...who's rocking a Flying V?

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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by Larry Mal » Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:16 am

I'd love a Flying V. I think they are cool.

But I'm a middle aged guy and play seated like virtually always, and have no desire to join a band or rather the idea of being in a band is so unrealistically impossible that I just...

Don't have a Flying V. And before you tell me that you can play a Flying V in a seated position, sure. I guess. But how lame is that? So I'm going to be the middle aged guy who plays his Flying V sitting down all the time?

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Can't nobody respect that.
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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by DrQuasar » Mon Apr 24, 2017 2:58 pm

I play my Flying V sitting down all the time, but I've accepted and embraced my lameness. I did use it while I was in my college band though so it saw some live use (like that matters).

Playing it sitting down actually puts the neck at a very similar angle to playing classical with the footrest. Mine is a copy of this but the headstock is white, the truss rod cover is blank, the neck pickup has a chrome cover, the switch tip is black, silver top-hat reflector knobs and the neck is bolted on.

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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by mackerelmint » Mon Apr 24, 2017 3:03 pm

You guys, Sean's the one who's supposed to stab the balls.

I'd rather break the guy's legs, frankly.
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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by bdf83 » Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:55 am

When I just started playing guitar at the tail end of the 80s my parents replied to an advert from the paper about an electric guitar for me and didn't get it because "it was weird and shaped like a Y" so presumably i missed out on years of hair metal because I didn't get a flying V when I was 7. Not sure if that's a good or a bad thing.

I love the idea of them (and explorers) but can't picture myself playing them comfortably so didn't get one. I did get a cheap-o epiphone explorer which i loved but played it about 10 times because it wasn't comfortable...

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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by cmatthes » Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:20 pm

I currently rawk two Vees - a custom Gibson '68 Reissue and a Hamer Vector. They're both stellar live guitars! I've got a Shishkov Korina Vee in the works (very early works!) right now...

Here's a pic of the Gibson and me with no head from the DC Rock and Roll Marathon:
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I've got some live shots with the Vector, but will have to dig for those...
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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by Arthon » Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:12 am

I really like your Green V. First one I see in that color!
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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by MechaBulletBill » Wed Apr 26, 2017 3:04 pm

How does the hamer compare?

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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by cmatthes » Wed Apr 26, 2017 5:59 pm

MechaBulletBill wrote:How does the hamer compare?
It's world class. I really like my Gibson V, but the Hamer runs circles around it in every way.

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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by Mad-Mike » Mon May 08, 2017 11:23 am

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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by Flyingv » Wed Jun 07, 2017 3:45 am

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Of course I do, it's my name!

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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by starflower » Wed Jun 07, 2017 5:16 am

None yet over here, but have admittedly coveted Tim Wheeler's Korina-n-blackguard V for quite a while now...

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And the (L'arc-en=ciel) Ken Signature Burny is a beautifully guady thing as well that deserves some mildly underwound PAFs...

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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by philshield » Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:30 am

I've actually got a black one lying around made by Stagg. I used to use it a lot more but now I'm thinking of turning it into a jangle machine and using it in my new band, I think I just like the image of a big guy with a beard walking on stage with a v only to play jangly quaint indie.

Any pickup suggestions?
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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by dezb1 » Wed Jun 07, 2017 12:01 pm

Would love a V always looking for the right one at the right price...

Where's the pic of the V that started this thread?

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Re: ...who's rocking a Flying V?

Post by Venice Lockjaw » Tue Jun 13, 2017 1:17 am

I've had a thing for them ever since I discovered Jay Reatard; probably would've dismissed them as another dorky metal machine if not for him.

Still, I can't see myself owning one. Like Larry, I prefer something I can play sitting down.

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