Iunno just interested in the body shape I don't even have the money at the moment just wanna know whats out there for when I can upgrade from my gsr200 (Have my mind semi-set on a G&L L2000 though)
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Flying V Basses
- Thread starter Silver Hammer
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Mark Wilson
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I actually think calling it a Flying A would be more appropriate.
Cause the line between, could represent the bridge!
Cause the line between, could represent the bridge!
OH you meant the other 25 letters haha I was like "25 what?" Actually I think a Flying Z would be kinda cool it'd be a lighting bolt like shape.
Really? I don't have any actual figures, but I've seen two or three in my lifetime and they were never selling at prices that made me think they were too rare.
I thought warmoth made a V bass, but I guess not. Might be worth a call for a couple reasons. If they made one, they might still have the CNC program for it. If not, they might be able to mod the V guitar (would need a different neck poecket, bridge placement and pickups) for not a huge upcharge. Or they will do a full on custom body, but these get expensive as they are not CNC.
How about this. Do the conversion and add $US120 from Japan to the States.
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I usually couldn't give one of them.Or, what about a flying F?
Looks cute, but even for an Alembic fan like me, I bet it'd be waaaay too expensive.Flying "A" LEMBIC
I had a middle school teacher who built guitars as a hobby - he had made a natural-finish flying V (not sure what wood - if I remember, it was a paler wood that had a greenish tint to it - don't know if that was the wood or the finish). He'd put a crazy scarab design inlay in the body. He offered to sell it to me at one point as he was thinning down his collection, but I was a teenager and had no cash for it. I wish I knew if it was still floating around - I'd love to get it now...uh...20 years later.
How much would it cost in US dollars? It looks like exactly what I was thinking.
I have played that dean bass and happen to like it alot, it is perfect for metal or punk but not so good for other styles of music.Generally those are the music genres that you normally see that body style played in though so it is ok
it very attack driven wich is good when playing fast and it looks mean.
it very attack driven wich is good when playing fast and it looks mean.
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My Son's friend has a Dean V with with one of those DiMarzio X2N bass pups in it. It sounds great, then again it probably cost more than the bass did 
I found this on Ebay the other day, I think it's beautiful! I would buy it for sure if I had the money.
(sorry about all the pics)
(sorry about all the pics)
