The Gibson Flying V™ was way ahead of its time when it was introduced in 1958, and only 81 were shipped that year, but it has become very popular in the years since then. The classic vintage Flying V features have been carefully recreated in this Historic Reissue model. Featuring an ABR-1 bridge with a string-through korina body, Custombucker pickups, korina neck, Indian rosewood fretboard, two volume and one tone control with CTS® pots and a phone book capacitor, gold hardware, Kluson® tuners, and a 4-ply black pickguard. A historically accurate case is included, with a classic brown exterior and plush pink interior.
Specificatios:
- Number of Strings: 6
- Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
- Body Type: Solid body
- Body Shape: 1958 Flying V
- Body Material: Korina
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Color: Natural
- Neck Material: Korina
- Neck Shape: '58 Flying V
- Neck Joint: Set Neck
- Radius: 12"
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Dots
- Number of Frets: 22
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Nut Width: 1.687"
- Nut Material: Nylon
- Bridge/Tailpiece: Adjustable ABR-1 Bridge with Lacquered Brass Chevron Tailpiece
- Tuners: Kluson Single Ring
- Neck Pickup: Custom Humbucker
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Humbucker
- Controls: 2 x volume, 1 x master tone
- Switching: 3-way toggle pickup switch
- Strings: Gibson, .010-.046
Features:
- Meticulous re-creation of a 1958 Flying V crafted using 3-dimensional scans of the original guitars
- 2-piece center-seam solid Korina body yields a resonant sound reminiscent of top-shelf mahogany
- Solid korina neck offers spot-on vintage feel and playability
- Indian rosewood fingerboard with inconspicuous pearloid dot inlays
- Extra-rolled fingerboard binding mimics the broken-in look and feel of a vintage Gibson
- ABR-1 bridge with string-through lacquered brass Chevron tailpiece
- CustomBucker humbucking pickups churn out early-'50s PAF tones
- Kluson single-ring tuners and light-aged/VOS gold hardware
- Gorgeous thin VOS nitrocellulose lacquer finish
