I Love Flying V-ees

[AlvisX]

Ahh ok...just googled them up, I guess I didn't realize there was a difference but after looking twice, I still agree. Reflector knobs look better!

I like reflectors or witch hats on a V
I had a 60's V with witch hats ...pencil neck though . Jimi's painted V had witch hats

I believe Petty's 70's V is in a Hard Rock somewhere . I'd like to get a look at it
Looks to me like he had speed knobs on it, which look totally wrong IMO

 

[nichd]

With you on V's.... own an '83 Korina and a 75 natural. Love them both... used to have a Lonnie Mack... one of the few of all guitars that have passed through my hands that I seriously miss.

 

[AlvisX]

 

[houseofrock]

I had one of these and sold it. You Idiot!!

Now I have one of these. Wish it had wang! Plays great.

 

[ibmorjamn]

V's are definitely cool and I would like to pick up another gibson V but gibson just seems to be getting over priced for my pocket book. I'm 58, haven't toured in years and only do occational studio work every so often so I don't see me buying a V anytime soon. I mostly sit in on studio sessions with some of my old metal head buddies. It's a blast and my grand kids think it's cool that their grandpa is covered in tats and plays metal lol.

I don't think my grandkids know what metal is !

 

[jimmyjames]

I love the look of these fuggers

 

[Rudy v]

Here are the 2015 flying v that i not let you see

 

[Rudy v]

Fingerboard raised above body

 

[wmachine]

Fingerboard raised above body

?
Aren't they all like that?

 

[Rudy v]

Yes all 4 off them

 

[Rudy v]

Allso this one has a fingerboard raised above body

 

[AlvisX]

Dig this

https://neworleans.craigslist.org/msg/d/lafitte-epiphone-flying-guitar/6807726267.html

 

[mcblink]

Dig this

https://neworleans.craigslist.org/msg/d/lafitte-epiphone-flying-guitar/6807726267.html

I have zero complaints about mine!

Is my most played guitar at the moment. It's the one I grab when I get home from work, and mostly the main axe I use at jams.

 

[wmachine]

Yes all 4 off them

Allso this one has a fingerboard raised above body

Let's try this again: You're pointing out the fingerboard raised above the body. Are not virtually all of the Gibson Flying Vs like that?

 

[Rudy v]

Let's try this again: You're pointing out the fingerboard raised above the body. Are not virtually all of the Gibson Flying Vs like that?

All 1989 reissue have no fingerboard raised above body but some older once like in 1975 to 1980 maybe some custom shop ore historic flying v

 

[Adieu]

Shouldn't all tunamatics have necks tilted back a few degrees??

 

[Rudy v]

Let's try this again: You're pointing out the fingerboard raised above the body. Are not virtually all of the Gibson Flying Vs like that?

 

[Rudy v]

It has allso a volute

 

[Rudy v]

It is more raised above body the other be more flat to body

 

[JacksonCharvelAddict]

My Flying V has seen a lot of action. It survived a riot I started at a lesbian coffee shop gig back in 2000. It has survived my daughters cat knocking it over on the cement when he was strumming the strings. It finally had the final blow when my in laws knocked it over on a padded carpet and the neck shattered. I ordered a new neck on ebay for 25 bucks and went to bolt it on. Stupid me didn't realize the new neck was a 22 fret and the old one was a 24 fret. Luckily my dad was able to cut the last two frets off the old neck and glue it to the end of the new neck and get it all in place. To my surprise not only did this make the scale length correct but the two last frets are fully usable which I did not expect. I think my dad should be a guitar tech after all the stuff he has fixed for me...lol