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Yes!! So glad this brand is getting attention. I have a Gibson, Fender, Epiphone, and a Vintage. The Vintage is my GO TO guitar. I've got the Peter Green model, and it plays like butter. Sustain for days!!!!
I have their hendrix strat and it easily has the best neck of any guitar I have ever owned and I am 58 years old and into and playing guitars since I was about 16. To some degree just the feeling in my hands reminds me of a 1964 Gibson SG I had when I was in my mid 20s. Obviously I am not talking about the tone but just the tactile feeling of the wood of the SG. These are awsome guitars for the money. It can be hard to find them online. I got mine in a pawnshop. I had no idea about the company previously.
This is awesome to know, I just ordered one from Gear4Music today, haven’t ever played one. They have a return policy but I hope it meets my expectations!
Yeah, I just got a notice that they replied to my post claiming that I "Won a prize". I see it's already been deleted. This spam bot has been going on a lot of people's pages lately. Thanks for getting the word out and warning people. Let us know when you try out the Vintage Les Paul gold top and SG models.
thanks for the warning. Also wrt vintage guitars, have you seen the Midge Ure signature? It looks great, definitely one to try if you can (I’ve not tried one).
@Guitar MAX I didn't know you were Russian or something HAHA I was having fun with the arsehole earlier, called him and some Russian sounding guy picked up. I dared him to do a videocall and tried to videocall him but he wasn't picking up.
I owned a Vintage Icon V6 years ago and it was a killer guitar. The relic’ing they do really does it for me. Came well set up, too. Glad to see the name getting out.
I’ve seen these guitars a lot on reverb and was always curious how good they were,not bad for the price and they offer at least 6 to 8 models left-handed which is 5 more models than Charvel or Jackson offer, just wish they offered that strat style guitar with the humbucker in it left-handed but I appreciate them giving us a variety unlike a lot of big name companies
JHS in the UK (John Hornby Skewes) have been selling Vintage as their house brand for over twenty years - I bought one when they first started and reviewed it on Harmony Central..... eons ago. P.S. "Vantage" was a brand from the old Matsumoku factory in Japan - the name was sold to Samick in Korea after the japanese factory fire. - The Japanese ones are epic and the Korean ones solid decent kit. Have fun
I’ve had a vintage V6, Thomas Blug strat that has some pretty trick wiring in it also from the factory. It’s a copy of a 61 Strat. I love it plays beautiful..My only complaint with vintage guitars is I wish they’d used a harder nickel in their frets seem to be wearing the frets out kinda quickly. They’ve been around for quite a while, I totally get where you’re coming from with the name though. Great review as always keep it up and thanks
LOVE LOVE my Blug V6 - that neck pu w dummy coil humbucker setup is money!! I also picked up a Gold Top at the same time and LOVE LOVE the action and pickups! Added locking vintage tuners and love ripping up blues or heavy rock with tone and sustain for days! 10-15+ years ago these were roughly $350 each here in Canada and an amazing find.
My dad owns a Vintage v100 (Les Paul Model). I love this guitar. Neck feels awesome, great pickups and playability. Feels like I meet an old friend every time I play it. Vintage builds great guitars! Absolutely keeps up with my Fenders and Gibsons - and you don't have to worry about scratches 😎🎸
I feel the same way about my V100 it just has this feeling of old friend , just feels and sounds great, the name on the head stock does not determine if the guitar is great or not, that's just great marketing by Fender and Gibson,
@@slimturnpikeI have owned one for years (an older custom model) and it‘s the heaviest one out of my whole guitar collection, one of the heaviest guitars I‘ve ever held in general. That being said it‘s also one of the best ones I‘ve ever played concerning playability as well as sound. Actually so good that I‘m in the midst of selling all my other guitars off because I‘m grabbing for my Vintage LP anyways 99/100 times. Just something to keep in mind if you plan on jumping around stage a lot…you better be built like Peter Steele😂
The distressed strat sounded fantastic and after years of experimenting I love vintage trems set up to float,,these guitars are a major bang for your buck !
*Dude, the segment in which you were talking about the name (and I agree. It can absolutely lead to confusion) had me cracking up!* *BOTH Strats sounded so insane, especially when you were rattling off those '80's-style riffs. I absolutely LOVE that relic'ed Strat, however. I would LOVE to get my paws on one of their Tele replicas or basses!!* *Thank you for the awesome playing and in-depth review, Max!*
I have a Vintage VS6 SG style guitar and its my favourite. Red and gold. Looks really classically classy! The build quality matches Gibson any day and plays beautifully. They really do make excellent guitars.
I bought a couple of Vintage guitars used and I love them. One is a gold top LP style. It had Wilkinson stacked P90’s in it and they sounded good, but when I converted my Gibson LP Deluxe to a P90 (Mojotone Quiet Coil P90’s), I had my tech put the Gibson mini humbuckers in the Vintage along with 50’s wiring, CTS pots, Orange Drop caps, etc., and it’s now every bit as good as a Gibson. In fact, I think my Vintage feels closer to a Gibson than the Epiphone 59 LP I had with Gibson BB pups in it. I also have a Vintage SG style (VS6 I think is the model) with a vibrola and I put a Gibson 490R/T set from my LP Tribute when I put some Mojotone ‘59 clones in it and it’s also a great guitar. I would buy another Vintage and recommend them without hesitation. New ones are reasonably priced and you can often find great deals on used ones.
I’ve had 3 of these 2 strats and a “lemon drop” relic’d Les Paul. All were great guitars (that I eventually got rid of to get the “real thing”. They all played and sounded great. I had 2 V6 and at the same time a mim player strat. I never touched the player strat again once I got the v6’s. They just felt and sounded so much better than the player strat. That said, I would never buy one of these new. You can get them all day long for $200-$300 bucks. If you buy a new one for $599, the minute you take it out of the box it’s worth $300. The player strat I bought as a floor demo, kept it for 2 years and sold it for a little more than I paid for it. So, my only advice is get a used one.
My number 1 gigging go to workhorse is a Vintage V100 Les Paul style guitar. Great quality wood and hardware, good pickups, long neck tenon. They are great value for the money guitars
I owned a Vintage SG (VS6) and it was one of the lighter and more resonant guitars I played. Fit & Finish was very good, it was a firebreathing monster!
Yeah I have the same VS6 guitar love it its the first version which isn't as well made as recent builds so I've had to fix it up abit now it works as new again
What I love is the variety of tones. Turns on distortion. I hear a lot of background noise from the pickups they sound quite shrill, but it could be the pedal he’s using
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I’ve had a few Vintage models for years (V100 lemon drop and V100 gold top with P90s, an original V60 that got them in trouble with Gibson and the redesigned model). I’ve also sold a ton, as they set up beautifully, as they’re basically well made budget guitars. The Icon series is a step up in quality. I picked up a V6 recently, with three P90s, in a Strat configuration. Great sound with a really lovely neck.
I currently have 2 JHS Vintage guitars in my collection, a very old V6 (*strat) pre the Reissued and ICON series that has all the Wilkinson hardware that I have converted to a baritone with a new neck and a V58JD (*telecaster) Jerry Donahue model. I have previously owned 2 further VInage guitars, the V6 JMH (which I sold to someone learning as their first electric) and an AV6 (excellent guitar I should never have sold). Vintage guitars are superb, I always buy one before buying a Fender because I just can't bring myself to pay for the name. The V58JD is so good it completely negated my intense dislike of Tele's! Really glad to see you featuring these guitars and yes, the name could be better ;)
Vintage guitars have a series called the Icon Series. When I want to find the vintage website I search for vintage icon.They make a great Tele called the Jerry Donahue V58. It is a great signature guitar. Trev Wilkerson owns vintage and all of his parts are used on these guitars. One of the reasons why these are so good.
I have a Vintage V6 icon SSS strat and it sounds better than any sub 1.5k Fender I’ve tried in a store. The finish and attention to detail was in some places sloppy, with a nut that stuck out a bit and some paint on the neck that needed sanding, but after fixing those things the guitar is smooth and much more inspiring than its Squier or MIM strat counterparts. It made me love strats again -- the neck pickup nails it, and the bridge pickup is highly usable and versatile thanks to it having its own dedicated tone knob (no more ice-pick tone unless you want it). HOWEVER, the quality control on these guitars is extremely variable, so I would recommend only buying these guitars either a) from an online store with its own strict QC, or b) after seeing the actual guitar first. I once went to a store that had 3 Vintage T-style guitars and 2 Vintage strats: the T-style guitars didn’t feel that good and one of the strats was embarrassingly badly put together, while the other strat was the BEST strat I’ve ever played in a store, beautifully finished, very stratty and perfect in every way (and the same price as all the others, go figure). I also just tried a Vintage T-style in the used section of a Guitar Center and it was more inspiring to me than any of the Fenders (or other guitars I tried in that store, period), and I’m strongly considering going back and buying it, even though I don't normally like teles. As another TH-camr has said, they make the best guitars for the money and the worst guitars for the money - definitely worth checking out and worth the risk to get a good one.
I have a VS6 (strat style) and a VS6 (SG) for several years. I hand picked them at a small shop in Kansas. They have been excellent. The fit, finish and components are very good. They have a "Thinline" reissue that I have yet to find. Now in Houston, I have been unable to find a dealer.
Great video as usual Max. I can confirm, these are great instruments. One of my customers brought me one to do a string change and setup. I was identical to the sunburst one. I was absolutely blown away at how good they are for the money, or at any price point. I plan to get one for myself.
Great video man !! Great discovery (although I'm almost certain that I've seen them around a couple of times) I should really give them a try sooner than late. Love how you did add more of your personality in your videos as well compared to those i've watched years ago. Cheers!
Highly recommend to check out their Les Paul copies, they have a Peter Green/ Gary Moore "Greenie" replica, complete with long tenon neck construction & out of phase PAF humbuckers by Wilkinson, a really cool Slash "AFD" model & great L/P Custom clone in classic white. And their white Thomas Blug Strat model is awesome.
We had Vintage Guitars in our old shop, i loved to play their triple p90 Icon. Had that in my hands every day, even though the neck felt a little skinny. Also swapped some Wilkinsons from one i had to another beater that i needed to have the pickups in.
Thanks for the tip on this brand and the demo! I've been kind-of-sort-of itching to buy a tele or tele-style guitar (you know how it is!) and see they have a great selection, and, like you said, at a great price for what they offer. And thanks everyone here who own a Vintage axe and commented :)
These guitars are really fine guitars and I’m a guy who has custom shop fenders which I love ..but I have 😊😊 gigged with these with a good tube amp..they do the job…I have the Thomas Blug one..it’s really nice..🤙🏻
Hey Max! You should make a video where you show all of your guitar collection to remind us some other great guitar companies that exist and we might not even be aware of!!
Why don't you just watch all the videos he has on them? That way you get a better breakdown of the instrument. He's got a lot, sheesh and those kinda videos to be honest are just grandiose b.s.
I have the V100 and V6P (photo of them is my You Tube icon) the price ,the quality it's incredible , the name issue I've heard that before, and that has been discussed many times, another solution is adding the JHS so it will be JHS Vintage, the gig bag is brilliant I have that gig bag well made and sturdy , really cool to see a positive review, ACE Frehley band members play Vintages, yes they are more that ready to gig , these are not my last Vintages I'm looking at their Telecaster Line next,
Nice review! I think it's quite cool, that the Vintage brand didn't blow up (yet) due to that naming. Always, when the quantity of demand and production rises, the quality of the more reasonable priced instruments goes down. Happened before, happens right now with brands (i could name a few) and imo it's hard to expect the opposite ;)
I've got one of the 3 single-coil strats and the Tele. They are FANTASTIC. My best friend had the Tele and after playing it I had to get one for myself.
Actually found a shop outside kc that stopped selling Gibson because of qc issues and then wanting too much showrooom space and started carrying vintage . They had a lemon drop lp from vintage that was amazing !!
I have 3 Vintage Advance guitars and 2 Vintage Reissues a Strat and les Paul style, great value and pickups, all purchased 2nd hand , can't go wrong for the money. Great demo,
Vintage guitars have been around for many years here in the Uk, they are distributed by JHS. If you can find an older sample with genuine Wlikinson parts they are a serious affordable alternative to Fenders crazy priced samples that players go for. Be wary of the more recent samples, Trevor Wilkinson no longer visits the factory and an alarming quantity are available on ebay with cosmetic defects, but a lot have cracks at the neck pocket, inspect before you buy. Find a good one, and for the price they will give any Fender a hard time beating it.
Vintage have been around for years in the UK. I haven't personally owned one, but have only ever heard good things about them. Certainly a lot of bang for your buck!
I own a v6 and I love it. The neck feels incredible and it has that strat sound which beefs p really easily for rock. When I get a little more cash I’m definitely getting another.
Yes, strange name alright "Vintage" may cause some confusion in searches, a great guitar though. You have to say "Vintage Brand Guitars". The setup was spot-on on mine when I bought mine.
I have heard about this brand and seen some advertised online but I just thought they were another cheap knockoff brand. I enjoyed your video. I know Wilkinson have some great, high quality part's and your video demonstrates how good they are. I will definitely check into the brand more. I agree that the name is confusing but I was assuming that it's intentions were to build their own guitar's with vintage specs and some upgrades too! Great video.
now that you've mentioned Vantage, might be worth to give that brand a 2nd look, if you can cop samples of it. they have a pretty diverse model line - from Strats/Teles/Les Paul bodied planks to V's, stars and Explorer styled bodies.
I’ve gigged one for years . About the only things that need doing is file out the fret ends for fret sprout , and replace the wiring harness, pots, and switch - the pickups are nice, hot, Alnico units with cloth wires with a great tone, but the pots, switch etc, are small and eventually start failing. Swap out for a set of CTS and Oak, and you’re good to go
They were hard to find. The main company they are under is another company. They did reach out to me a few hours later. I have the worn black v6, I love it.
I had a chance to try these guitars out at a store called Music Unlimited in Kingston Ma a couple years ago and they were excellent guitars! Really great playing and sounding guitars.
I own a few ‘vintage’ brand guitars with the Wilkinson hardware I’ve gigged with all of them always very reliable. I also have a couple of Fret King guitars which are kind of like the high end versions of Vintage one is made in Korea the other is handmade in the UK. Fret King are easily comparable to Fender and Gibson
You're getting some great tones out of those axes. I like Wilkinson bridges paired with locking tuners. You get the tuning stability of a Floyd Rose without the time-consuming process it takes to change strings.
I have three Vintage (Brand) guitars, Les Paul with Zebra Humbuckers, V6H and a Midge Ure Signature with P90's. Pretty hard to find in Germany, but I love them all! Doing the hell of a job, always reliable, killer tone. They will be used for most of our recording.
The "Vintage" brand has been big here in the U.K for over 20 years now, and are probably the biggest "home grown" guitar brand available here. They are for sale in many shops in the U.K, and have quite a lot of famous endorsees and users, including Thomas Blug, Geoff Whitehorn, Jerry Donahue, Carry Martin, Paul Brett, Gordon Giltrap, and Midge Ure. Ive had many, and never had a bad one. Unlike Gibson and Fender. Ive currently got a Vintage VS6, which is like an SG, and I can honestly say it is a BETTER guitar than the last Gibson SG I had. Mine was made in Vietnam (...cue American chuckles), and the fit and finish is perfect.
No chuckling here. You're right. These are great instruments. Also, it doesn't matter where a guitar is built, as long as the people building them know what they're doing. As a long time player, modder, and builder, my favorite guitars come from south Korea.
Had several of these over the years and currently have a Thomas Blug signature V6. They’ve been a big thing in the UK for several years- the problem now is they’re so popular the price has shot up with that and with inflation. All that said still great guitars in the main. Definitely recommend the PGM / Lemon Drop
They may be a secret in America but they are readily available and all over the place in the UK. I have owned 5 or 6 different models over the years and currently have a Vintage Lemon Drop (with the Peter Green out-of-phase sound as standard). As good as any Les Paul I have had. I happen to agree with you about the name though. I always thought that they should simply be called Wilkinson since Trev Wilkinson was behind the design. His name carries much more "heft" and makes more sense.BTW there was a company called "Vantage". They were made in Korea and I have one!!
Just a clarification, Vantage was originally made in Japan in the 70s and 80s by Matsumoku, the same maker that produced Aria and other top notch brands. It went out of business in the late eighties and the rights to the “Vantage” brand was purchased by a Korean company. The original MIJ Vantages are awesome. The Korean ones aren’t as good but still solid.
I have the Vintage "JMH" Jimi Hendrix strat and I love it. It's every bit as good as my fender Player plus. I am a fan of the brand for sure. I do think they'd be more popular if their name wasn't Vintage.
Hi guitar 🎸 max lefty Jeff here from sheldon Birmingham England. I recently bought a left handed relic vintage, the same one you are playing now. The guitar is fantastic and well put together. And I only paid £320 British pounds. Excellent guitar sounding. Cheers always watch your videos. Keep on rocking 😎 from lefty Jeff.
Hi max ! I have one the Vintage v6 fillmore with reverse headstock and reverse angle bridge pickup ! it's one of my favorite strat i have ! i have fender usa ,squier japan,squier classic vibe ,many copy of strat . my top 4 is squier strat obey series , fender us 62 ressuie from 1993 ,my squier classic vibe 50 and the vintage v6 fillmore ! The vintage v6 fillmore is very similar to a squier classic vibe or mexican fender strat for me . I don't love the icon series because the relicage is not good..... if you see it from distance it's well ,but it's very fake when you have the guitar on hand ... I prefer the "standard series" . Anyway i love this brand ! Thanks for the video . take care.
@@solaris70 my squier strat have SSH configuration ,all pickups are duncan design , the bridge pickups is very similar to a JB pickup ( i have a real one JB on one of my strats and it's almost sound the same ) , i have the obey design with the snake (monochrome design) , i'm searching the second design (more patchwork with a red colors on it ) , it's a very good squier and the look is awesome ! all hardware part are relicing ! i have squier from china and indonesia ,and for me all indonesian are more better than china models ,but china models are not bad , but more quality hardware , better setting out of box and better QC on indonesian models . all obey is from indonesia ! 🙂
I definitely agree on the name issue. I found an 80s style “vintage” guitar in the past on sale and I wanted to learn more abt it. Except trying to look for “vintage hh guitar Wilkinson trem” gets me nowhere to the actual guitar
I was shopping for my Evh wolfgang on black Friday when I came across a used Vintage SG wine red with 3 humbuckers. It looked and felt exactly like Gibson, I mean the binding on the neck, the frets, everything literally felt like a Gibson with a different logo. I know this because I grew up playing my fathers 1976 les paul deluxe. The neck on this guitar blew me away I almost bought both guitars. I went back the next day to buy a cable and the guitar was gone. I searched just like you looking for where to find another one and found a dealer on the website, but have yet to stop by. Great guitars!
I had a couple of those. Awsomely great instruments, better than Harley Benton with Wilkinson parts. The superstrat (you should definetly check it) has the Wilkinson VS50IIK Vibrato that you find on expensive instruments and an awsome reverse headstock. Great guitars.
I own their version of an ES-355 with the "correct" horn shape before Vintage was told to change the shape; now they're more askew, and my one is a killer guitar and it looks so classy in black with the binding and gold hardware. It's currently living in its case due to a broken pot and will eventually be fixed and then 'murdered out' in either all-black or black and chrome. Edit: Vantage guitars already exist. Sorry Max!
I have a Laguna blue Vintage Advance AV6 superstrat. Bought in 2008 just after they went out of production. A rock solid guitar. Stays in tune no matter how hard you abuse the trem and sounds great. It has 3 soapbar humbuckers with a roll off control for that classic Fender surf tone. Whats not to like.
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Can you show use the guitar hanger rack as i need one that holds all my guitars up on the wall the way you do,
Vintage is an incredible guitar brand people in the UK are already turned on to how awesome these guitars are man they are awesome Max!
They used to be really terrible but are definitely better these days
Wilkinson pickups are no joke. Absolutely serviceable.
Wilkinson is way overlooked. They make some pretty great stuff
I like their hardware but their humbucker pickups are kinda crappy. The singles are a bit better but I like Dimarzios or my 70's Gibson TTops.
Not the m series, those are pretty shitty
Yeah... some great stuff but some absolute trash items too so it's a weird brand
@@ilmisxx2 is not a brand most items like this m series are given under license to other Chinese brand....you never know what to expect that's why I avoid M series
Locking saddles...
Yes!! So glad this brand is getting attention. I have a Gibson, Fender, Epiphone, and a Vintage. The Vintage is my GO TO guitar. I've got the Peter Green model, and it plays like butter. Sustain for days!!!!
I have their hendrix strat and it easily has the best neck of any guitar I have ever owned and I am 58 years old and into and playing guitars since I was about 16. To some degree just the feeling in my hands reminds me of a 1964 Gibson SG I had when I was in my mid 20s. Obviously I am not talking about the tone but just the tactile feeling of the wood of the SG. These are awsome guitars for the money. It can be hard to find them online. I got mine in a pawnshop. I had no idea about the company previously.
This is awesome to know, I just ordered one from Gear4Music today, haven’t ever played one. They have a return policy but I hope it meets my expectations!
Hey guys! PLEASE IGNORE the "Text Me On Telegram" messages. Don't give them any information. It's another TH-cam scam.
Yeah, I just got a notice that they replied to my post claiming that I "Won a prize". I see it's already been deleted. This spam bot has been going on a lot of people's pages lately. Thanks for getting the word out and warning people. Let us know when you try out the Vintage Les Paul gold top and SG models.
thanks for the warning. Also wrt vintage guitars, have you seen the Midge Ure signature? It looks great, definitely one to try if you can (I’ve not tried one).
@Guitar MAX I didn't know you were Russian or something HAHA I was having fun with the arsehole earlier, called him and some Russian sounding guy picked up. I dared him to do a videocall and tried to videocall him but he wasn't picking up.
Just got one. Somebody must answer those things. I repot it and delete it, but that seems to do nothing.
The spam-bot has showed up again.
I owned a Vintage Icon V6 years ago and it was a killer guitar. The relic’ing they do really does it for me. Came well set up, too. Glad to see the name getting out.
I have a relied one too and it was instant love because it felt like the first naturally relied Strat I ever touched back in the mid-80s.
The older ones were better than the newer ones. Not sure what changed
I had one as well, they're fantastic.
I’ve seen these guitars a lot on reverb and was always curious how good they were,not bad for the price and they offer at least 6 to 8 models left-handed which is 5 more models than Charvel or Jackson offer, just wish they offered that strat style guitar with the humbucker in it left-handed but I appreciate them giving us a variety unlike a lot of big name companies
That distressed sunburst with the chrome covered humbucker has a George Lynch-esque vibe!!! Beautiful guitars as always. Keep rockin'!!! 😎👍🎸
JHS in the UK (John Hornby Skewes) have been selling Vintage as their house brand for over twenty years - I bought one when they first started and reviewed it on Harmony Central..... eons ago.
P.S. "Vantage" was a brand from the old Matsumoku factory in Japan - the name was sold to Samick in Korea after the japanese factory fire. - The Japanese ones are epic and the Korean ones solid decent kit.
Have fun
I’ve had a vintage V6, Thomas Blug strat that has some pretty trick wiring in it also from the factory. It’s a copy of a 61 Strat. I love it plays beautiful..My only complaint with vintage guitars is I wish they’d used a harder nickel in their frets seem to be wearing the frets out kinda quickly. They’ve been around for quite a while, I totally get where you’re coming from with the name though. Great review as always keep it up and thanks
LOVE LOVE my Blug V6 - that neck pu w dummy coil humbucker setup is money!!
I also picked up a Gold Top at the same time and LOVE LOVE the action and pickups! Added locking vintage tuners and love ripping up blues or heavy rock with tone and sustain for days!
10-15+ years ago these were roughly $350 each here in Canada and an amazing find.
I’ve got 2 and they are fantastic. Can’t recommend them enough (in fact I have recommended them to friends who have lived them too!)
My dad owns a Vintage v100 (Les Paul Model). I love this guitar. Neck feels awesome, great pickups and playability. Feels like I meet an old friend every time I play it.
Vintage builds great guitars! Absolutely keeps up with my Fenders and Gibsons - and you don't have to worry about scratches 😎🎸
I have a V100 from 2010 and it plays amazingly. A crazy deal for what you get. Any new guitar I purchase will be one of the other in the line.
I feel the same way about my V100 it just has this feeling of old friend , just feels and sounds great, the name on the head stock does not determine if the guitar is great or not, that's just great marketing by Fender and Gibson,
How much does it weigh?
@@slimturnpikeI have owned one for years (an older custom model) and it‘s the heaviest one out of my whole guitar collection, one of the heaviest guitars I‘ve ever held in general. That being said it‘s also one of the best ones I‘ve ever played concerning playability as well as sound. Actually so good that I‘m in the midst of selling all my other guitars off because I‘m grabbing for my Vintage LP anyways 99/100 times. Just something to keep in mind if you plan on jumping around stage a lot…you better be built like Peter Steele😂
I've owned and gigged a v6 for some years now. Excellent player! Rock solid tuning stability. It's my cheapest guitar, but hands down favourite.
Bought my first Vintage branded guitar in 2003, great instruments, even toured with 2 Vintage LP models. Great guitars!!
The distressed strat sounded fantastic and after years of experimenting I love vintage trems set up to float,,these guitars are a major bang for your buck !
*Dude, the segment in which you were talking about the name (and I agree. It can absolutely lead to confusion) had me cracking up!*
*BOTH Strats sounded so insane, especially when you were rattling off those '80's-style riffs. I absolutely LOVE that relic'ed Strat, however. I would LOVE to get my paws on one of their Tele replicas or basses!!*
*Thank you for the awesome playing and in-depth review, Max!*
Don't overlook their acoustics, either. Bought their "Statesboro" 12-string and have been absolutely in love with it from the sirst strum.
I have a Vintage VS6 SG style guitar and its my favourite. Red and gold. Looks really classically classy! The build quality matches Gibson any day and plays beautifully. They really do make excellent guitars.
Vintage Guitars have realy nice Les Paul copys as well. All with long tenon construction.. Great instruments.
I bought a couple of Vintage guitars used and I love them. One is a gold top LP style. It had Wilkinson stacked P90’s in it and they sounded good, but when I converted my Gibson LP Deluxe to a P90 (Mojotone Quiet Coil P90’s), I had my tech put the Gibson mini humbuckers in the Vintage along with 50’s wiring, CTS pots, Orange Drop caps, etc., and it’s now every bit as good as a Gibson. In fact, I think my Vintage feels closer to a Gibson than the Epiphone 59 LP I had with Gibson BB pups in it. I also have a Vintage SG style (VS6 I think is the model) with a vibrola and I put a Gibson 490R/T set from my LP Tribute when I put some Mojotone ‘59 clones in it and it’s also a great guitar. I would buy another Vintage and recommend them without hesitation. New ones are reasonably priced and you can often find great deals on used ones.
Wilkinson hardware is surprisingly nice! Came on my Carvin guitar and I can't complain.
I’ve had 3 of these 2 strats and a “lemon drop” relic’d Les Paul. All were great guitars (that I eventually got rid of to get the “real thing”. They all played and sounded great. I had 2 V6 and at the same time a mim player strat. I never touched the player strat again once I got the v6’s. They just felt and sounded so much better than the player strat. That said, I would never buy one of these new. You can get them all day long for $200-$300 bucks. If you buy a new one for $599, the minute you take it out of the box it’s worth $300. The player strat I bought as a floor demo, kept it for 2 years and sold it for a little more than I paid for it. So, my only advice is get a used one.
hells yes, dude, Vintage brand guitars are fabulous. my shop was a dealer for them for a while. great quality, amazing feel, highly recommend.
oh... and there already was a company called Vantage.
My number 1 gigging go to workhorse is a Vintage V100 Les Paul style guitar. Great quality wood and hardware, good pickups, long neck tenon. They are great value for the money guitars
I put Wilkinson pick-uos in my kit Tele and they really sound great even with overdrive,not muddy at all!
I owned a Vintage SG (VS6) and it was one of the lighter and more resonant guitars I played. Fit & Finish was very good, it was a firebreathing monster!
Yeah I have the same VS6 guitar love it its the first version which isn't as well made as recent builds so I've had to fix it up abit now it works as new again
@@MrCalland What is a Original Issue Versus a Reissue?
for the SG copy
What I love is the variety of tones. Turns on distortion. I hear a lot of background noise from the pickups they sound quite shrill, but it could be the pedal he’s using
I’ve had a few Vintage models for years (V100 lemon drop and V100 gold top with P90s, an original V60 that got them in trouble with Gibson and the redesigned model).
I’ve also sold a ton, as they set up beautifully, as they’re basically well made budget guitars. The Icon series is a step up in quality. I picked up a V6 recently, with three P90s, in a Strat configuration. Great sound with a really lovely neck.
I picked up a Vintage brand strat and I was totally impressed. They make good guitars, just as good as Epiphone or Squier.
I currently have 2 JHS Vintage guitars in my collection, a very old V6 (*strat) pre the Reissued and ICON series that has all the Wilkinson hardware that I have converted to a baritone with a new neck and a V58JD (*telecaster) Jerry Donahue model. I have previously owned 2 further VInage guitars, the V6 JMH (which I sold to someone learning as their first electric) and an AV6 (excellent guitar I should never have sold). Vintage guitars are superb, I always buy one before buying a Fender because I just can't bring myself to pay for the name. The V58JD is so good it completely negated my intense dislike of Tele's! Really glad to see you featuring these guitars and yes, the name could be better ;)
Vintage guitars have a series called the Icon Series. When I want to find the vintage website I search for vintage icon.They make a great Tele called the Jerry Donahue V58. It is a great signature guitar. Trev Wilkerson owns vintage and all of his parts are used on these guitars. One of the reasons why these are so good.
I have a Vintage V6 icon SSS strat and it sounds better than any sub 1.5k Fender I’ve tried in a store. The finish and attention to detail was in some places sloppy, with a nut that stuck out a bit and some paint on the neck that needed sanding, but after fixing those things the guitar is smooth and much more inspiring than its Squier or MIM strat counterparts. It made me love strats again -- the neck pickup nails it, and the bridge pickup is highly usable and versatile thanks to it having its own dedicated tone knob (no more ice-pick tone unless you want it). HOWEVER, the quality control on these guitars is extremely variable, so I would recommend only buying these guitars either a) from an online store with its own strict QC, or b) after seeing the actual guitar first. I once went to a store that had 3 Vintage T-style guitars and 2 Vintage strats: the T-style guitars didn’t feel that good and one of the strats was embarrassingly badly put together, while the other strat was the BEST strat I’ve ever played in a store, beautifully finished, very stratty and perfect in every way (and the same price as all the others, go figure). I also just tried a Vintage T-style in the used section of a Guitar Center and it was more inspiring to me than any of the Fenders (or other guitars I tried in that store, period), and I’m strongly considering going back and buying it, even though I don't normally like teles. As another TH-camr has said, they make the best guitars for the money and the worst guitars for the money - definitely worth checking out and worth the risk to get a good one.
I have a VS6 (strat style) and a VS6 (SG) for several years. I hand picked them at a small shop in Kansas. They have been excellent. The fit, finish and components are very good. They have a "Thinline" reissue that I have yet to find. Now in Houston, I have been unable to find a dealer.
Great video as usual Max. I can confirm, these are great instruments. One of my customers brought me one to do a string change and setup. I was identical to the sunburst one. I was absolutely blown away at how good they are for the money, or at any price point. I plan to get one for myself.
Great video man !! Great discovery (although I'm almost certain that I've seen them around a couple of times) I should really give them a try sooner than late. Love how you did add more of your personality in your videos as well compared to those i've watched years ago. Cheers!
Highly recommend to check out their Les Paul copies, they have a Peter Green/ Gary Moore "Greenie" replica, complete with long tenon neck construction & out of phase PAF humbuckers by Wilkinson, a really cool Slash "AFD" model & great L/P Custom clone in classic white.
And their white Thomas Blug Strat model is awesome.
We had Vintage Guitars in our old shop, i loved to play their triple p90 Icon. Had that in my hands every day, even though the neck felt a little skinny. Also swapped some Wilkinsons from one i had to another beater that i needed to have the pickups in.
Bro thats some really great technique and smooth playing in the intro... awesome review as well.
Keep rocking guy!!!!!
Great review. I’ve had great results with Wilkinson hardware and classic Alnico pickups.
Absolutely love those Wilkerson single coil pickups! They sound fat clear and juicy!!
Thanks for the tip on this brand and the demo! I've been kind-of-sort-of itching to buy a tele or tele-style guitar (you know how it is!) and see they have a great selection, and, like you said, at a great price for what they offer. And thanks everyone here who own a Vintage axe and commented :)
These guitars are really fine guitars and I’m a guy who has custom shop fenders which I love ..but I have 😊😊 gigged with these with a good tube amp..they do the job…I have the Thomas Blug one..it’s really nice..🤙🏻
Hey Max! You should make a video where you show all of your guitar collection to remind us some other great guitar companies that exist and we might not even be aware of!!
No, he shouldn't. I can't afford it 🎸
Why don't you just watch all the videos he has on them? That way you get a better breakdown of the instrument. He's got a lot, sheesh and those kinda videos to be honest are just grandiose b.s.
Yes
i agree 💯👍
thAnk you
Jorge ⚡✨⚡☀️✨
I'm a very proud owner of their Lemon Drop model based on Greenie... amazing guitar and one I'll never part with. Now I want a v6 too!
Great job on the review! Yes, $ for $ those are definitely higher end quality guitars!!! Love this stuff! And thought the same about the " Name " !
I absolutely love Wilkinson ez lok tuners. I've fitted them to a couple of my guitars and I'm super happy with them
I have the Vintage Thomas Blug signature strat - phenomenal. My favourite. Cheers, Max.
I have the V100 and V6P (photo of them is my You Tube icon) the price ,the quality it's incredible , the name issue I've heard that before, and that has been discussed many times, another solution is adding the JHS so it will be JHS Vintage, the gig bag is brilliant I have that gig bag well made and sturdy , really cool to see a positive review, ACE Frehley band members play Vintages, yes they are more that ready to gig , these are not my last Vintages I'm looking at their Telecaster Line next,
Actually I didn't have any trouble finding it.
These look like a great find. V120 ICON!
Good review of these. Thanks.
Nice review! I think it's quite cool, that the Vintage brand didn't blow up (yet) due to that naming. Always, when the quantity of demand and production rises, the quality of the more reasonable priced instruments goes down. Happened before, happens right now with brands (i could name a few) and imo it's hard to expect the opposite ;)
The Wilkinson stuff are so underrated and get for the guitarist looking for something that is solid and don't break the bank.
I've got one of the 3 single-coil strats and the Tele. They are FANTASTIC. My best friend had the Tele and after playing it I had to get one for myself.
I searched Vintage Guitars on Reverb and the third result on was Vintage Guitar brand. The name isn't a problem searching for them.
Actually found a shop outside kc that stopped selling Gibson because of qc issues and then wanting too much showrooom space and started carrying vintage . They had a lemon drop lp from vintage that was amazing !!
I have 3 Vintage Advance guitars and 2 Vintage Reissues a Strat and les Paul style, great value and pickups, all purchased 2nd hand , can't go wrong for the money. Great demo,
Vintage guitars have been around for many years here in the Uk, they are distributed by JHS.
If you can find an older sample with genuine Wlikinson parts they are a serious affordable
alternative to Fenders crazy priced samples that players go for.
Be wary of the more recent samples, Trevor Wilkinson no longer visits the factory
and an alarming quantity are available on ebay with cosmetic defects, but a lot have cracks
at the neck pocket, inspect before you buy.
Find a good one, and for the price they will give any Fender a hard time beating it.
Vintage have been around for years in the UK. I haven't personally owned one, but have only ever heard good things about them. Certainly a lot of bang for your buck!
Those guitars totally channel Ritchie Blackmore. Very cool sounding.
I own a v6 and I love it. The neck feels incredible and it has that strat sound which beefs p really easily for rock. When I get a little more cash I’m definitely getting another.
Trev Wilkinson and Vintage guitars. Low priced but fantastic guitars. Trev's involved in so much.
Amazing video as always.
Keep up with the amazing content.
Thank you!
Yes, strange name alright "Vintage" may cause some confusion in searches, a great guitar though.
You have to say "Vintage Brand Guitars". The setup was spot-on on mine when I bought mine.
I have heard about this brand and seen some advertised online but I just thought they were another cheap knockoff brand. I enjoyed your video. I know Wilkinson have some great, high quality part's and your video demonstrates how good they are. I will definitely check into the brand more. I agree that the name is confusing but I was assuming that it's intentions were to build their own guitar's with vintage specs and some upgrades too! Great video.
now that you've mentioned Vantage, might be worth to give that brand a 2nd look, if you can cop samples of it. they have a pretty diverse model line - from Strats/Teles/Les Paul bodied planks to V's, stars and Explorer styled bodies.
I’ve gigged one for years . About the only things that need doing is file out the fret ends for fret sprout , and replace the wiring harness, pots, and switch - the pickups are nice, hot, Alnico units with cloth wires with a great tone, but the pots, switch etc, are small and eventually start failing. Swap out for a set of CTS and Oak, and you’re good to go
They were hard to find. The main company they are under is another company. They did reach out to me a few hours later. I have the worn black v6, I love it.
I've had several of these guitars. They play well and sound better than ANY Fender strat at any price.
In the UK 🇬🇧 they're known as Vintage JHS and usually only available online
Love my 2010 Black relic vintage icon Max, i would put it up to any guitar anyday !!
I purchased a set of Wilkenson M series single coil pups off Amazon in 2021, was very pleased with them at right under $50.
I had a chance to try these guitars out at a store called Music Unlimited in Kingston Ma a couple years ago and they were excellent guitars! Really great playing and sounding guitars.
I own a few ‘vintage’ brand guitars with the Wilkinson hardware I’ve gigged with all of them always very reliable. I also have a couple of Fret King guitars which are kind of like the high end versions of Vintage one is made in Korea the other is handmade in the UK. Fret King are easily comparable to Fender and Gibson
You're getting some great tones out of those axes. I like Wilkinson bridges paired with locking tuners. You get the tuning stability of a Floyd Rose without the time-consuming process it takes to change strings.
my favorite part is that they actually call the bridge its correct name (vibrato) on their site instead of tremolo
I have three Vintage (Brand) guitars, Les Paul with Zebra Humbuckers, V6H and a Midge Ure Signature with P90's. Pretty hard to find in Germany, but I love them all! Doing the hell of a job, always reliable, killer tone. They will be used for most of our recording.
The "Vintage" brand has been big here in the U.K for over 20 years now, and are probably the biggest "home grown" guitar brand available here.
They are for sale in many shops in the U.K, and have quite a lot of famous endorsees and users, including Thomas Blug, Geoff Whitehorn, Jerry Donahue, Carry Martin, Paul Brett, Gordon Giltrap, and Midge Ure.
Ive had many, and never had a bad one.
Unlike Gibson and Fender.
Ive currently got a Vintage VS6, which is like an SG, and I can honestly say it is a BETTER guitar than the last Gibson SG I had.
Mine was made in Vietnam (...cue American chuckles), and the fit and finish is perfect.
No chuckling here. You're right. These are great instruments. Also, it doesn't matter where a guitar is built, as long as the people building them know what they're doing. As a long time player, modder, and builder, my favorite guitars come from south Korea.
@@randymiles904 Korean stuff is great. Very clearly on another level than majority of Chinese made guitars.
@@allstopblue5717 absolutely
I own a couple of Vintage guitars and am so impressed with them.
Had several of these over the years and currently have a Thomas Blug signature V6. They’ve been a big thing in the UK for several years- the problem now is they’re so popular the price has shot up with that and with inflation. All that said still great guitars in the main. Definitely recommend the PGM / Lemon Drop
Yea, even in the google search they pop up at the top.
Thank You for doing this video for this brand -
i was curious about their quality and specs
when i first saw them for sale online a few years ago .
You can never go wrong with alder body/maple necks. I have always heard great things about these.
I discovered Vintage brand at the 2008 NAMM Show and they sold me a brand new V100 Icon for $400. It's still my go-to guitar.
bougt a floating bridge hss strat clone for 400 in 2012, still my main axe too :D
They may be a secret in America but they are readily available and all over the place in the UK. I have owned 5 or 6 different models over the years and currently have a Vintage Lemon Drop (with the Peter Green out-of-phase sound as standard). As good as any Les Paul I have had. I happen to agree with you about the name though. I always thought that they should simply be called Wilkinson since Trev Wilkinson was behind the design. His name carries much more "heft" and makes more sense.BTW there was a company called "Vantage". They were made in Korea and I have one!!
Just a clarification, Vantage was originally made in Japan in the 70s and 80s by Matsumoku, the same maker that produced Aria and other top notch brands. It went out of business in the late eighties and the rights to the “Vantage” brand was purchased by a Korean company. The original MIJ Vantages are awesome. The Korean ones aren’t as good but still solid.
I have the Vintage "JMH" Jimi Hendrix strat and I love it. It's every bit as good as my fender Player plus. I am a fan of the brand for sure.
I do think they'd be more popular if their name wasn't Vintage.
Nor 'Fret King' either, which is another JHS brand.
I have the Firenza red one myself. Also modded a classic vibe with the bridge and tuners from one
Hi guitar 🎸 max lefty Jeff here from sheldon Birmingham England. I recently bought a left handed relic vintage, the same one you are playing now. The guitar is fantastic and well put together. And I only paid £320 British pounds. Excellent guitar sounding. Cheers always watch your videos. Keep on rocking 😎 from lefty Jeff.
I played one of the lp versions today with the dual p90s. Love the tones
Hi max ! I have one the Vintage v6 fillmore with reverse headstock and reverse angle bridge pickup ! it's one of my favorite strat i have ! i have fender usa ,squier japan,squier classic vibe ,many copy of strat . my top 4 is squier strat obey series , fender us 62 ressuie from 1993 ,my squier classic vibe 50 and the vintage v6 fillmore !
The vintage v6 fillmore is very similar to a squier classic vibe or mexican fender strat for me .
I don't love the icon series because the relicage is not good..... if you see it from distance it's well ,but it's very fake when you have the guitar on hand ...
I prefer the "standard series" .
Anyway i love this brand !
Thanks for the video .
take care.
i have heard good positive things
about the
Squier Obey
series
@@solaris70 my squier strat have SSH configuration ,all pickups are duncan design , the bridge pickups is very similar to a JB pickup ( i have a real one JB on one of my strats and it's almost sound the same ) , i have the obey design with the snake (monochrome design) , i'm searching the second design (more patchwork with a red colors on it ) , it's a very good squier and the look is awesome ! all hardware part are relicing ! i have squier from china and indonesia ,and for me all indonesian are more better than china models ,but china models are not bad , but more quality hardware , better setting out of box and better QC on indonesian models . all obey is from indonesia ! 🙂
I like the name and the guitars! Have a relic'd tele and am looking for a strat style and possibly a LP style later. And yes, you're crazy...🤘🏼
I definitely agree on the name issue. I found an 80s style “vintage” guitar in the past on sale and I wanted to learn more abt it. Except trying to look for “vintage hh guitar Wilkinson trem” gets me nowhere to the actual guitar
Definitely a kept secret. I first played one in 2017 and I was impressed.
I was shopping for my Evh wolfgang on black Friday when I came across a used Vintage SG wine red with 3 humbuckers. It looked and felt exactly like Gibson, I mean the binding on the neck, the frets, everything literally felt like a Gibson with a different logo. I know this because I grew up playing my fathers 1976 les paul deluxe. The neck on this guitar blew me away I almost bought both guitars. I went back the next day to buy a cable and the guitar was gone. I searched just like you looking for where to find another one and found a dealer on the website, but have yet to stop by. Great guitars!
"Communication Breakdown" (14:57) 😋😆😂 Good one, Max! 👍🙂
I had a couple of those. Awsomely great instruments, better than Harley Benton with Wilkinson parts. The superstrat (you should definetly check it) has the Wilkinson VS50IIK Vibrato that you find on expensive instruments and an awsome reverse headstock. Great guitars.
I have a vintage tele and I love it. Just good and reliable.
I own their version of an ES-355 with the "correct" horn shape before Vintage was told to change the shape; now they're more askew, and my one is a killer guitar and it looks so classy in black with the binding and gold hardware. It's currently living in its case due to a broken pot and will eventually be fixed and then 'murdered out' in either all-black or black and chrome.
Edit: Vantage guitars already exist. Sorry Max!
😮Why?
@@ces69 Why what? 😅
I have a Laguna blue Vintage Advance AV6 superstrat. Bought in 2008 just after they went out of production. A rock solid guitar. Stays in tune no matter how hard you abuse the trem and sounds great. It has 3 soapbar humbuckers with a roll off control for that classic Fender surf tone. Whats not to like.
Still have my old beat up vintage v100. Its a great les paul
Wilkinson pups sound great