Fellow Flying V users

[Jethro Rocker]

Well since I am now officially in the club....
The output jack on the Gibbys is on the lower horn. How do you get the cord in behind the strap neatly? Leave it dangle straight and that's a recipe for stepping on it and pulling it out or breaking cord or jack. But to pull it up to strap lock like a clothesline and that gets in the way big time.
Part of the fun of a V is being able to cradle it over your thigh ala Schenker. You can't gaffer tape it to back of guitar. Mine is nicely placed up by the strap lock itself.
So how do you deal with this?
My hand would get hooked in cord flailing....

 

[Don O]

Right angle plug into the guitar to start. Then up and back over the strap.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Right angle plug into the guitar to start. Then up and back over the strap.

But cord dangles in the space between the horns? Seems like it would get in the way.

 

[Thatbastarddon]

But cord dangles in the space between the horns? Seems like it would get in the way.

I wasn’t a runner, or an acrobat…I just let a 90° cable end dangle if I was singing all night. If I was not singing most of the stuff, I’d run the cable through the strap hitching zone.

I was singing most of that show, plus the stage wasn’t huge.

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Ive seen pics of your V before Don and i always like the way that Stetsbar looks on it.

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Ive seen pics of your V before Don and i always like the way that Stetsbar looks on it.

Thank you sir!!!

 

[Jethro Rocker]

I wasn’t a runner, or an acrobat…I just let a 90° cable end dangle if I was singing all night. If I was not singing most of the stuff, I’d run the cable through the strap hitching zone.
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I was singing most of that show, plus the stage wasn’t huge.

Yeah for me that's a disaster in waiting. Stepped on too many a cord plus I use wirless pack. This is all theoretical as I do not own a Gibby V!
Yet....

 

[Jethro Rocker]

This pose seems like it doesn't work well with the cord strung up to the top.

 

[Kerry Brown]

Never had a problem with a strap on a V. I did have a problem with my drummer though. On small bar stages the horns kept hitting the cymbals.

 

[Headache]

 

[Headache]

Also the best answer is Wireless!

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Yeah, like that if I’m running around….it never got in my way. Just leave a little slack.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Also the best answer is Wireless!

Yep still need a cord tho.

 

[ibmorjamn]

Let it fly or roll. That V is the medallion, later painted black and white with the medallion removed.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

That sorta works till one has to plant guitar around thigh to play per Schenker. Would need a reasonable amount of slack. That's half the fun of V!. Just that it pulls on cord. I still think they need to put the output jack up on top horn. Seems like oversight to me.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Let it fly

That's how you hold a V! It's ready to get stepped on and pull out tho.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

It's probably a non issue if I had one! Just seems weird.

 

[Headache]

Jackson's have some models where the jack is in the upper horn.

I can't have a cord hanging straight out of the jack, I'd bounce right on it and rip it all out.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Jackson's have some models where the jack is in the upper horn.

I can't have a cord hanging straight out of the jack, I'd bounce right on it and rip it all out.

The new Epi V does as well. That's what made me think of this.

 

[Headache]

Yes, brilliant.