Vintage AV1H BB

What i like about this guitar is its complete uniqueness. ok its a les paul copy but it has its own shine to it. Its like a mix of a les Paul and a PRS. Unlike the other AV1H's its far lighter (if i say its lighter than my own squier strat it says alot) and it doesnt own that maple veneer. Its mahogany and thats what give you that rich les paul humbucked sound.

Its got access cuts at top of the body to allow you to reach the notes at the bottom of the neck. A les paul neck thru and thru.

Tuners are les paul style and as its called a gloss black, i guess you figure out the look.

Two humbuckers which are coil tapped and also reverse treble humbucker to give you the soloy feel.

the best is the roll control which allows you to switch between single coil and humbucker. WILKINSON humbuckers and hardware (excellent no jokes).

Tune matic bridge, 22 frets and medium jumbo frets. What more do you need?

As I make it out to be, it is a brilliant guitar. The single coil soundis very sweet and sound very telecaster like but still has that humbuckking feel.
the humbuckers of course are brillant and giev a very rocky feel.
What i havent got used to is its slightly bright sound. Its unique, les paul with a brighter sound. If you expect a les Paul sound this is exactly it apart form its brighter sound but if u change tone to 7 it wil get you that les paul tone.

The rhythm is very very bluesy and the treble is just right for rock &solos. Wilkinson brilliance.

It can suit other types of music such as hardcore and metalcore and metal as i play there but indie is not a speciality of it as humbuckers are nt suitableto indie sounds.

Mainly its uited to blues and rock or early metal forms

Its not perfect but definately the bets guitar your ever gona get unless its a gibson or PRS. Epiphones are squished like flys to this thing.

You got to be lucky. You usaly can get a really good vintage model frm the factory but seldom do you get a rubbish model &thats when you need to exchangefor the good one.

I had to fix the bridge as it was abit out of place and the ebst bit is its pressure held so you dont have to unscrew bits the pieces will come off when you remove the strings but no worries its solid.

the action is fine. maybe needs to be adjusted.
HUmbuckers are fine but maybe bad so they need to be changed.

It been made in or assembled in (cant rememebr which) China so expect flaws but dont be wary, usually you get good models theres only a 1 in a 10000 chance of a rubbish one.

what i dont like is the fact you may get the guitar from the factory very dirty so you may find the need to clean the fretboard with lemon juice preferably.

this guitar will withstand live performances, ive giged it , simply a beaut.

Everything is wilkinson which spells out quality
hardware to humbuckers unlike the guitar these are made in Korea i believe.

excellent finish. the buttons are fine but the treble and rhythm control is loose so when you get it make sure its tight.

Make sure all parts in fact are tight and change strings as any guitar frm factory is equiped with low end strings.

i havent yet, its still quite new and trust me i doubt you need to its good stuff anyways. otherwise you got a warranty available. 1 year atleast.

For value every penny is worth it. You dont get a guitar this good for the price usualy get some shabby wood and crappy humbuckers not the real deal. they use exact les paul specifcations its brilliant.

ive been playing for 2-3 years and i have tried various gears frm authentic 1960s strats and les pauls ,old valve amps, top of the range gears and 3 grand prs's and very rare expensive equipment.i have tried and tested hundreds of equipment, so dont excuse this review. I know what im talkign about. For a cheap guitar its the very best or a suitable 1 if you dont like this one, the next best copyis a Gordon Smith guitar.

Its brilliant i have tried it with a peavey valveking and laneys etc. Its plain good and pratically flawless.

The neck isnt a strat neck or some metal/shred guitar, so dont expect mega easy playing. fave feature is jumbo frets and access joints and uniquessness and original feel.

ive compared it too epis, gordon smiths, gibsons. Its very good, and can be very near identical to gibson if nt for its brighter sound.

PERFECT 4 BLUES ROCK OR HARD ROCK GUITAR. but also good for anythin else.

if it had a floyd rose itd b even better and locking tuners. But it holds tuning very well by stndard.

And when you get it, its headstock is a treat, the logo is quite nice with a pearloid inlaying of its logo. Its looks liek and sounds and feels liek somethign that should be worth at least over ??500.

Its high class guitaring and for less 300 pounds or 600 US dollars its a bargain.