V-ery unique Gibson Flying V's

The Flying-V is another of these truly unique Gibson iconic guitars.

I remember the first time I played one live at a gig in high school. A friend (not the same as the SG story) had let me used his and it had this loud and round sound - mind you I had been asked to perform For Whom the Bell Tolls by Metallica... :)

I'm seldom listening to Metallica nowadays but I still listen to Jimi Hendrix and Lenny Kravitz (at least his good songs) and they both had a fling with the Flying V. So much so that Gibson had signature models for those two artists. And this week you can find both a Gibson Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Psychadelic Flying V and a Gibson Custom Shop Lenny Kravitz 1967 Flying V on eBay. They are both from very limited series: 300 Hendrix Flying V were produced, and only 125 of the Kravitz model. Both sell north of $6,000.

From the listings:

Gibson Custom Shop Jimi Hendrix Psychadelic Flying V (#296 of 300)

Body & Hardware:

• Solid mahogany body
• Chrome hardware
• Late 60’s ABR-1 bridge, Maestro tailpiece

Neck & Headstock:

• 1-piece mahogany neck
• 22 fret rosewood fingerboard
• Pearloid dot inlays
• Rounded neck profile
• 24 3/4" scale length, 1 9/16" nut width
• Double band vintage tulip tuners

Electronics & Strings:

• ’57 Classic pickups
• 2 volume, 1 tone, 3-way selector switch
• Vintage Reissue .010 strings

Gibson Custom Shop Lenny Kravitz 1967 Flying V (#107 of 125)

• Mahogany body and neck
• Rosewood fretboard
• Pearloid dots
• 2 - '57 Classic humbuckers
• Mirrored gold pickguard and truss-rod cover
• Vintage tulip tuners
• 24-3/4" scale
• 1-11/16" nut
• ABR-1/Short maestro tailpiece
• 2 volume, one tone, 3-way switch
• Signature case
• Certificate of authenticity
• Custom care kit

And if the over-the-top looks are not your bag or you don't want to pay the premium that goes with signature models, there are often very nice Gibson Custom Shop Flying V 1967 Reissues to be grabbed! Just see below.