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For context I've been into MIJ Les Pauls since 2006 and have owned about 20 over the years, both high and low end.
1980 Tokai LS-80
For reference mine is a 2011 V100 Paradise - which is their take on the slash model, it has the older style heel and a colour that is far closer to the Gibson AFD than what vintage are producing now.
I purchased (from this forum a few years ago) a 2016 Gibson Les Paul Studio - the faded black satin one. It was my first Gibson, I tried so hard to bond with it, but I couldn't. It not only felt less premium than the Vintage, it didn't sound as musical either unplugged or hooked up to an amp. So the USA built Gibson that Mark Agnesi told me I had to play to be authentic wasn't anywhere near as good as a mass produced £300 Chinese knock off.
In summary - my V100 is great, it's been gigged hundreds of times, on lots of recordings, i'm happy with the hardware and the pickups. It's bloody heavy though !
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
£400 used and a lot of bang for that.
Or is this cheating? I mean it says Les Paul on the headstock and everything.
https://vintageguitarsrus.com/products/vintage-v132-reissued-electric-guitar-tv-yellow
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I also gigged it for the next 8 or so months using my V100 as a backup chopping and changing. My heart was saying use the Gibson but each time I picked up the V100 it had this magic that was missing from the Gibson.
Side note - I bought the les paul from @Dazzajl without telling my wife, she went nuts at me (even though she knew i'd been saving for one) and it became known as 'The Homewrecker" guitar. When i sold it i put the money towards a mini convertible for her. If i bring it up now she's still annoyed with me
EDIT: Because the Gibson urinated on the Vintage from a great height. This model is a very different proposition from Vintage’s take on the LP Standard.
Why do I love yellow so much?