Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: gwEm on September 08, 2010, 10:37:37 AM
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I just have a weakness for two things:
Cool pretty girls
and
Flying Vs
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300462505559 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300462505559)
ahem :oops:
she'd better rock, or I might need to reenact the 'Built To Destroy' cover art
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How many Vs does one man need?????
Nice score though!
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How many Vs does one man need?????
Nice score though!
Thanks mate,
I think this is my 16th V, but not sure.
I really hope to good she's a good'un. Shes got the original t-tops anyway, and she was made just 1 month before I was born, which is kind of cool. The price is a pretty good deal I think, assuming shes a good player.. and if not I just got skanked royally. I'll be able to say more when she arrives.
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:lol: I'm sure you must be quietly overtaking me in the guitar collection stakes (and I was never even in the race when it comes to cool pretty girls).
Looks good. I wonder how much more expensive a block-inlay version from the same year would be?
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:lol: I'm sure you must be quietly overtaking me in the guitar collection stakes (and I was never even in the race when it comes to cool pretty girls).
Looks good. I wonder how much more expensive a block-inlay version from the same year would be?
I often wonder that as well. They don't come up for sale that often (I've never seen one). Not sure I prefer the block inlay look either. I would guess they would be worth 50-100% more
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that looks great!
good score...
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The real question is how many white Flying V's do you have! I know you wanted one from this era though (but I still like pointy headstock V's more!).
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The real question is how many white Flying V's do you have! I know you wanted one from this era though (but I still like pointy headstock V's more!).
six of them are white (i think!). its the proper colour for a V..
i've been searching a 70s one for a while, this is the first reasonably priced one to come up. it should have an ebony board too, being a proper gibson in white, which is my preference. what i also like on this one is the headstock is colour coded.
hopefully it will be a good one. i also brought my johnny winter V blind too, and its a nerve racking way to spend a large amount of money.
love that dumpy 70s headstock :)
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Congrats !Still nice to win a close bidding 8) !
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Nice one, hope it's a good'un :D
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Six white flying Vs... so if one went missing you wouldn't notice? ;)
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six of them are white (i think!). its the proper colour for a V..
Six! :o
The Greco, the Johnny Winter, this one.... I can't think of the others. Are you including the Schenker one?
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The John Birch is white. The V-90 is white too I think.
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here are the six, and i would notice within about 3 microseconds if one were missing ;)
greco '81
john birch
johnny winter '84
this new '79
jackson RR1
steinberger GP rebuilt by feline
i suppose it depends on how far you consider the V shape to go. but for me, the steinberger GP and Jackson RR are definitely Vs.. and great ones at that.
edit: V90 could not be mistaken for anything but yellow :) :)
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Ah, I didn't remember the John Birch being white, and I totally forgot the Steinberger. And I didn't know you had an RR1!
I did remember the V90 was very yellow! :D
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Ah, I didn't remember the John Birch being white, and I totally forgot the Steinberger. And I didn't know you had an RR1!
its an mij rr24 in fact.. getting the numbers all mixed up!
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Well, I think Vs are a bit like women in a way. Just when you think you understand them you realise you have no $%&#ing clue ;)
So this '79 V is nothing like the mid 70s one I played in Chicago a couple of years back! Its closer to my '84 in terms of feel.
Still haven't plugged her in, all seems good, and I think the price I paid is pretty much dead on. She's 'well in use' let's say. Plenty of chips and wear, plus the Kahler repair. The fingerboard is a slightly meh piece of rosewood, and I don't think the pickguard is the original. I wondered if she was a fake at first, since the colour is a bit off what I expected, but she is certainly geninue. On the plus side, most of the hardware is original, and she is set up. *really* well. Very fast and low action. The mahogany used in the body is fairly light, and of good colour.
Acoustic tone is pure, and decently loud.
All in all a real NWOBHM relic!
More later.
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did some work on the '79 tonight, and attaching an additional picture here.
the switch was very dodgy after 31 years, so i replaced it. at the same time i noticed it had 2 original pots, plus one replacement pot. the capacitor was a nasty contemporary ceramic thing. i also noticed the cover of the bridge pickup was badly fitted.
anyway, i strung it with 11s (9s on it before - really easy to play) and did the following:
swapped bridge volume and tone - a common mod on Vs of this body style.
replaced non-original pot with modern 500k CTS (the non-original pot turned out to be just 120k!!)
replaced modern ceramic capacitor with sprague orange drop
removed cover from bridge pickup
i decided i liked the look of the guitar with an uncovered bridge pup, so i've left it. i may replace the bridge with a dirty fingers at some point.
during the setup for 11s i noticed the intonation was well out. i've set it up as best i can, but the G string is still a little sharp. the other strings are fine - close enough for rock'n'roll. despite the kahler repair, the instrument is good and resonant. neck is very stiff.
regarding the 9s i do wonder about changing back to this gauge. when i was learning i used 9s, and even if the feel isn't my thing i actually prefer the tone and the gymnastics you can do on 9s after being used to 11s is great fun :)
the guitar is very photogenic - all its wear looks great! in real life it looks alot more battered.
edit: the 120k pot was the tone pot originally.. i wonder if one of the owners decided they preferred a darker tone. the attack on this guitar is pretty strong.
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Nice :D
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hey, Gwem :D
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1979-Gibson-Flying-V-RARE-Silverburst_W0QQitemZ310254426262QQcategoryZ33034QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D300462505559%252B300462505559%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5461746455268775242#ht_500wt_1154
just call me mr temptation ;)
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hey, Gwem :D
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1979-Gibson-Flying-V-RARE-Silverburst_W0QQitemZ310254426262QQcategoryZ33034QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D300462505559%252B300462505559%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5461746455268775242#ht_500wt_1154
just call me mr temptation ;)
nah - don't like the silverburst on a V - looks great on a Les Paul though.
very interesting pics though, thanks for posting
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nah - don't like the silverburst on a V - looks great on a Les Paul though.
I know what you mean - I think the big white scratchplate breaks up the burst too much, or something.
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nah - don't like the silverburst on a V - looks great on a Les Paul though.
I know what you mean - I think the big white scratchplate breaks up the burst too much, or something.
Oo gawd yeah... ugly bad.
Looks like any burst on a V would have this problem for me. I hadn't realised, until I saw this, that the line of the scratchplate isn't parallel with the body. Obviously that works on solid colours, because it doesn't stand out as "er, you didn't finish designing this folks...", it just looks "right".
Add that extra line in the burst, and it's suddenly "hey, are you sure the scratchplates in this bin are meant to go on these 'ere geetars?"
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Nice hope you enjoy that one :D
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Congrats. I agree white is the best colour for a V, although I like plain mahagony or korina too. I would love to score a Gibson korina explorer with white pickguard, like The Edge used to play, I think.
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Gwem you'll be changing your name to Schenker the way you are going, but nice guitar though bro
keith