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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: blue on March 22, 2011, 12:14:13 PM

Title: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: blue on March 22, 2011, 12:14:13 PM

what you all think of this?

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/bab87526e61a91313d1dbd10df9a1c1b.jpg)

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/04a2becd0f7e8c33c9759f2b7b4de1ec.jpg)

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/b2418bc0208490c643fc54bce4c229fb.jpg)

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/4e84c8513e55c09080e230905448c628.jpg)

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/a46b62626f4317739c00e310186a6172.jpg)

it's a centenary year (1994) V, only 100 made.  


hold that thought!! my photo links don't work!  i'll redo them

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. ....
Post by: gwEm on March 22, 2011, 12:21:42 PM

is this the one with gold and diamonds? its rudolf schenker's favourite model i understand...

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. ....
Post by: blue on March 22, 2011, 12:28:49 PM

indeed Gwem, that's the one.  i read that he has two of them

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: Philly Q on March 22, 2011, 12:46:54 PM

Can't see the pics  :x  (that's the fault of my work computer), but I think I know the one.

I remember seeing a Centennial Firebird at some point.  Bit blingy.

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. ....
Post by: Philly Q on March 22, 2011, 12:55:45 PM

Quote from: gwEm on March 22, 2011, 12:21:42 PM

is this the one with gold and diamonds? its rudolf schenker's favourite model i understand...

Is one of them on the back cover of "Pure Instinct"?

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: choucas09 on March 22, 2011, 02:04:58 PM

A lovely guitar and a good investment no doubt.

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: blue on March 22, 2011, 02:40:06 PM

i hope so, in a fit of foolishness (not entirely unusual for me) i've put a deposit on it :)

found some better close up pictures of the details.  not the actual guitar this time, but one the same.  it is indeed a bit of a blingfest Philly!  hopefully it won't take me too long to pay it off.

i played it through a Marshall Vintage Modern combo, same as my own.  at first i was a bit underwhelmed, but a couple of tweaks with a screwdriver transformed it, it's a really good sounding guitar, and plays very very nicely.

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/111centennial50.jpg)

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/111centennial40.jpg)

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/111centennial1.jpg)

(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii166/blue1million/111centennial.jpg)

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: shobet on March 22, 2011, 03:30:20 PM

Looks like a footballers guitar. It would look right at home in Alderly Edge or Prestbury.

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: blue on March 22, 2011, 03:42:04 PM

i'm not going to apologise for the bling, i think this kind of tastelessness is all down to personal preference  :D

my concern with it is that it doesn't have it's original case, which should be black leather, or it's certificate of authenticity, and a couple of other bits and pieces that originally came with them.  i'm not sure how much to be concerned, but it is a bit of a niggle

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: Telerocker on March 22, 2011, 06:58:28 PM

Sorry no gas. When a V then in white or natural.

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: choucas09 on March 22, 2011, 09:57:10 PM

Oh ye of little faith, I love it.

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: Philly Q on March 22, 2011, 10:45:39 PM

Ah, I can see the pictures now!  It is blingy as hell, but I like it!

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: AndyR on March 23, 2011, 02:06:06 PM

Quote from: shobet on March 22, 2011, 03:30:20 PM

Looks like a footballers guitar. It would look right at home in Alderly Edge or Prestbury.

:lol:

You cracks me up sometimes...


I'm not too much into blingy guitars, but I think this one kind of gets away with it (almost!).

Hope it turns out to be a goodie Blue :D

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: d1dsj on March 23, 2011, 10:43:12 PM

Not my cup of tea but looks like a big bucks guitar. Should be a sound investment even without the case... good find.

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: gwEm on March 24, 2011, 09:10:36 AM

Serious congratulations on this one. I've seen Rudi on stage with one a number of times. Its a modern classic, no doubt about it. Too bad about the certificate of authenticity. It is a bit blingy I guess, but I don't find it too bad.

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: blue on March 24, 2011, 11:35:48 AM

thanks Gwem, i hoped you'd like it, being the resident V man :)

i just hope it doesn't take me too long to get together the rest of the money.  i'm itching to get it home and really play it!  i suppose i'll have to listen to some Scorpions and Michael Schenker now, to bone up on my V tones :)

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: gwEm on March 24, 2011, 11:57:17 AM

the gold colour is very nice I think! its a sensible buy in a way, as well as being a passionate one.

where did you get it? sounds like that they had some cool guitars in that shop.

Title: Re: Speaking of Flying V G.A.S. .... pictures fixed
Post by: blue on March 24, 2011, 12:47:36 PM

a tiny little shop in county Louth, just about the last place you'd expect!  i actually got my 1970 Les Paul Custom there too.  as well as the V, they had another early 70's Custom in sunburst, the '64 Strat, a bunch of 70's Tele's and strats, 5 or 6 Marshall 1959 heads, a JTM45/100 (although it may have been a reissue), a pair of JCM900 SL-X's, a '53 Fender Champ and various other vintage Fender, Gibson, Gretch and Rickenbacker guitars.  also a decent range of new stuff.  it's an out of the way little shop with a surprising stock.