The Flying V thread

by **Disarm D'arcy** » Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:47 am

It’s very difficult to find good stands for those. Everything that locks at the headstock doesn’t work, because the stand needs to be tall enough as well as allowing the body to rest against it.

by **VREEEEVROOOOOW** » Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:38 am

Mudfuzz wrote:Try moving the strap button closer to the middle on the bass wing.
Also you should be able to lower the action, the nice thing about tune-o-mastic bridges is it's easy to mess with that, just keep track of how many turns you make and you can get it back if you don't like it.

I "feared" that this would be the best solution. But I don't want to ruin it... I know a guy who builds guitars, maybe I'll ask him for help.

I have the action as low as it gets without buzzing. The Fender Mustang went far lower. But it's not *strikingly* high, just a bit higher than my go-to "benchmark low action" guitar.

by **dubkitty** » Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:25 am

sounds like a truss rod adjustment is in order.

by **JereFuzz** » Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:45 am

Funny how the v evolved to become a metal/hard rock guitar even though, in the 50s, that was never the intention.

by **Chankgeez** » Thu Sep 13, 2018 3:21 pm

https://reverb.com/item/15040827-2018-b ... shell-case

:love:

by **Sonaboy** » Thu Sep 13, 2018 4:40 pm

I always thought the Lonnie Mack sig Flying V looked pretty dope. I think I saw it for the first time in a music video for The The.

by **Chankgeez** » Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:07 pm

When it rains, it pours:

https://reverb.com/item/15063572-vintag ... -hard-case

:thumb:

by **Mudfuzz** » Sat Sep 15, 2018 12:40 pm

Chankgeez wrote:When it rains, it pours:

https://reverb.com/item/15063572-vintag ... -hard-case

That is a stable price for those, they have been selling at that for 7 years... Elwood use to send me links to try and get me to buy them :lol:

and I would have if I didn't already own too many 4 string basses :lol:

by **goroth** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 3:58 am

Chankgeez wrote:

https://reverb.com/item/15040827-2018-b ... shell-case

I don't like bursts or blue guitars.
But I love that.

by **BoatRich** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:16 am

Mudfuzz wrote:
Chankgeez wrote:When it rains, it pours:

https://reverb.com/item/15063572-vintag ... -hard-case

That is a stable price for those, they have been selling at that for 7 years... Elwood use to send me links to try and get me to buy them and I would have if I didn't already own too many 4 string basses

I definitely just put in an offer because i need this