warwickhunt Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I've encountered 3 of their guitars in the last 6 mths (my guitar player has just bought a relic'd Les Paul) and they have all played fantastically well, added to which the pups are Wilkinson units and seem to do a decent job! Does anyone have any experience with this brand? I did a search on the forum but you try and search a bass guitar forum using the word 'vintage'... not conducive to an easy search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imanupstart Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 (edited) There les pauls are beautiful. Play and sound muuuch better than epi's. However i've heard mostly bad things about there bass' Edited December 28, 2008 by Imanupstart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I have a Vintage P bass. Very very good indeed. The neck is 1/2 way between a P and a J, weight is nice, all hardwear good, a very nice overall package. I also have an SX P bass and it's considerably better than that. If you're not fussy about the compromise neck it's just about on par with a MIM P bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmonster Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 (edited) they do or used to do a cracking active fretless with a nice mahogany bod, think the model was a vb someting or other, EDIT: now i remember it was a actually a bubinga body Edited December 28, 2008 by Bassmonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I remember reading that Captain Sensible plays a Vintage Viper (SG copy) and swears by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee4 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Try looking up the John Hornby-Skewes site.Vintage is on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 [quote name='Deep Thought' post='365126' date='Dec 28 2008, 08:32 PM']I remember reading that Captain Sensible plays a Vintage Viper (SG copy) and swears by it.[/quote] As in f***in Vintage Viper c**p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misrule Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 (edited) I played a Vintage Jaco relic-ed Jazz copy in 2007 which wasn't bad for the money. It was at a 'play with the stars' bash where JHS provided guitars, bass, amps and a laughably s**t PA. There were old pros and session men there who all loyally said how good the Vintage stuff was -- but quickly shifted to their own gear as soon as possible. The bassist was Colin Farley, from Cutting Crew, who was a great bloke. In fact, here he is with the bass Cheers Mark Edited December 28, 2008 by misrule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 good for the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggenpuss Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 There was a post in November from noirpunk who'd just got an endorsement with Vintage. It's in there somewhere in the 'General' topics. I can't work out how to do a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 [quote name='ziggenpuss' post='365233' date='Dec 28 2008, 11:35 PM']There was a post in November from noirpunk who'd just got an endorsement with Vintage. It's in there somewhere in the 'General' topics. I can't work out how to do a link.[/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=32990&hl=vintage+&+endorsement"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;+endorsement[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 My opinion is that their cheap stuff is crap whilst their pricier range is pretty decent. The V1004DX I reviewed was fantastic and I still want it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PVTele Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 [quote name='Hamster' post='365093' date='Dec 28 2008, 07:46 PM']I have a Vintage P bass. Very very good indeed. The neck is 1/2 way between a P and a J, weight is nice, all hardwear good, a very nice overall package. I also have an SX P bass and it's considerably better than that. If you're not fussy about the compromise neck it's just about on par with a MIM P bass.[/quote] Good to know, Hamster... I've been wondering about getting an inexpensive P for blues gigs, and the Vintage V4 was one of the ones I'd thought of. The Wilkinson hardware & pickup are tempting in themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 (edited) I had 2 V950's at one point, I loved them. I still have one now but it's just gradually dying in it's case, I do feel bad about it but I could never sell it. Edited December 29, 2008 by Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clauster Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 As with any mass-produced "copies", there's no reason why you can't find one as good as the original if you get out and try enough of them - (received wisdom from a guitarist / pro-sound engineer acquainatce of mine when I sneered at his Squier Strat. He reckoned he'd tried at least 70 before settling on that one and with a set of replacement pickups put it on par with his US Strat). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 +1 for the bubinga bodied active basses, remember being very impressed with these when i was younger. Mind you, don't know how they'd compare to cheaper stuff nowadays. Also played an active Stingray copy which was average in every way! Sounded ok but felt a little cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjim Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 [quote name='Bassmonster' post='365094' date='Dec 28 2008, 07:46 PM']they do or used to do a cracking active fretless with a nice mahogany bod, think the model was a vb someting or other, EDIT: now i remember it was a actually a bubinga body[/quote] its the vintage V940/950 series... i've got the fretted 4 string version. i really like it. The body is small in comparison to most basses but i really like the neck and the hardware hasnt broken after several years use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 John McCoy (scary/bald-headed/bearded dude most famous for being in Gillan) has just signed an endorsement deal for their relic'd sunburst P bass and has written good things about it (think he's touring it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlbbb Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I've had experience with both the guitars and basses, and they're a decent brand. Good for on a budget, although as Machines mentioned, their higher end models are really quite nice! The V1004DX is gorgeous (see Machine's review!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 They seem to regularly get good press and reviews generally, and Trev Wilkinson is a top designer within the industry. I can't believe that any company would be so dumb as to have an 'unsearchable' brand name though! - Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Golchen' post='365449' date='Dec 29 2008, 01:23 PM']They seem to regularly get good press and reviews generally, and Trev Wilkinson is a top designer within the industry. I can't believe that any company would be so dumb as to have an 'unsearchable' brand name though! - Doh![/quote] I have the EST96 active Stingray copy with 3 band eq and maple neck/fb - its great, plays nicely, its quiet. They do a 5 string too. The bridge can be string-through body also, if you buy some ferrules. No complaints at all. link to site [url="http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintagebass.html"]vintage bass[/url] Edited December 29, 2008 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 That V1005 looks tasty. Might have to try to track one down for a look see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdavid Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Anybody tried the Vintage ICON V4 bass (the P Bass they brought out that comes pre aged) , be interested to see how that bass compares to the Squier VM P Bass as there both around the same price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Cooke Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I have a V950B with bubinga body... nice bass, especially as I got it second hand for a decent price... cleaned up well and upgraded the bridge and machine heads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hit&Run Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I've got a V1004 and I'm impressed with it. Probably the closest thing I've got to a 'coffee table' bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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