Even now, the Flying V's iconic outline stands out from the herds of hourglass-aping guitar bodies. It's hard to believe, then, that this extreme instrument was introduced way back in 1958, along with ...

The Flying V wasn't an immediate hit. The guitar was heavy, with a rounded back. and Gibson ceased manufacturing the Flying V the next year, having shipped only 81 in 1958 and 17 the year after.

Its unique look, designed by Grace, includes a hand-sprayed Nocturnal Brown gloss nitrocellulose top finish and satin natural back, sides and neck, and cream -painted Lexan pickguard with custom ...

Matt Owen Wed, December 6, 2023, 9:28 AM PST 3 min read Paul Stanley with Matt's Guitar Shop holding his Gibson Flying V.

Hagar was gifted the instrument by Gibson and was asked for his favorite Gibson Moment of all-time. The clearly excited Hagar responded, "To be honest with you, [my favorite moment is] right now.

First approached by Gibson in 2020, Mustaine began working with the company to design the Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP, availible in two colors.

Although the Gibson Flying V, which was introduced at the same time, found a small but devoted cult of players during the late ’50s and ’60s, the Explorer didn’t really catch on until the ...

Gibson first started action toward trademarking the body shape back in 2010 and was initially granted a patent application for the Flying V with the European Union Intellectual Property Office ...

Then Dave Davies of the Kinks picked one up on a U.S. tour in 1965 when his only guitar was lost by an airline. Appearing with the Flying V on television brought exposure to the instrument, and it ...

Back in 2020, Gibson introduced a standard Hendrix 1969 Flying V and 1967 SG Custom, but Jimi’s late history with the guitar firm is a curious one. In 2009, Gibson began developing an electric ...

Using Chris Buck’s ’50s Epiphone Flying V, Huw Price demonstrates how you can take an affordable Epiphone and transform it into a relic’d Gibson. A little DIY Tom Murphy action, if you will… ...