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Great Flying V-Style Bass Guitars

#21
The 34 in Vs are long. Even the short scale Vs feel longer than they are.
The Korina Epis are light and don’t dive at all.
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Crust_Lord420 said:
Hey all,
I’m new here and I was wondering about a relatively niche topic within the bass community: V shaped basses. A lot of my favorite bands and bassists use them, and I’m curious which specific ones they use, and am trying to find some for sale. Please suggest any specific models with the V shape! Thanks!
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I've never seen a bassist playing a Flying V and you say in your OP: "A lot of my favorite bands and bassists use them"....just curious whom some of those bassists may be?
 
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tim gueguen said:
Burny in Japan, who are a sub brand of Fernandes, makes a Flying V bass, the FVB65.
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Haru of the band Bridear has been using them regularly the last couple of years.
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Tuning was throwing me for a loop... Apparently it's CDGF, with a whole tone between lowest and second lowest: I suppose it is that way in order for her to have ready access to both C and D as open notes when (probably often) they're the key of the song ...which this one happens not to be: it's right in the middle (C#). And, I also suppose, because she doesn't spend much time fretting the low C at all.

Oh: also note that strap button right behind the bridge. With a 30.4" scale bass it might be enough to prevent neck dive (even though I don't think she ever lets go of the neck in the video, so no proof positive). It is, on the other hand, conducive to forward dive - both buttons are on the middle line of a symmetrical guitar body - particularly if the player sports a substantial waist measurement (not the case there). A rock 'n' roll, straddlin' stridin' body stance, with the right leg pushing the lower fin back up, can probably be enough to keep that kind of dive in check.
 
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#29
msb said:
I picked up an Epi short scales several years ago. I like it. Rare that I drag it out , but I love the thing. Some may find the sight of some old geezer in jeans and sneakers playing a Flying V kinda pathetic , I’m fine with that,
Doesn’t bother me one bit.
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I always thought KK Downing from Judas Priest had the ultimate look of a rock star with his long hair and Flying V. He's an old geezer now and still looks pretty cool.
 
#37
How are those Dean V’s in terms of balance, anyone know? That headstock makes me think they probably have neck dive issues, but I’ve never played one. The Michael Schenker paint job is interesting.
 
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Jazzzed said:
How are those Dean V’s in terms of balance, anyone know? That headstock makes me think they probably have neck dive issues, but I’ve never played one. The Michael Schenker paint job is interesting.
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@barclaybass & @BradWorld might know?
I know the upper tier ones are nice including the Asian 35” scale models. The metalman V models are more entry/lower level instruments.
 
#40
Rabidhamster said:
Wow that thing is amazing! Cool it’s got a Kahler too!
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Yeah those were the shredder days of 1988/1989. I must say that I really never used the Kahler though. Its just not practical for actual music. The guitar does stay in tune without any problems, but you really need some overdrive and compression to take advantage of the tremolo. When playing clean and dry, the note just drops off volume-wise because the strings basically go from playing the note to flapping rather quickly.
 
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