British Audio Service - "Vintage" Series by Wilkinson
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Interesting little shop, indeed.
Hmmmmmm...
Hmmmmmm...
Mr Grumpy
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Not that fond of the vintage brand. Quite decent lower to mid level stuff, often heavy, which many folks like. Having said that, I did have a very nice wilkinson tele bridge on a cheap guitar that worked very well. I'd still buy Gotoh over Wilkinson hardware.
I'd say their guitars are a step up from Harley Benton, but not upto a PRS se standard - theycost aboutthe same in Korea due to import taxis, etc.
I'd say their guitars are a step up from Harley Benton, but not upto a PRS se standard - theycost aboutthe same in Korea due to import taxis, etc.
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RVA
Ambassador
So you played them? Good to know, thanks.
Mr Grumpy
Ambassador of Comings and Goings
They are certainly not bad, but I doubt you'd find them at the level ofyour Agiles.
I didn't like the SG, no particular reason, just didn't feel special.
I liked the tele, but thier are many lovely tele out there at decent price; i'd prefer a Squire VM or CM.
They do some interesting LPS, the one I tried was very heavy, and even though the pickups were fine, I found them bland. Also had Wilkinson pickups on a HB LP that were terrible to my ears. Also put $40 Wilkinson pups into my SG310 - I throught the original Epi one were as good, low end Epi 650/700. Suffuce to say I am not fond of thier puppies.
I've had several decent experiences with their hardware, but would rather pay a bit more for Gotoh which has always done me proud.
Interestingly, the guitar builder in Bkk said he has tried lots of hardware over the years, but now only used Gotoh as he has found it works the best for him. I asked him what he throught of Tonepros stuff which I throught was basically the same as Gotoh, and he said he found the dimensions different, and that he preferred Gotoh - which surprised me. But, he really knows his stuff...
I didn't like the SG, no particular reason, just didn't feel special.
I liked the tele, but thier are many lovely tele out there at decent price; i'd prefer a Squire VM or CM.
They do some interesting LPS, the one I tried was very heavy, and even though the pickups were fine, I found them bland. Also had Wilkinson pickups on a HB LP that were terrible to my ears. Also put $40 Wilkinson pups into my SG310 - I throught the original Epi one were as good, low end Epi 650/700. Suffuce to say I am not fond of thier puppies.
I've had several decent experiences with their hardware, but would rather pay a bit more for Gotoh which has always done me proud.
Interestingly, the guitar builder in Bkk said he has tried lots of hardware over the years, but now only used Gotoh as he has found it works the best for him. I asked him what he throught of Tonepros stuff which I throught was basically the same as Gotoh, and he said he found the dimensions different, and that he preferred Gotoh - which surprised me. But, he really knows his stuff...
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I went straight on by, and found the Victory amps....also 1 or 2 interesting guitars in the used section. Pricing seems to be the usual range though.
I do like a couple of those Victory amp demos...some of them sound great.
I do like a couple of those Victory amp demos...some of them sound great.
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So I was at a local shop this evening, trying not to buy a Katana amp...I decided that I would try out a bunch of guitars to see if anything peaked my interest. They had a whole bunch of Vintage brand guitars. Including one of these:
It reminded me of this thread.
It wasn't too bad at all. In fact, with a little set up it would make a heck of an interesting guitar.
Very playable, and the vibrola actually held tune pretty well. The bar rode close to the body, so not much room to dive, but I imagine that could be remedied.
I didn't delve too deeply though, and I didn't bother to plug it in. The humbuckers were labeled Wilkinson, and were very likely to be just about the same as any other Wilkinsons I've ever played. The neck was fairly full feeling, not a slim, but not a baseball bat. Giant frets finished ok, but they could be polished up a bit, and the fretboard was looking kinda thirsty too. Sadly, I didn't have to mess with the tuners the whole time so...I couldn't tell ya how they were. All in all, a fun time was had with it.
It reminded me of this thread.
It wasn't too bad at all. In fact, with a little set up it would make a heck of an interesting guitar.
Very playable, and the vibrola actually held tune pretty well. The bar rode close to the body, so not much room to dive, but I imagine that could be remedied.
I didn't delve too deeply though, and I didn't bother to plug it in. The humbuckers were labeled Wilkinson, and were very likely to be just about the same as any other Wilkinsons I've ever played. The neck was fairly full feeling, not a slim, but not a baseball bat. Giant frets finished ok, but they could be polished up a bit, and the fretboard was looking kinda thirsty too. Sadly, I didn't have to mess with the tuners the whole time so...I couldn't tell ya how they were. All in all, a fun time was had with it.
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RVA
Ambassador
how much?
Yeah, of course you're gonna ask that question, and I'm not gonna remember exactly...around $600(could have been low to mid$500s though).
I played a few different guitars while I was there. Vintage, a Reverand Sensei 290, a bunch of G&L Asian made, a few Ibanez(I really liked the semi hollow they had for $300) I almost tried out a Peavey(with their version of robo tuning).
I've known the guys that were working there for close to 40 years. My first, and second electric guitars were purchased from them. So it's like...stroll in...hey what's up?...same old...mind if I try a few...help yourself...you still...?...yep, you still...?(pull my third guitar off the wall)...how's Bob...?...ten guitars later....we should do this more often...Tuesday nights, I'm here every one of em...thanks, take care guys!
I played a few different guitars while I was there. Vintage, a Reverand Sensei 290, a bunch of G&L Asian made, a few Ibanez(I really liked the semi hollow they had for $300) I almost tried out a Peavey(with their version of robo tuning).
I've known the guys that were working there for close to 40 years. My first, and second electric guitars were purchased from them. So it's like...stroll in...hey what's up?...same old...mind if I try a few...help yourself...you still...?...yep, you still...?(pull my third guitar off the wall)...how's Bob...?...ten guitars later....we should do this more often...Tuesday nights, I'm here every one of em...thanks, take care guys!