Hi Ronnie. Thanks for your feedback. It would be really interesting to know how you feel about your guitars. You clearly like them or you wouldnt have bought 7 but you say they were not set up. Can you see how having them setup would have improved them? Or do you feel they were all ok? What are your thoughts?

I bought a Vintage strat online a few years ago just because it was cheap and I wanted a "project" guitar. Something to swap pickups on etc. It was unplayable out of the box. Like Ronnie I've learnt few things over the years and managed to sort it (the retailer was very good and offered to replace it but I said I was willing to give it a go first). Would I want one that was set and sorted before it left the shop? Definitely, although I sorted it it was still a hassle I could've done without.

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@@RichardsGuitarshop Off I go to look at your web site sir :D

That is exactly what I would like to believe too! Problem is people scan around and see a price and naturally presume everyone will be supplying the same "product". Its very hard to demonstrate just how different our guitars can be from what arrives in so videos like this all help get the information out there. Natalia trusted in me all the way from Spain so felt I owed it to her to keep my promise of providing video evidence of "the difference" but I thought it would be interesting for you guys who follow the channel too.

May I add, their fretwork is also absolutely brillant. Got a Fret King Corona from them yesterday, it's amazing.

Lol you had me until the last sentence. 😂. No seriously the reality is we are so overwhelmingly busy a day doesn’t go by where I question our ability to continue selling guitars at cheaper prices because they require so much effort for little appreciation. As you have just highlighted you still want the guitar at a cheaper price!!! I know what you mean though . Anyway... I think we have the balance spot on. I would hate to remove the opportunity for players to have incredible playing guitars at the price we can sell them forex. My best advice is pretend our guitars are a different brand because the product we sell is a step up indeed from what comes out the box

Hi ! Thanks for the feedback. We are currently working to about 7 days . Hope that sounds ok!

Dubious? What is dubious about it? It is VERY VERY clearly labelled. Vintage were so impressed by my new labelling the sales office manager has shared it on his Facebook page!! Its not just a sticker on the headstock. The sticker and the certificate are to give the customer obvious value so if they choose to sell the guitar on they can prove they had the guitar professionally quality controlled and setup to the highest standards. If you are were selling one on Ebay and you saw a Vintage or a Vintage Custom Pro - which would you want to buy? Please go and look at the product page in more detail and see exactly how its promoted. Here are some links for you..... rguitars.co.uk/products/vintage-vs6mrf-electric-guitar-inc-100-professional-setup-added-value - So that is the product page which makes it VERY clear what it is - then the actual blog this page links to..... rguitars.co.uk/blogs/news/vintage-custom-pro-explained . Remember - we still sell these guitars for 10% LESS than the RRP. So we are still discounting them yet giving the customer all this work free of charge AND providing them with certification in order to give THEM long term value too. Is that dubious?

Richards Guitars try not to be so aggressive Richard - it’s rather unbecoming. I retract the word ‘dubious’ but stand by my point that the service you are offering is no more than my local guitar tech does for £55 - £65 and yet you are adding the label/moniker/description, whatever you want to call it of ‘Vintage Custom Pro’. Yes I have had a look at your website and when I saw a Vintage V100 ‘Custom Pro’ for sale I was immediately interested and thought to myself, blimey, Vintage are offering a higher standard of guitar that they call Custom Pro. Reading on I find out that it’s a stock V100 but with your added value set up/fret dress service. As I said before, your service is great and should be applauded and valued but I’m not so sure about retitling the guitar itself as a ‘Vintage Custom Pro’ rguitars.co.uk/pages/search-results-page?q=vintage+v100

To be fair Marc it was the word DUBIOS that upset me so apologies for being upset. Hopefully you see the good will and point of the branding and see it as a wholly positive thing.

Doug J!!! Sorry if I have a little chuckle... You are telling me that I am ONLY £16 (!!!!!!!!!!) more expensive than people you found online and you then go on to QUESTION why??????? I have had some wine so maybe I am misunderstanding a joke here... hang on let me read your comments again..... OK... I have read and read your comment and I genuinely dont believe you are joking? So lets take it as a serious enquiry. You think I SIDE STEPPED her question? Which was she could find the guitar cheaper online and why am I more expensive. You think that despite me doing a massive video on adjustments, improvements, a full and immensly detailed setup including rebuilding the nut slot and recutting it, fret ends - you name it - it was done.... you think I side stepped the question about why I am £16 (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) more expensive. Can I ask? What planet are you from? PS - The setup is not £100. We charge £55 for a setup if you but it privately . We do the same work when we set up a guitar pre sale. However - if we reject the guitar then there is the process of returning the guitar to the supplier, duplicating the work on the next guitar etc. We also offer 6 and 12 month checkup and reset so the estimated value of the add on service is a genuine £100 value. Hope that clarifies things. Hand on heart if you feel I need to spend the time to justify this to you in the way I have done - following watching the video - following all the other videos I have done on the subject - I really am not the guy to but your guitar from. I would recommend Gear4Music.

​@@JamesMears76 Yes, it would be fantastic for both retailers and consumers, if your typical new 'budget' range guitar arrived fresh from the factory, perfectly set up and in A1 condition. Instead, lets just let reality set in for a moment! Now, if I understand your comment correctly, you seem to be advocating buying a guitar from an outlet that supplies an instrument that has likely never seen daylight since leaving the factory, in order to save £16! Even if the the alternative was to buy the same instrument from someone like Richards Guitars, where an extensive quality check and set up service is provided. A service which clearly should clearly cost way more than £16 price difference for the time expended. Im sorry, I don't understand your logic, but I do admire your commitment to it.