'Vintage' The manufacturer NOT the age!

[warwickhunt]

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.

[Imanupstart]

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

[Hamster]

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.

[Bassmonster]

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

[Deep Thought]

I remember reading that Captain Sensible plays a Vintage Viper (SG copy) and swears by it.

[lee4]

Try looking up the John Hornby-Skewes site.Vintage is on there.

[Guest MoJo]

[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

[misrule]

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

[umph]

good for the price

[ziggenpuss]

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.

[Hamster]

[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]

[Machines]

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..

[PVTele]

[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

[Josh]

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

[clauster]

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).

[lemmywinks]

+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

[mrjim]

[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...

[Clarky]

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)

[karlbbb]

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!).

[Golchen]

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!

[Geek99]

[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

[JPJ]

That V1005 looks tasty. Might have to try to track one down for a look see.

[markdavid]

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

[Paul Cooke]

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...

[Hit&Run]

I've got a V1004 and I'm impressed with it. Probably the closest thing I've got to a 'coffee table' bass.