No flying V craze here?

[Dante7978]

I just dropped by here from the Megadeth forums, and so far, I haven't seen one person mention a flying V. Funny how almost every member in the Megadeth forums owns a flying V. Any opinions here on em?

[alucard0941]

Well just to make you happy, Im goin to get a an ESP DV-8.

[Dante7978]

Well just to make you happy, Im goin to get a an ESP DV-8.

Whoa! You're rich! $2000 for an ESP man.

[Shadowborn]

Just to throw in my humble opinion..........
I myself like flying V's. I prefer the off-set (or Randy Rhoads) style myself, but that's just my preference.

I always found them really comfortable to play while standing, although they can be rather awkward to play while sitting down.
But like a great guitarist once stated about playing Metal guitar:
"You can't go to war sitting down!"

Besides, I'm used to playing uncomfortable guitars bro. My favorite axe is a BC Rich NJ Warlock.
I love BC's......., but even I have to admit that they are possibly the most unbalanced of all guitars!

But just like flying V's........., they just seem to gravitate toward certain individuals. Me included. :cool:

[ake]

When I first started building guitars/basses, I only built V's because I didn't have a band saw. I didn't really know what I was doing but they played and sounded better than the strat, tele, firebird designs I make today. The reason is the added mass on the points. Actually I think you could make any crazy shape you want and it would sound OK as long as It weighed over 5 pounds. Mass and stiffness I think are the keys electric guitar making. Some would argue that "tone wood" is critical. Iv'e made great sounding and playing guitars out of partical board scrounged from dumpsters. Go Figure?


Guitars save lives!!

[Lordathestrings]

I have an Odyssey Custom V from the late 70's. It's all-maple, with a nice wide rosewood fretboard. Neck-through construction. Much more solid-feeling than any set-neck Gibson or Gibbo copy I've played.

The only thing I don't like is the Badass wrap-around bridge/tailpiece. P.O.S!!! That's being replaced with a custom-made string-though-body bridge/tone-block as soon as I can get some time on a decent milling machine. And I have to design and build a hardshell case for it too. The tone from this axe is worth that kind of effort.

[PonyOne]

Ake,

PM sent re: guitarsmithing

[kingdavid]

Ake,

PM sent re: guitarsmithing
Can I eavesdrop?
Seriously, this will become one of my hobbies in the fullness of time, making guitars.
If I visited California, guess what town/city I'd want to see? Woodside, the home of Paul (or is it John) Gilbert, who according to a guitar book I own (The Complete Guitarist, Akira), is one of the world's leading makers of classical guitars.
Akira:
Do you drool over all the stuff in that book like I do? So I see a Martin D45 in there. Guess how much the "basic" model goes for on their website? About 8000. And that is not Zimbabwean dollars. Big Green American ones. :(

[HDJ]

The bass player in my band has a Faded Gibson Flying V. Great guitar, I used it on our recent recording for the rhythm tracks.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

although I have never played one, I was thinking about getting a flying V as my second guitar, I'm still looking for a good one... some I were looking at were the ESP LTD Dave Mustaine Signature DV8-R (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/fg=41/g=guitar/search/detail/base_pid/516656/) or the Gibson Faded Flying V (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/fg=41/g=guitar/search/detail/base_pid/517336/) or the ever cheaper Epiphone Goth 1958 Flying V (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/fg=41/g=guitar/s=electric/search/detail/base_pid/517234/) I can't really afford any of these guitars yet though

[PonyOne]

Can I eavesdrop?
Seriously, this will become one of my hobbies in the fullness of time, making guitars.
If I visited California, guess what town/city I'd want to see? Woodside, the home of Paul (or is it John) Gilbert, who according to a guitar book I own (The Complete Guitarist, Akira), is one of the world's leading makers of classical guitars.
Akira:
Do you drool over all the stuff in that book like I do? So I see a Martin D45 in there. Guess how much the "basic" model goes for on their website? About 8000. And that is not Zimbabwean dollars. Big Green American ones. :(
as long as ake is okay with it i'd be glad to post up what he put here; knowledge gained is just that.

[chucklivesoninmyheart]

Anyone make 7 string V's?

[Akira]

Akira:
Do you drool over all the stuff in that book like I do? So I see a Martin D45 in there. Guess how much the "basic" model goes for on their website? About 8000. And that is not Zimbabwean dollars. Big Green American ones. :(

All the time. :(

Hey, did you buy that book by my reccomendation? Or did you already have it?