Vintage Lemon Drop

well it's a les paul to look at. got a lemon drop recently and am impressed for the money. a good solid feeling guitar but light enough to not hurt the shoulder if playing all nite. the pickups rock... good chuncky sound, loads of sustain and of course the out of phase sound is nice. stays in tune pretty well. haven't looked at the setup out of the box cos it played ok, but i will have a look at it sometime. i suspect the rod might need a quarter turn. as far as the relicing goes its a bit rough to be honest. the buckle rash reproduction on the back is a bit naff to be honest but nothing a bit of fine grade sand paper won't fix when i take a notion. it's beat up already to what the hell I say beat it up a bit more and make it your own.

an excellent rock guitar basically. i love belting out a bit of acdc and it great for that. neck pickup sings well. the bridge pickup isnt so good but the out of phase middle position is cool. basically i love the sound. it really sounds like something much more expensive.

factory setup was adequate but the one i have needs the rod adjusted a tweek cos theres a little fret buzz past the 12th fret but its minimal. so little i haven't bothered to do it yet. the action is just right for me so i did nothing there. pickup height is fine too. the relicing could be better overall. the dings look a bit like someone stuck a fork in it here and there and as i say the buckle rash on the back is a bit of a joke. looks more like a map of australia.

not a problem so far all solid and i have gigged with it loads. i have been rotating it with my strat as first guitar, but i always take two guitars anyway. the lemon drop has been drafted in last week as the strat threw a wobbly and it was spot on. wasn't even out of tune and it had been in the gig bag for over a week.

dunno dont care

i have been playing over 25

Its a Les Paul copy - you get the idea - but a Peter Green/Gary Moore copy.

Body: Mahogany
Top: V100CS Flame Maple
Neck: Mahogany ??? Set Neck
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 24.75"/ 628mm
Frets: 22
Neck Inlays: Pearloid Crown
Tuners: Wilkinson?? Deluxe WJ01 Chrome
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
Pickups: Wilkinson?? Double Coil x 2 (N) MWVC (B)MWVC
Hardware: Chrome
Controls: 2 x Volume/ 2 x Tone/ 3-Way Toggle

Bored now?

The finish may be down to personal preference but the sound is superb. Rich harmonics on both individual pickups - much better than the burst buckers in my Les Paul (getting Bareknuckle PG Blues fitted!), though it must be said the Lemondrop lacks some bass end/sustain compared to the LP standard. Should really put this into pespective the standard is sooooo much more expensive.

Where this guitar excels is the Peter Green 'Jumping at Shadows' tone. The flipped magnet PG mod does not come close to this.

For the price the sound is great - bit lacking compared to a guitar five times the price - your choice.

Action was OK out of the box although intonation needed a bit tweaking.

The distressed finish was a bit heavy handed and I didn't like the matt finish. So polished it up and redistressed it (good fun). Its not a Peter Green/Gary Moore - its mine now!

The finish on the frets is a bit rough - top E frequently falla off the board and gets caught on the 5th fret.

Can't see any problems with reliabilty - won't care too much if it gets 'dinked' - adds to the character.

Added straplocks as I do to all my guitars.

I always take a backup guitar to any gig whether Gibsons or Encores.

Never tried - don't know.

I've been playing for a looooong time. When I started guitars were instruments of torture - action so high, rubbing your fingers over a cheese grater was more fun.

This Vintage plays well, sounds so good and is a reasonable price. Really wish I had this when I was trying to nail 'Need Your Love So Bad' all those years ago.

In truth sounds good playing Free, ACDC or Zep. I'll leave any comments about suitabilty for Trivium or BFMV to those a bit younger.

2007 Vietnam
22 frets
Flame maple top
2 x Wilkinson PAF pickups nickel covers
Passive
Mahogony body/neck, maple top
Tunomatic bridge
Wilkinson tuners

This guitar sounds very similar to any les paul (being of the same materials/ construction methods) It compares very well to ant real les paul I have played/ owned (lots and lots). I play rock music, this design was originally for jazz music but as you all know it exceeds at rock (ask Slash, Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne etc.).
My Vintage V100 Lemon drop is extraordinary when not plugged in, big strident sound and very loud, it's a good peice of wood in other words! The pickups are fantastic replicas of the original Seth Lover design, they even have nickel silver covers like the originals which will, in time age nicely. The neck pickup is placed backwards and therefore gives the out of phase honky sound when in the middle position. The neck pup on its own sounds great and even does the typical muddy sound when overdriven! the bridge pickup is nice and trebally, but not too harsh, I tried some Metallica and it held up! It basically sounds as a good pickup should (I love these pickups!!!!!!)
Nothing to dislike.

I always set up a guitar upon purchase, this one needed a treatment of lem-oil (on the rosewood fingure board)as it was a bit dry, I then added a set of D'addario 10-46 XL's as I always use. I also raised the action a bit as it was too low for my liking, the truss-rod was set perfectly however.
The guitar is aged so it is covered in flaws! This is how it is meant to look! LOvely

This is a well made guitar, the pots work well and have a smooth action, the hardware is all wilkinson branded and of a high quality. You can depend on this guitar to perform as well (or better) than you can. It's that nice and for only rrp of 349 pounds sterling? Amazing!

No opinion, never used, never will

I've played for 26 years (I'm 33), I've owned and still do own many guitars from Tele's to strats, to Explorers, To Vee's. This guitar is brilliant for the outlay, it really is. I've never done a review before, but wanted to tell you all to go and get one of these whilst you can. It looks like Peter Greens / Gary Moores guitar, it looks old and plays like an old friend.

Just bought the Vintage lemon drop,gigged with last night,very nice guitar, fast neck ,lovely finish,pickup,s are brill squeal,s like a pig,sustain for ever, buy one.

The sound off this guitar is great ,the reversed pickup,gives you a great out of phase sound,crank up the amp this thing sing,s

Played straight out of the box,no problem,s

The guitar is nice and light,keep it in a hard case,i don,t think it would take to many knock,s .

Have to say ,i read all the review,s on this guitar and they are all true,lovely finish, great sounding pickup,s well worth the money paid 400 euro including hard case.