@@hkguitar1984 I just recently bought a 1983 Gibson Spirit II. It's basically a double cut special, and both pickups are tapped, so I can get that pseudo single coil sound, or mix and match the humbucker with the single coil, which makes it really versatile. The thing is, is I bought my first Les Paul Custom last year, and it's a great guitar and it sounds amazing, but it occurred to me that of every guitar I've had, the custom inlays and split diamond headstock inlay look so killer, why not put that on a double cut that isn't an ES model or an SG? There's no room on an explorer for a split diamond, but now that they have made "Custom" versions of a Flying V and Firebird, the only body style(s) they haven't put it on are the double cut Les Paul Special and Junior... and the Moderne, which could be cool too! I've thought since the carved top double cut standard Les Paul, I'd love to see a double cut Custom version... no such luck to this point, but I had thought I might check in to the Made to Measure program.
@@sjlefebvre I believe that Gibson tries to preserve/protect the "sspecial-ness" of the split diamond inlay. I know there are some top of the line Gibson Archtop guitars that had the split-diamond inlay on the back of the headstock! Those guitars are so fancy that the headstock has inlays on both sides. Again, I believe the reason is Gibson trying to protect the Les Paul Custom prestige. I agree though, I have a 1986 Les Paul Custom and I really like the headstock design, the split-diamond inlay is one of the coolest most identifiable inlays I've ever seen.
I am suprised Lonny is still in business, I ordered SG and Firebird pickguards and tenon cover and firebird trussrod cover in March of 2021, and he never sent it, he never even replied to any of my emails, just had a generic auto reply saying that he was busy and would be a slight delay on shipping, and I never could get ahold of him on his shop phone number that he gave out in those auto replies, so either way you look at it, I paid him up front and in the end ended up out either a few pickguards and other covers for some of my Gibsons that I wanted to give a vintage vibe or a few hundred bucks, because his covers are not cheap. But honestly the worst part is hearing on forums that he is shipping and delivering new orders, and is actively engaged in the guitar business and doing things like trading this Flying V for Trogly's Gene Simmons Bass, and wondering if I am the only order he skipped and didn't fulfill, or am I the only customer that got blown off, and wondering why he never ended up going back and taking care of my order before he started fulfilling new orders. I understand things happen, and would be more than thrilled if he ended up filling my order and sending me the parts, thrilled enough that I went and found the old order confirmation email and sent it to him again with a message asking him too fill that order. But based on previous failed attempts made throughout the past year to contact him and/or get my order filled, I dont have too high of hopes that I will ever see a single part or my money ever again
You are not the only customer BY that he’s taken money from and never shipped. Just read his comments on his Facebook page and his Instagram page. I went through this process with him (excuse after excuse of why he couldn’t ship) but I eventually was lucky enough to get a refund.
Trogly, you really should review a flying v pro 2016 T. Trust me, you'll love the specs, they are 84 style with Les Paul standard appointments. Just one year of production, and they are so underrated. If you put one on the spotlight I'm willing to bet they would raise by 1k on the used market
It’s interesting how you were commenting about how clear the neck pick up sounded, because it sounded very dark and muddy to me. But then I remembered that my Gibson has Tradbuckers in it, which are extremely clear and bright, which is probably why the 490 in that guitar sounds a little muddy to me.
Typically the grounding wire for a Les Paul would connect to the stopbar tailpiece stud. On a '50s style Flying V it would probably ground on the underside of the top string-through plate. I can't be sure about this as its only my best guess. Not sure where else you could ground it as maybe the stud insert for the old Nashville bridge. When the top body route was shown I didn't notice a ground wire, either from the pots assembly nor from the output jack. Austin, if you ever open that guitar up again please document where the ground wire exits the control cavity, it has to be either near the bridge post, under the string-through top plate or possibly one of the string ferrules (although I doubt a string ferrule would be used for grounding).
Could just do the multimeter on continuity with the strings off to figure out where it all connects? Often how I'll track down a squirrely ground wire. The demo does make me think there may be an issue with the ground - perhaps the ABR-1 conversion broke the connection to the TOM post? Also related, I have actually grounded through the ferrules before - graphtech ghost system with a string through bridge means the only reliable contact is the ferrules!
I've always loved Flying Vs, even though I never had one. That one looks particularly sweet to me. Wish I had the buckage, but if I really want one I'll probably just McGuyver a solution.
@@auntjenifer7774 That's a really good idea. I already have a Hamer Sunburst Archtop XT Series and love it. It's completely stock, unchanged from acquisition except for a fret job. Only thing I don't like about it is that it has a maple veneer. I would prefer either a real maple top or no maple at all. Even so, it sounded and played so well I couldn't resist it and still can't!😎
@@RevGary May the Lord pour His blessings upon you and yours! I'm not really in the market for a Flying V but I appreciate the suggestion greatly. I will, of course, stay on the lookout for a used or otherwise viable opportunity. Meantime, I'll keep working on my latest project, which is based on a Jackson JS22 Dinky DKA and has addicted me to the Jackson Speed Neck profile and "compound" (conical) fretboard radius! Sweet!
@@edwinstovall3334 thanks for your kind words brother much appreciated indeed 👍🙏 I currently have an Ibanez RG370AHMZ love that neck, my acoustic is a Tanglewood Sundance Natural series TW 150 PCE love them both always wanted a Gibson or Epi Flying V as Michael Schenker is my fav guitarist though Angus Young I love too he was born Cranhill Glasgow the other side of the Loch where in Stay 🏴 of course we ain't on a Highway to Hell and Hell IS a bad place to be 🤔😉🎸🎵🥁
These things are like, the most gorgeous guitars EVER. Well, maybe top 5. I think I would see about an FRX on it, and one of those Steinberger folding leg rests.
Man I really want a Gibson v. I was considering getting a Harley Benton with some emgs for that old Metallica style and tone while staying relatively inexpensive. If I had the money this would be one of the guitars in my shopping cart
The gold knobs look way better on that. The black speed knobs look like an afterthought. I'm not into flying v guitars, but this one is gorgeous. Looks like if Cadillac made guitars.
I think it would be pretty cool to see 1/2 the tone demo sitting and playing. No real reason, just think it adds another documentation category, a lot of guitars play differently when sitting...Vs in particular 🤔.
Love the Flyin' V shape (even want a reverse) however the rounded headstock shape doesn't match up with the body. So not a big fan of that part but TBH you only see it when it is in the stand. The Flyin' V EXP headstock looks almost better imo. As for colors, you can't go wrong with black but I'd like some hot fancy colors like a race car (hello Mustang green) for a custom guitar.
Lovely to see you've been able to move out of the 'serial killer's basement' and get some good lighting. Looking forward to the 'new studio tour'.... ;-)
That is an elite looking flying V if I ever saw one, killer looking guitar! Love to see one that is basically the opposite of this one in white though...
I saw Alvin King playing a natural (rosewood or mahogany?) Flying V with a matching natural Les Paul headstock. Has that ever been covered on this channel?
Hi Trog. I have an 1985 all black flying V and it has the double coil pick ups neck and bridge. It has that 60s sound on the neck the middle sounds better and the bridge pick up is a little brighter. I still rock out on it. I also play my Goldtop 2011 Les Paul with the P90 pick ups neck and bridge and that ax rocks. I also play my Fender Squier Bullet Stratocaster and my Telecaster Squier Affinity which both also play well. Great vid and information. God bless and take care Trog.
Cool review as your reviews always are. Custard Pie? I would take ebony over a Richlite fretboard every time and probably do a hard-pass on a Richlite-fretboarded guitar...just because. Personally, I like the 498T pickups. I'm kicking around buying the current model of Flying V Custom (as I like LP Customs) or the '58 Mahogany version. I think the '58 version would have a fatter neck that would suit me just fine and it's more vintage-y. A comment...I noticed that when you measured the neck depth at the 1st and 12th frets, it appears that you did it on top of the fret. I think you're supposed to measure wood to wood, i.e. back of the neck to the top of the fretboard. Your measurements of .92 and 1.04 would make it a really beefy neck which is much fatter than any '59 and most '58/'57-style necks.
Re-watching this vid and a couple other ones that you've done...I think it's an optical illusion from the camera making it only appear that you're measuring the neck depth on top of the fret. Sorry for the comment. Surprisingly, it really is a beefy neck though!
Trogly, I swear when I first watched this video, you mentioned a 2002 from Thunder Road Guitars, did that get edited out or have I been watching too many of your videos?
I do not understand why the necks on most Gibson Vs are so thick. A lightweight body but with heavy thick neck. I wanted one of these for a long time. It would have to be one hell of a deal for me to consider one. As for Richlite I finally went to their site. Richlite is made of recycled paper and epoxy resins compressed together. Does not actually sound like it would be a bad fretboard. I would still prefer ebony as well.
The first flying V customs in this spec where released in 2003 I thought as I've seen a few on reverb listed as such. Can you elaborate on what you mean when you say the first year is 2016? Do you mean a full production run of set amount of numbers? And not just a few here and then? Thanks Trogly! Great video as always
In 2003 I believe they made the original run of 40 and I think they were all black. Then in 2007 they started making them again. I had a white 2007 it was amazing. After 2012 for a while they made them with richlite boards for a few years. Currently afaik they make them with ebony boards. The Flying V Custom is imho the best version of this model as far as tone. playability, coolness factor/looks, and etc. I am a huge fan of mahogany + ebony it's such an awesome sounding combo.
@@jensanderberg7242 Nah, it’s a custom shop model. Don’t seem to be many round and ‘custom shop’ of course means value for money is questionable as ever with Gibson, but not a one-off. I’m keeping an eye out for one…..one day, maybe…..
I am a flying V lover and owner It kills me how a custom model could cost less than the Corina model which is much planer which is Dot inlays but for some reason the Karina ones are way more expensive it ain't the wood
I used to think that Gibson reissues utilising Korina were expensive because of them being Korina. I remember back in the 90's they reissued a Korina Vee & Explorer that you could only buy as a pair and made a big deal out of using African Limba (another name for it)... Then within a few years, Reverend guitars ceased USA production in favour of having them made in Asia (?) and there entire line of guitars have Korina bodies.
Korina, it should be a 2-Piece Korina body with a mahogany neck. A very cool guitar, congrats. The only Korina Epiphone guitar to have both a Korina Body and Neck is the Popa Chubby P90 Flying V (it is on my "want list).
@@CatBlackGuitars Maybe, I still understood what he was saying though. I just think its cool to have a Korina Flying V, I'll have one someday (I hope).
Yes it is. The Creamtone makes conversion posts to convert either an Epiphone of Gibson USA to use a true ABR-1 bridge. I've used their hardware on a couple of my builds as well as converted my 1986 Les Paul Custom to an ABR-1 bridge. Basically, you pull the pressed in bridge Nashville bridge post bushings. In the hole you screw in a large diameter post which is then reduced on the upper portion to accept the ABR-1 adjustment thumb wheels. Fantastic quality. I'd recommend you purchase the Creamtone ABR-1 bridge when you purchase the conversion posts. With my 1986 Les Paul Custom I could tell a difference and hear an improvement with the conversion, HOWEVER, I'm not sure if the improvement was due to the conversion posts or the fact that the Creamtone ABR-1 bridge and saddles are of much higher quality than a Gibson USA Nashville bridge. Bottom line, if you love your Les Paul it and you would benefit from a Creamtone upgrade. No, not a paid endorsement, I am just really impressed with their quality.
@@AnonymousBosch3158 No problem at all. After making the switch to a true ABR-1 you'll not want a Les Paul with a Nashville. I think part of the problem isn't that the ABR-1 is so great (although it is), its that the Nashville bridges seem to be made out of a really cheap metal composition.
@@AnonymousBosch3158 Yeah, I've read that the metal of the bridge is cheap and that the saddles are not the same as the ABR-1. With a true ABR-1 the saddles are either solid brass or as some later ABR-1 bridges the saddles are nylon (go figure, usually those are on ES style guitars, but not always). As with most things concerning guitars it is a very deep rabbit hole if you dig far enough. All I know is that after making the conversion on my LP Custom I switched all my other Les Paul guitars to the ABR-1.
Love these guitars. I just can’t for the life of me justify the price. I mean there’s no way the labor and parts add to 5k. It’s bs. Gibson guitars are great but they’re priced for another dimension.
A really good looking guitar great spec's. although during the playing Demo it really turned me off. with all that 60 cycle hum and it's usually much worse when your under florescent lights. just like single coils that's why I hate single coils. I'll bet there were almost microphonic they were extremely noisy. there has got to be better pickups out there than those pickups for sure.
I’d say while the 490 series are good pickups, Custombuckers are Custombuckers… and the switch away from them is kind of a shame… not that I can afford anything that comes stock with Custombuckers. 🙃
I have a Les Paul that I sent as a husk to Lonnie at Creamtone and he completed the guitar. Love that thing. Lonnie is good people
Always liked the V custom...only wished they came in more colors.
Yes cream their 😎 cool 👍🤘
The five Gibsons you showed in this video would be a collection from heaven to me !
I know it's crazy, but as a recent Gibson Spirit II owner, it would be fun to see a double cut Custom w/ a carved top and flat top version as well...
That would be really cool.
@@hkguitar1984 I just recently bought a 1983 Gibson Spirit II. It's basically a double cut special, and both pickups are tapped, so I can get that pseudo single coil sound, or mix and match the humbucker with the single coil, which makes it really versatile. The thing is, is I bought my first Les Paul Custom last year, and it's a great guitar and it sounds amazing, but it occurred to me that of every guitar I've had, the custom inlays and split diamond headstock inlay look so killer, why not put that on a double cut that isn't an ES model or an SG? There's no room on an explorer for a split diamond, but now that they have made "Custom" versions of a Flying V and Firebird, the only body style(s) they haven't put it on are the double cut Les Paul Special and Junior... and the Moderne, which could be cool too! I've thought since the carved top double cut standard Les Paul, I'd love to see a double cut Custom version... no such luck to this point, but I had thought I might check in to the Made to Measure program.
@@sjlefebvre I believe that Gibson tries to preserve/protect the "sspecial-ness" of the split diamond inlay.
I know there are some top of the line Gibson Archtop guitars that had the split-diamond inlay on the back of the headstock! Those guitars are so fancy that the headstock has inlays on both sides.
Again, I believe the reason is Gibson trying to protect the Les Paul Custom prestige.
I agree though, I have a 1986 Les Paul Custom and I really like the headstock design, the split-diamond inlay is one of the coolest most identifiable inlays I've ever seen.
Beautiful guitar, awesome looking. White would be a nice option. Then custom colors like purple whatever and sparkle
I am suprised Lonny is still in business, I ordered SG and Firebird pickguards and tenon cover and firebird trussrod cover in March of 2021, and he never sent it, he never even replied to any of my emails, just had a generic auto reply saying that he was busy and would be a slight delay on shipping, and I never could get ahold of him on his shop phone number that he gave out in those auto replies, so either way you look at it, I paid him up front and in the end ended up out either a few pickguards and other covers for some of my Gibsons that I wanted to give a vintage vibe or a few hundred bucks, because his covers are not cheap. But honestly the worst part is hearing on forums that he is shipping and delivering new orders, and is actively engaged in the guitar business and doing things like trading this Flying V for Trogly's Gene Simmons Bass, and wondering if I am the only order he skipped and didn't fulfill, or am I the only customer that got blown off, and wondering why he never ended up going back and taking care of my order before he started fulfilling new orders. I understand things happen, and would be more than thrilled if he ended up filling my order and sending me the parts, thrilled enough that I went and found the old order confirmation email and sent it to him again with a message asking him too fill that order. But based on previous failed attempts made throughout the past year to contact him and/or get my order filled, I dont have too high of hopes that I will ever see a single part or my money ever again
You are not the only customer BY that he’s taken money from and never shipped. Just read his comments on his Facebook page and his Instagram page. I went through this process with him (excuse after excuse of why he couldn’t ship) but I eventually was lucky enough to get a refund.
The first Flying V Customs were done in 2002 in a run of 40.
One of the coolest guitars ever made. This serie of the Custom Firebird always catched my attention.
Minor disappointment that the Firebird Custom doesn’t have the bi-level headstock with banjo or Steinberger tuners.
Trogly, you really should review a flying v pro 2016 T. Trust me, you'll love the specs, they are 84 style with Les Paul standard appointments. Just one year of production, and they are so underrated. If you put one on the spotlight I'm willing to bet they would raise by 1k on the used market
It’s interesting how you were commenting about how clear the neck pick up sounded, because it sounded very dark and muddy to me. But then I remembered that my Gibson has Tradbuckers in it, which are extremely clear and bright, which is probably why the 490 in that guitar sounds a little muddy to me.
Typically the grounding wire for a Les Paul would connect to the stopbar tailpiece stud. On a '50s style Flying V it would probably ground on the underside of the top string-through plate. I can't be sure about this as its only my best guess. Not sure where else you could ground it as maybe the stud insert for the old Nashville bridge. When the top body route was shown I didn't notice a ground wire, either from the pots assembly nor from the output jack.
Austin, if you ever open that guitar up again please document where the ground wire exits the control cavity, it has to be either near the bridge post, under the string-through top plate or possibly one of the string ferrules (although I doubt a string ferrule would be used for grounding).
Could just do the multimeter on continuity with the strings off to figure out where it all connects? Often how I'll track down a squirrely ground wire. The demo does make me think there may be an issue with the ground - perhaps the ABR-1 conversion broke the connection to the TOM post?
Also related, I have actually grounded through the ferrules before - graphtech ghost system with a string through bridge means the only reliable contact is the ferrules!
I've always loved Flying Vs, even though I never had one. That one looks particularly sweet to me. Wish I had the buckage, but if I really want one I'll probably just McGuyver a solution.
@@auntjenifer7774 That's a really good idea. I already have a Hamer Sunburst Archtop XT Series and love it. It's completely stock, unchanged from acquisition except for a fret job. Only thing I don't like about it is that it has a maple veneer. I would prefer either a real maple top or no maple at all. Even so, it sounded and played so well I couldn't resist it and still can't!😎
@@edwinstovall3334 epiphone Flying Vs are excellent value for money Ed 👍🏴Blessings from Glasgow Scotland ✝️🙏
@@RevGary May the Lord pour His blessings upon you and yours! I'm not really in the market for a Flying V but I appreciate the suggestion greatly. I will, of course, stay on the lookout for a used or otherwise viable opportunity. Meantime, I'll keep working on my latest project, which is based on a Jackson JS22 Dinky DKA and has addicted me to the Jackson Speed Neck profile and "compound" (conical) fretboard radius! Sweet!
buckage 🙄
@@edwinstovall3334 thanks for your kind words brother much appreciated indeed 👍🙏
I currently have an Ibanez RG370AHMZ love that neck, my acoustic is a Tanglewood Sundance Natural series TW 150 PCE love them both always wanted a Gibson or Epi Flying V as Michael Schenker is my fav guitarist though Angus Young I love too he was born Cranhill Glasgow the other side of the Loch where in Stay 🏴 of course we ain't on a Highway to Hell and Hell IS a bad place to be 🤔😉🎸🎵🥁
Z is for late! I love VEEs. Reminds me of Randy, my favorite guitarist.
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Thanks for the award RONDO BONDO. It is number 18.
AWESOME Effort Sarge, congrats
I dig the new setup!
What up trogly
These things are like, the most gorgeous guitars EVER. Well, maybe top 5. I think I would see about an FRX on it, and one of those Steinberger folding leg rests.
Man I really want a Gibson v. I was considering getting a Harley Benton with some emgs for that old Metallica style and tone while staying relatively inexpensive. If I had the money this would be one of the guitars in my shopping cart
I’m new to your channel and I want to say I truly admire your attention to detail in your description. Always something to learn. Thx
The gold knobs look way better on that. The black speed knobs look like an afterthought. I'm not into flying v guitars, but this one is gorgeous. Looks like if Cadillac made guitars.
In 1959.
@@emilyadams3228 exactly
I’d prefer speed knobs, I find them easier to use.
Of course YMMV
And I love the look of black knobs here
Again YMMV & all that
@@dw7704 Any knobs look better all in a row heading down the pointy bit, instead of in a triangular cluster like on most Gibson V’s.
I think it would be pretty cool to see 1/2 the tone demo sitting and playing. No real reason, just think it adds another documentation category, a lot of guitars play differently when sitting...Vs in particular 🤔.
Woot woot Trogly's 🙌
I love the 498T. Fantastic pickup!
I think it's a woefully unrated pickup.
Yes
Beautiful V. The binding really makes it standout. However, the hum is even more irritating than a cheap single coil.
Can’t wait for the AJ silverburst V
One of the nicest V's I have ever seen!
I sold my Flying V and bought an SG. I love the SG but I miss the V.
Clerk: Austin, how much bubble wrap do you need?
Austin: Yes
Really like the Custom style Gibson MOP inlay on the headstock.
Love the Flyin' V shape (even want a reverse) however the rounded headstock shape doesn't match up with the body. So not a big fan of that part but TBH you only see it when it is in the stand. The Flyin' V EXP headstock looks almost better imo. As for colors, you can't go wrong with black but I'd like some hot fancy colors like a race car (hello Mustang green) for a custom guitar.
I'd rock that V all day. I wouldn't cough up the money for one, but I'd rock it!
This might be the most I’ve lusted over a Gibson in a while
Always lovely work from Lonnie Gilbert 👍🏻 for that Flying V ❤️
Wow, I’m never this early.
i wait everyday for him to upload then sleep lol
I saw a video from 2014 of Richie Faulkner playing one. Although I think he was just testing it out. Super cool model!
I really like Flying Vs. I got one a few years back.
I have a white Gibson Flying V Custom from 2006! I was also exited to hear you mention the V90- please do a review on one of those!
Lovely to see you've been able to move out of the 'serial killer's basement' and get some good lighting. Looking forward to the 'new studio tour'.... ;-)
Might be one of my favorite V’s ever! Thanks for sharing!
These are the coolest flying Vs I've ever seen
It would have been nice to hear more of a playing demo to hear how much of a difference that Creamtone conversion had made tbh.
These were first release in the early 2000's. Ebony, Alpine White usually
I love all of the blacked out custom beauties and the white one’s even more, one of these days maybe I’ll get one, great video as usual 🤙
Troglio the guitario!!
They look so beautiful.
That is an elite looking flying V if I ever saw one, killer looking guitar! Love to see one that is basically the opposite of this one in white though...
alot of hum for humbuckers you should repair that before selling,but a great sounding guitar
Ngl I saw the aged cherry Flying V custom and my brain lit up, really reminds me of Schecter’s V-1 Custom…which I guess makes sense lol.
This is the V for me, 100%. Looks great! Thanks for sharing!
Larry McCray plays a cherry version and it totally rocks!
I love the sound of those pickups, the V is amazing also.
I saw Alvin King playing a natural (rosewood or mahogany?) Flying V with a matching natural Les Paul headstock. Has that ever been covered on this channel?
You should do the 1988-89 V90. It has a hidden surprise instead of a rubber grip pad.
Hi Trog. I have an 1985 all black flying V and it has the double coil pick ups neck and bridge. It has that 60s sound on the neck the middle sounds better and the bridge pick up is a little brighter. I still rock out on it. I also play my Goldtop 2011 Les Paul with the P90 pick ups neck and bridge and that ax rocks. I also play my Fender Squier Bullet Stratocaster and my Telecaster Squier Affinity which both also play well. Great vid and information. God bless and take care Trog.
Cool review as your reviews always are. Custard Pie? I would take ebony over a Richlite fretboard every time and probably do a hard-pass on a Richlite-fretboarded guitar...just because. Personally, I like the 498T pickups. I'm kicking around buying the current model of Flying V Custom (as I like LP Customs) or the '58 Mahogany version. I think the '58 version would have a fatter neck that would suit me just fine and it's more vintage-y. A comment...I noticed that when you measured the neck depth at the 1st and 12th frets, it appears that you did it on top of the fret. I think you're supposed to measure wood to wood, i.e. back of the neck to the top of the fretboard. Your measurements of .92 and 1.04 would make it a really beefy neck which is much fatter than any '59 and most '58/'57-style necks.
Re-watching this vid and a couple other ones that you've done...I think it's an optical illusion from the camera making it only appear that you're measuring the neck depth on top of the fret. Sorry for the comment. Surprisingly, it really is a beefy neck though!
Is Greg in the house???
Trogly, do you have an Epiphone Les Paul Custom you would like to sell. By any chance?
I like the string through body Flying V's the best.
Imagine if it was in vintage white
I was thinking the same, that off-white and the binding would look great.
Waiting on a Hetfield Gibson flying v... before the end of the year I bet it happens.
Trogly, I swear when I first watched this video, you mentioned a 2002 from Thunder Road Guitars, did that get edited out or have I been watching too many of your videos?
I got my 12-12-12 Bday LP from Sweetwater
Very Cool
Short of winning the Lottery I've given up all hopes of owning a Birth-Date guitar as I was born in 1962.
I do not understand why the necks on most Gibson Vs are so thick. A lightweight body but with heavy thick neck. I wanted one of these for a long time. It would have to be one hell of a deal for me to consider one. As for Richlite I finally went to their site. Richlite is made of recycled paper and epoxy resins compressed together. Does not actually sound like it would be a bad fretboard. I would still prefer ebony as well.
The first flying V customs in this spec where released in 2003 I thought as I've seen a few on reverb listed as such. Can you elaborate on what you mean when you say the first year is 2016? Do you mean a full production run of set amount of numbers? And not just a few here and then? Thanks Trogly! Great video as always
In 2003 I believe they made the original run of 40 and I think they were all black. Then in 2007 they started making them again. I had a white 2007 it was amazing. After 2012 for a while they made them with richlite boards for a few years. Currently afaik they make them with ebony boards. The Flying V Custom is imho the best version of this model as far as tone. playability, coolness factor/looks, and etc. I am a huge fan of mahogany + ebony it's such an awesome sounding combo.
That V has copped quite a BUZZ! =D
Another BEAUTIFUL guitar. Thanks for sharing.
Nice flying V custom!!!
Is the flying V a double cutaway or a non cutaway shape?
A good question, neither, its just referred to as a "V" shape.
All I can say is… Woof!
Nice V!
There was a Silverburst at some point too, wasn't there? Brent Hinds plays one, I don't recall that being a custom order (maybe it was though?).
It was. He later had an Epiphone version of it for a few years, but his Gibby is a one off.
@@jensanderberg7242 Nah, it’s a custom shop model. Don’t seem to be many round and ‘custom shop’ of course means value for money is questionable as ever with Gibson, but not a one-off. I’m keeping an eye out for one…..one day, maybe…..
Sploooooooooooge!
Whenever I see a Flying-V and that headstock, I wish it was a 7-string.
This will make you feel like a king! Albert King! 👑
Since I started playing I’ve wanted a Gibson 70s Flying V in Cream White. Maybe once I get a settled career I can afford one lol
Would love one of these but it'd have to be the ebony board. At that price point, you need the real deal.
I love the changes he made!
Austin do have a V in cream colour for sale .?
I am a flying V lover and owner It kills me how a custom model could cost less than the Corina model which is much planer which is Dot inlays but for some reason the Karina ones are way more expensive it ain't the wood
I used to think that Gibson reissues utilising Korina were expensive because of them being Korina. I remember back in the 90's they reissued a Korina Vee & Explorer that you could only buy as a pair and made a big deal out of using African Limba (another name for it)... Then within a few years, Reverend guitars ceased USA production in favour of having them made in Asia (?) and there entire line of guitars have Korina bodies.
@@shaunw9270 African limba is it's correct name, Dark and light, Korina is a Gibson name for it, had nothing to do with it's specis.
@@ksharpe10 Yes, I know.
Always loved the zakk wylde custom v.
5:47 someone must’ve seen Glenn Frickers Dave mustane V Video 😂
I've Gor a 2010 limited cornea epi flying v love it.
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Korina, it should be a 2-Piece Korina body with a mahogany neck.
A very cool guitar, congrats.
The only Korina Epiphone guitar to have both a Korina Body and Neck is the Popa Chubby P90 Flying V (it is on my "want list).
Yes it is two piece 490and 498 t jumbuckers too
@@donsassano9145 Cool
@@CatBlackGuitars Maybe, I still understood what he was saying though.
I just think its cool to have a Korina Flying V, I'll have one someday (I hope).
4:11 Woow, make the camera chill a bit.
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Good evening Biker Jon.
Bacon*Bacon*Bacon
I love this guitar
I had a 94 flying v. I miss that guitar
Very cool Guitar, we need a white one.
i got a stupid question, ebony and black color is totally different finish..?the color just looks like black .
Great show Trogly!!
It's beautiful. Bet it Screams.
So it's possible make the transition to Nashville Style to ABR-1... Good to know.
Yes it is. The Creamtone makes conversion posts to convert either an Epiphone of Gibson USA to use a true ABR-1 bridge.
I've used their hardware on a couple of my builds as well as converted my 1986 Les Paul Custom to an ABR-1 bridge.
Basically, you pull the pressed in bridge Nashville bridge post bushings. In the hole you screw in a large diameter post which is then reduced on the upper portion to accept the ABR-1 adjustment thumb wheels. Fantastic quality. I'd recommend you purchase the Creamtone ABR-1 bridge when you purchase the conversion posts.
With my 1986 Les Paul Custom I could tell a difference and hear an improvement with the conversion, HOWEVER, I'm not sure if the improvement was due to the conversion posts or the fact that the Creamtone ABR-1 bridge and saddles are of much higher quality than a Gibson USA Nashville bridge. Bottom line, if you love your Les Paul it and you would benefit from a Creamtone upgrade.
No, not a paid endorsement, I am just really impressed with their quality.
@@hkguitar1984 nice to know, man! Thanks!
@@AnonymousBosch3158 No problem at all.
After making the switch to a true ABR-1 you'll not want a Les Paul with a Nashville.
I think part of the problem isn't that the ABR-1 is so great (although it is), its that the Nashville bridges seem to be made out of a really cheap metal composition.
@@hkguitar1984 probably you're right Gibson is trying for decades to reduce costs over quality of their guitars.
@@AnonymousBosch3158 Yeah, I've read that the metal of the bridge is cheap and that the saddles are not the same as the ABR-1.
With a true ABR-1 the saddles are either solid brass or as some later ABR-1 bridges the saddles are nylon (go figure, usually those are on ES style guitars, but not always). As with most things concerning guitars it is a very deep rabbit hole if you dig far enough. All I know is that after making the conversion on my LP Custom I switched all my other Les Paul guitars to the ABR-1.
Love these guitars. I just can’t for the life of me justify the price. I mean there’s no way the labor and parts add to 5k. It’s bs. Gibson guitars are great but they’re priced for another dimension.
Yeah, it's all premiums and branding past the $500 point for almost any guitar
Pretty sweet.
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A really good looking guitar great spec's. although during the playing Demo it really turned me off. with all that 60 cycle hum and it's usually much worse when your under florescent lights. just like single coils that's why I hate single coils. I'll bet there were almost microphonic they were extremely noisy. there has got to be better pickups out there than those pickups for sure.
Had an Ibanez flying V many decades ago, that I should have kept. Gibson sued Ibanez because it was such an exact copy.
I’d say while the 490 series are good pickups, Custombuckers are Custombuckers… and the switch away from them is kind of a shame… not that I can afford anything that comes stock with Custombuckers. 🙃
gorgeous guitar!! 😍
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Good evening RONDO BONDO. Best comment on the internet.
Glad to be in your company RONDO
Stock tanked today.
@@JohnnyArtPavlou -11.38%, "tanked"" is indeed accurate. It will of course get worse for all of us. LGB
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30yrs later
since i had a "V" it looks rite !!!
He creamtoned everything but goofed up the grounding as a result. YIKES.