Nothing to complain about though, any minor imperfection with these reliced guitars just adds to their mojo. This is really a guitar where you’re not going to be too troubled if you accidentally thump it off your desk! Playability and Sound Quality Mahogany body with carved flame Maple veneer provides resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort. The Vintage V100 features a unique, evolutionary body shape, with a graceful descending bass side shoulder and an ingeniously-designed offset heel providing improved access to the upper reaches of the fretboard. The only minor niggle I have with it is poor access to the upper frets, but this is generally an issue with all Les Paul style guitars, so nothing major to fret over.

The V100™ 'Lemon Drop™' is an original Vintage® ReIssued Series guitar, designed and created by Trev Wilkinson and the UK Vintage design team. Two piece centre jointed mahogany body, with carved solid maple cap and bookmatched flame maple veneer provides resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort. The Vintage V100 features a unique, evolutionary body shape, with a graceful descending bass side shoulder and an ingeniously-designed offset heel providing improved access to the upper reaches of the fretboard. Wilkinson Tune-O-Matic enables fine-tuning of each string for superb intonation all over the fretboard. When I was young and, in a band', Trev Wilkinson (Designer) explains, 'We supported the original Fleetwood Mac to play at a gig we'd organised. Fleetwood Mac let us use their PA, and Peter Green even let me use his amp! He wouldn't let me use his guitar, but he was always my favourite guitarist....'

I honestly have no issues here; the guitar plays as well as any budget guitar I’ve owned, and the sound quality is excellent. I never thought I’d actually go to a Les Paul before my beloved strats! Can’t praise this Lemondrop enough really! Mismatched tone and volume knobs and a flawless finish ensure the V100PGM Lemon Drop keeps the mojo working. Rosewood for outstanding tonal transfer, responsiveness and durability with a traditional 12" radius for superb playability and feel. Nothing gives off that unique, so-cool vibe like a guitar that’s obviously seen some serious use. Like a battle-scarred warrior that always gives its best, the instrument’s character shines through the worn finish, saying 'this guitar has paid its dues’. Its sound has the heart and soul of a thousand gigs in it and you can feel it when you play it. It feels special to hold, and special to play. But how many people can afford the vintage instrument of their dreams? That special instrument which displays a unique level of wear from decades of playing – at home, numerous rehearsal sessions, smoky pubs to working men’s’ clubs, gigs and tours at home and abroad? Or how many guitarists can wait 20 years before their own guitar starts to show that kind of time-related character?

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This cookie stores user-like settings for the chat system provider, which are required for our online chat service. Trusted Shops Good things come to those who wait – but who has the time for that? The Vintage ICON Series replicates the beautiful, worn-in look and feel of an instrument that has paid its dues, without investing the lifetime's worth of woodshedding, rehearsing, performing and travel.

One piece Mahogany with classic Vintage ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy and great feel. Mismatched tone and volume knobs and a flawless finish ensure the Lemon Drop keeps the mojo working. The V100™ 'Lemon Drop™' is an original Vintage® ICON Series guitar, designed and created by Trev Wilkinson and the UK Vintage design team. This easily beats out the Epiphones in my opinion and the unique look and sound is something you simply wont find unless you spend several thousand on a Gibson. If you have a google around you will see lots of people singing the praises of these instruments. Genuinely a lovely guitar at a bargin price and I'm really sad to let this one go but downsizing my collection so alas it must.Another minor issue is the quality of the general finish on the guitar. There are several areas on the sides where there are visible small lumps in the finish, where the spray-paint has spattered and dried hard. This could be intentional to try and suggest touch-ups over the years, however. With the exception of the maple top of the MP, no wood is visible on either guitar apart from the fingerboard, which is made of something called Lignum Rosa (a name coined by experienced guitar designer Alan Entwistle, the man behind the Revelation brand). It’s not rosewood, though it certainly looks similar; it’s a multi-layered wood construct that’s ‘quarter-sawn’ so the layers create a grain at a right angles to the face. If the purpose of a copy is to provide a taste of the real thing at a way more affordable price point then both these V100s pass that test in some style.

Whether you're searching for your first guitar or your last, every member of the Vintage ReIssued Series is a keeper. Play on. For enhanced playability the Vintage V100 features a unique evolutionary body shape with a graceful descending bass side shoulder and an ingeniously designed offset heel providing improved access to the 'dusty-end' of the guitar's upper frets and opening up your playing.Of course, both guitars are based on the Les Paul Custom, so we should really have ebony ’boards and rectangular inlays, rather than the more Standard-like style here. That said, inlays on both are pretty sharp.