Opinions on the Brand Vintage

http://www.jhs.co.uk/brands/vintage/vintage-electrics/vintage-vsa850-semi-acoustic-white

James, What have you heard??? trapezoid tuners and real f holes and a bigsby....

never picked up a Vintage, something about the name turns me off, I mean, its a NEW guitar

us and uk company. just sourcing...

I'm going to say this about your decision to buy this "Vintage V6", the strat is a pretty tried and true formula and its really easy to get mostly right at this kinda price point so I am sure the guitar will make you very happy.... HOWEVER, if you think you will be sweating the details later, make sure that everything is Fender spec in case you wanna replace it.... if its all far-east metric parts then your options on upgrade parts narrow some. Just about anything is available for a strat style guitar in the classic American spacing... and usually as an off-the-shelf upgrade to boot. At some point you will be looking at bridges, blocks, springs, saddles.... just know what you're getting. A used mexi strat is inexpensive, well made and definitely uses the classic screw spacing etc

I don't know too much about this company, but I have seen their sunburst les paul copies hanging on walls in the beginner section of some big box retailers and I am thinking far east factory and cheapo metric parts when I look at them.... and a strat has a lot of moving parts versus a Gibson or even a tele! Metal hardware is not a good place to cut corners on a strat.... overall Vintage's fender styled guitars seem to be a lot like squire 'vintage vibe' strats and teles that are so popular. I suspect they will be VERY comparable in quality and features. It seems like for the look they really went for the 'road worn' fender classics, but these are maybe a little cheaper and they don't look as well made even in the manufacturer's pics (mexi fender classics are pretty fucking well made guitars)... I don't know what any of these guitars really go for. I usually don't look at that section of the store....

on a semi-related note, if I could only have 1 guitar and had to keep it under a grand I think I would buy a Yamaha Revstar. The one that's about $600 is about the best made, most versatile and most attractive offering at that price point. I like it even better than the current crop of reverends which are VERY GOOD. But I keep thinking of buying a revstar. Look them up. If you can only have 1 guitar, I think this guy is a real all arounder at a price that's far lower than you expect with this kinda quality. very one I pick up is great, even the sub $500 models... I wouldn't just say that the $600 rev star is good for the money, its good and the value oriented pricing just makes it better. One of the nicest new guitar lines in years...

if i were you i would get a used Mex Standard Strat, i got mine, a 2004, for $300 from guitar center. You can find 2012's and newer for $350, other than wanting to put vintage voiced pick ups in it i couldnt ask for more, smooth neck, perfect weight not to heavy but not too light, and really resonate body, one of those where when you play it unplugged you can feel it.

as for vintage i haven't got any experience being I've never seen one until now so i can't say whether they are good or not but for that price if you want new instead of used Squire's Classic Vibes are an incredible steal they sound good the necks are just a bit slim for me

if you've played one and it speaks to you by all means get it, above is my 2 cents and i can't tell you what you prefer its all about what you want and what you like

if i were you i would get a used Mex Standard Strat, i got mine, a 2004, for $300 from guitar center. You can find 2012's and newer for $350, other than wanting to put vintage voiced pick ups in it i couldnt ask for more, smooth neck, perfect weight not to heavy but not too light, and really resonate body, one of those where when you play it unplugged you can feel it.

AGREEE WITH BLAKE! although I would go $500 and get a non-roadworn classic series strat, a 50s or 60s depending on what fretboard material and neck shape you prefer, both are great... the hardware is decent, the pots are nice CTS dishbacks, the pickups on these strats are quite decent too (the teles in not so much).... a used jimmy Vaughan strat is also a good option, you get a well made body, medium fat V neck, maple fingerboard, very decent texmex pickups, CTS dish pots, carling switch, legit chiclet caps, AVRI hardware, easy top adjust truss rod, matte finish neck that really resists sticking.... anyway, the colors are limited on the jimmy, but I ave ahd one for like 15 years and though tis been modded heavily at this point that's NOT because there was anything wrong with it stock, just wanted to shake it up. I have owned MANY strats and honestly my jimmy Vaughan is my all time fave.