popped into croydon on saturday and picked up this flying v from a certain custom guitar maker. i've decided to call it 'number 7' - my 7th, last and best flying V. Lonnie Mack called his V the same, although his was the 7th V ever built in 1957.
its a nicely heavy, with a manly chunky maple neck. the sycamore body has a powerful mid-range, i notice my gordon smith V with the same wood has a similar property. i'll never buy another v, but if i do i'll be looking out for a sycamore body.
old stock from jonathan, not custom made for me. although if it would have been, i dont think i would have asked for much different, maybe a different colour... although frankly i've no idea what i'd ask for in a custom anyway :)
its chunky and not particularly fast, but this V has the most addictive neck on any guitar i've ever played, could hardly put it down all weekend. suits me very well. earvana nut seems cool actually - one can easily notice the improvement.
played the 'painkiller v' as well. very tasteful, but quite different to this one, hope someone buys that who appriciates it.
stole some pics from the feline site.
