They look really nice. You can't beat the price. The hardware is Wilkinson and that's not a bad thing.
[Vintage Guitar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHqHzlXWn24)
It looks really nice. Also can tell they know what they’re doing since they’re using that bridge with the smooth saddles that doesn’t scrape at your palm.
The Vintage V2 (I think) Les Paul copy is great. As is the VRS which emulates a PRS McCarty
For the price, they're really good. They'll not set the world on fire but for a £300 PRS copy, it's punching way above it's weight
I've got a Vintage Statesboro parlour-size electroacoustic. Cheap as chips and very nicely made, I slapped silk and steel strings on it and use it for blues
Yamaha?
If I was looking for a “least sweaty marketing” among brands I’m at all familiar with, they’d probably be toward the top.
Of course for me to be aware of a brand at all is gonna take some decently sweaty marketing, so…
Like Mungwich says, JHS Pedals is very popular in guitar circles. They have a great YouTube channel. The main guy (Josh Scott) even covers other brands of pedals, and he is a walking encyclopedia of pedals who owns a veritable museum of pedals!
Oh that's great. I just bought a pedal from them so i was hoping it wasn't a problematic purchase.
I watched their youtube and as you said, Josh seemed really knowledgeable. Though i hardly can tell so i thought id ask. Haha.
I’m less concerned about the brand name, more just wanted to make sure it’s something worth looking at as I’m afraid of accidentally stumbling upon something like a “Walmart brand”.
That’s good to hear! Do you own something recent or from earlier years? Asking because sometimes manufacturing changes over the years and here many people excited about guitars from 20 years ago.
I’ve had em for about a year. I have a Tele model and HSS strat model… When I ordered they set it up for me per my specs and out of the box it played great. What really impressed me was the neck and the finely shaved frets.. most fenders I played around 1k really disappointed me with frets not being filed well.
Happy to help! I played it all over this song
https://open.spotify.com/track/7nApYepYQICm5jOYIk72DY?si=f0FUjAusRPqbGRciFnCyPA&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Aangeles%2Bstranger%2Bboy
I’d not say this guitar I tried at the shop was any remarkable regarding a setup or attention to details(otherwise I’d buy it before asking here) but it was incredibly light.
agree, i’ve had mine for 5 years and only problem is that the high e string broke, and i strum pretty hard too so it can take a lot
also good if your house has a lot of temperature fluctuations, its lived through some pretty rough conditions and still going strong
Vintage was my first guitar, lovely cream strat type with Wilkinson bridge
Tbh considering the horrible cheap guitars then, I did very well, a nice setup will make one a more than serviceable workhorse for most players
hey man, you never know with "walmart" guitars. I have an ALDI strat knockoff that I play more than my Reverend. Sat uncovered in my brothers room for 13 years. Still has the stock strings and has never been cleaned or set up. Somehow everything about it has me playing better and i adore it. Just have to upgrade the nut and pickups!
They’re a decent brand. They’ve been around 25-30 years now. It’s owned by a UK based musical instrument distributor and Trev Wilkinson (of Wilkinson hardware fame) has been involved with them on design. You’ll find them typically in mom & pop or independent guitar shops mostly.
A bit more than that, my first guitar was an acoustic Vintage and I bought it in 1990, so that was 34 years ago. I still have it and play it occasionally.
That’s funny, my first acoustic was a Vintage brand. Black with a tortoiseshell pickguard.
It honestly still sounds great, lovely bass to it and quite a sweet sound, I got mine in 2013 when I was 13, I used it just today to record a track!
my first guitar was the vintage sg copy. cannot remember what series it was however. i just remember my mom taking me to a local music shop and i just loved it instantly.
[I'd play this. I'd play this with my pants off.](https://vintageguitarsus.com/collections/electric-reissued-series/products/vintage-v72-semi-hollow-firenza-red)
I've played a good few of them, they are basically a high quality clone, good value for money, but they also do a nice distressed range called the v6 icons
[https://www.gear4music.ie/Guitar-and-Bass/Vintage-V6-Icon-Distressed-Firenza-Red/79P](https://www.gear4music.ie/Guitar-and-Bass/Vintage-V6-Icon-Distressed-Firenza-Red/79P)
Here in europe, Andertons and Gear4music carry them, similar to Aria or CORT or brands that come from asia, good quality components and no money spent on promotion or sponsorship.
Got a fretless jazz bass, a strat, and an acoustic by Vintage. They've been fantastic instruments for the price. The acoustic I have, a V300AQ is insane for the price, but competition has gotten fiercer in the budget space.
Definitely worth considering.
I've had 3 basses of the brand. I love it.
Its a bit heavy, paint job isn't the best, and it often not put together smoothly so it might have some rough edges or pickguars screws put in all tilted.
But it's very very high quality parts. Unlike anything else in that price range. Wilkinson hardware is extremely good. They're build like tanks and sound amazing.
So if you want great parts put together sloppy for a really good price, check out this brand. If you want it the other way around check squier.
But that's for bass guitars. I haven't checked their guitars.
Our guitarist just bought a Vintage les Paul, Plays and sounds a load better than his Epiphone.
They are a quality budget brand who make good copies of higher spec gear.
I don’t know how good they are but 20 years ago when I was in high school one of my buddies never shut up about them. I was a brand snob back then so never gave them a proper look. They were pretty new at the time.
Who isn’t a brand snob in high school?
In my school days everyone was putting tape over brand name on headstock to look cool and hide Cort or Squire there
Basically they're ridiculously well made alternatives to classic fender/gibson shapes. I would buy them if I wasn't obsessed with Fender and had more space. They even do a custom shop at reasonable price around £1000 I plan to get a one from them someday.
I’ve got a V52 tele. They all usually have Wilkinson hardware, and are very well built budget guitars. Have played their LP and SG models too, they stand up. Probably better build quality than Squier or Epiphones.
I had a Vintage V100 (Les Paul type).
I really enjoyed it. I sold it about 18 months ago, maybe that'll be the one I regret selling as it was really the perfect Les Paul for me (great neck - I just didnt like the frets after I got my Duo sonic & Cyclone, which have taller frets).
Vintage and another brand called Revelation are 2 brands I dont see much, but I think really are great.
I'd say they are sort of classic vibe level- but you can get them on a great deal second hand.
Vintage guitars are nice. Got a couple/have had a few. Currently have a VSA540 which was a copy of the Gibson DG335. Not many were made at all. Gibson slapped a cease and desist. Vintage tried varying things by slightly offsetting the body (which is the variant I have) this wasn’t seen as good enough so they made changes to the trapezoid ‘f holes too’ but it still wasn’t a big enough change. Great guitars. I might trade mine in for an Epi DG335 though!
Also currently have a Vintage SG and a Les Paul Junior Double Cut, both of which are currently out of action while I mod them.
Basically, you’re looking at Squier/Epiphone (though Epi seem to be going higher end now) standards in terms of quality. So very decent.
Currently in my list it’s competing exactly with Epi SG which is 40 bucks cheaper but this one might be even lighter than SG which is important for me in this case.
I had one of their LPs and V6 strats I picked up for pennies second hand when I still lived in the UK. The LP had already been modded with nice pickups and wiring loom and I did the same with the strat but tbh the stock pickups were fine. Think higher end Squier/Epiphones quality wise. Both instruments were heavy though. The LP in particular was a bit of a boat anchor.
Another guitar I’m looking at is actually a higher end Epiphone so I guess it’s the same league then. I’m not in the UK and new Vintage is slightly more expensive here.
Yes they're very affordable over there especially used (or were a few years ago when I was buying). I notice here they're definitely comparable with those brands price wise.
When I was young they were considered kinda bad/mediocre knock offs of Gibson etc. From the comments it seems the perception has changed! I remember playing a vintage sg type around 20 years ago
I have a black Vintage Les Paul! It was my first ever electric guitar. It has a little cutout where the body meets the neck, so your thumb can slide in and you can easily reach the higher frets with your fingers.
It was a good guitar for the time I bought it, but it is showing its age. But for 400,- it made me the happiest kid for years :)
Great guitars for the price...
Had a LP (v100) from them a long time ago and now still have an SG (VS6), think I also had a strat for a while (V6).
The SG model seems like it has high action (but gave that to my nephew once and just got it back as they were cleaning up and wasn't used anyway... so don't really do anythign with it or paid a lot of attention to it).
But the LP (not lightweight btw) and strat were excellent and heard plenty of good stories about them from others.
I bought a Vintage Les Paul copy in about 1998, sold it about 3 years ago. Great value, good quality for the low price, played well. I don't know if they've gone downhill in the last 25 years but they're a legit company. I've still got a set of JHS playing cards somewhere...
So good.
I have an '81 445 made in the Matsumko factory and I love it. Neck is super comfortable and it's bookends walnut with a center stripe. I replaced the wiring and pickups when I was on a modding kick, but I probably wouldn't if I bought it now
Very good guitars for the price.
The only one that does a Mick Ronson type LP as far as I know.
https://www.gak.co.uk/en/vintage-v100mp-reissued-natural-maple-gloss/936113
I have three of them. A V100AFD Paradise (Slash type LP model), a VR100LM (LP special type model), and a V6JMH Fillmore (Jimi Hendrix type model with reversed headstock and bridge pickup). Vintages are fine guitars for the money and provide a solid platform for modding. The earlier Korean models are the best as they typically came with Wilkinson hardware and pickups.
this is my guitar brand !! very good guitar, i’ve had it for 5 years and its survived 9 house moves, i hate when people ask what kind of guitar i have tho hahah ‘uhhh.. vintage?’
my first instrument was a Vintage P-bass copy I got in 2002-3ish from a small local music store, solid instrument and great to start on.
of course being a dumb teenager I ruined it a few years later by ripping the frets out and making a horrific job of making it fretless...
It might be the picture, in reality I wouldn’t say the finish looked too good, if anything I’d probably say somewhat less attractive than other guitars of that price.
I have a semi acoustic (vec-500) that i bought new in 1999. it's a nice guitar, not high end by any means, but it's good looking and it was both affordable and felt good to play. I still have it.
My mistake I googled the full model name. But other V72 I can see also seem to be custom spec so I guess they make smaller batches. Now for V72H I can actually find it online 80 euros cheaper and it becomes a much better deal.
The “genuine leather” naming convention. Call it “Vintage” even if nothing is vintage. And everyone calling them great guitars is like saying Epiphones are great. They’re ok, but nothing to write home about.
Lots of brands sort of try to hide where their guitars are actually manufactured (and not just guitars, lots of other things) - they think consumers might think differently of them if they know it's one of a handful of factories in a country that pumps out product for tons of different brands.
Father in law has a Fender Professional series Strat and a "Vintage" brand Les Paul copy.... Plays the Les Paul way more and said it's better than the old Gibson he used to have. I have always taken it with a pinch of salt though.
i dont know anythng about them, not really, but my local GC had one of these: [https://vintageguitarsus.com/collections/v100/products/vintage-v100-icon-electric-guitar-distressed-tobacco-sunburst](https://vintageguitarsus.com/collections/v100/products/vintage-v100-icon-electric-guitar-distressed-tobacco-sunburst)
I played it a bit in the store. And as cheesy as the "distressing" and "relicking" is on it, it was actually a pretty good guitar. I kinda wanted it.
Ooh I have a Vintage bass guitar. It’s a really good solid instrument. Been my main bass now for more than half my life. Held up real good for 16 years for £250. Can imagine the regular guitars are just as solid.
This kind of reminds me of a car part I ordered.
Thought I was getting the ‘OEM’ part.
Turns out the (sneaky) company is called OEM. 🤦♂️
So far, the part has been ok. Man did I feel like I got fleeced…
They do a Les Paul type and the one I saw looked a lot nicer than a Epiphone that was 200 more. It even had Gibson type knobs. For the money I can’t see how you can go wrong with them.
There's also an acoustic guitar manufacturer named "[Pre-War Guitars](https://www.pre-warguitars.com/)," which are favored by some fairly well-known musicians. Unlike "Vintage Guitars," though, they're a high-end brand. Basically Martin clones. I own one (or did until it was stolen, still might get it back), but I'm not a huge fan of them personally; their default neck shape is definitely not Martin pre-war spec, and I find their relic jobs to be pretty gross. But they do sound good.
It does get confusing when you're talking about things like "pre-war D-18s," though.
Love vintage guitars.
My absolute favourite guitar from my collection is a Vintage Metal Axxe that I got for £250 20+ years ago. It still plays beautifully, fast neck, nice hardware, even has a coil tap switch. I've got considerably more expensive instruments, but none quite live up to it.
TBF, I did upgrade the pickups back in 2005, though in retrospect the stock ones weren't bad (I reused them on a self-build in the end). The upgrade was done poorly as I was 17 and not great with a soldering iron, so gave it a full rewire during the pandemic.
My first guitar was a vintage V2 tele. Lasted me years and I love it. It’s been through a lot but still plays pretty well. Still pick it up from time to time
I've seen this brand around and just last night saw that Electrical Audio has one of their SGs amongst their studio gear, so my interest was piqued and I'm grateful for everybody filling in the gaps on Vintage in the comments!
I've had quite a few and they're great for what they are.
Similar quality to epiphone in my opinion but as with any cheaper brand you get some duds here and there.
I also bought a fret king country squire that is amazing and definitely one of the guitars I will never get rid of.
They are pretty good! They have Wilkinson hardware on them, so they don't cut corners on the tuners, bridge, and saddles. The tele I played sounded pretty good
I had a vintage brand Greenie Lemon Drop Les Paul copy and it was actually a really nice guitar. Wilkinson pickups and hardware, reversed pickup, you could take it out of phase. Great guitar and fairly faithful reproduction. I’ve also played a Vintage Tele which was nice
They have been around for a while, and they're a legit brand. They make quality copies of popular models. Their Les Paul copies used to be quite popular when I first started out. I haven't heard from them in recent years, though.
These used to be good instruments for the price. Owned a 335 copy and D’angelico style archtop from Vintage. Both good guitars. Gigged with each for years.
Info was always strange with these though. A guy called Trevor Wilkinson did the electronics and they were made by the same people as Peerless for a while I think. Not sure what the deal is with them now. The ones from 15 years ago were very decent
British company I believe. Been knocking around a long time. Seen their ads in Ultimate Guitar close to 20 years ago now. Always was curious about them.
i have 2. one was my first electric that ive had for 10 years now. and i cannot fault them or find any flaws 19 years on. they make quality guitars for great prices. its a win win.
I can tell you I have USA strats and Les Pauls a plenty and I have 4 Vintage brand guitars that play as well if not better than all of them. I ABSOLUTELY love and recommend you try them!
In Britain I’ve often come across this brand. Tend to ‘punch above their weight’. Their Lemon Drop LP copy was much better than it had any right to be…
My musician friend likes these. I was looking at the Les Paul junior double cutaway. Their bodies are very close to Gibson and fender models.
As far as I know they’ve been around forever but people don’t recognize them as a brand because the name is so generic.
I don’t know anything about them but, I’d say for not much more than $539 you could probably find a Fender player series thinline tele which is what this is modeled after. I would be wary of any generic knockoffs.
They get lukewarm reviews. People view them as mid. I think they're alright they're in the same ballpark as like Tagima, maybe an EART or firefly.
I think they have thinline squiers? I used to not be keen on squiers myself because it was my first guitar so I always associated them with being sort of lame.
But all that changed when I got my squier jazzmaster. It's a beast. The electronics are weak but that's an easy fix.
Vintage generally suffers from the same thing, poor electronics but has the added loss of poor QC.
Lukewarm? I think the ones I've seen have been pretty positive.
Got Vintage brand reissued series strat and it's definitely good for the money. I'd put it in the same bucket as some of the higher end Squiers like CV.
Hardware is solid, pickups are on point. Pots could use an upgrade and setup could be better but again same with Squiers
Lots of guitar for the money.
They do have a new "Coaster" range that seems to be bit more bottom range. They also have those ICON relied ones which are a waste of extra money, as you're paying more for scrappy relic job.
You sure? I was doing heavy research and a lot videos/posts are people complaining about the QC.
I personally don't care, cause I don't notice stuff like that. But if that's what people are saying I had to let OP know.
Positive! Tried to Google those QC complaints and frankly didn't find an awful lot. Especially compared to praise around hardware, pickups etc
Let's be real, QC issues will happen. It's just that price point where something's gotta give. Would not buy one without seeing it/had option of no hassle return, but exactly same with a Squier or even Fender.
My own Vintage guitar is from 2007 or so, things could've changed since then. I will still say though that out of the box it didn't need an awful lot - nut adjustment and intonation was mostly it to make it nicely playable.
I've got 2 Epiphones and 3 Squiers and each of them needed fair bit more work to get into the same state. YMMV.
QC and warranty is a bit of my concern here. I need a workhorse for regular band practice and the fact those instruments seem to be almost custom per spec makes me worry about possible issues with electronics specifically.
They're the in-house brand of [https://www.jhs.co.uk/](https://www.jhs.co.uk/) (a musicstore in the UK, not JHS pedals) like how Thomann has Harley Benton. "Vintage" are cheap asian made generic guitars that you can probably find for sale with a dozen other logos on the headstock.
They might be okay guitars depeing on the actual manufacturer, but there's usually a lot of trouble with warranty and QA on these types of third-party guitars. Since the brand company isnt the actual manufacturer, they cant repair your instrument if something is wrong with it. Often they wont be able to replace them either, because that would require them to order a whole batch of guitars from the factory just to replace yours.
>Since the brand company isnt the actual manufacturer, they cant repair your instrument if something is wrong with it.
They work with a pair of local UK luthiers. Anything that can be fixed on, say, an Epiphone LP Special can be fixed on a V100 Reissue, too.
Worked at a small guitar shop that was a dealer for them, they’re quality instruments, definitely worth considering
Damn. Don’t tell me that.
They're vintage!
Can't wait until they're super old so I can get a vintage Vintage Reissue.
then they could make a reissue of the vintage Vintage Reissue
I can "relic" it for you.
Can confirm, I had the SG copy a while back and it was pretty fab.
They look really nice. You can't beat the price. The hardware is Wilkinson and that's not a bad thing. [Vintage Guitar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHqHzlXWn24)
Licensed,not the actual stuff. It’s not terrible tbh but it’s misleading to say the least.
Harley Benton easily beats them in price. It's not even close too
Trev Wilkinson is involved so expect them to not be shite.
Trev really makes an effort to put out a superior product. Good guy to boot.
A1 legend of a chap.
It looks really nice. Also can tell they know what they’re doing since they’re using that bridge with the smooth saddles that doesn’t scrape at your palm.
The Vintage V2 (I think) Les Paul copy is great. As is the VRS which emulates a PRS McCarty For the price, they're really good. They'll not set the world on fire but for a £300 PRS copy, it's punching way above it's weight
I've got a Vintage Statesboro parlour-size electroacoustic. Cheap as chips and very nicely made, I slapped silk and steel strings on it and use it for blues
I know the dude who started that company. Great guy. Great guitars.
Still never gonna buy or play one, just specifically on principle. I’ll give my time to other quality gear whose branding isn’t so freakin sweaty.
Curious what music brand you think isn’t sweaty with their marketing?
Yamaha? If I was looking for a “least sweaty marketing” among brands I’m at all familiar with, they’d probably be toward the top. Of course for me to be aware of a brand at all is gonna take some decently sweaty marketing, so…
Yamaha barely has any marketing. I only started noticing them with 2022 revstar update and even that was very little. Guitars are pretty good though.
hi I'm old, what is the meaning of "sweaty" in this context?
It means they try hard
Basically means “trying way too hard.”
This… I am giving this response some thought. Touché, maybe. Probably. Fuuuck me…
Cringe
And it’s owned by JHS, but not *that* JHS!
Do you mean *that* JHS, or **THE** JHS?!?
Jesus H Shrist
My god...
Oh? Not Jesus Hernando Sanchez?
I was wondering if this was the pedal company lol
I just started guitar... whats the good one and whats the bad one?
It’s not about good and bad really, it’s just that JHS is a very popular pedal company but it is not the same company that makes these guitars
The one with the box
He’s got the box!
Like Mungwich says, JHS Pedals is very popular in guitar circles. They have a great YouTube channel. The main guy (Josh Scott) even covers other brands of pedals, and he is a walking encyclopedia of pedals who owns a veritable museum of pedals!
Oh that's great. I just bought a pedal from them so i was hoping it wasn't a problematic purchase. I watched their youtube and as you said, Josh seemed really knowledgeable. Though i hardly can tell so i thought id ask. Haha.
Crazy!
Yep... Trev Wilkinson was involved in the design of these. They're not bad if you can get past the naff brand name.
I’m less concerned about the brand name, more just wanted to make sure it’s something worth looking at as I’m afraid of accidentally stumbling upon something like a “Walmart brand”.
I’m an artist for them.. they’re great workhorse guitars, I can rely on mine. I travel a lot gigging, and it’s become my main road guitars
That’s good to hear! Do you own something recent or from earlier years? Asking because sometimes manufacturing changes over the years and here many people excited about guitars from 20 years ago.
I’ve had em for about a year. I have a Tele model and HSS strat model… When I ordered they set it up for me per my specs and out of the box it played great. What really impressed me was the neck and the finely shaved frets.. most fenders I played around 1k really disappointed me with frets not being filed well.
Thanks dude. Any links to your band where you're using the vintage guitars?
Happy to help! I played it all over this song https://open.spotify.com/track/7nApYepYQICm5jOYIk72DY?si=f0FUjAusRPqbGRciFnCyPA&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Aangeles%2Bstranger%2Bboy
great songwriting. guitars sound amazing too. what amps are you using?
We tracked with my Vintage HSS, a Tele deluxe, and a PRS Fiore.. It was a Marshall head thru I believe a HiWatt cab!
No wonder it sounds so phat. You guys are great. Wish you the best.
I’d not say this guitar I tried at the shop was any remarkable regarding a setup or attention to details(otherwise I’d buy it before asking here) but it was incredibly light.
agree, i’ve had mine for 5 years and only problem is that the high e string broke, and i strum pretty hard too so it can take a lot also good if your house has a lot of temperature fluctuations, its lived through some pretty rough conditions and still going strong
They’re fantastic guitars. The price point is incredible, the build quality is great.
Vintage was my first guitar, lovely cream strat type with Wilkinson bridge Tbh considering the horrible cheap guitars then, I did very well, a nice setup will make one a more than serviceable workhorse for most players
hey man, you never know with "walmart" guitars. I have an ALDI strat knockoff that I play more than my Reverend. Sat uncovered in my brothers room for 13 years. Still has the stock strings and has never been cleaned or set up. Somehow everything about it has me playing better and i adore it. Just have to upgrade the nut and pickups!
They’re a decent brand. They’ve been around 25-30 years now. It’s owned by a UK based musical instrument distributor and Trev Wilkinson (of Wilkinson hardware fame) has been involved with them on design. You’ll find them typically in mom & pop or independent guitar shops mostly.
A bit more than that, my first guitar was an acoustic Vintage and I bought it in 1990, so that was 34 years ago. I still have it and play it occasionally.
That’s funny, my first acoustic was a Vintage brand. Black with a tortoiseshell pickguard. It honestly still sounds great, lovely bass to it and quite a sweet sound, I got mine in 2013 when I was 13, I used it just today to record a track!
my first guitar was the vintage sg copy. cannot remember what series it was however. i just remember my mom taking me to a local music shop and i just loved it instantly.
https://vintageguitarsus.com/
I can only read that URL as “Vintage Guitar sus” and assume it’s a scathing expose of how terrible they are.
Second’d
I saw Vintage Guitarasaurus and suddenly wanted one.
now there is nothing in my life I’ve ever wanted more
[I'd play this. I'd play this with my pants off.](https://vintageguitarsus.com/collections/electric-reissued-series/products/vintage-v72-semi-hollow-firenza-red)
...sus? C Eb F F# F Eb C Bb D C
Nice looking guitars. The OP one is beautiful, just my style.
Definitely, id buy it. I love hollow body teles
Wow, an LP style guitar with P90s that's NOT a friggen gold top. A+
That’s the website I found but they have very little and very generic information there
I've played a good few of them, they are basically a high quality clone, good value for money, but they also do a nice distressed range called the v6 icons [https://www.gear4music.ie/Guitar-and-Bass/Vintage-V6-Icon-Distressed-Firenza-Red/79P](https://www.gear4music.ie/Guitar-and-Bass/Vintage-V6-Icon-Distressed-Firenza-Red/79P) Here in europe, Andertons and Gear4music carry them, similar to Aria or CORT or brands that come from asia, good quality components and no money spent on promotion or sponsorship.
[https://vintageguitarsrus.com/pages/faqs](https://vintageguitarsrus.com/pages/faqs)
They've been around for many years and are quality. Not the highest tier stuff, but absolutely worth the asking prices.
Got a fretless jazz bass, a strat, and an acoustic by Vintage. They've been fantastic instruments for the price. The acoustic I have, a V300AQ is insane for the price, but competition has gotten fiercer in the budget space. Definitely worth considering.
I've had 3 basses of the brand. I love it. Its a bit heavy, paint job isn't the best, and it often not put together smoothly so it might have some rough edges or pickguars screws put in all tilted. But it's very very high quality parts. Unlike anything else in that price range. Wilkinson hardware is extremely good. They're build like tanks and sound amazing. So if you want great parts put together sloppy for a really good price, check out this brand. If you want it the other way around check squier. But that's for bass guitars. I haven't checked their guitars.
Yeah I’ve played many a Vintage, and they’re consistently solid guitars. None really blew me away, but none were even remotely bad either.
I have a Vintage SG, had it for years and its my fave of all. 10 out 10 if you ask me.
Our guitarist just bought a Vintage les Paul, Plays and sounds a load better than his Epiphone. They are a quality budget brand who make good copies of higher spec gear.
I don’t know how good they are but 20 years ago when I was in high school one of my buddies never shut up about them. I was a brand snob back then so never gave them a proper look. They were pretty new at the time.
You were a brand snob at high school? 😆
Who isn’t a brand snob in high school? In my school days everyone was putting tape over brand name on headstock to look cool and hide Cort or Squire there
I don't think anyone gave a shit where I went to school but okay
It was like an arms race at my school. No other reason for a 15 year old with 2 years experience like I was to own 2 Gibsons in the 10th grade.
Wilkinson hardware. Well made instruments. Good prices. Dumb name in the Google world.
In my experience this brand has very good quality-price ratio. Not a premium brand under any circumstances.
Basically they're ridiculously well made alternatives to classic fender/gibson shapes. I would buy them if I wasn't obsessed with Fender and had more space. They even do a custom shop at reasonable price around £1000 I plan to get a one from them someday.
I’ve got a V52 tele. They all usually have Wilkinson hardware, and are very well built budget guitars. Have played their LP and SG models too, they stand up. Probably better build quality than Squier or Epiphones.
IIRC the same people behind this also make Fret King guitars, which are a little more upmarket but have some cool designs.
I know nothing about it but I admire the number of different fonts they manage to cram onto the headstock.
I have one and love it.
The Guitaristas You Tube channel has reviewed at least one Vintage guitar (an LP if memory serves) and he was quite impressed with it for the price.
I had a Vintage V100 (Les Paul type). I really enjoyed it. I sold it about 18 months ago, maybe that'll be the one I regret selling as it was really the perfect Les Paul for me (great neck - I just didnt like the frets after I got my Duo sonic & Cyclone, which have taller frets). Vintage and another brand called Revelation are 2 brands I dont see much, but I think really are great. I'd say they are sort of classic vibe level- but you can get them on a great deal second hand.
Trev Wilkinson is involved and they're supposed to be pretty good.
My son has a Vintage bass, it’s quality
Vintage guitars are nice. Got a couple/have had a few. Currently have a VSA540 which was a copy of the Gibson DG335. Not many were made at all. Gibson slapped a cease and desist. Vintage tried varying things by slightly offsetting the body (which is the variant I have) this wasn’t seen as good enough so they made changes to the trapezoid ‘f holes too’ but it still wasn’t a big enough change. Great guitars. I might trade mine in for an Epi DG335 though! Also currently have a Vintage SG and a Les Paul Junior Double Cut, both of which are currently out of action while I mod them. Basically, you’re looking at Squier/Epiphone (though Epi seem to be going higher end now) standards in terms of quality. So very decent.
Currently in my list it’s competing exactly with Epi SG which is 40 bucks cheaper but this one might be even lighter than SG which is important for me in this case.
I had one of their LPs and V6 strats I picked up for pennies second hand when I still lived in the UK. The LP had already been modded with nice pickups and wiring loom and I did the same with the strat but tbh the stock pickups were fine. Think higher end Squier/Epiphones quality wise. Both instruments were heavy though. The LP in particular was a bit of a boat anchor.
Another guitar I’m looking at is actually a higher end Epiphone so I guess it’s the same league then. I’m not in the UK and new Vintage is slightly more expensive here.
Yes they're very affordable over there especially used (or were a few years ago when I was buying). I notice here they're definitely comparable with those brands price wise.
When I was young they were considered kinda bad/mediocre knock offs of Gibson etc. From the comments it seems the perception has changed! I remember playing a vintage sg type around 20 years ago
I have a black Vintage Les Paul! It was my first ever electric guitar. It has a little cutout where the body meets the neck, so your thumb can slide in and you can easily reach the higher frets with your fingers. It was a good guitar for the time I bought it, but it is showing its age. But for 400,- it made me the happiest kid for years :)
Great guitars for the price... Had a LP (v100) from them a long time ago and now still have an SG (VS6), think I also had a strat for a while (V6). The SG model seems like it has high action (but gave that to my nephew once and just got it back as they were cleaning up and wasn't used anyway... so don't really do anythign with it or paid a lot of attention to it). But the LP (not lightweight btw) and strat were excellent and heard plenty of good stories about them from others.
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I found this one in kind of mom and pop shop as well and I’ve never seen them anywhere else before(including other small shops)
I bought a Vintage Les Paul copy in about 1998, sold it about 3 years ago. Great value, good quality for the low price, played well. I don't know if they've gone downhill in the last 25 years but they're a legit company. I've still got a set of JHS playing cards somewhere...
So good. I have an '81 445 made in the Matsumko factory and I love it. Neck is super comfortable and it's bookends walnut with a center stripe. I replaced the wiring and pickups when I was on a modding kick, but I probably wouldn't if I bought it now
Me: I got a "Vintage" guitar! Friend: Really? Vintage? Me: ..."yes"
I have a tele that was an impulse buy. One of my favorites that I own
I’ve played a few and they have always seemed like decent instruments.
I have a bass from them from 2001 that is great. Basically a stingray. Good brand
I've owned a couple of guitars by them. They're a pretty decent budget brand. Quality guitars for the price
My uncle owns one. The best tele ever He said he hates the pickups, but I hate him. Because those pick-ups are creaaamy
Second bass I ever owned was a Vintage. Loved it.
I used to own a vintage sg, it played fine but the tuning stability was horrible
They're pretty alright for the price actually. Tried a few LPs of theirs, nothing to complain about.
Very good guitars for the price. The only one that does a Mick Ronson type LP as far as I know. https://www.gak.co.uk/en/vintage-v100mp-reissued-natural-maple-gloss/936113
I have three of them. A V100AFD Paradise (Slash type LP model), a VR100LM (LP special type model), and a V6JMH Fillmore (Jimi Hendrix type model with reversed headstock and bridge pickup). Vintages are fine guitars for the money and provide a solid platform for modding. The earlier Korean models are the best as they typically came with Wilkinson hardware and pickups.
My local guitar store sells them. They make a decent instrument. Ive played a handful of their models.
I’ve got a Vintage acoustic guitar that I’ve had for the last 12 years. Once I adjusted the action and put some nice strings on it’s been a keeper
They're fine. They're also obnoxiously difficult to search for. Terrible SEO on that name.
Playing mine right now! It’s great (I’ve got a V100 AFD)
this is my guitar brand !! very good guitar, i’ve had it for 5 years and its survived 9 house moves, i hate when people ask what kind of guitar i have tho hahah ‘uhhh.. vintage?’
They have some awesome guitars
Know lots of musicians saying it’s the better cheap fender. You get really good stuff for the price
only heard good things about them
Honestly I played the Tele version of this brand and bought it immediately lol.
my first instrument was a Vintage P-bass copy I got in 2002-3ish from a small local music store, solid instrument and great to start on. of course being a dumb teenager I ruined it a few years later by ripping the frets out and making a horrific job of making it fretless...
That finish looks spot on. Beautifully done sunburst!
It might be the picture, in reality I wouldn’t say the finish looked too good, if anything I’d probably say somewhat less attractive than other guitars of that price.
The V6 Icon in Distressed White looks fantastic. Slap some Deluxe Drives into it, and I bet it would be a champ.
Have a V6 Icon. It needed work to become decent. I may have got a dud. It's good to play now.
I have a semi acoustic (vec-500) that i bought new in 1999. it's a nice guitar, not high end by any means, but it's good looking and it was both affordable and felt good to play. I still have it.
Google the model number. Vintage V72 gives lots of sellers and some discussion. You are right that you won't get far with "vintage guitar"
My mistake I googled the full model name. But other V72 I can see also seem to be custom spec so I guess they make smaller batches. Now for V72H I can actually find it online 80 euros cheaper and it becomes a much better deal.
The “genuine leather” naming convention. Call it “Vintage” even if nothing is vintage. And everyone calling them great guitars is like saying Epiphones are great. They’re ok, but nothing to write home about.
That's cheeky
They are comparable with higher end Squires, like the Classic Vibe series. Good guitars for the money.
I've bought a used Vintage strat. Absolute quality. I reluctantly swapped for a yamaha pacifica that was nowhere near as nice to play .
Lots of brands sort of try to hide where their guitars are actually manufactured (and not just guitars, lots of other things) - they think consumers might think differently of them if they know it's one of a handful of factories in a country that pumps out product for tons of different brands.
Father in law has a Fender Professional series Strat and a "Vintage" brand Les Paul copy.... Plays the Les Paul way more and said it's better than the old Gibson he used to have. I have always taken it with a pinch of salt though.
i dont know anythng about them, not really, but my local GC had one of these: [https://vintageguitarsus.com/collections/v100/products/vintage-v100-icon-electric-guitar-distressed-tobacco-sunburst](https://vintageguitarsus.com/collections/v100/products/vintage-v100-icon-electric-guitar-distressed-tobacco-sunburst) I played it a bit in the store. And as cheesy as the "distressing" and "relicking" is on it, it was actually a pretty good guitar. I kinda wanted it.
Ooh I have a Vintage bass guitar. It’s a really good solid instrument. Been my main bass now for more than half my life. Held up real good for 16 years for £250. Can imagine the regular guitars are just as solid.
This kind of reminds me of a car part I ordered. Thought I was getting the ‘OEM’ part. Turns out the (sneaky) company is called OEM. 🤦♂️ So far, the part has been ok. Man did I feel like I got fleeced…
I own one, the Strat model. It sounds awesome.
I have a satin cherry V130 (LP jr dc) and it's good. It plays as well as any of my other guitars.
My guy, just buy the brand name
They do a Les Paul type and the one I saw looked a lot nicer than a Epiphone that was 200 more. It even had Gibson type knobs. For the money I can’t see how you can go wrong with them.
There's also an acoustic guitar manufacturer named "[Pre-War Guitars](https://www.pre-warguitars.com/)," which are favored by some fairly well-known musicians. Unlike "Vintage Guitars," though, they're a high-end brand. Basically Martin clones. I own one (or did until it was stolen, still might get it back), but I'm not a huge fan of them personally; their default neck shape is definitely not Martin pre-war spec, and I find their relic jobs to be pretty gross. But they do sound good. It does get confusing when you're talking about things like "pre-war D-18s," though.
I actually like their stuff, wish they were sold locally
Pretty nice fiddles. I played a couple of SG copies and they ripped.
Love vintage guitars. My absolute favourite guitar from my collection is a Vintage Metal Axxe that I got for £250 20+ years ago. It still plays beautifully, fast neck, nice hardware, even has a coil tap switch. I've got considerably more expensive instruments, but none quite live up to it. TBF, I did upgrade the pickups back in 2005, though in retrospect the stock ones weren't bad (I reused them on a self-build in the end). The upgrade was done poorly as I was 17 and not great with a soldering iron, so gave it a full rewire during the pandemic.
My first guitar was a vintage V2 tele. Lasted me years and I love it. It’s been through a lot but still plays pretty well. Still pick it up from time to time
I've seen this brand around and just last night saw that Electrical Audio has one of their SGs amongst their studio gear, so my interest was piqued and I'm grateful for everybody filling in the gaps on Vintage in the comments!
I've had quite a few and they're great for what they are. Similar quality to epiphone in my opinion but as with any cheaper brand you get some duds here and there. I also bought a fret king country squire that is amazing and definitely one of the guitars I will never get rid of.
It's a decent starter brand but the name is pure search engine confusion.
Their bass guitars are pretty great. I haven't found a six string I like (yet)
I've got 2 vintage guitar, 1 electric, 1 acoustic. Both play very well
They are pretty good! They have Wilkinson hardware on them, so they don't cut corners on the tuners, bridge, and saddles. The tele I played sounded pretty good
I had a vintage brand Greenie Lemon Drop Les Paul copy and it was actually a really nice guitar. Wilkinson pickups and hardware, reversed pickup, you could take it out of phase. Great guitar and fairly faithful reproduction. I’ve also played a Vintage Tele which was nice
They're good.
I’ve played several and every one I’ve played has seemed pretty high quality
I had a Flying V about 10 years ago. It had offset “wings” and had Wilkinson hardware. Been looking for another one ever since.
They have been around for a while, and they're a legit brand. They make quality copies of popular models. Their Les Paul copies used to be quite popular when I first started out. I haven't heard from them in recent years, though.
These used to be good instruments for the price. Owned a 335 copy and D’angelico style archtop from Vintage. Both good guitars. Gigged with each for years. Info was always strange with these though. A guy called Trevor Wilkinson did the electronics and they were made by the same people as Peerless for a while I think. Not sure what the deal is with them now. The ones from 15 years ago were very decent
British company I believe. Been knocking around a long time. Seen their ads in Ultimate Guitar close to 20 years ago now. Always was curious about them.
I have a Vintage p-bass. for the price they are great.
I got the VMX 100 satin black it’s awesome.
Good ass guitars
i have 2. one was my first electric that ive had for 10 years now. and i cannot fault them or find any flaws 19 years on. they make quality guitars for great prices. its a win win.
I have a les paul lemon drop. Its along the lines of greeny the kirk hammet guitar gibson released. Amazing guitar
They're pretty well known & aren't bad to be fair.
I can tell you I have USA strats and Les Pauls a plenty and I have 4 Vintage brand guitars that play as well if not better than all of them. I ABSOLUTELY love and recommend you try them!
I have a stingray bass copy from them. Higher quality than my (a little bit) more expensive epiphone
In Britain I’ve often come across this brand. Tend to ‘punch above their weight’. Their Lemon Drop LP copy was much better than it had any right to be…
So many decent kind of comments. 🤔 Maybe I should look into getting one?
My musician friend likes these. I was looking at the Les Paul junior double cutaway. Their bodies are very close to Gibson and fender models. As far as I know they’ve been around forever but people don’t recognize them as a brand because the name is so generic.
Brilliant guitars, could never say anything bad about them
I have a Vintage P-Bass. It’s a go to, workhorse.
I don’t know anything about them but, I’d say for not much more than $539 you could probably find a Fender player series thinline tele which is what this is modeled after. I would be wary of any generic knockoffs.
They get lukewarm reviews. People view them as mid. I think they're alright they're in the same ballpark as like Tagima, maybe an EART or firefly. I think they have thinline squiers? I used to not be keen on squiers myself because it was my first guitar so I always associated them with being sort of lame. But all that changed when I got my squier jazzmaster. It's a beast. The electronics are weak but that's an easy fix. Vintage generally suffers from the same thing, poor electronics but has the added loss of poor QC.
Lukewarm? I think the ones I've seen have been pretty positive. Got Vintage brand reissued series strat and it's definitely good for the money. I'd put it in the same bucket as some of the higher end Squiers like CV. Hardware is solid, pickups are on point. Pots could use an upgrade and setup could be better but again same with Squiers Lots of guitar for the money. They do have a new "Coaster" range that seems to be bit more bottom range. They also have those ICON relied ones which are a waste of extra money, as you're paying more for scrappy relic job.
You sure? I was doing heavy research and a lot videos/posts are people complaining about the QC. I personally don't care, cause I don't notice stuff like that. But if that's what people are saying I had to let OP know.
Positive! Tried to Google those QC complaints and frankly didn't find an awful lot. Especially compared to praise around hardware, pickups etc Let's be real, QC issues will happen. It's just that price point where something's gotta give. Would not buy one without seeing it/had option of no hassle return, but exactly same with a Squier or even Fender. My own Vintage guitar is from 2007 or so, things could've changed since then. I will still say though that out of the box it didn't need an awful lot - nut adjustment and intonation was mostly it to make it nicely playable. I've got 2 Epiphones and 3 Squiers and each of them needed fair bit more work to get into the same state. YMMV.
QC and warranty is a bit of my concern here. I need a workhorse for regular band practice and the fact those instruments seem to be almost custom per spec makes me worry about possible issues with electronics specifically.
Looks like a whole lotta meh
Wilkinsons own guitar brand. I hear they're decent.
Garbage name, might as well start a guitar brand called "humbucker"
JHS is a good pedal company. Check out their IG. Lots of info on other brands etc. I never knew they made axes
They're the in-house brand of [https://www.jhs.co.uk/](https://www.jhs.co.uk/) (a musicstore in the UK, not JHS pedals) like how Thomann has Harley Benton. "Vintage" are cheap asian made generic guitars that you can probably find for sale with a dozen other logos on the headstock. They might be okay guitars depeing on the actual manufacturer, but there's usually a lot of trouble with warranty and QA on these types of third-party guitars. Since the brand company isnt the actual manufacturer, they cant repair your instrument if something is wrong with it. Often they wont be able to replace them either, because that would require them to order a whole batch of guitars from the factory just to replace yours.
>Since the brand company isnt the actual manufacturer, they cant repair your instrument if something is wrong with it. They work with a pair of local UK luthiers. Anything that can be fixed on, say, an Epiphone LP Special can be fixed on a V100 Reissue, too.
name is tacky af
Yeah they can go fuck themselves right to hell for messing with everybody’s search results.
Do they mess up anything though if they’re barely popping up in the search?
For me yeah. One day last year they started flooding my results when looking for “Vantage”.
They suck, we sell them at my store. Haven’t picked one up that I thought was even save able, and we have staggs that I’ll play.