Anyone here likes Flying V basses?

[mattsbass]

I love my Flying V Basses!

My lower end dean doesnt sound good at all but I love how I play stainding up! I can actually reach all the frets without looking like a knob.

Too bad I dropped it while I was in pissed off at someone...

So far I have 3:

Dean Metalman Flying V (In ER right now)
Dean Razorback V
El Maya RR style Flying V

I plan on buying the Dean Tour V bass and the Kramer "Duke" soon.

I also love Destruction which is why I bought the V in the first place.

Anyone else here loves thier V's??

 

[Bygde]

I don't have a V, but I love the look of the Gibson V. I'd like to get my hands on one of those

 

[Mr M]

I like flying V shaped basses but I don't own it. Could you please show pictures of your El Maya? Recently one was sold at E-Bay.

 

[phatbass]

Yeah; I wish Warmoth did a V body.

 

[Bygde]

Yeah; I wish Warmoth did a V body.

Don't they have a custom body option?

 

[cnltb]

Nope.No like it at all.
All I tend to think is "Why"...

 

[allotabass]

.

 

[BlizzardBass]

I just went into convultions...I love that bass, wanna sell it? It's beautiful.

I've had many V's over the years, loved them all. My $200 Dean maybe cheap, but it kciks for me.

 

[Din Of Win]

My guitarist plays a gibson flying V guitar... i love the way it looks, especially for our thrash/grind style.

I usually play heavy post-rocky kind of stuff but this is the first metal band i have ever played in and my bandmates rip on my for my basses and how they don't "look" metal.

So, with my extra tax return money i was thinking of either buying a Dean Metalman or an Epiphone Nikki Six T-Bird...

...of which they will still probably make fun of me :scowl:

 

[SwamiRob]

I don't even like flying V guitars nevermind basses

Seriously though they do look kinda cool if they're the proper schlocky metal ones, I still find it hard to believe they were originally a Jazz guitar.

 

[Oric]

my bandmates rip on my for my basses and how they don't "look" metal.

Buy a sparkly pink Daisy Rock bass and tell them they can eat it. (not the bass, meaning the expression)

 

[wallybill]

Here's an oddball Franken "V" - It's a Wurlitzer bass. Though I doubt it looked much like this when it came out of their factory...

 

[chunkstyle]

jeff pinkus rocks one:

 

[ga_edwards]

I saw an Ephiphone V going very cheap in my local store. I tried it, loved the sound and really wanted to like it, but I just couldn't get to grips with the ergonomics. So had to leave it.

(Says the man who later got a T'bird!)

 

[Jared92]

No

 

[allotabass]

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[GeneralElectric]

Someone should link to the thread with the guy with that nice Stambaugh Flying V with the burl top. That bass is damn sexy.

The only V shaped bass I ever played was my friend's cousins. It was his first bass and it was older than dirt. It looked tres cool, but balanced poorly when sitting down. I don't think a V bass is in my future.

 

[iamthebassman]

I never play mine anymore, it just sits in its case.

 

[Chuck King]

I've played a few of those Dean Metalman basses in stores and been very impressed with how they play considering how cheap they are. Every once in a while I get this weird desire to have one. I think one would be a lot of fun. If I got a gig in a no-bulls**t hard rocking band, I would definitely get one for stage use.

 

[KramerBassFan]

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=517160&highlight=flying+arbor
Looky at my Flying V!
I love that Bass....
Thanks.