Fellow Flying V users

[chilipeppermaniac]

An LP has a different growl for sure, but the bite and bark of an SG and V is brighter and more in your face than a LP in my ears.

NOW I see what you meant.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

I will keep my eye out for one ,, lol

I just looked and there is a faded 05 at GC Hollywood for $1,299.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

keep me busy for the next 2 weeks while they are away on vacation and no Kathy at home for chunks of time I get my bachelor time back

I know what ya mean! Awesome to have my bachelor time here too... oh crqp. Gotta run. Here comes the missus!!
I joke, we do just about everything together except play guitar!

 

[Don O]

I just looked and there is a faded 05 at GC Hollywood for $1,299.

They might be having a fire sale.

 

[Far Rider]

They might be having a fire sale.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Mmm yay a new V! congrats chili! Looks great!

Thank you brother Geoff.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

I just looked and there is a faded 05 at GC Hollywood for $1,299.

OMG at DonO,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, fire sale. it took me 2 scrolls past the post and my beginning to say something different to Mitch before I got it.

U a funny GUY, DON.

 

[ibmorjamn]

HEHE, definitely Classic Rock.

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That is a cool pic , do you know the story behind the guitar and why James and Kirk played V’s back then ?

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

That is cool pic , do you the story behind the guitar and James and Kirk played V’s back then ?

Looking for info I may know, or info you want to share?

I do know that James played a cheap copy and a few other tidbits about his early V's.
I was reading where as a kid, he dreamed of getting a white V because of idolizing Michael Schenker's.

Metallica's James Hetfield: What Drew Me to Gibson Flying V to the Point of Obsession

'When I finally got a V, it was kind of weird to play,' the frontman says.

www.ultimate-guitar.com

The James Hetfield Flying V - One Tough Guitar

There is rarely a guitar that is more famous that this. His beat up Electra has become a legend of its own.

musicskanner.com

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Some more info I just found on Het and V's

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

I know what ya mean! Awesome to have my bachelor time here too... oh crqp. Gotta run. Here comes the missus!!
I joke, we do just about everything together except play guitar!

If I could get Kathy to play guitar and keys, I would play the drums and bass

 

[ibmorjamn]

Looking for info I may know, or info you want to share?

I do know that James played a cheap copy and a few other tidbits about his early V's.
I was reading where as a kid, he dreamed of getting a white V because of idolizing Michael Schenker's.

Metallica's James Hetfield: What Drew Me to Gibson Flying V to the Point of Obsession

'When I finally got a V, it was kind of weird to play,' the frontman says.

www.ultimate-guitar.com

The James Hetfield Flying V - One Tough Guitar

There is rarely a guitar that is more famous that this. His beat up Electra has become a legend of its own.

musicskanner.com

All correct, many think “oh yeah thrash , so heavy, they invented metal as we know it”
Little do they they know, they can not see the tree’s for the forest.

 

[Sargeant Preston]

Also the best answer is Wireless!

I'm new here. So forgive me if I'm a bit amused that Flying V guitar players are still struggling with how to route the cord.
Although it's now discontinued I have been using an AKG GB40 Guitar Bug transmitter in conjunction with the AKG WMS40 receiver for years. And yes....you have to run a cord between the receiver and amp. To be honest, I was quite surprised to discover (today) that the AKG wireless system had been discontinued years ago.
If it ain't broke....don't try to fix it!
In the meantime, I'm enjoying the pics and vids.

 

[ibmorjamn]

I'm new here. So forgive me if I'm a bit amused that Flying V guitar players are still struggling with how to route the cord.
Although it's now discontinued I have been using an AKG GB40 Guitar Bug transmitter in conjunction with the AKG WMS40 receiver for years. And yes....you have to run a cord between the receiver and amp. To be honest, I was quite surprised to discover (today) that the AKG wireless system had been discontinued years ago.
If it ain't broke....don't try to fix it!
In the meantime, I'm enjoying the pics and vids.

Welcome, sadly I have a wireless thing I have never used. It was a gift, I should try it but honestly for me, I am exclusively a bedroom player.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

I'm new here. So forgive me if I'm a bit amused that Flying V guitar players are still struggling with how to route the cord.
Although it's now discontinued I have been using an AKG GB40 Guitar Bug transmitter in conjunction with the AKG WMS40 receiver for years. And yes....you have to run a cord between the receiver and amp. To be honest, I was quite surprised to discover (today) that the AKG wireless system had been discontinued years ago.
If it ain't broke....don't try to fix it!
In the meantime, I'm enjoying the pics and vids.

Welcome, Sargeant Preston, nice to have you here. I think Geoff/Jethro is a new V player, so his newness aroused his query.
Me, I just route it and ram it into position and play. if I wanted to get cute with it, I would route it like the cable guy runs cable in a house the old school way. HAHA

 

[ibmorjamn]

This guitar would be my #1 if I had it.
Dave Mustaine Epiphone signature V

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

This guitar would be my #1 if I had it.
Dave Mustaine Epiphone signature V

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My local store, Atomic Music had it's Kramer green version. It was on my list too.

https://reverb.com/item/85783454-kramer-dave-mustaine-signature-vanguard-flying-v-guitar-with-case-2022-rust-in-peace-alien-tech-green

 

[67plexi]

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

I can tell that I am going to like this video already, 67plexi.

I was barely 20 seconds in too.

 

[ibmorjamn]

Very nice collector guitar. The kind you put in a temperature, humidity controlled environment and look at it.