Vintage V100 by Wilkinson

It's a great value for money for sure! With a good setup it's a LP that could cost much more money! If you are thinking to buy it just pull the trigger, you won't regret it! It's one of the few cheap LP that i definitely recommend

What country you in?

Had the 'lemon drop' version for a couple of years ...fantastic value great feel and sound

Hi !

I got one , very good LP to me , one of my main axe now . I paid mine 250€ 2nd hand with a Duncan pearly gates HB on it, it's a beautiful flamed top LP. At this price, it's clearly a bargain regarding the awesome finish & quality.

A better way to get convinced is to listen to it : here are some tracks I made, where it's really shining on the best rigs I could find for her.

https://soundcloud.com/waraba/fast-forward-psychedelic-mix ( whole song made on the V100)
https://soundcloud.com/waraba/fatlizzy ( V100 & squier strat )
https://soundcloud.com/waraba/carolannblues-keys-are ( leads on the V100)

In addition I would say that this V100 has everything you need from a real gibson : same woods , set neck, comfortable neck & playing, very good sustain, warm tone, solid rock tone. It can play everything , even jazz licks. And yes it looks as good as it sounds ( mine is a tobacco flamed top sunburst).

I have compared mine to numerous Gibson ( even a custom 70 Gibson worth 5000€ sitting next to it in my office ) and it's 97% like the real stuff, even too much Les Paulish sometimes ( the honk & nasal is a little bit too much on certain rigs ). I tried lots of Epiphone and even some Gibson studio that where crappy guitars compared to my V100. I just tried a tokai once, and the V100 is very close , for only a third of the price.

The sustain compared to the 70's custom is like 7/9 seconds while the Custom is 10/12 sec.

I don't know about the stock pick ups since mine came upgraded, but the pearly gates on it is fantastic, you got this very hot ZZtop tone on vol10 while you get the classic PAF on vol 8/9 , and lots of subtle tones lowering to 4/5 , same story with the treble pot.

They come so cheap ( I've seen a 2nd hand at 150 € !!!) , that you can really afford a couple of great pickups since the woods are the same you find on the Gibson. Allow a good setup , and you got your real LesPaul.

I would buy another one instantly if I could find another one similar to mine, I wonder if the quality is still the same on last batches.

here is a pic, I've exactly the same model.

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Some reviews said that they come without any setup from the factory , be prepared to pay a good setup & you won't regret it.

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"double bobinage" means humbucker?
great word!

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I would buy another one instantly if I could find another one similar to mine

There're a couple of ads in Italy I've found