22 frets, set neck, two tone pots and two volume pots. Mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard. The two pickups are alnico humbuckers and the scale is 628 mm. Being as Les Paul copy, the guitar is also fitted with a Tune-O-Matic bridge and trapezoid inlays.
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McCheese, on march 27, 2006 5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 309.27
Purchased from: GuitarBitz.com
Features: 22 frets, mahogany body and neck, rosewood fretboard, tobacco sunburst finish, Les Paul style body, Tune-O-Matic bridge, 2 volume, 2 tone controls, 2 humbuckers, gold Wilkinson hardware. // 10
Sound: I play MCR, Green Day, Fall Out Boy and similar music and it has no trouble at all coping with any of these music styles with the Pickup Switch set to Treble. It's also great for a more blues sound when set to the Rhythm position. It even sounds great on just my 10 Watt Stagg CA-10. It feels like it could be used to play anything. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: When it came out of the box, it was ready to play, the action was perfect, whe pickups were perfect, and was put together perfectly. As soon as I played it even without an amp I could tell it was an excellent guitar. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I would definately gig with this without a backup. The pickups are easily powerful enough to play live. Despite what other people have said, the strap buttons are very solid and work perfectly with my Gibson Strap. This thing could withstand a nuclear blast. The paint wouldn't come off even if you tried. The pickups get marked quite easily, though, but it isn't very noticeable. // 9
Impression: I bought this to replace my Squier Strat and god, it's 1000000 times better. There have been no problems, and it is perfect for my style of music. I love the finish on it with the gold humbuckers. I tried Epiphone Les Pauls, but this just felt better put together, and sounded better. If it were lost I would probably force the guy who stole it (I would find him/her) to eat my old Strat. It's that good. // 10
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unregistered, on november 18, 2003 3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 327.57
Purchased from: Stagebeat
Features: This guitar is packed with features for the money I paid. When you take it out of the box it looks and plays a dream. The gold hardware sits atop a silky smooth maple body. All 22 frets play well but some choke a bit but this can only be heard when its not plugged in an amp. the pickguard has defended the guitars maple body really well and hasn't shown a scratch since I got it. The humbuckers work really well. // 10
Sound: I play metalica style music from mainly the kill em all to reload albums. It plays these really well. Snap this up with a DigiTech RP50 and youll get the perfect sound for One! I also use a vox wah, Danelectro distortion and chorus (which I think kick ass! Choose boss if you want to sound like everyone else :P) and the rp50. I use Washburn Mad Dog amps which kick ass . There is no noise even when held up to a computer moniter. The only problem about the sound is that if you dont have amp that sounds anything like a rectifier is sounds a bit too rich. Other than that its great. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: The only niggles I had were that it came with a scrath on the cutaway and the jack and volume control were loose. But these were easily fixed when I sent it back. The scratch was permanent though but they knocked about 30 quid off it to say sorry. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This guitar is great for live work. I also use a Westfield Stratocaster which is another great guitar for the money. It will last a long time. // 10
Impression: It is amazing value. If Gibson got their hands on it theyd slap their name on and sell it for £1000. If it were stolen I'd hunt the cunt down. // 10
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DownDirtyDog, on november 07, 2005 3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 274.5
Purchased from: soundsmusical.com
Features: This guitar has a blues rock look, mine is finished in tobacco sunburst. It has a mahogany body and maple neck (it's really smoothe). It has gold plated hardware including the twin double coil pickup layout (Wilkinson pick ups), Tune-O-Matic bridge and tulip head tuners. // 10
Sound: This guitar suits my music style just right, I like to play blues rock such as Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin and also stuff like Iron Maiden or Nirvana. This guitar seems to me to be great for a beginner who is still searching for a "style" as it can be used for just about anything. I'm using my Vintage with a Vox Pathfinder 15R, which is a great amp let me tell you! I've played my Vintage through a couple of other amps and it really does sound much better through the Vox. The quality of the sound from this guitar is also great, it sounds so clean and it's so easy to play, it makes you sound like a better musician than you actually are (being a beginner and all). It makes you want to play it more and more. You can also Switch to fatter sounds with the rhythm/lead Switch, lay on some gain and you've got a great grungy crunch, lean it off a little and you have that classic blues rock sound. It's really very versatile. It certainly has better sounds than my friends guitars, they were amazed at the sounds I got out of it and couldn't believe the price I paid for this quality. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: When I got the Vintage the action wasn't set right, there was a lot of buzzing from the low E, that was easily fixed! When I got the guitar I looked over it, I loved the way it looked and the tobacco finish was gorgeous. There were flaws though, you could only see them if you're a picky sod like me. Things like on the pickup selector you can see the seams of the plastic head sticking out a little, the pick guard also looks a little cheap. It's these tiny little flaws that remind you how much it cost, and when you go into a shop and see some real les pauls you will notice these differences in quality straight away. I can't take too many points off for these things though, as they are miniscule and can barely be noticed. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I really cannot comment on "live playing" or anything like that, but I can tell you that this guitar feels well made. It has a solid feel to it compared with others in the price range, I think I'll be playing it for some time to come (or until I feel like making the step up to something better). // 8
Impression: I'm really very impressed with my Vintage, I think for the price I paid I got the best value for money out there. If it were stolen or lost I would definately buy another, I'd even have the same colour finish! It's just so versatile and feels so nice to play. Some of you with your real Les Pauls and Strats may be thinking I've marked this way too high, I just want to say that I've marked this guitar thinking about how it compares to others in it's price range. In conclusion this is a great guitar for the beginner. // 9
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fridge_raider, on october 31, 2003 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 411.75
Purchased from: Fox's Music
Features: The Vintage V100 is a terrific Les Paul Copy, so obviously it's specs are similar to an LP but cheaper ;) - 22 frets, set neck, two tone pots and two volume pots. The body is made from mahogany, with a mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, and binding on the body and neck. The make of the tuners is not specified, but they are made from Die cast gold. The two pickups are alnico humbuckers and the scale is 628 mm. Being as Les Paul Copy, the guitar is also fitted with a Tune-O-Matic bridge and trapezoid inlays. // 10
Sound: I personally find this guitar to be rather versatile. A number of tones can be gained from the 3 way selector by tweaking the tone and volume pots. I play blues, rock and metal on it and find that it can handle all three and more, and has a great warm clean sound and rich distorted sound. For this price though, the pickups are obviously not the best, but I was surprised at the quality. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was well set up out of the box with no adjustments needed as the action was already at the level that I prefer. The pickups were also fine. The translucent wine red finish (with grain of wood showing through) looks gorgeous and together with the gold hardware and binding lends a look of class to the guitar. My only minor quibble in this section is that the binding on the neck is a little poorly applied in some places, but on the body, it is spot on. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This guitar is durable, the finish seems very thick and well able to withstand small knocks and dings without suffering damage. The strap button are strong and the guitars construction seems solid. The hardware seems to easily get scratched but this isn't a large problem at all, as long as you take care of your guitars. // 10
Impression: Overall, this guitar was a fantastic choice, soundwise and lookswise. When I bought it, I was considering other Les Paul copies, particularly Epiphone, but found that I preferred this.
And excellent guitar, especially for the price. // 10
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hminh87, on july 15, 2008 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Features: I think this guitar was made from early 2006 in China. According to the seller the neck is '60s style, set Mahogany with Rosewood fingerboard. Solid mahogany body, maple top with Tobacco Sunburst finish (it's really beautiful btw). My guitar came to me without any finish flaw, scratch or ding. It features two covered humbuckers, TOM and stoptail. 2 volume and 2 tone knobs (UFO type), standard 3-way toggle switch. The straps might need to be replaced. // 9
Sound: I'm running this guitar through my Line 6 Pocket POD and my sister's Piano (which has really powerful speaker). I play mostly Guns 'n Roses, Velvet Revolver and Metallica. This guitar can deliver them all. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the stock Wilkinson pickups. In fact, they sound really good to my ears. I was so pleased with the Slash tone I can pull off these little thingies. The original plan was to swap them with my Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded set (JB/Jazz) but now I don't really know anymore. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar came to me with very good setup. Action was medium, exactly how I like it. Intonation was spot on. The pickup height needed a little adjusting. The bindings has turned cream and hardware have started to tarnish. Since I like 'Vintage' type of guitar these can only be a huge plus. Neck was quite straight with a tiny little relief. No high or low frets, no dead notes anywhere. Some noticeable scratches on the side of the fretboard which I think from the filing of the fret edges. Not the best inlay works I've seen but they're not bad at all. Wilkinson Deluxe tuners hold tuning surprisingly good. Even better than my last Epiphone Custom Grovers in my opinion. The Switch makes a huge noise when switching. It will be replaced soon. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This guitar is solid and heavy. The finish will last for a long time. My only concern is the strap buttons. They don't look like to be able to hold the weight of this guitar for long. But we never know. I would be able to depend on this guitar without any backup. // 9
Impression: I have only been playing guitar for one and half year. I've owned a Ibanez RG321MH, Epi ZW LP Custom and a ESP LTD MH-1000. I think I do know my fair deal about guitars and stuffs around it. I came to Vintage because I only needed a guitar to play through the summer but oh boy! I think I'm going to keep this little bad boy for a long time now. This is probably the best J200 I've spent! // 10
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Jimmypage356, on august 18, 2008 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: rose morris music
Features: This phenominal guitar was made in 2006. I am not sure where it was made. It has 22 frets and the neck inlays are trapezoid and the neck is mahogany. With a solid top. Neck wood is made of mahogany. The finish is a gorgeous sunburst. It's got a cutaway. The bridge style is tune o matic. There are three tone controls and on volume control. The pickups are wilkinson pickups. I got a bag and a strap with it which was pretty cool. // 9
Sound: This guitar suits all the styles I play! From Led Zeppelin to Rage Against The Machine this guitar suits all. I play loads of Iron Maiden and new kind of punk rock and this guitar is perfect! I replaced it for my Fender Squier and this is much better the sound is amazing especially when set to treble. Some times the rythm sounds to fat but overall a great sound. The amp I'm currently using is a cheap Fender amp but it still sounds great on the guitar. A very rich sound. This guitar has a large variety and I would recommend it. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: The Guitar was set up at the factory very well and the only flaw was that it didn't come tuned which costed me a string but no worrys. Everything else was fine. the scrath plate was a little loose but I fixed that. Everything else was absolutley great! There were no other flaws it looks amazing. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I've only had this guitar for like a week but I know that I would definitley use this for gigging. The hardware will last a long time. The strap buttons are very solid. I would gig without a back up because I think this can last. The finish does not seem to wear off easily. So highly recommended way to go Vintage! // 9
Impression: For the style of music I play this guitar is a perfect match there is nothing else outhere for the price that is better for me. I've been playing now for three years and am pretty good. I should have asked them if it was tuned that's the only thing. If someone took it I would beat their asses off if I found them and definitley buy the same thing. My favourite thing about this guitar is the sound I can't get over it and it's looks. You feel that you're Slash or even Jimmy Page! Best thing for the price now go and get one! // 9
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Danfender, on april 26, 2007 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 330
Purchased from: guitarbitz.com
Features: My V100 is in cherry sunburst and looks great! If you ignore the headstock it looks like it is a £1000 guitar! It was made in china. It has a set neck, which for a guitar in this price bracket is a great feature for extra sustain. The solid mahogany body is a nice weight and gives the sound out nicely. 22 medium ish frets! // 9
Sound: I play blues/rock and this guitar can really pull off that early Eric Clapton sound. it's humbuckers sound very good distorted, but like most humbuckers not so great clean. I use a Roland cube30 with a Boss metal zone pedal and it gives me a nice rich sound even at low volumes. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: Heres where the guitar slips a bit with the. When I bought the guitar (of the internet) there was a horrible buzz on the 12th fret. It cost me £25 to get it a set-up from my local guitar shop. If you buy this guitar in a shop however, it should be set-up alright. The finish looks great though as you can see the grain of wood through my finish. // 7
Reliability & Durability: Reliability and durability seems to be good. I haven't played this guitar on stage yet but if I was gigging with it I would be quite confident that it would keep working well. One of the tone knobs is wobbly but I think I did that when taking it to band practices. // 8
Impression: If you want a guitar to do most styles of music especially rock nicely then I strongly recommend this guitar. I have high expectations on guitars as I also have an American Stratocaster but I am still pleased with this guitar, and for the money you can't go wrong with it. If it were stolen I would claim on our house insurance to get me a new one now! // 9
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brainfreeze4u, on april 13, 2006 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 439.2
Purchased from: local music shop
Features: 22 frets, solid body in wine red; mahogany body and neck with white binding and a rosewood finger board, golden plated electronics and knobs, 2 tone pots, 2 volume pots, 2 mini humbucker Alnico pickups, Wilkinson gold machine heads, 3-way selector Switch. // 10
Sound: I tend to play blues and 80's rock mostly, I use a Marshall TSL122 speaker set, the guitar isn't the quietest at high volumes, but at anything under Gigscale it performs wonderfully, the feedback is minimal and with the selctor set to treble the sound is sharp and responsive. Set it to rhythm and it plays comfortably the mid rnage notes without too much twang like I get from my Fender. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: The finish is fantastic, the wine red mahogany with the woodgrain visible through the lacquer looks great, the gold plated accessories look good, but I have found it has worn of near the bridge and on the bridge side pickup where it has much contact with my palm. The finsish ont he neck was touchy, with several things that initially annoyed me. I planed down some of the binding, replaced the laquer and redid the markers, looks fantastic. The jackplug and potentiometers werent attached properly, I opened the guitar up and set everything in its place, whilst doing so noticed a lot of residual woodshaving dust and some mediocre shaping of the inside cavity, not that this makes a difference or will ecven be noticed by many people. The pickups didn't come properly adjusted, and I found myself having to readjust them so that all strings came out at the same volume, and similarly the action was to high for my liking, but as with any guitar nothings perfect when you first get it. // 9
Reliability & Durability: Everything seems fine so far, been playing it regularly for 2 years no hiccups. A few minor adjustments made by myself, but not essential, tend to use it in gigs mainly as a backup in case my Gibson cuts out, has happened once or twice. Reliable strong built guitar, the wilkinson machine heads dont seem to hold thier place too well after a while, but its just a matter of fixing them. The gold finish has experienced some wear where my plam rests near the bridge, and the lacquer has worn off on the binding of the body where my arm rubs when strumming. Overall pretty reliable but I have used it a lot. // 9
Impression: For the price this guitar is fantastic, my Gibson SG sometimes finds itself being put down in prefernce to the oldshool tone of this reliable guitar. I bought it as a present for my girlfriend whom it turns out didnt continue to learnt to play, I adopted it and it has seved me well, lasting longer in fact than my relationship, which both have suffered some wear and tear. If it was stolen I think I would buy another, purely because it is an indispensible tool as a backup guitar and something to use without wearing out my other guitars. // 10
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Faith No More, on february 19, 2005 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: ....
Features: it has 24 frets (thin) with a satin black finish I think? With a tune-o-matic bridge, passive electronics. With a 3-way selector Switch and tone and volume controls for each pickup. // 10
Sound: It suits most of the stuff I play grunge, punk and some metal like Nirvana, Megadeth, Metallica, Peal Jam, NOFX and some other stuff like that. I use a Epiphone Studio 10 which is fine but quite alot of buzzing when you turn the gain up, and a Boss DS-2 to hide some of the amp sounds too. The guitar has a good sound and good sustain, the neck pickup is good but I thought the bridge one was a bit screetchy and made the treble loud. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: Though the 7th fret marker is squint and if you play on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd string on the first fret you get alot of buzz but it's still a good guitar. And the jack socket was a bit wobbly so that worried me abit. Nothing major though. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I wouldn't know about live playing. The hardware looks like it would last since mines has got some bangs on things but doesn't seem to get dented? The stap butons are good but abit small so if you don't have straplocks the strap might fall out sometimes. Yeah I would depend on it and have another guitar just in a different tuning. The guitar has a good finish especially when it's black. // 8
Impression: It has a good sound with the humbucks which is good with the distortion from my DS-2. I have been playing 5 years but this is the only guitar I own for just now. If it was stolen I would buy it again because I like the Les Paul but don't have that much money and I get a bit sentametal. I like the neck and fretboard it's good for playing fast and the sustain is really good. But the middle around the curve on the side the width looks a bit narrow might just be me but anyway. I think it could of been good if it had a bit for a whammy bar. // 10
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slashs_#1_fan, on june 18, 2005 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Stagebeat
Features: Not sure when it was made, look up the "John Hornby Skewes" website for the features. It has 22 frets with trapeziod inlays. Mine has a gloss black finish with a Tune-O-Matic bridge with 2 volume and 2 tone controls for the 2 humbuckers. It came with no accessories. // 10
Sound: I prefer to play hard rock like Guns N' Roses and I like to play Rage Against The Machine. My band plays blues rock. It suits all these styles great. I'm currently using it with my Marshall MG15CD, but I have plugged it into my mates 80w Fender. It sounds great in the Fender, and great in the Marshall when the toggle Switch is set to "treble". It sounds a bit too fat on "rhythm" but that its not only down to the guitar. The "rhythm" setting gives a great solo sound on my mates Fender amp, but is still too thick for riffing. Both settings sound lacking in depth, but for £179, you would expect the stock pickups to be poor. For the price they are good. You can get a variety of sounds out of this guitar but the pickups tend to struggle with solo's. The sound tends to break up when playing on the "E, G and B" strings whilst a note from the "E, A or D" strings is still vibrating. I would replace the pickups if I had money. I have used my friends Gibson Les Paul through my amp so I can compare it to the Gibson. Obviously it doesnt come close but it is a very good effort for the people at Vintage guitars. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: When I got the guitar out of the box, I needed to file down the 8th and 13th frets and they had minor damage and bending the strings would have just broken them. This annoyed me a little but it sounded fine afterwards. Apart from that, I could play it straight from the box (I needed to tune it obviously). The finish was perfect although now I've had it for a year and a bit, it has so many fingerprints that are un-removable (obviously my fault). I would rather that I got the tobacco sunburst now, but colours, dents and the general appearance of a guitar doesnt bother me. Except for the fret damage, it was perfect when I got it. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I would happily gig with this guitar. It is solid and will last me. I changed the strap buttons to get strap locks because the buttons were a bit small and my strap kept on coming off. I would gig it without a backup. I have a buzz on the 19th fret but that only came as I started stringing it myself. The only faults with the guitar were caused by me. It is solid and reliable and worth the money. // 10
Impression: This guitar does suit my style well, and is nice to play. The neck is nice and it is attractive. The sound could be better, but stock pickups on a £179 guitar are never going to be that good. My Brother has a Telecaster, my best friend has a PRS Soapbar and I have another friend who has a Gibson Les Paul. I prefer the feel and the way this guitar plays to the PRS and the Telecaster, but the PRS sounds a lot better and the Telecaster doesn't suit my style. Obviously the Gibson wins hands down but for £179 this guitar is great. You could buy some Gibson humbuckers and buy this and fit them on this for less than a third of the price of the Gibson, although the Gibson feels nicer to play. Most people looking at this review will not be able to afford a Gibson and I think this beats any guitar in the £0-250 price range. If it were lost of stolen I would get the insurance money and a bit more of my own and probably buy a Fender Stratocaster as I'm suffering from mike mccready syndrome at the moment, but don't get me wrong, I love this guitar. My only mistake was getting the black, I wish I had bought the tobacco. It is a dust magnet so it needs a lot of care. With the minor damage and a slightly weak sound, I can only give this an overall rating of 4, but I highly recommend it to any1 as a starter guitar. // 8
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clear and blue, on october 22, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: £ 170
Features: as with all review databases, the features have basically been done to death so I'll try not to repeat the marketing blurb or other reviews. Neck isn't quite as wide as I would have liked - it is a decent size, plays well and not at all cramped but I prefer the look of the massive neck on the 50s les pauls even if I haven't played one. Frets are thin/regular. This isnt a problem for me and I spend most of my time bending and am only ever seconds away from a vibrato.
All of the parts work as well as can be expected and is (in my opinion) no way inferior to the Gibson stuff. Only draw back - open up the control cavity and the pots are pretty small low quality affairs with cheap little ceramic capacitors. Jackplate, pickup selector etc. Is all good. // 10
Sound: this is the reason I bought this guitar - best possible les paul tone you could ever hope for, for less than a grand. I love playing it unplugged even; beautiful resonance through the body and right up the neck. Nice powerful feel and it kind of has what I think of as a distorted sound even when unplugged. Not really distorted but when you play softly it is round and sweet, play harder and it has a really aggressive edge to it like a growl - and this is before you even plug it in.
However, on plugging it in to my Laney VC15 (maybe its just my amp) some of that Acoustic feel disappears. don't get me wrong, it sounds good and the pickups seem to be a good quality but sometimes your fighting a battle against muddyness. I think this could be down to the electrics and is the reason I'm giving it a 9; change the wiring, pots and capacitors and I'm sure itll come to life.
I put some dr pure blues nickel strings on it and cannot recommend them enough. From this guitar I was wanting those classic rock and blues tones that I guess most of us want. These just helped give the guitar a bit more life (not that it was lacking).
I did the peter green mod (magnet flip) to the neck pickup and, at the expense of the usual middle setting, gained a load of different sounds in complete contrast to the beef and bite of the neck and bridge by themselves. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: I was expecting a rubbish finish as everyone says about this guitar that it has a really good sound if you don't expect anything too pretty. I was proved wrong. I really can't fault the finish. I even love the staining and wood grain along the back and up the neck. The plastics are all a nice tasteful aged colour and I like the style of knobs used. The snot green tuners look pretty cool too and I like the logo on the headstock.
When I got the guitar, action and intonation were bang on. The action was quite low from the factory and although that would be a dream to a lot of people, I prefer it a little higher so I sorted it out accordingly- the bridge is really easy to use. If I remember right, the guitar was also pretty much still in perfect tune when shitty link dropped it off which was a surprise.
I have a couple of gripes with the neck though. Firstly, although this has seemed to have stopped being a problem, sometimes if you just sit there and bend the same note (same fret+same string) repeatedly for a while you'd get this rough feeling like you are planing the top of the fretboard or something. This was like fingernails down a blackboard to me combined with the sound it made. Ofcourse you'd have to be just arsing about with different sounds from the same bend for almost a minute before this would happen.
Second, the frets. Although nicely finished down the sides of the neck, many of the higher frets have flattened out on the top. I can't remember if it came like this or whether I did it when I was using the stock steel strings. I've had a couple of snapped wound 3rds where it was only the outer wrap wire that got cut at the 8th and 9th fret. This left the string still on but this little fret long collar that could slide up and down a couple of milimeters. Needless to say the string sounded crap at this point.
I'm pretty certain that this was caused by the flattening of the frets and maybe having sharp edges or something at this point of the neck. // 8
Reliability & Durability: Only issue so far is changing strings (every few months) and once had to tighten jack. Nothing untoward here. Finish is tough but not too tough if you know what I mean. it's strong but you don't have that feeling when you pick it up that underneath inches of plastic coating, your guitar is half the size you think it is. Could almost pass for nitro but is resistant to knocks and scratches.
All hardware is brilliant and nicely engineered. No problems there. // 10
Impression: Although I may seem to be picking up on a lot of negatives, I LOVE THIS GUITAR! Really, having had it about a year now, I don't lust over any other guitars and I certainly don't think I'll ever get another les paul type guitar to replace this. The comments I made are really looking to find fault (however much it makes me feel unfaithful to her) because I know when I look to buy something I want to get a better picture than "it kicks ass/rocks etc".
I compared this to basically every competitor from cheaper gibsons to all sorts of copies and this one came out on top for me.
Really a quality guitar at a ridiculous price. If you're looking for a les paul type solid body for those classic tones, this has them all (and the finish isnt bad either). // 10
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MM14, on october 20, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: £ 210
Purchased from: Local Shop
Features: This Guitar I believe is made in china. It has 22 Jumbo Frets with a rosewood fretboard but the main body and neck are made of mahogany. The Guitar I bought had a gloss black finish but the guitar comes in a variety of finishes. Even though this guitar is a Les Paul Copy it's is astonishing what you get for your money. In this guitar you get a 3 way pickup selector and 2 tone and 2 volume knobs. This guitar has a Tune-O-Matic bridge and Wilkinson Deluxe WJ44. The pickups that you get with these guitar are Wilkinson Double Coil pickups. In conclusion the features on this guitar are value for money. // 8
Sound: I do not have a specific guitar style because I like to experiment with things, at the time I had the guitar I didn't use any amp that's worth mentioning although it did fufill expectations. This guitar has a great tone for the value and will be a good consistant guitar. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: When I recieved the guitar I was extremely happy but things went bad quickly. I had frequent problems with the tuners of the guitar where they would become loose. The guitar was averagely set up although there were a couple of things loose. Although I had a couple of problems I am convinced it was a one off. // 6
Reliability & Durability: This guitar was a fairly solid guitar at start and will withstand most things. The guitar hardware does look like it will last a fairly long time.This guitar is reliable although I had a one off guitar I think if looked after properly it would last for years on end. // 7
Impression: This is a all around good guitar, it would satisfy your guitar playing needs immediately with a good tone and a great value for money. I did sell this guitar but I am now looking for a new one though. In my opinion this guitar would beat most epiphones les pauls. All in all this is a great guitar and I would not hesitate in buying one. // 8
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samturner31, on november 18, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: £ 150
Purchased from: GM music
Features: The Vintage V100 is a copy of a Gibson les paul, it has 22 frets all easy to reach thanks to it cut away body my one has a solid white finish and has a cream lining on the out side its head stock is also a solid finish in black though. It is strung threw the bridge just like a les paul I find this a lot easier than stringin a Fender Strat, it has a volume and tone setting the upper ones for rythem lower ones for treble, the pickups are wilkinson (golden). It hasnon locking the tuners are Ilkinson dulux sadly they bend or snap far to easy as they are quite long so I advise to by new shorter ones. This guitar came with a gig bag and a set of tools // 8
Sound: This guitar is great for rock or blues so really my style chicking picking is easy as you can rest your hand comfortably on the bridge, I'm using a peavy valve king 112, befor that I used a Fender sp15, I use a Dunlop wha wha pedal and a Boss OD2 over Drive pedal it gives a lot of power it makes a rich sound under rythem and quite heavy under treble, but pulling string bends on any fret below 15 many many times can de tune it slightly but it can make a great varietys of sounds. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was set up well I had to make on ajustment that was the amp socket it came lose all the time but that was sauted with some silacone the pickups were to high but easly dropped down into place the bridge was routed well. There was ablank paint spot on the under side but only a tiny bit not visable from 2 meters away only on close inspection but altogether well asembled. // 9
Reliability & Durability: this guitar has been played Live to 200 people4x can't see my self having to change the hardware any time soon and in its life time I hope I never will. The strap buttons are solid and supprted by a thin leather layer, I always use a back up but out of my 5 guitars I would use this for small gigs without a back up any day. // 9
Impression: I am a rock, blues and inde player this is a great match. I've been playing only 8 months, I own a Fender tele, Gibson SG, Takamine G series, and a baby Taylor my tele and SG were given to me as a hand me down of my grampy. I wish I asked where it was built and what is the perfect upgrades, I think if it was stolen I would buy it but with a road worn look, I love the feel it has and it's looks I can really say I hate any thing my favorite feature is the golden hardwair, I compere it to a Epiphone I chose thig guitar for it's price, I wish it had a loking tuners, sadly Vintage guitar are palmed down as bad guitars and I can't see them out runnig Gibson any day soon:( but still awesome. // 9
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unregistered, on june 15, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: £ 199.99
Purchased from: soudhouse
Features: When I bought it the action on it was very good, also the neck is smooth and quite playable. The finish is amazin' I have the flame maple cherry, the pickups are wilkinson as all the hardware is on the guitar. The strap buttons are very firm and should not need locks. It has two tone and two volume with 3 way pick up selector with a tune o matic bridge style bridge. Tuners are wilkinson deluxe they work very well. Oh and it's is a les paul style // 9
Sound: The sound is very crunchy and crisp which is perfect for metal and rock sounds, you can also get a nice clean bluesy sound out of it aswell. I play mainly Hendrix stuff which the V100 issnt the best for because of hedrix of course using a Strat however, it is still near enough the sound. It is perfect for the playing styles like Zakk Wylde etc. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: The action was amazing on the guitar, strings were perfect only the low E string buzzed but I think taht is because of the new strings. The finsih is just beautiful (flame maple cherry pick ups were at a perfect height, nothing more they could do really. It think they could of made the neck like a proper Gibson guitar but it is a bolt on which doesn't help sustain. However it is still quite good. // 10
Reliability & Durability: The strap buttons are really strong and have not failed since I have had it, the pickups seem in good condition as with most of the hardware nothing has broke... Yet, but I don't think it will anyway. However I would not gig this without a back up guitar cos' you never know what is going to happen, I wouldn't even gig with a Gibson without a back up! I mean look at jimi page he has about 30 back up guitars! However the guitar does seem reliable it just depends on how you play the game, risk it or go safe. // 9
Impression: I play blues and classic rock and this guitar out shines othwer guitars I have played such as Washburn and squire. If it was ever stolen I would probaly buy another one to be honest cos' I just thinks it suit's me. I mean I have been playin' for a year now and have picked guitar up quite fast nearly at grade 8. Playing the likes of Santanna and Hendrix isn't exactly the best obviously cos' they use different guitars. When I picked this up I had a Vintage SG sat next to me so I compared them, both seemed very good except I felt the SG was to light and the trough neck was to fragile, but then again it's all down to personal preference. Overall the overall tone and everything else has impressed me with it will certainly last till' I can save up for a Gibson (Long time haha) but it will last. And it's awesome! // 10
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Kada2110, on november 05, 2007 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 550
Purchased from: Roland Centar
Features: // 9
Sound: Now, this guitar isnt actually mine, but my friend and me have tested it a lot. It was tested on a Roland 30W valve amp and it sounded great! The pickups are really good, made by Wilkinson, but the guitar could sound like a beast if you changed pickups. As I said, it's not mine, but I'm gonna buy it because it rocks, and I'll be using it with a Marshall MG15CD amplifier and on a 120W valve amplifier. It's not noisy, the sound is bright and clean, on overdrive, it's a rock/metal MACHINE! It only hums when you put it on distortion, volume MAX and gain MAX, but I think that is normal. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: This guitar isnt mine, but I know one dude who bought it, he said that when the guitar arrived, it had a little scratch. The action was excellent, the neck pickup wasn't fitted properly, so he did that, like in 10 minuted. Actually no big flawls that you can't fix. But keep in mind, that he bought it in a shop. // 8
Reliability & Durability: That dude who I was talking about played with it 3 times Live, and he said that the guitar is really good! The strap buttons are solid, he used it without a backup. He dropped it one time in front of my eyes, and nothing! For the price, it's reliable as a high price guitar! My friend has it for a year I think, and he said that it's really reliable! // 10
Impression: My style of music is classic rock/heavy metal and my own songs which are from blues to metal. It's a very versatille guitar and it can play almost everything. When I buy it, I'm planning to put DiMarzio pickups on it instead of the Wilkinson ones, but in a year or two. Maybe never, who knows. This guitar is at least one class higher from the price! The pickups are good, but if you want a good guitar that will last you and is good for gigs and stuff, change pickups, if you play home, or some small gigs, in bars etc. Then don't change pickups. The dude who has this one has a Fender USA Strat, Ibanez JEM777 and an Epiphone Les Paul Standard, and he says that this guitar is better from Epiphone, more comfortable from the JEM. He said that he played a Gibson LP Standard and that this guitar isnt as good as the Gibson (of course) but it has the sound quality almost equal to the Gibson. It's not as comfortable and high quality as the Gibson, but with a PickUp change, it would have the same sound as the Gibson, and sound is the only thing that mathers to me. I love everything, hate it's weight, but with a good strap, that's not a problem. My favorite feature: the amazing sound! But don't trust me, I'm a beginner, trust my friend Who plays 10-12 years and played A LOT of guitars. Buy this, you won't regret it! // 10
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pag_slash_2, on july 30, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: £ 150
Purchased from: DV247
Features: A good old LP copy. Made in China, mahogany body, flame maple top, single cut-away. Two Wilkinson Vintage PAF style pickups, which are loosley based on the original PAF, designed by Seth Lover for Gibson. Standard Gibson style 3-way toggle switch and one tone and volume pot for each pickup, which is useful. Tune-O-Matic bridge, and Wilkinson Deluxe tuners, which do a fine job of staying in tune, especially for such a cheap guitar. All electronics are passive (so they don't need batteries). I got mine in a gorgeous cherry sunburst finish. // 8
Sound: The sound of this guitar, through different amps is quite versatile, mainly due to the PAF pickups, which will go from some nice cleans, to a hard rock distortion. However, it should be noted that you'd probably need higher output pickups to be doing crazy black death metal riffin'. The neck pickup has some nice thick lead tones on offer, and roll back the tone pot a bit, and add some gain, and you have a particually nice 'woman tone' (think 'sunshine of your love') Clean things up and you have a full smooth clean. However, overdriven, the neck pickup can begin to sound muddy playing chords quite quickly to the point where the sound has no definition. For riffing and rhythm, I prefer the bridge pickup, which has a sharper, brighter, more defined sound. Clean, and you can get some great country twang out of it, and distored, some great rock tones if you play with you amps EQ a bit. With both pickups selected, you can get some throaty, expressive blues tones if you set your amp so it is slightly breaking up. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: Take a glance at the V100, and it's virtually indistinguishable from a Standard Les Paul. Of course, it has it's differences (e.g. sharper cutaway), but the point still stands, that this guitar looks pretty damn good. The finish was impecable, and you only notice the minor imperfections (which are Standard in a budget guitar) when you look closely. The pickups were fine, the action was nice and low. My only complaints are the discoloured inlays (some of which are slightly yellowy) and some of the plastic parts, which seem a bit soft and bendy for the job. // 8
Reliability & Durability: The finish seems quite strong, but has picked up scatches over the months I've had it, I think it will last for now. Most of the hardware seems good, apart from the flimsy feeling pickup selector. However it's not all good. I have some trouble with the bottom strap button, which constantly comes loose and needs to be retightened. After about 6 months of owning the guitar, the washer and nut that hold the input jack fell off, and I had to open up the back panel of the guitar, push the input jack on, and screw the washer and nut back on, however, I should have seen this coming. Whenever the washer comes loose, you can retighten it, usually by hand, and you should know when it's coming loose. So, I'd use this for a gig, but I'd bring a backup guitar if I was rich which I'm not. // 7
Impression: I've talked about a lot of problems with this guitar but they're all pretty much tiny problems. The bottom line is that this guitar sounds good, it's a joy to play, and you ain't gonna find anything better in the price range, and of that I'm serious. I did a lot of research before I bought this guitar. I looked at squiers, Ibanez, epiphones, esps and plenty others, and this beat the lot, I was a little suspicious, because this isn't a well known brand, but this guitar is worth plenty more than the asking price and you won't regret getting your hands on one. // 9
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unregistered, on january 13, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: C$ 450
Purchased from: Kelly's Of Simcoe
Features: This guitar was made in '07 in the United Kingdom. It has 22 jumbo frets and, a (very fast) set mahogany neck. It has a solid mahogany Les Paul style body, two wilkinson humbuckers, a beautiful tobacco sunburst finnish, Tune-O-Matic bridge. This guitar uses two volume pots, one for each pickup, and two tone pots, again one for each pickup, a three way selector Switch, and wilkinson tuners. All hardware is gold finnished. // 10
Sound: I play a mix of everything, punk, metal, blues, you name it, I play it, and this guitar plays it all beautifuly. I'm playing out of a Peavy 130 special with a Behringer overdrive/distortion pedal, and that setup plus this guitar rivals the sound of any of the greatest guitarists (not saying that I'm better, I'm just saying it sounds as good if not better). The pickups don't feedback unless I make them and when I set the guitar down while it's still plugged in you wouldn't know it uless it moves and the strings vibrate. I play a lot of metal punk and rock'a'billy, and with this guitar all are not only possible but sound great, throw on some distortion and drop the tuning and you'll be getting all the metal vibes you could handle, flip on the overdrive and you'll have a great punk tone, or just keep it clean with some reverb and have a go at some Stray Cats tunes, all are suitable on this guitar. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: This guitar was perfectly set up from the time it was taken out of the box (I should know, I was the one Who took it out and put it up on the wall at the store I bought it from), not in tune but once it's in tune it'll stay that way untill you change it, the pickups were adjusted perfectly, nothing to worry about there. The only things wrong with it are the input gets a little loose but that's easy to fix, and the gold harware gets tarnished after a while, but some car polish gets rid of that pretty quick. // 9
Reliability & Durability: I've been playing for two years and been playing Live shows for half of that time, and this guitar and its predicessor (same guitar, different finnish) stands up to all the punishment of being on stage, me and my left handed rythmn guitarist have smashed headstocks more than once and my guitar is fine, his was not as lucky. This guitar is an absolute tank, and whieghs as much as one, and the stock strap buttons were very sturdy, i swapped them out for some strap locks for some added security. I've accidently bumped into chairs and mic-stands and other guitarists while playing but if you looked at the guitar you wouldnt know it, nor would you believe that it had been played at all, not a single pick mark on the pickgaurd. The only reason i would ever have a back up for a gig would be for alternate tunings, and in the event that i break a string. // 10
Impression: I play a lot of metal, punk, and rock'a'billy and I couldnt ask for a guitar better suited to me. This is the second V100 I have owned (nothing was wrong with the other one, I just grew tired of the finnish, it was an Icon series so it was "pre-beatten" and I didn't like the look of it after a while) so obviously I love the guitar. I've been playing for two years now and already I found and own my dream guitar, if someone stole it, I would find the bastard that took it and give HIM an enema with a machine gun. I played every guitar in the store I bought it at, and at every guitar shop in my area (no joke)and I loved this one, even compared to the Gibsons I played. The only thing I wish this guitar had was a Bigsby trem system, but that's just a personal prefference. // 10
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LezPaulEpiphone, on may 15, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Local Shop.
Features: The guitar was made in China, with 22 frets. Scale length: 24.75". Fretboard is rosewood, with a mahogany body. The neck is also mahogany, set neck. Tobbaco sunburst flame top. Wilkinson deluxe tuners, stay in tune well (non-locking). Wilkinson pups (1x Double coil, 1x stacked ceramic). 2x Volume, 2x Tone, 3-way pick-up selector.
I got a case, straplocks and a lead included when I brought the guitar. // 9
Sound: It suit's my style quite well, I play a lot of Metallica style metal, with some heavier stuff, and also some GNR style rock. I'm using it with a Roland Cube 15X, although I have tried it with a Peavey Valveking, and then the guitar really excelled. It isn't noisy at all, on the bridge pick-up you get a very warm, rich sound, while on the neck pup, it goes quite bright.
The guitar has quite a lot of variety, although my friend, Who plays blues, doesn't like the neck. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was set up well, I only had to make a few adjustments, then it was perfect for me, minimal fretbuzz. The action is medium height, just how I like it. Everything was routed properly, and the top was also done very well. The guitar contained no flaws, apart from a few blemishes in the binding and a very noisy pick-up selector. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This guitar is very sturdy, it will defiantly withstand Live playing. The hardware is quite long lasting, but I have heard from some people with the same guitar that their hardware has come off within 3 years. I don't know if the original strap buttons are solid, as I got some schaller strap-locks with them, they have served me very well, and never broken. I would use this guitar without a backup, but I would be extremely careful with the headstock. Because it is a "Les Paul" style guitar, the headstock can snap off quite easily, the first one I got was returned within a day, because I noticed a crack at the joining of the neck and the headstock. I got a replacement a few months later. The finish is very good, and I doubt it will wear off. // 7
Impression: I play Metal and some Classic Rock, and it is a very good match. I've been playing guitar for about 3 years now, and this is my second electric guitar (first was a squire fat Strat). I also own an Acoustic, a classical, and a Roland Cube 15X. If it was stolen/lost, I would buy it again.
I love the looks of it, and I love the warm sound of the bride pickup. I don't hate anything about this guitar, I love every part of it. Compared to the Epiphone Les Paul, I preferred this one, I love the sharper point to the cutaway, and it is much cheaper than the Epi. It sounds the same as the epi, although the Epiphone's neck pick-up was slightly fuller sounding than the Vintage. // 9
izzy_dan
: This guitar has 22 frets, faith no more. POSTED: 05/01/2006 - 07:24 am / quote|
OttovanZanten
: this guitar is pretty sweet, used it to test an oldschool marshall amp today in a guitar store, the neck feels great and the sound is good too, i wouldn't only recommend it to beginners.
Very much value for the money POSTED: 09/06/2006 - 05:18 pm / quote|
Daniel Pearce
: Could anyone plz suggest how much this might be second hand? Because I might want to but it second hand soon.
One of my best guitars - nice reveiws dudes! POSTED: 02/26/2007 - 03:00 pm / quote|
Daniel Pearce
: Hey, can this come in black but with all the features still on it? POSTED: 02/26/2007 - 03:15 pm / quote|
kop4
: I think so, but im not 100% sure. The price is likely to be slightly higher, tough. A few tens of dollars I believe. POSTED: 04/12/2007 - 09:27 am / quote|
Lil Macker
: Slashs #1 fan, i think you might have got the V99, mainly because it costs £179. The V100 costs £230. POSTED: 05/14/2007 - 01:38 pm / quote|
kop4
: I just got my goldtop, the guitar is $%^& AMAZING for the price!! my teacher has same view. I got mine for about 330 bucks (in Poland). POSTED: 06/11/2007 - 04:01 pm / quote|
Korzack
: These things have got Nice tone, but in fairness, put em next to a decent spec epi (standards, that sorts thing), and they do look & feel a bit cheap, in my opinion. Mind you, for £230 against an instrument twice as expensive, what do ya expect? POSTED: 06/22/2007 - 04:07 pm / quote|
Slashs #1 fan, i think you might have got the V99, mainly because it costs £179. The V100 costs £230.
The V100 costs around £165 POSTED: 08/20/2007 - 06:23 am / quote|
rednightmare
: All guitars cost different amounts depending where you get it from. POSTED: 09/01/2007 - 10:10 am / quote|
Mr Deftino
: I bought one instead of an old squire strat too. Mine was £190, Wine Red Colour, beautiful sound when set to the right tone and with the right FX. Just like an Epiphone but better, strings are excellent too, i bend alot and play my guitar alot and none of the strings have snapped. I've had it about half a year and i'd give it 10/10 POSTED: 10/09/2007 - 11:22 am / quote|
jamesdjharrod
: My friend had one and it broke in a week, maybe it was just his and not a general problem. If you want a cheap Les Paul, the Epiphone Les Paul Ultra is miles better. Or save up and get Gibson one, because you'll never need another guitar ever. POSTED: 10/22/2007 - 03:34 pm / quote|
Kada2110
: Mine has 22 frets, wilkinson hardware, wilkinson pickups (im planning to change them into dimarzio for a year), chrome hardware, tobacco sunburst, mahagony body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard... And so on... The guitar is at least one class higher then the price would say, and if you put better pickups you got a BEAST!!! POSTED: 11/03/2007 - 02:46 pm / quote|
xConverge
: mine had a lot of buzzing on 6th aswell...beauty of a guitar though, finish is awesome.
pickgaurd was scratched up when i got mine too...but i got a discount, and a few free picks to go with it because of that ^_^
awesome otherwise though!
(ps, mine was tobacco, same as the guy who mentioned it in the review...might be just a coincidence though! POSTED: 02/26/2008 - 10:49 am / quote|
roosa-henners15
: this is a great guitar, and i love it; but the tuning pegs (might not be universal) are made of an extremely easliy breakable plastic. POSTED: 06/26/2008 - 12:17 pm / quote|
buzz123
: Great guitar for a starter on electric like myself. Bought mine used from my teacher though but so far I've had no problems with it. The tuners have been replaced so it stays in tune just fine.
Like I said, a great guitar. POSTED: 07/01/2008 - 03:02 pm / quote|
Slashs #1 fan, i think you might have got the V99, mainly because it costs £179. The V100 costs £230.
I Managed To Get A V100 For £149.99, Mint Condish. POSTED: 07/07/2008 - 02:02 pm / quote|
hminh87
: I forgot to mention in my review that there are pictures of this guitar in Vintage Sunburst available in my profile. POSTED: 07/19/2008 - 05:01 am / quote|
thejazzman
: An amazing guitar, I got it in cherry sunburst, with a fitted hard case and matching coloured 20 foot long, oxygen free lead for £200. It's great for my blues, jazz and rock playing, as well as any other style you can think of. POSTED: 08/22/2008 - 07:25 am / quote|
Slashs #1 fan, i think you might have got the V99, mainly because it costs £179. The V100 costs £230.
It costs £150 now POSTED: 10/21/2008 - 05:04 pm / quote|
Korzack
: I just ordered one today - through GAK they seem to be 150 (Well 160 technically), but the RRP IS 340, which is what a lot of retailers charge, such as a lot around where I live (Stoke) - Just looking forward to getting the thing now, I'll write a review in a few weeks. POSTED: 11/15/2008 - 08:46 am / quote|
pag_slash_2
: It is a truly epic guitar. I think I might get some higher output p'ups and and good valve amp to do it full justice.
(saying that, the humbuckers it already has are v good) POSTED: 11/18/2008 - 07:13 am / quote|
It is a truly epic guitar. I think I might get some higher output p'ups and and good valve amp to do it full justice.
(saying that, the humbuckers it already has are v good)
If you're thinking of some new humbuckers, try out some of the bare knuckle range and for valve amps try marshall, orange, fender or laney for a decent amp. POSTED: 12/12/2008 - 10:20 am / quote|
illuvatar111
: is this guitar better than a epiphone les paul standard? POSTED: 02/11/2009 - 12:02 pm / quote|
is this guitar better than a epiphone les paul standard?
I would say it's quite similar. POSTED: 05/21/2009 - 04:22 am / quote|
MM14
: i loved this guitar when i had it POSTED: 06/20/2009 - 07:52 pm / quote|
'DC fan
: its an awesome guitar i will get one soon, the sound is like a proper les paul but its half the price which is brilliant, in case anyone cares mine will be black with a white scratchplate and white sides POSTED: 08/04/2009 - 04:58 pm / quote|
'DC fan
: oh and it does make you think your slash which is cool POSTED: 08/04/2009 - 05:05 pm / quote|
samturner31
: my review probs made no sence lol but a hell of a cool guitar POSTED: 11/18/2009 - 07:13 am / quote|
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