Gibson Flying V2, Ever heard of these?

BlackSG91 said:
Your guitar looks great! I assume the fret board is ebony? Nice touch and what exactly is the vibrato unit?
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eSGEe said:
KAHLER Vibrato?
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Thanks. Yes, ebony fret board. Yes, vibrato is a Gibson branded Kahler. That's one of the anomalies. '79 was supposed way too early for factory installation, but the routing is fully finished. Can't explain that.
 
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I like mine. It's an early '79 with Boomerangs. Like in the videos, it is very Tele like, only mine is a bit more of a Tele-slayer. It has some sort of pre-amp inside the cavity. It's pretty hot. I like the sounds out of it when plugged into a slightly under-powered amp, and turned up LOUD.

I'll try to take a few photos this weekend if I get any free time. I have to work again tomorrow. Second Saturday this month. Ugh!
 
Here's a shot of the inside of my '79 V2's control cavity. There's a "black box" stuck to the side of the cavity, and a bunch of extra capacitors, a bias or trim pot, and a 9 volt battery that did not originally come with the guitar. I tried researching it once, and really didn't come up with anything. Maybe Steve or Voxy, or some of the other guys that knew of sorcery going on in the early '80s might know what this is.

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I love these tuners. I wish that Gibson stuck with these. It is such a useful addition having a built in winder that flips out like a pen knife.


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SG John said:
Here's a shot of the inside of my '79 V2's control cavity. There's a "black box" stuck to the side of the cavity, and a bunch of extra capacitors, a bias or trim pot, and a 9 volt battery that did not originally come with the guitar. I tried researching it once, and really didn't come up with anything. Maybe Steve or Voxy, or some of the other guys that knew of sorcery going on in the early '80s might know what this is.

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I love these tuners. I wish that Gibson stuck with these. It is such a useful addition having a built in winder that flips out like a pen knife.


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This is the first time I have seen these tuners as my 79 LP had that same Tulip style but without the winder parts. What a cool idea for string change times.
 
gball said:
I had them on a LP Custom a while back, and they were fantastic for string changes. Definitely something Gibson should consider bringing back.
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That would add cost, of course, especially if made durable enough. Good that they still would work even if broken, though. They are cool indeed, but in reality don't really save a lot of time and effort over a cheap string winder to me.
 
wmachine said:
That would add cost, of course, especially if made durable enough. Good that they still would work even if broken, though. They are cool indeed, but in reality don't really save a lot of time and effort over a cheap string winder to me.
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No not for normal string changes but where they really shine is if you break a string during a gig or while jamming.
 
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