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Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:47 am
by Disarm D'arcy
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.

Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:38 am
by VREEEEVROOOOOW
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.

Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:25 am
by dubkitty
sounds like a truss rod adjustment is in order.

Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:45 am
by JereFuzz
Funny how the v evolved to become a metal/hard rock guitar even though, in the 50s, that was never the intention.

Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 3:21 pm
by Chankgeez

Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 4:40 pm
by Sonaboy
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.

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Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:07 pm
by Chankgeez

Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 12:40 pm
by Mudfuzz
Chankgeez wrote:When it rains, it pours:

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

:thumb:

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:

Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 3:58 am
by goroth

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

Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:16 am
by BoatRich
Mudfuzz wrote:
Chankgeez wrote:When it rains, it pours:

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

:thumb:

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:

I definitely just put in an offer because i need this

Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:56 am
by Chankgeez

Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 12:21 pm
by dubkitty
what the flaming heck is that vibrato unit on the black Gibson?

Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 5:08 pm
by Chankgeez
:idk: Gibson did some strange things in the '80s.

https://reverb.com/item/15625737-gibson ... -with-case

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Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:45 pm
by Chankgeez
Not even sure this's funny, but at least they've got Vs:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k3NNYLP9fo

Re: The Flying V thread

PostPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 6:36 pm
by Chankgeez