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The Vintage sounded not bad but the Gibson took it for me. Just had a bit more cut to it, if you wanted to warm the sound you could easily roll off the tone knob a bit. Would be interesting to hear how they would be with the same pickups though.
I've had 5 Gibson Les Paul's and 2 were new 😁. I've just bought a used Vintage PFD with Slash SD Pickups and it blows the Gibson's away in every aspect, no contest .
@@chrisjames1924 I can only go by my own experience Chris. I have swapped out the pickups for 57 classics and now decided to move to Fender for a while for some blues stuff, so it's up for sale. Good luck , I'm sure you'll love it.
I'll vouch for the vintage v100, it's a class guitar, I have the lemon drop version which replaced a epiphone les Paul special and honestly I can't fault it, guns n roses, acdc... even oasis, anything sounds class on this
Not to compare one against the other. I just love the sound of the vintage. Being that most of us have a few guitars in our collections. I could definitely see it worth picking one of these up.
The vintage is a no brainer for us that gig on a regular basis. Excellent value vs playability and Tone . Gibson is the guitar for players that want Gibson as nothing else will stack up. The Gibson is not miles in front of the Vintage, it is only a very slight sound advantage and that is probably in the really nice pickups Gibson seem to produce consistently. Personally for me , I would buy a Vintage and throw a few hundred on wiring and nice PAF pickups and for less than £600 you have a fantastic sounding/ value guitar!!
not that i disagree with what you said but i have there 335 copy and the man who owned the store and the million $ studio upstairs told me that in his homest opinon its not really worth the trouble and $ and that the guy who makes or designs vintages pickups was trained or taught by the man who created the p.a.f i still would like to hear what it sounds like with some nice high end pickups but i kinda believe what the owner of the shop said and his advice not to upgrade the pickups because i had a72 gibson walnut 335 on layaway and the POS sood it from under me without ever contacting me there called guitar wishes and they absolutely ruined my guitar wish i was afraid i was going to hurt someone or something so as the worker was trying to explain to me he couldnt find my slip and the fact the guy who reasured me they werent like a pawn shop and as long as i was making payments its no big deal we wouldnt sell your guitar out from you he stayed in the back and hid soon. as i walked in to make my final payment amd take her home i was crushed and it still stings me to this day f#*k guitar wishes in linconton nc i wouldnt have even got the vintage 335 copy had he not gave me half my money or more in store gift certificts i wanted my $ really i wanted my dream guitar that i finally found and for only 1700 atleast i got a 36 l-00 for 100$ and a 46 es-125 for 600 but nothing will ever make the hate in my heart for that man go away i hooe his buisness fails
Used one for years live ..the lemon drop version .I’ve got Gibson’s but too be honest I’d rather use the vintage ,it don’t sound much different live than the Gibson most folks couldn’t tell the difference between them if they aren’t guitar players .less worry about them getting damaged or nicked too .
I came on here to listen to the Vintage as I’m looking to buy my first electric guitar,....been looking at Epiphones Cort etc too...and to my untrained ears it sounds great, especially for the money, but, that Gibson sounds so richer and mellow when played.....not sure if that’s the way to describe it, but I can hear the difference. Does it justify the cost difference, that’s up to the individual really.....me...I couldn’t justify spending on such a beauty. What is the best for a beginner when considering cost, reliability etc?
you are right about the Gibson sounding mellow while Vintage, Epiphone and Cort sounding punchier it really all depends on the player if they want to spend that much on a Gibson, imho I couldn't justify getting a new one (at least before their quality changes around 2019-) but a used one? Now were talking I mean the Gibson sounds good, it really does but is it really worth a $1000 more? All depends on the player, but mind you that Gibson is probably gonna sound like mud to the tunings I do
The vintage 25th anniversary Silverbursts V100 are on reverb right now! only 20 of the 100 that were made were imported to the usa! grab one while you can,THEY ARE GREAT!
As you can see in my photo I own a 2011 Made in Vietnam V 100 I heard many comparisons something about the Vintage really captures that traditional Les Paul sound maybe its the Seth Lover inspired PAF's on the Wilkinson but when I had my guitar setup the tech said this after and being a Les Paul owner, I see why Gibson is pissed off lol, your guitar is a Les Paul but at a fraction of the price lol
Sound and tone can be manipulated via gauge strings, fret size, and dialing in the eq.. do forget sound/tone, I wanna know the playability difference.. how does the vintage feel compared to original glp
Love the look and sound of my v100 GT with p90s, only thing that trips me up is the finish, I just can't get past it sometimes. I think i'm gonna have my luthier sand down the neck for me next time I take it in for repair because I'm not stoked about poly finishes, just my two cents. That alone might make people spring for a Gibson over this, the fact that it doesn't have a nitro finish as so many other guitars in this price point don't.
Yes, me too. But i think the vintage will sound better with some mild overdrive , more rocker tones. And the gibson sound very blues. I think they are different in voincing.
Proud owner of a Vintage V100 Reissued GT that sounds amazing, quality build, great Wilkinson hardware - all for £440 10 months ago. It's worth every buck. My V100 R GT sounds more "fat" and mellow than this V100.
Of course! The GT is a P90 axe (W90 because they're Wilkinsons). I think you should own at least one of each. I have THREE with W90s (two TV Yellows and a Midge Ure) and bought a Tobacco Burst with gold hardware and humbuckers last weekend. I THINK that the latter is even better than my Epiphone LP Standard, which I hadn't with me when I bought the Vintage V100TB... so my ex-brother-in-law and I will be doing some shoot-outs in a couple of days, I guess. He has a Chinese Fazley, which is comparable with a Harley Benton, I guess. It was cheap and needed some work. I won't compare it to my Gibson, because that's a Standard DC, a totally different (sound-chambered) animal.
The problem with people is they always listen for the clarity and sustain. That's not the point. The only thing that matters is the overall vibe. This time Vintage sounds more legit.
V100mp Reissue Mick Ronson style Guitar, Had a V100 Gold Top Rob Davis (MUD & Co Wrote Kylie’s No.1) tested it in the Studio it’s on youtube. Going to buy the reissue after xmas He will test it when I get it
To be honest the difference was pretty insignificant. If you really think about it, paying $2500 more for a Gibson than a $500 Vintage that is pretty much the same thing is a really bad deal. Unless it’s more important what’s on the headstock than what it sounds like. Played many Gibsons and i was not impressed, and iv’e played lots of guitars during my 20+ years of recording, gigging and touring.
The Gibson has it, but then it costs about eight times as much as the Vintage. The Vintage is about 80% as good as the Gibson, for 10-15% of the price. Great bang for your buck. I’ve had several and they were all very good guitars for an excellent price.
I'm not a Gibson fan. Not even an LP fan. But the Gibson sounds slightly better (warmer sound). It's all a matter of taste though and with a cheap guitar there's always financial room to upgrade whereas the Gibson might be too much strain on the budget so I'd say take the cheap Vintage and upgrade when needed.
The vintage is creamer, less harmonic. Less over tones coming through. At first listen I liked the Gibson. second listen I noticed staticy highs that were sort of annoying. The vintage is more bluesy and the Gibson is more rocky or metallic
A bit of a pointless comparison. Nobody goes to a guitar shop planning to buy a Gibson Les Paul and walks out with a Vintage? That said the Vintage does a lot for a very modest amount of money.
harlon57 in a blind test you won't hear the veneer top. I own one. The biggest difference between the two is that the V100 will actually stay in tune. I can vouch for this after playing several gigs with it. The only "budget" issue with the Vintage brand guitars is cheap pots. Once those were replaced it went from a great guitar to an outstanding guitar. Even the stock Wilkinson pickups turned out to be great once the old pots were replaced with high quality CTS pots.
@@imlostinthewoods I responded to collihill who wrote: "this is no budget guitar." Veneer tops? Yeah, that's budget. I made no claim about sound. I reject the idea that veneer top guitars are not budget guitars. I've had no trouble keeping the dozens of Les Pauls I've owned in tune. You also proved the guitar was budget by admitting they come with cheap pots.
Why are people comparing Gibson and Epiphone to Vintage, a brand that offers a one year warranty. If you can’t afford a Gibson, buy an Epiphone that has a lifetime warranty? I wonder If this guy will offer to fix your Vintage after five years when the finish starts developing horrible cracks.
Sounds great, yes, but it's still a LP copy and sounds just like... a LP copy. It's a great budget guitar, FWIW. But Gibson's look, feel and playability is definitely another planet.
Copy or not..for 400 quid or so compared to 3kish, I'd go for the vintage...brilliant guitar that comes pretty close to Gibson...that's why I bought one..!!....oh,,,and I certainly wouldn't call it a budget guitar..nothing like one...!!
1:39 Vintage V100
5:00 Gibson Les Paul
Vintage for me lovely and warm sounding .got that vintage sound beautiful.
Just got my vintage cherry burst, feels and plays great and looks fantastic. Just got to get an amp now!!!
Marshall dsl402 fair deal music. It’s a fantastic amp.
The Vintage sounded not bad but the Gibson took it for me. Just had a bit more cut to it, if you wanted to warm the sound you could easily roll off the tone knob a bit. Would be interesting to hear how they would be with the same pickups though.
In a blind sound test I would go for the second guitar.
I've had 5 Gibson Les Paul's and 2 were new 😁. I've just bought a used Vintage PFD with Slash SD Pickups and it blows the Gibson's away in every aspect, no contest .
I refuse to believe it. I've just ordered one though. Hope I'm proven wrong.
@@chrisjames1924 I can only go by my own experience Chris. I have swapped out the pickups for 57 classics and now decided to move to Fender for a while for some blues stuff, so it's up for sale. Good luck , I'm sure you'll love it.
@@chrisjames1924 yo I need a update since I’m having a hard time deciding what to get
@@chrisjames1924it's been over a year what do you think about?
I'll vouch for the vintage v100, it's a class guitar, I have the lemon drop version which replaced a epiphone les Paul special and honestly I can't fault it, guns n roses, acdc... even oasis, anything sounds class on this
epiphone les paul special is not to be compared with this one though....on the same price you get a better epi.
Not to compare one against the other. I just love the sound of the vintage. Being that most of us have a few guitars in our collections. I could definitely see it worth picking one of these up.
Agreed and the price point is great.
I got a really early vintage v100 honeyburst......love it.....its all the guitar I need and sounds great
The vintage is a no brainer for us that gig on a regular basis. Excellent value vs playability and Tone . Gibson is the guitar for players that want Gibson as nothing else will stack up.
The Gibson is not miles in front of the Vintage, it is only a very slight sound advantage and that is probably in the really nice pickups Gibson seem to produce consistently.
Personally for me , I would buy a Vintage and throw a few hundred on wiring and nice PAF pickups and for less than £600 you have a fantastic sounding/ value guitar!!
not that i disagree with what you said but i have there 335 copy and the man who owned the store and the million $ studio upstairs told me that in his homest opinon its not really worth the trouble and $ and that the guy who makes or designs vintages pickups was trained or taught by the man who created the p.a.f i still would like to hear what it sounds like with some nice high end pickups but i kinda believe what the owner of the shop said and his advice not to upgrade the pickups because i had a72 gibson walnut 335 on layaway and the POS sood it from under me without ever contacting me there called guitar wishes and they absolutely ruined my guitar wish i was afraid i was going to hurt someone or something so as the worker was trying to explain to me he couldnt find my slip and the fact the guy who reasured me they werent like a pawn shop and as long as i was making payments its no big deal we wouldnt sell your guitar out from you he stayed in the back and hid soon. as i walked in to make my final payment amd take her home i was crushed and it still stings me to this day f#*k guitar wishes in linconton nc i wouldnt have even got the vintage 335 copy had he not gave me half my money or more in store gift certificts i wanted my $ really i wanted my dream guitar that i finally found and for only 1700 atleast i got a 36 l-00 for 100$ and a 46 es-125 for 600 but nothing will ever make the hate in my heart for that man go away i hooe his buisness fails
You got it in one mate 👏👏👏
Used one for years live ..the lemon drop version .I’ve got Gibson’s but too be honest I’d rather use the vintage ,it don’t sound much different live than the Gibson most folks couldn’t tell the difference between them if they aren’t guitar players .less worry about them getting damaged or nicked too .
I came on here to listen to the Vintage as I’m looking to buy my first electric guitar,....been looking at Epiphones Cort etc too...and to my untrained ears it sounds great, especially for the money, but, that Gibson sounds so richer and mellow when played.....not sure if that’s the way to describe it, but I can hear the difference. Does it justify the cost difference, that’s up to the individual really.....me...I couldn’t justify spending on such a beauty. What is the best for a beginner when considering cost, reliability etc?
you are right about the Gibson sounding mellow while Vintage, Epiphone and Cort sounding punchier
it really all depends on the player if they want to spend that much on a Gibson, imho I couldn't justify getting a new one (at least before their quality changes around 2019-) but a used one? Now were talking
I mean the Gibson sounds good, it really does but is it really worth a $1000 more? All depends on the player, but mind you that Gibson is probably gonna sound like mud to the tunings I do
Hands Down For Me The "Vintange Brand "Sounds Better, Stronger , Louder ,Brighter !!
The vintage 25th anniversary Silverbursts V100 are on reverb right now! only 20 of the 100 that were made were imported to the usa! grab one while you can,THEY ARE GREAT!
Clean tones would also be really helpful
As you can see in my photo I own a 2011 Made in Vietnam V 100 I heard many comparisons something about the Vintage really captures that traditional Les Paul sound maybe its the Seth Lover inspired PAF's on the Wilkinson but when I had my guitar setup the tech said this after and being a Les Paul owner, I see why Gibson is pissed off lol, your guitar is a Les Paul but at a fraction of the price lol
Sound and tone can be manipulated via gauge strings, fret size, and dialing in the eq.. do forget sound/tone, I wanna know the playability difference.. how does the vintage feel compared to original glp
Love your Silvertone amps. Wish I still had mine.
Do they have a good action for bending strings do they stay in tune 🤔
Love the look and sound of my v100 GT with p90s, only thing that trips me up is the finish, I just can't get past it sometimes. I think i'm gonna have my luthier sand down the neck for me next time I take it in for repair because I'm not stoked about poly finishes, just my two cents. That alone might make people spring for a Gibson over this, the fact that it doesn't have a nitro finish as so many other guitars in this price point don't.
Fret King are the elder bro of this range. They DO kick Gibson ass.
Vintage every time. Never payed a Gibson i thought was worth it.
To my ears, the Gibson sounded a lot better, and I'm a post Gibson LP owner, and not a fan, but this LP sounded a lot better to me than the Vintage.
Yes, me too. But i think the vintage will sound better with some mild overdrive , more rocker tones. And the gibson sound very blues. I think they are different in voincing.
I own a Vintage V100 it has the classic PAF sound or some say Vintage sound, I go for the Vintage I prefer the Vintage sound,
I have two Vintage brand guitars, and thoroughly recommend them!
In particular the PRS-22 type! LP's are a bit heavy for my liking.
Worth mentioning that the Gibson costs 3 times the Vintage.
Proud owner of a Vintage V100 Reissued GT that sounds amazing, quality build, great Wilkinson hardware - all for £440 10 months ago. It's worth every buck. My V100 R GT sounds more "fat" and mellow than this V100.
Proud owner of a Vintage VS6 whit white binding and white nut, that sounds amazing too!!!
Of course! The GT is a P90 axe (W90 because they're Wilkinsons).
I think you should own at least one of each.
I have THREE with W90s (two TV Yellows and a Midge Ure) and bought a Tobacco Burst with gold hardware and humbuckers last weekend. I THINK that the latter is even better than my Epiphone LP Standard, which I hadn't with me when I bought the Vintage V100TB... so my ex-brother-in-law and I will be doing some shoot-outs in a couple of days, I guess. He has a Chinese Fazley, which is comparable with a Harley Benton, I guess. It was cheap and needed some work.
I won't compare it to my Gibson, because that's a Standard DC, a totally different (sound-chambered) animal.
The problem with people is they always listen for the clarity and sustain. That's not the point. The only thing that matters is the overall vibe. This time Vintage sounds more legit.
might be better to compare it to an epiphone
V100mp Reissue Mick Ronson style Guitar, Had a V100 Gold Top
Rob Davis (MUD & Co Wrote Kylie’s No.1) tested it in the Studio it’s on youtube.
Going to buy the reissue after xmas
He will test it when I get it
I’ve got both. Vintage every time.
To be honest the difference was pretty insignificant. If you really think about it, paying $2500 more for a Gibson than a $500 Vintage that is pretty much the same thing is a really bad deal. Unless it’s more important what’s on the headstock than what it sounds like. Played many Gibsons and i was not impressed, and iv’e played lots of guitars during my 20+ years of recording, gigging and touring.
Wow yet again the underdog is right up there with the best for a third of the price......
The Gibson has it, but then it costs about eight times as much as the Vintage. The Vintage is about 80% as good as the Gibson, for 10-15% of the price. Great bang for your buck. I’ve had several and they were all very good guitars for an excellent price.
With Gibson pickups the Vintage would sound pretty much the same.
pickups do not mean the same...Trust me on this one...People have put in PAFS that cost thousands of bucks in new gibsons and still no big difference
@P B exactly!!!
I'd like to hear the Vintage with upgraded electronics/pups.
GIBSON KILLED THE VINTAGE WHICH MAKE A TON OF SENSE...do the best Vintage vs The best Epi!!
I'm not a Gibson fan. Not even an LP fan. But the Gibson sounds slightly better (warmer sound). It's all a matter of taste though and with a cheap guitar there's always financial room to upgrade whereas the Gibson might be too much strain on the budget so I'd say take the cheap Vintage and upgrade when needed.
The vintage is creamer, less harmonic. Less over tones coming through. At first listen I liked the Gibson. second listen I noticed staticy highs that were sort of annoying. The vintage is more bluesy and the Gibson is more rocky or metallic
I don't know the reason but the Gibson was way louder which made it impossible for me to compare.
les paul the best for me
A bit of a pointless comparison. Nobody goes to a guitar shop planning to buy a Gibson Les Paul and walks out with a Vintage? That said the Vintage does a lot for a very modest amount of money.
Vintage + Malagoli Caps : Guitar sounding better than Gibson Les Paul
i have the v100 tobacco burst as good as my 2010 gibson les paul, this is no budget guitar.
It has a veneer top...that's budget.
harlon57 in a blind test you won't hear the veneer top. I own one. The biggest difference between the two is that the V100 will actually stay in tune. I can vouch for this after playing several gigs with it. The only "budget" issue with the Vintage brand guitars is cheap pots. Once those were replaced it went from a great guitar to an outstanding guitar. Even the stock Wilkinson pickups turned out to be great once the old pots were replaced with high quality CTS pots.
@@imlostinthewoods I responded to collihill who wrote: "this is no budget guitar." Veneer tops? Yeah, that's budget. I made no claim about sound. I reject the idea that veneer top guitars are not budget guitars. I've had no trouble keeping the dozens of Les Pauls I've owned in tune. You also proved the guitar was budget by admitting they come with cheap pots.
@@NotUrBiz Well, the guy who complained about pots didn't denial it's a budget guitar either lol
@@pozzthanapat You're arguing about a comment made to me that missed the mark, as you do too.
You sound like david gilmour a bit. Well done!
They are not beginner guitars.
your left hand is so early clapton
No fair the Gibson sounds much better, the tags on the V100 are effecting the sound! 🤣
Why are people comparing Gibson and Epiphone to Vintage, a brand that offers a one year warranty. If you can’t afford a Gibson, buy an Epiphone that has a lifetime warranty? I wonder If this guy will offer to fix your Vintage after five years when the finish starts developing horrible cracks.
Well my local store provides 3 year warranty for all of their products so it's actually more about what a store provides than the brand itself.
The Gibson sounds muddy compared to the Vintage.
If you didn't know what you were doing, you might struggle to play a entire gig?
Maybe half a gig? Who knows?
Not much of a difference except to the most discerning ears
Sounds great, yes, but it's still a LP copy and sounds just like... a LP copy. It's a great budget guitar, FWIW. But Gibson's look, feel and playability is definitely another planet.
Copy or not..for 400 quid or so compared to 3kish, I'd go for the vintage...brilliant guitar that comes pretty close to Gibson...that's why I bought one..!!....oh,,,and I certainly wouldn't call it a budget guitar..nothing like one...!!
Yes but it's just as good as an Epiphone, both budget guitars, Les Paul type and great instruments.
Vintage guitar are korean made?
Indonesia may be
Korea. World muzical instruments. Very quality guitar .
Sorry, but the Gibson is better.
Unfortunately the Gibson sounds noticeably nicer...
Vintage, Gibson la misma mierda