good vintage V deal, but no GAS

[gwEm]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GIBSON-FLYING-V-1982-CURLY-MAPLE-TOP-EX-COND-/220691400148?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item33623b85d4#ht_1348wt_932

this is a bargain. i won't be buying it, but nevertheless, i have to admit its a good deal

[Jonny]

Aww man, that is a LOVELY V. I wish I had the money, aggghh..

Damn you, gwEm. Damn you.

[Philly Q]

As soon as I saw "curly maple" I wondered if it was one of those "The V" models.  I used to admire one in the window of Duck, Son and Pinker in Bath when I was a student.  Didn't have the money for multiple guitars in those days though....

Terrible photos, though, unfortunately.  And I don't think those pickup covers are original.  The one I remember looked like this:

[Transcend]

This is my kind of V

no scratchplate and not as stubby as normal Vs

however im already at my maximum quota of guitars until the new year

[gwEm]

As soon as I saw "curly maple" I wondered if it was one of those "The V" models.  I used to admire one in the window of Duck, Son and Pinker in Bath when I was a student.  Didn't have the money for multiple guitars in those days though....

Terrible photos, though, unfortunately.  And I don't think those pickup covers are original.  The one I remember looked like this:

Yes I was wondering where the double cream Dirty Fingers were too. However, I have seen the odd 'The V'/'V CMT' with covered pickups. I don't know if T-Tops were an option, or if they are aftermarket replacements. they look like 80s Gibson pups of some kind though

I don't like the way the stop tail is so far back on these models, looks a bit odd.

[FELINEGUITARS]

I don't like the way the stop tail is so far back on these models, looks a bit odd.

Looks too far away from the bridge to my eye

[Philly Q]

I don't like the way the stop tail is so far back on these models, looks a bit odd.

Looks too far away from the bridge to my eye

I suppose it gives a slightly less steep angle over the bridge, so a bit like top-wrapping a normally-placed tailpiece.

But I suspect they did it as an afterthought, when they realised the volume control was too close to the normal tailpiece position.

[FELINEGUITARS]

I don't like the way the stop tail is so far back on these models, looks a bit odd.

Looks too far away from the bridge to my eye

I suppose it gives a slightly less steep angle over the bridge, so a bit like top-wrapping a normally-placed tailpiece.

But I suspect they did it as an afterthought, when they realised the volume control was too close to the normal tailpiece position.

Think you are spot on there Phil

[Dmoney]

it has sperzel tuners right? would those be original.
I quite like the look of this V.

[Philly Q]

it has sperzel tuners right? would those be original.

Those are Schallers.  The guy says they're original, and I think Gibson have used Schallers in the past, but not usually with buttons that shape.  They're usually the tulip buttons like this:

[Dmoney]

ahh. it was the S on the back of the mechanism. i was getting mixed up. cheers.

[FELINEGUITARS]

MAybe Gwem would like these 1/4 scale minitures

[gwEm]

MAybe Gwem would like these 1/4 scale minitures

I think if I'd got started on those, I'd have saved quite a bit of money over the years :)