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Gibson Flying V ('67 Reissue) Gibson Les Paul Standard V.O.S. (Tobacco Sunburst) Gibson SG Standard 1961 Reissue; Fender Stratocaster 1975 (Black) Fender Stratocaster 1972 Reissue (Natural) Jackson RR USA Model; B.C. Rich Mockingbird (Black)
The Gibson Flying V is an electric guitar model that was originally introduced by Gibson in 1958. The Flying V offered a brand new, radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its siblings: the Explorer , which was released the same year, and the Moderne , which was designed in 1957 but not released until 1982.
Gibson released the Herb Ellis ES-165 as a signature-model reissue of his instrument. John Entwistle used several Thunderbird IV basses during the early 1970s and later used custom-made "Fenderbird" models with Fender Precision Bass necks. Entwistle also used an EB-2 bass during the early days of The Who. [citation needed]
Amos is a 1958 Gibson Flying V guitar. The guitar was one of only 98 Flying Vs manufactured by Gibson Brands between 1958 and 1959. In 1958 it was shipped to an Indiana music store. In 1975 the guitar resurfaced in the collection of a Tarzana, California guitar seller named Norman Harris.
King played a second Flying V, a 1966 model, after his 1959 model was stolen. Reportedly this one was given to him by Gibson; this is the guitar he used to record " Born Under a Bad Sign ". [ 2 ] The 1959 V was recovered and it was retired in 1974, to make way for the second Lucy.
In 2013, Gibson introduced the Government Series of Les Paul, SG, Flying V, Explorer and ES-335 guitars which were constructed solely of tonewood the US government seized but later returned to Gibson after the resolution of the company's Lacey Act violation in 2011. The guitars were finished in "government grey" and also featured decorations ...