Know anything about Vintage brand Les Pauls?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:56 pm

How much do they sell for in the UK?

arcadedave · Post by **arcadedave** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:03 pm

Too much.

Seriously, I havent played one thats approached decency, including one that actually opened my palm the fret wire was so sharp.

They sound pretty bland too.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:19 pm

the horn on that guitar is hideous.

James · Post by **James** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:45 pm

Some stuff by Vintage is quite good. They make a lot of models and I've not played many but Deaddonkey has a Gretsch copy that is very nice. The relic types (like you posted) aren't.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:41 pm

They're usually priced at or around Epiphone prices here in the UK, and I'd put them at about the same standards of quality. One of my local guitar shops will crap on at great length about how amazing Trev Wilkinson is, but loads Wilkinson stuff is made under license, so is of variable quality. I like that they make a P90 strat, but that's about all of their range that even vaguely floats my boat. If you're not trapped in the UK (frequently 'Land of the Shit Guitar') I can think of no reason why you'd bother, unless in the case of the guitar pictured above, you were a Peter Green fanboi.

And I still think I'd buy something else and flip the pickup myself.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:52 pm

They make quite a cool looking rip off of the Lennon sig Epiphone EJ-160E, I've always wanted one but could never really justify paying the money.

LINK

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:00 pm

I get the impression they are'nt too popular in the UK and despite the Wilkinson association quality seems to be inconsistent. I've had various models briefly, but there always seems to be one thing or other that lets each model down from being potentially a decent guitar.
Anyway, they nowhere near hold there value on ebay.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:02 pm

They're more about the looks than anything else.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:04 pm

Yeah, when I said I could never justify paying the money I meant because when I saw one irl it looked pretty cheapo for the Â£180 or whatever it was. The one's I've played have felt worse than Epiphones anyway.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:51 am

They're shit don't bother.

George · Post by **George** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:44 am

I've played some good Vintage SGs. Can't speak for the Les Pauls though. I also own a Vintage banjo which is decent.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:20 pm

I was just wondering. I saw some new for $349 which is about $150 less than what GC sells Epi Les Paul Standards for.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:24 pm

westtexasred wrote:I was just wondering. I saw some new for $349 which is about $150 less than what GC sells Epi Les Paul Standards for.

You can get an Epi les paul custom used for that much off of craigslist. I'd go that route.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:11 pm

Thanks,I don't want one.I was just curious.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:59 am

They make one guitar that is absolute tits which is the AV6 or something, a strat with three stacked P90s. Quality control is very much an issue, but if you find one of the AV6's, then check it out. They're fucking top shit.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:46 am

whoa, yea, that strat looks stellar. I like the blazer style pickguard and the impossible-to-find white p-90s.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:29 am

ekwatts wrote:stacked P90s]

Or: how to fuck up an otherwise cool guitar in one easy step. They sound pony.