucket loads neither. Thank you for watching. :)
Tony smith
They are a little heavy...thats my only beef with them I have one but reversed the PG modd back to stock Love it It replaced a wonderful Gibby R9 that was 4K and there is definately not a 4K difference 400 or 4000 You do the math Vintage all day
Hey man i juat ordered a Vintage V100 lemondrop MRPGM distressed version.
Hope i wont be disappointed.
I luv Gary Moore..
How much would u rate n recommend this guitar?
Thats cool. I personally like the unrelic'd one more but its great guitar none the less. : )
Dave,
Will a set of Gibson Les Paul top hat knobs fit the lemon drop?👍
I'm not sure but i would say so. But. The ones i used weren't gibson. Sorry.
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What were yours Dave?
Now its time for a piece of wood ... the maple flame top (;-))
+Matze R :)
Hey Dave, im seriously considering selling my Epiphone Goldtop to buy a Lemon drop Vintage les paul.....or should I just do outta Phase mod on neck pickup ???
Doing the out of phase thing on a standard epi works but not as well as the lemon drop so its really down to you. Have a good ponder before you make a decision. :)
Dave, can I ask your opinion on the volume levels in the middle position? I've seen other vids saying once your not full blast on both knobs you lose that out of phase sound, any truth to that? thanks man, great vid btw, I'm ready to go, but am hesitating.
nice guitar nice playing how heavy is this one to the gold top just ordered a goldtop and my guitar teacher has this one and it weighs a ton lol
+luke hooper Thank you very much. The goldtop is a little lighter than the lemon drop but not much. There both lumps of guitar goodness. :)
yes awesome guitars for the money just got to wait two weeks for the gold top :(
sure it will be worth it
What's that riff at 6:53? Really dig it.
The Stealer by Free. :)
Does anybody no what the riff is at 6.20 in the video he says can sound like danny cohen then does the riff looking to get a lemon drop and would love to learn this riff
+Steven Clarke Howde. The riff is a Fleetwood Mac song called Like It This Way. Have fun with you Lemon Drop when you get one. :)
hey Dave, i hope your well. i got the Dillion dl650 les paul and its fantastic. i had a realy sad thing happen at work just a day later, i lost my middle fretting finger. im not sure how to continue but i will try to learn a new way of playing.
Howde. I ma indeed well. I hope you are to. :)
Thats certainly not good but just think of Django reinhardt and Tony Iommi. You will find a way i know. :)
yea. im wprking on it. im sure it will get better as it heals up a bit. but the guitar is great. i hope you get the chance to check one out.
Josh Kozee sorry bout your finger but don't give up it didn't stop tommy iommi!
Tony iommi effin spell chek
You gotta flip the magnet in neck pickup to get it out of phase for Peter green mod
It has been in this guitar. Its also been modded with the pickup wire exactly like peters.
Where is this guitar made?
Thanks 🎸
I'm not 100% sure. Sorry.
Oh Mr Kossoff i thought you died.Free a great band
Are these chambered or completely solid?
Completely solid. :)
soo only real cosmetic difference between real lp and vintage v100 , is that the v100 cut side/piece is sharper than real lp? or is the whole body different.
+diddymies Thats the only difference. The top carve and thickness are all perfect Les Paul. :)
+diddymies Thats the only difference. The top carve and thickness are all perfect Les Paul. :)
I see a fender amp in the back will the lemon drop bloomfield ??????
+rocknroor I will find out and let you know. :)
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I see your using a chicken pick, what do you think of them I've just bought three and think they're ace..
I'm actually using a white rortosound pick. :)
Dave shouldn’t the neck pickup be reversed and the magnets to get the greeny sound
Doesn't matter on the lemon drop as they did the PG mod with the wiring not the magnets. :)
Thanks Dave seen a guy on TH-cam with peters and Gary’s original lemon drop had the magnets reversed and the pick up put in reversed but the wiring as standard will that make a difference
which song is the one in the beginning? with the clean tone?
I'm not sure if its a song. I was just messing about. Thank you for watching. :)
really catchy melody though... i will figure it out someday :)
Free - Be my friend?
Hi Dave can you please share with us your pickups and strings height for this guitar ? That would be awesome !
Howde. The pickups are just the stock wilkinson ones that come with the guitar. The string height is about a medium height. Its not on the frets but its not a mile high. :)
Ohh thanks for the quick answer you're the man ! So you left the neck pickup height as it was at first and just pushed the bridge pick up a little bit higher ? Do you have some measures for the pickups height ?
Sorry i forgot to put the pickup height. Silly dave. I actually have the neck pickup flush with the pickup ring housing and the bridge pickup is about 3mm above the pickup ring. So the bridge is higher than the neck. :)
Man that's nothing like the gibson standards. Anyway thanks for this precious info and i can tell you that you've got some big fans in Morocco !
nope. i like my pickups as low as possible. Thank you very much. :)
it doesn't really matter which way round the pickup is because you're turning the whole thing. the only change comes from rearranging components of the pickup within the pickup to alter polarities and winding direction relationship.
just looked at one of these lemon drops on ebay, knob alignment looks awful on it... I like them evenly spaced and some guitars les pauls just have the bridge tone knob just a bit close to the neck tone knob for my liking. my epiphone isn't perfectly spaced but it's barely noticable, it looks right. you're making me want lots of guitars lol.
Thanks you for watching. :)
Wrong. Pickup placement is very relevant. Just as where you play up and down the neck makes a difference.
It just goes to show that you do not need to spend thousands on a Gibson, and of course, put the guitar in the right hands and there you have it.
this with seymour duncan PU or jaguar squier with duncan designed HH? help!
+onehundreddegrees In my opinion I would just go for the V100 Lemon Drop with stock everything. :)
ok then, I won't switch my v100 for jaguar.. thanks