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anyone have a Arbor flying v bass?

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waycooldude

May 11, 2010
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I am looking to acquire a mid 80's Arbor flying V bass... is anyone willing to sell theirs? if not, does anyone have any info on theirs that they can share with me..such as material used for body, neck thru or bolt on, or pics that show the placement of the strap locks...
hi-res pics of the front,back and headstock front and back...

email me pics to [email protected]

or email if interested in selling...thanks,Tom
 
#2
Hello mate!

I only know of four of these basses in existence.

and yes, one of them is owned by me.

No, its not for sale. Sorry.

I absolutely love mine to death.

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Dare i ask how you found out about them or what made you want one?
 
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well, the Arbor flying v is the same bass Dana Strum from Slaughter plays... it totally looks f'n cool... I was totally into collecting older EXB504 Series Ibanez basses... got 3 of em totally customized ....kinda now looking to get the flying v... I dont really care for the Epi or gibson, or dean though... I really dig the look of the Arbor ...so who else besides u and Dana has one...?

Dana probably has a few of them I am sure... I believe they were made from 85-89 ...do u know any other info about them?

like what kinda wood is used for the body? could u email me some hi res pics of the strap locks... and the body and headstock front and rear.... If I cant find one, I am gonna have a local luthier build me a similiar one...
 
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As far as i know, it was only made for one year.

That year being 1985.

I've seen two on ebay, one i bought, one that Dana Strum had, and then one that was owned by some "cheap junk bass collector" i found whilst researching these basses.

I'll see what i can do strap wise... but honestly, my bass has five or six holes drilled for strap locks... what a pity.

Wood?

It has a Maple Fretboard, Mahogany Neck Core, and Alder wings. Substitute wood as desired, because you want this bass LIGHT. Trust me.

No sir, made in Japan.
 
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I know this is an old thread, but i just snagged one of these basses for $20. its in rough, rough shape. should be able (with time) to get it fixed up and working. I freakin hope so. Ill start a new thread and post pics soon.
 
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Cool. I have an Arbor, but the headless Steinberger ripoff one, not the V. Sounds great (replaced the electronics & pickup - went with a DiMarzio "Split P" DP-187).
 
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Yeah, this came with Dimarzios in it. Its beat to hell, they drilled holes on the body and headstock, the nut is gone, they painted it themselves. i got my work cut out for me, but if it goes as planned, ill have a bada$$ bass. if not, i got some dimarzios for $20. either way, its a win.
 
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waycooldude said:
I am looking to acquire a mid 80's Arbor flying V bass... is anyone willing to sell theirs? if not, does anyone have any info on theirs that they can share with me..such as material used for body, neck thru or bolt on, or pics that show the placement of the strap locks...
hi-res pics of the front,back and headstock front and back...

email me pics to [email protected]

or email if interested in selling...thanks,Tom
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blackd1am0nd said:
Dannoman, whatever happened to the Arbor V you found?
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It got put on hold. The neck was cracked on both sides, I've gotten the repair started and stripping the paint off. Getting the new tuners for it now, have a bridge and some SD pickups. About to get busy on it...

Fingers crossed. I'll get some before and after pics going when i really start digging into it
 
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here are the two basses I had made.....had a local guy in Bethlehem make the white one complete....the black neck was made in Las Vegas at a custom shop and local luthier made the body and completed assembly..had painted locally by a body shop guy I know ...Seymour duncan 1/4 lb pickups maple neck with no scarf joint, only a volume knob. have about $1600 into white one and 2$2200 into black one .....
 
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here are the two basses I had made.....had a local guy in Bethlehem make the white one complete....the black neck was made in Las Vegas at a custom shop and local luthier made the body and completed assembly..had painted locally by a body shop guy I know ...Seymour duncan 1/4 lb pickups maple neck with no scarf joint, only a volume knob. have about $1600 into white one and 2$2200 into black one .....
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Those are awesome!! Was thinking about doing that if I find that mine can’t be salvaged
 

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