Flying V thread

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:38 am

what V type guitars have y'all played? I'm hell of gassy for a metal guitar. jackson? dean? BC Rich? I played a white schecter last year that was tits but I havent seen any Vs lately...

obviously I'm not buying a Gibson but I'd consider an epi if they are really better than the others

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:10 am

I had one of these Axl Jacknifes for a while. EMG designed p90s and a tune-o-matic bridge. Extremely hokey and cheesy, but I kinda wish I had it back. Fun to play.

sholkham · Post by **sholkham** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:21 pm

I quite like the look of this, I'd like to try one someday

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:19 pm

brainfur wrote:obviously I'm not buying a Gibson

I thought in 'murrica you could walk into any pawnshop and pick up a '57 Flying V for like $200. If they could sell the 2000LE for Â£650 here then surely they're only asking a few dollars second-hand for a Faded V over there?

Anyway, mine's a Gibson and now it's broken in I'm fine with it. Could probably do with vintage/vintage style pickups and a Vibrola.

Ask Doog what he did with that Â£40 one.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:29 pm

Well, OK, so it's $380 BIN on eBay for a Gibson Flying V Limited Edition in Satin Ebony Guitar with Gig Bag vs $425 BIN for an Epiphone Limited Edition "1958" Korina Flying-V Electric Guitar, Alpine White

Personally I'd take the Gibson, YMMV.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:44 pm

I had a Jackson RR5 which was a great guitar, high end though, about Â£800 new.

I've got a MIJ Flying V (not sure what brand) that is actually the guitar I've owned the longest (sixteen years). When I got it it was a mess so I stripped it and finished it with danish oil. It has vintage Yamaha SG pups in it as well.

If you want a bargain and can tolerate teh Metalz I'd say a second BC Rich V are a good idea. They sell for less than similar priced Jackson and Dean and I think they are marginally better quality.
The Body Art models were mostly Korean and you can pick them up dirt cheap.

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:58 pm

you mean the kerry king sig with the tribal tattoos on them? so offensive, but at least I like slayer

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:08 pm

sholkham wrote:I quite like the look of this, I'd like to try one someday

i like the look of that too but in mot sure if they make it anymore

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:07 pm

brainfur wrote:you mean the kerry king sig with the tribal tattoos on them? so offensive, but at least I like slayer

No, I think the V was called the 'Skull Pile' model. They made a model for each birth month of the year, 12 models. All good players but the artwork was a bit hmmm.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:25 pm

Fran wrote:
brainfur wrote:you mean the kerry king sig with the tribal tattoos on them? so offensive, but at least I like slayer
No, I think the V was called the 'Skull Pile' model. They made a model for each birth month of the year, 12 models. All good players but the artwork was a bit hmmm.

I remember that model being in all the guitar shops near me when I was younger. To a 12 year old it was awesome

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:11 am

Gabriel wrote:To a 12 year old it was awesome

Yeah, BC Rich do that well. But I'm being truthful here, if you can get your head around the shapes/finishes they are nice players. You can pay Â£300 for some bottom range Dean or Jackson and they will be shit.
Epiphone look better of course, we all love the traditional V, its a superb design.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:36 am

Fran wrote:
Gabriel wrote:To a 12 year old it was awesome
Yeah, BC Rich do that well. But I'm being truthful here, if you can get your head around the shapes/finishes they are nice players. You can pay Â£300 for some bottom range Dean or Jackson and they will be shit.
Epiphone look better of course, we all love the traditional V, its a superb design.

sad all low custs models nowdays are basswood catÂ´s whit bolt neck .... chepo production

we wont see anymore High quallity knock-offs made on korina or mahogany or maple

save some exceptions like few Ephiphones, some LtdÂ´s

Sexy ltdÂ´s

WaldoJeffers · Post by **WaldoJeffers** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:22 am

brainfur wrote:
sholkham wrote:I quite like the look of this, I'd like to try one someday

i like the look of that too but in mot sure if they make it anymore

Nice... Ron Asheton model.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:47 am

sholkham wrote:I quite like the look of this, I'd like to try one someday

That was going to be my suggestion, I really like the look of these

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:38 pm

I've never played a BC rich before because I couldn't imagine anything that garish could possibly sound good.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:52 pm

brainfur wrote:I've never played a BC rich before because I couldn't imagine anything that garish could possibly sound good.

I get what you mean but it wasn't always that way... The original late 70's USA models were probably the PRS of their day. High end, neck through models crafted by hand from exotic woods, they now sell for around Â£2,000+ second hand when you can find one. Bernie Rico was originally an acoustic builder, its quite ironic that they ended up being viewed as cheap ugly Metal guitars. The company was bought out in the early 80's and the new owners decided to build shit, mostly import, they lost a lot of followers but gained the Hair Metal players (then later Death Metal players) due to the outlandish designs and colours.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:02 pm

i was just fucking around with this little thing, but Slone plugged it into a rockerverb 50 and it was DETH METALZ

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:21 pm

Dean Baby V?

They look cool, wouldn't mind picking one up cheap and customizing it.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:51 pm

Is that RobOG in a dwarfcraft shirt in the background?

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:04 am

Fran are those BC Rich bolt-on? Id probably want to do some kind of a rattlecan refin on account of I am a 34 year old man

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