NGD: Flying V

[AndyR]

pretends to ignore will...

You know you want to!! :D

I know the pictures will be gone soon, but that first white one on ebay, the one that's been refinished white, because the original owner had stripped it back to the Korina... I actually preferred the picture of its previous natural look that he posted. I don't know why, but white guitars just don't move me...

EDIT: Ah, Philly's posted the same sort of sentiment - could it be because we are/were Andy Powell fans? :D

[Philly Q]

EDIT: Ah, Philly's posted the same sort of sentiment - could it be because we are/were Andy Powell fans? :D

Could be - although Mr P has mostly played '60s mahogany ones of course. 

And I'm still very much an Andy Powell fan - though I can't quite get used to the fact that he looks like a slimline James Whale nowadays:

[FELINEGUITARS]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gibson-Korina-Heritage-Flying-V-1982-Ivory-White_W0QQitemZ330260842684QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330260842684&_trkparms=72%3A984%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200245557857&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D200245557857%26_fvi%3D1

heres the 'real' version of it, very cool guitar

Very nice, but I'd rather have one with a natural/transparent finish - korina's far too pretty for a solid colour.

yeah, i saw two in tokyo of the 82 version in natural for about 800 quid each. but i'd just brought the feline and couldn't take another massive purchase, so got the considerably cheaper burny les paul instead. still sort of regret it... nevertheless phil and jonothan both tried one of the 82 versions and say they aren't all that which compensates for my feelings of regret.

I have an 82 Heritage one here in red.
Used to belong to my workmate Chris
To be fair I don't like the feel half as much as what I make
I could rework this one to feel great with a refret but vintage values and all that dictate that I mustn't

[Will]

pretends to ignore will...

Special offer to all flying V fanatics available....
:D

[Philly Q]

pretends to ignore will...

Special offer to all flying V fanatics available....
:D

Even gwEm's not rising to the bait....

[Will]

Oh, he's watching alright, he's watching 

[gwEm]

hes right - i am watching.. ;)

[Will]

It has a stereo jack + fishman bridge installed, how do I get sound out of it?
I think its wired up atleast

[Philly Q]

It has a stereo jack + fishman bridge installed, how do I get sound out of it?
I think its wired up atleast

I think you need one of the following:

- stereo "Y" lead and two separate amps;
- stereo lead plus an external processing box like the Powermix or Powerblend pedals;
- onboard Powerchip to replace one of the guitar's controls - lets you send piezo, magnetic or a mixed signal through a normal mono lead.

[Marty]

Wonder if it is a guy called Marty - works for FCN music
Think it is a side line to his day job

But why is he putting Gibson logos on stuff?
Very risky business - big companies will clamp down on that

Just noticed this thread and would like to say that I DO NOT put Gibson logo's on my guitars. The Gibson logo'd guitars on my site are restorations and the V in question was a trade in that I accepted and the customer I took it from had put that logo on it, which was also stated in the listing when it was sold on ebay

[FELINEGUITARS]

Wonder if it is a guy called Marty - works for FCN music
Think it is a side line to his day job

But why is he putting Gibson logos on stuff?
Very risky business - big companies will clamp down on that

Just noticed this thread and would like to say that I DO NOT put Gibson logo's on my guitars. The Gibson logo'd guitars on my site are restorations and the V in question was a trade in that I accepted and the customer I took it from had put that logo on it, which was also stated in the listing when it was sold on ebay

Hey Marty
Glad to hear that you dont
Much better to stand by your own good workmanship

I have one of your guitars here - a Walnut bodied super-strat with a reverse Ibanez style headstock
Nice bit of walnut - fairly weighty , but choice timber

[Marty]

Hi Jonathan

Good to hear from you

That Strat you have is ancient, hope its still holding up ok? It must be 15 years or so since I put that together. Hope business is good for you. I think I need to change my site around a bit and make it more obvious that the Gibson's are refinishes and not fakes.

Keep up the good work