The BEST KEPT SECRET Brand Of Vintage Guitars (Let's end the confusion) 

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Wilkinson is way overlooked. They make some pretty great stuff

Wilkinson pickups are no joke. Absolutely serviceable.

Vintage is an incredible guitar brand people in the UK are already turned on to how awesome these guitars are man they are awesome Max!

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Always vouched for Vintage when I was a guitar salesman. I have a Vintage Les Paul, about 12 years old that plays and sounds like the Dickens, and I have had less problems with that than nearly every other guitar I've owned.

Yes!! So glad this brand is getting attention. I have a Gibson, Fender, Epiphone, and a Vintage. The Vintage is my GO TO guitar. I've got the Peter Green model, and it plays like butter. Sustain for days!!!!

I have their hendrix strat and it easily has the best neck of any guitar I have ever owned and I am 58 years old and into and playing guitars since I was about 16. To some degree just the feeling in my hands reminds me of a 1964 Gibson SG I had when I was in my mid 20s. Obviously I am not talking about the tone but just the tactile feeling of the wood of the SG. These are awsome guitars for the money. It can be hard to find them online. I got mine in a pawnshop. I had no idea about the company previously.

That distressed sunburst with the chrome covered humbucker has a George Lynch-esque vibe!!! Beautiful guitars as always. Keep rockin'!!! 😎👍🎸

JHS in the UK (John Hornby Skewes) have been selling Vintage as their house brand for over twenty years - I bought one when they first started and reviewed it on Harmony Central..... eons ago. P.S. "Vantage" was a brand from the old Matsumoku factory in Japan - the name was sold to Samick in Korea after the japanese factory fire. - The Japanese ones are epic and the Korean ones solid decent kit. Have fun

I’ve seen these guitars a lot on reverb and was always curious how good they were,not bad for the price and they offer at least 6 to 8 models left-handed which is 5 more models than Charvel or Jackson offer, just wish they offered that strat style guitar with the humbucker in it left-handed but I appreciate them giving us a variety unlike a lot of big name companies

Vintage Guitars have realy nice Les Paul copys as well. All with long tenon construction.. Great instruments.

Great video man !! Great discovery (although I'm almost certain that I've seen them around a couple of times) I should really give them a try sooner than late. Love how you did add more of your personality in your videos as well compared to those i've watched years ago. Cheers!

I owned a Vintage Icon V6 years ago and it was a killer guitar. The relic’ing they do really does it for me. Came well set up, too. Glad to see the name getting out.

*Dude, the segment in which you were talking about the name (and I agree. It can absolutely lead to confusion) had me cracking up!* *BOTH Strats sounded so insane, especially when you were rattling off those '80's-style riffs. I absolutely LOVE that relic'ed Strat, however. I would LOVE to get my paws on one of their Tele replicas or basses!!* *Thank you for the awesome playing and in-depth review, Max!*

Bro thats some really great technique and smooth playing in the intro... awesome review as well. Keep rocking guy!!!!!

I’ve had a vintage V6, Thomas Blug strat that has some pretty trick wiring in it also from the factory. It’s a copy of a 61 Strat. I love it plays beautiful..My only complaint with vintage guitars is I wish they’d used a harder nickel in their frets seem to be wearing the frets out kinda quickly. They’ve been around for quite a while, I totally get where you’re coming from with the name though. Great review as always keep it up and thanks

Great video as usual Max. I can confirm, these are great instruments. One of my customers brought me one to do a string change and setup. I was identical to the sunburst one. I was absolutely blown away at how good they are for the money, or at any price point. I plan to get one for myself.

My dad owns a Vintage v100 (Les Paul Model). I love this guitar. Neck feels awesome, great pickups and playability. Feels like I meet an old friend every time I play it. Vintage builds great guitars! Absolutely keeps up with my Fenders and Gibsons - and you don't have to worry about scratches 😎🎸

hells yes, dude, Vintage brand guitars are fabulous. my shop was a dealer for them for a while. great quality, amazing feel, highly recommend.

Great review. I’ve had great results with Wilkinson hardware and classic Alnico pickups.

Bought my first Vintage branded guitar in 2003, great instruments, even toured with 2 Vintage LP models. Great guitars!!

I’ve got 2 and they are fantastic. Can’t recommend them enough (in fact I have recommended them to friends who have lived them too!)

Wilkinson hardware is surprisingly nice! Came on my Carvin guitar and I can't complain.

I’ve had 3 of these 2 strats and a “lemon drop” relic’d Les Paul. All were great guitars (that I eventually got rid of to get the “real thing”. They all played and sounded great. I had 2 V6 and at the same time a mim player strat. I never touched the player strat again once I got the v6’s. They just felt and sounded so much better than the player strat. That said, I would never buy one of these new. You can get them all day long for $200-$300 bucks. If you buy a new one for $599, the minute you take it out of the box it’s worth $300. The player strat I bought as a floor demo, kept it for 2 years and sold it for a little more than I paid for it. So, my only advice is get a used one.

Highly recommend to check out their Les Paul copies, they have a Peter Green/ Gary Moore "Greenie" replica, complete with long tenon neck construction & out of phase PAF humbuckers by Wilkinson, a really cool Slash "AFD" model & great L/P Custom clone in classic white. And their white Thomas Blug Strat model is awesome.

Don't overlook their acoustics, either. Bought their "Statesboro" 12-string and have been absolutely in love with it from the sirst strum.

I've owned and gigged a v6 for some years now. Excellent player! Rock solid tuning stability. It's my cheapest guitar, but hands down favourite.

My number 1 gigging go to workhorse is a Vintage V100 Les Paul style guitar. Great quality wood and hardware, good pickups, long neck tenon. They are great value for the money guitars

Trev Wilkinson and Vintage guitars. Low priced but fantastic guitars. Trev's involved in so much.

I have the V100 and V6P (photo of them is my You Tube icon) the price ,the quality it's incredible , the name issue I've heard that before, and that has been discussed many times, another solution is adding the JHS so it will be JHS Vintage, the gig bag is brilliant I have that gig bag well made and sturdy , really cool to see a positive review, ACE Frehley band members play Vintages, yes they are more that ready to gig , these are not my last Vintages I'm looking at their Telecaster Line next,

The distressed strat sounded fantastic and after years of experimenting I love vintage trems set up to float,,these guitars are a major bang for your buck !

I absolutely love Wilkinson ez lok tuners. I've fitted them to a couple of my guitars and I'm super happy with them

Thank You for doing this video for this brand - i was curious about their quality and specs when i first saw them for sale online a few years ago .

I put Wilkinson pick-uos in my kit Tele and they really sound great even with overdrive,not muddy at all!

I have a Vintage VS6 SG style guitar and its my favourite. Red and gold. Looks really classically classy! The build quality matches Gibson any day and plays beautifully. They really do make excellent guitars.

Amazing video as always. Keep up with the amazing content.

Thanks for the tip on this brand and the demo! I've been kind-of-sort-of itching to buy a tele or tele-style guitar (you know how it is!) and see they have a great selection, and, like you said, at a great price for what they offer. And thanks everyone here who own a Vintage axe and commented :)

We had Vintage Guitars in our old shop, i loved to play their triple p90 Icon. Had that in my hands every day, even though the neck felt a little skinny. Also swapped some Wilkinsons from one i had to another beater that i needed to have the pickups in.

I don't even have to get past a MAX intro before giving him a thumbs up 😊

I have the Vintage Thomas Blug signature strat - phenomenal. My favourite. Cheers, Max.

I’ve had a few Vintage models for years (V100 lemon drop and V100 gold top with P90s, an original V60 that got them in trouble with Gibson and the redesigned model). I’ve also sold a ton, as they set up beautifully, as they’re basically well made budget guitars. The Icon series is a step up in quality. I picked up a V6 recently, with three P90s, in a Strat configuration. Great sound with a really lovely neck.

Really love my Vintage reissued sounds awesome! The Wilkinson parts are very nice and excellent value. However mine needed lots of work! Frets, bridge, saddles, neck and a complete setup! Every screw needed to be tightened besides the pickups!

These guitars are really fine guitars and I’m a guy who has custom shop fenders which I love ..but I have 😊😊 gigged with these with a good tube amp..they do the job…I have the Thomas Blug one..it’s really nice..🤙🏻

I agree with everything in this video I never argue with the big MAXX great playing btw love your channel as always ❤🖤💎🤘🏻

Great job on the review! Yes, $ for $ those are definitely higher end quality guitars!!! Love this stuff! And thought the same about the " Name " !

Vintage guitars have a series called the Icon Series. When I want to find the vintage website I search for vintage icon.They make a great Tele called the Jerry Donahue V58. It is a great signature guitar. Trev Wilkerson owns vintage and all of his parts are used on these guitars. One of the reasons why these are so good.

Nice review! I think it's quite cool, that the Vintage brand didn't blow up (yet) due to that naming. Always, when the quantity of demand and production rises, the quality of the more reasonable priced instruments goes down. Happened before, happens right now with brands (i could name a few) and imo it's hard to expect the opposite ;)

Nice looking and sounding Strats. Great playing as usual. You make every guitar sound amazing. I'm looking for an HSS Strat. I will definitely check out their website.

"Communication Breakdown" (14:57) 😋😆😂 Good one, Max! 👍🙂

The Wilkinson stuff are so underrated and get for the guitarist looking for something that is solid and don't break the bank.

I currently have 2 JHS Vintage guitars in my collection, a very old V6 (*strat) pre the Reissued and ICON series that has all the Wilkinson hardware that I have converted to a baritone with a new neck and a V58JD (*telecaster) Jerry Donahue model. I have previously owned 2 further VInage guitars, the V6 JMH (which I sold to someone learning as their first electric) and an AV6 (excellent guitar I should never have sold). Vintage guitars are superb, I always buy one before buying a Fender because I just can't bring myself to pay for the name. The V58JD is so good it completely negated my intense dislike of Tele's! Really glad to see you featuring these guitars and yes, the name could be better ;)

Vintage have been around for years in the UK. I haven't personally owned one, but have only ever heard good things about them. Certainly a lot of bang for your buck!

I'm a very proud owner of their Lemon Drop model based on Greenie... amazing guitar and one I'll never part with. Now I want a v6 too!

What I love is the variety of tones. Turns on distortion. I hear a lot of background noise from the pickups they sound quite shrill, but it could be the pedal he’s using

Hey Max! You should make a video where you show all of your guitar collection to remind us some other great guitar companies that exist and we might not even be aware of!!

Nice playing Max! Rad af bro!

Actually I didn't have any trouble finding it. These look like a great find. V120 ICON! Good review of these. Thanks.

I purchased a set of Wilkenson M series single coil pups off Amazon in 2021, was very pleased with them at right under $50.

I had a chance to try these guitars out at a store called Music Unlimited in Kingston Ma a couple years ago and they were excellent guitars! Really great playing and sounding guitars.

Gonna have to try one. Thanks Max!

my favorite part is that they actually call the bridge its correct name (vibrato) on their site instead of tremolo

I have 3 Vintage Advance guitars and 2 Vintage Reissues a Strat and les Paul style, great value and pickups, all purchased 2nd hand , can't go wrong for the money. Great demo,

Those are awesome Max. I always love your take on guitars. Wish you would have opened them with the suit & sword though.

I own a v6 and I love it. The neck feels incredible and it has that strat sound which beefs p really easily for rock. When I get a little more cash I’m definitely getting another.

Vintage guitars have been around for many years here in the Uk, they are distributed by JHS. If you can find an older sample with genuine Wlikinson parts they are a serious affordable alternative to Fenders crazy priced samples that players go for. Be wary of the more recent samples, Trevor Wilkinson no longer visits the factory and an alarming quantity are available on ebay with cosmetic defects, but a lot have cracks at the neck pocket, inspect before you buy. Find a good one, and for the price they will give any Fender a hard time beating it.

I have a Vintage V6 icon SSS strat and it sounds better than any sub 1.5k Fender I’ve tried in a store. The finish and attention to detail was in some places sloppy, with a nut that stuck out a bit and some paint on the neck that needed sanding, but after fixing those things the guitar is smooth and much more inspiring than its Squier or MIM strat counterparts. It made me love strats again -- the neck pickup nails it, and the bridge pickup is highly usable and versatile thanks to it having its own dedicated tone knob (no more ice-pick tone unless you want it). HOWEVER, the quality control on these guitars is extremely variable, so I would recommend only buying these guitars either a) from an online store with its own strict QC, or b) after seeing the actual guitar first. I once went to a store that had 3 Vintage T-style guitars and 2 Vintage strats: the T-style guitars didn’t feel that good and one of the strats was embarrassingly badly put together, while the other strat was the BEST strat I’ve ever played in a store, beautifully finished, very stratty and perfect in every way (and the same price as all the others, go figure). I also just tried a Vintage T-style in the used section of a Guitar Center and it was more inspiring to me than any of the Fenders (or other guitars I tried in that store, period), and I’m strongly considering going back and buying it, even though I don't normally like teles. As another RU-vidr has said, they make the best guitars for the money and the worst guitars for the money - definitely worth checking out and worth the risk to get a good one.

I have a VS6 (strat style) and a VS6 (SG) for several years. I hand picked them at a small shop in Kansas. They have been excellent. The fit, finish and components are very good. They have a "Thinline" reissue that I have yet to find. Now in Houston, I have been unable to find a dealer.

I've got one of the 3 single-coil strats and the Tele. They are FANTASTIC. My best friend had the Tele and after playing it I had to get one for myself.

I owned a Vintage SG (VS6) and it was one of the lighter and more resonant guitars I played. Fit & Finish was very good, it was a firebreathing monster!

I played one of the lp versions today with the dual p90s. Love the tones

Love my 2010 Black relic vintage icon Max, i would put it up to any guitar anyday !!

I discovered Vintage brand at the 2008 NAMM Show and they sold me a brand new V100 Icon for $400. It's still my go-to guitar.

Actually found a shop outside kc that stopped selling Gibson because of qc issues and then wanting too much showrooom space and started carrying vintage . They had a lemon drop lp from vintage that was amazing !!

They were hard to find. The main company they are under is another company. They did reach out to me a few hours later. I have the worn black v6, I love it.

I have the VINTAGE V6 REISSUED NATURAL ASH and I'm very happy with it (I have also other 6 strato including one '74 and one '83); I'm agree with you even just finding the official website is a nightmare!

I have the Firenza red one myself. Also modded a classic vibe with the bridge and tuners from one

Sounds good. I have a Wilkinson trem with the cold rolled steel block in my partscaster - I have no complaints, it sounds really good. And the machine heads as well.

Dude....I would come here to simply watch you rock on untill the sun's fire burns out!! Dude...your the definition of a guitar gangster thanks so much for the amazing videos reviews and just good old rock and roll and heavy metal! o7salute

Great review!

I have three Vintage (Brand) guitars, Les Paul with Zebra Humbuckers, V6H and a Midge Ure Signature with P90's. Pretty hard to find in Germany, but I love them all! Doing the hell of a job, always reliable, killer tone. They will be used for most of our recording.

You can never go wrong with alder body/maple necks. I have always heard great things about these.

Thank you again for another killer video! 😊❤️

You sounded really good on that “Vintage Guitar”. They thought they would get a lot of publicity because of that name. I never heard of them.

Those guitars totally channel Ritchie Blackmore. Very cool sounding.

Wilkinson sound incredible. I purchased a Wilkinson loaded pickguard (tortoise shell) and the "classic strat" tone seriously impresses! bought it to refurb a older squire strat and the SSS are amazing. I have a Vox digital amp and to push the strat tones I use a zakk wylde over drive with the volume all the way up and the gain rolled all the way off. I can manage sounds very similar to SRV 'Lenny' from the album. Cant go wrong with the Wilkin. Absolutely best for the money.

I live in South East TX. and there are plenty of places to go buy or just check them out ! Gonna go this weekend . Thanks for the Video Metal MAX !!!!

Definitely a kept secret. I first played one in 2017 and I was impressed.

The "Vintage" brand has been big here in the U.K for over 20 years now, and are probably the biggest "home grown" guitar brand available here. They are for sale in many shops in the U.K, and have quite a lot of famous endorsees and users, including Thomas Blug, Geoff Whitehorn, Jerry Donahue, Carry Martin, Paul Brett, Gordon Giltrap, and Midge Ure. Ive had many, and never had a bad one. Unlike Gibson and Fender. Ive currently got a Vintage VS6, which is like an SG, and I can honestly say it is a BETTER guitar than the last Gibson SG I had. Mine was made in Vietnam (...cue American chuckles), and the fit and finish is perfect.

I like the name and the guitars! Have a relic'd tele and am looking for a strat style and possibly a LP style later. And yes, you're crazy...🤘🏼

Hi guitar 🎸 max lefty Jeff here from sheldon Birmingham England. I recently bought a left handed relic vintage, the same one you are playing now. The guitar is fantastic and well put together. And I only paid £320 British pounds. Excellent guitar sounding. Cheers always watch your videos. Keep on rocking 😎 from lefty Jeff.

I have heard about this brand and seen some advertised online but I just thought they were another cheap knockoff brand. I enjoyed your video. I know Wilkinson have some great, high quality part's and your video demonstrates how good they are. I will definitely check into the brand more. I agree that the name is confusing but I was assuming that it's intentions were to build their own guitar's with vintage specs and some upgrades too! Great video.

I own a few ‘vintage’ brand guitars with the Wilkinson hardware I’ve gigged with all of them always very reliable. I also have a couple of Fret King guitars which are kind of like the high end versions of Vintage one is made in Korea the other is handmade in the UK. Fret King are easily comparable to Fender and Gibson

I own a couple of Vintage guitars and am so impressed with them.

Hey thanks for bringin this up on your show i absolutely love them. And they make lefties didnt know about this company

I've had several of these guitars. They play well and sound better than ANY Fender strat at any price.

I’ve got a Vintage vs6 SG style, with the Wilkinson pickups, I really like it , great guitar

I have a vintage tele and I love it. Just good and reliable.

Great tone as always

Agree with you on the co mane, I was expecting a video about old guitars!