Gibson flying v bass guitar

[CRONOS]

Does any one have or have seen a Gibson flying v bass guitar?

 

[bongomania]

I've seen tons of them. Well OK, not tons, but I've seen at least ten or twelve. They show up on Ebay now and then.

 

[CRONOS]

Dude I've always wanted to have a green Gibson flying v bass guitar.

 

[icantaffordawal]

i tried finding one the other day

no luck

 

[GeneralElectric]

A friend of mine has one that was modified with a Precision pickup.

Neck dive city.

 

[VinnieClem]

 

[FireArm]

Very nice, i always thought the V bass would look a bit clumsy - but looks solid here.

 

[lowend1]

I had one - 1981, I think. Ripper pickups, black - looked great. Worst-sounding bass I ever owned.

 

[aquateen]

I've read on several forums that they don't sound very good at all. most reports have come from Gibson enthusiasts.

 

[Barkless Dog]

Worst sounding Gibson bass, by those who played them.

The Epi actually sounds better from I have heard from players that tried both.

Hamer and USA Washburn actually made some very cool V basses.

 

[lowend1]

I've read on several forums that they don't sound very good at all. most reports have come from Gibson enthusiasts.

Yep - I certainly classify as a Gibson fan, and the V-Bass was a DOG!

 

[ROON]

If I ever buy a flying V, it will be an Edwards, made by ESP.

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[The Hammer]

If I ever buy a flying V, it will be an Edwards, made by ESP.

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I was just about to recommend the Edwards

The Gibson V and Explorer basses from the 80's by and large suck. The 80's were a period when Gibson company was bought and sold several times and the quality of the instruments shows it.

 

[Mr M]

The Gibson V and Explorer basses from the 80's by and large suck.

Although I can not comment on flying V's, I've heard completely the opposite for Gibson explorer basses.

 

[CRONOS]

Murdock from Gorillaz plays the flying v.

 

[pjmuck]

They're definitely not a good sounding bass, but they are rare and pretty valuable.

I bought one of these cheapos on ebay for $150 with every intention of doing some serious mods. The bass out of the box is pretty mediocre (thoguh still better sounding than a Gibson), but I had every intention of doing an upgrade in PUPs, tuners, etc. and you really wouldn't want to butcher a real Gibson V just to get it sounding better.

 

[chunkstyle]

is this a gibson?

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Jeff Pinkus!!

 

[MHensleyJr]

They're definitely not a good sounding bass, but they are rare and pretty valuable.

I bought one of these cheapos on ebay for $150 with every intention of doing some serious mods. The bass out of the box is pretty mediocre (thoguh still better sounding than a Gibson), but I had every intention of doing an upgrade in PUPs, tuners, etc. and you really wouldn't want to butcher a real Gibson V just to get it sounding better.

This would be awesome to use live for my band's cover of Spinal Tap's Big Bottom

 

[JamesTheBassBoy]

i have an epiphone flying V i got for £100, its pretty good, tone is still crap, but alot better then the gibson from what i heard, and also its light as a feather and the neck is great! for the price, i aint complaining!

 

[MaddAnthony_59]

A friend of mine has one that was modified with a Precision pickup.

Neck dive city.

Epi-Vee with a MM Pup! No dive here though!