oOJustmeOo Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I have always wanted a Victory. Had like 3 op's to buy one and passed due to being broke at the time. One day! ONE DAY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyWP Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Hello. I just got a 1982 Gibson Victory MVX that does not have the original pickup in the bridge position. Can anyone tell me the model pickup that was used so I can try to buy one in order to restore this Victory to its former glory? Thanks, WIlly PS The coil splitter switch replacement is a whole other issue I would like to restore as well too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deryck Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Hello. I just got a 1982 Gibson Victory MVX that does not have the original pickup in the bridge position. Can anyone tell me the model pickup that was used so I can try to buy one in order to restore this Victory to its former glory? Thanks, WIlly PS The coil splitter switch replacement is a whole other issue I would like to restore as well too. "Seek and ye shall find" : www.ebay.com/itm/1980-1981-Gibson-ZEBRA-Creme-Black-Patent-Number-BRIDGE-Humbucking-Pickup-9-67-/380933861984?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item58b16d7260 Regards, Deryck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deryck Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Anyone ever encountered a Victory 12 string? I've got one on the bench now. It's a greenish/gray metallic finish. Has 2 Single Coils and non traditional double coil bridge pickup. Has volume/tone and 3 mini toggles. Tune-a-matic bridge with hook style tailpiece. Set neck, Les Paul style pickguard (albeit smaller), Grover Tuners, silkscreened "Original Gibson Prototype" on back of headstock, headstock is the open-book style. Serial #82615510. If anyone has any info, let me know. Thanks in advance... Scott Eivins A&Z Guitar Repair 197 Femmer DR Eolia, MO 63344 azguitarrepair-evh AT yahoo.com I know it's a bit late, but it looks as though it's a Q Series 4000. They were made from left over Victory bodies apparently and one has just come up on ebay in a pewter finish, also marked "Prototype"; it explains the non-Victory pickups. Link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271666148178?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Regards, Deryck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowel Ripper Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Danny Coralles of Autopsy (U.S. death metal band) has been playing on the same MVX since 1988. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Well,, I guess we were over due for a thread resurrection, after all Easter was just a short time ago. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treedroppings Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Wierd....Looks like a Fender Strat had a lovechild with a Gibson SG.... More like a strat plus a L6-S had a kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 This is Roy's, don't know where it is on display. Bob I never knew there was a Victory guitar but if Roy liked them , They have to be good 4H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiorocker Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 In '88 when i was 14 years old i bought my first Gibson. A Custom Shop(stamped on the back of the headstock) Q-100. The same body as the Victory, but a different headstock(like The U2-model at the same time). It had one humbucker. A Dirty Fingers pickup. A Nashville bridge and a stoptail. I have never ever seen the same guitar since. Not even on the web. A friend of mind bought it from me in '92 and has it still. Cool guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hearselover Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Hi there everyone I'm new to the board and I believe that I own one of the holy grails of these guitars I have a victory mvx made in late 1980 it's stamped original Gibson prototype and the serial number is 07 it's also an unusual tobacco burst finish it's the original color the guitar is completely original and I love it I got it from a pawn shop in San Francisco in 1992 and I only paid $240 for it I would love to hear from other victory owners and hear all your victory stories I'm sad this guitar never caught on I'm always asked at gigs is it really a Gibson? Anyway I hope to hear from my fellow victory owners later all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 The tone of the Victory on Scotts video was stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntersHelm Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I just rebuilt my '82 MVX, basically everything but the wood. I was never happy with the pickups or sustain for such a heavy guitar. Now she rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Guselli Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Hi all, I am new here and have recently acquired a well worn, sunburst Gibson MVX 3 pick up model. Sadly, all pickups have been replaced and are not even fitted correctly. The guitar, in its current state is unplayable as one pickup just sits loose and is not even fixed to the body correctly. I would like to replace all three with something which looks and hopefully sounds as near to the original as possible. The original pickups seems to be cream/black humbuckers with a cream stacked humbucker in the middle position. Can anyone advise me please what would be an appropriate replacement for what is currently on the guitar. Thank you very much Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Guselli Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 On 8/24/2019 at 7:59 AM, Ray Guselli said: Hi all, I am new here and have recently acquired a well worn, sunburst Gibson MVX 3 pick up model. Sadly, all pickups have been replaced and are not even fitted correctly. The guitar, in its current state is unplayable as one pickup just sits loose and is not even fixed to the body correctly. I would like to replace all three with something which looks and hopefully sounds as near to the original as possible. The original pickups seems to be cream/black humbuckers with a cream stacked humbucker in the middle position. Can anyone advise me please what would be an appropriate replacement for what is currently on the guitar. Thank you very much Ray Just wondered if there was any thoughts about replacement pick up please? Thank you Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.G. Ballard Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Here's a question for you all: Has anyone ever seen a black Victory MVX? I have an all-black MVX that I got for my 15th birthday in 1987. According to the serial number, it was made in 85. And, oddly, it doesn't say "Victory" on the headstock, just "Gibson" and the "MVX" on truss cover. The only other black one I've even heard of is in a Hard Rock Cafe, apparently played by Roy Orbison at some point. My dad bought the guitar off his cousin, who bought it off of a guitarist in a band my uncle played in. I have no idea where he might have gotten it, other than that he was from Sarasota Florida. Any ideas on why this guitar was made? Are there any other black Victory's out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 12 hours ago, J.G. Ballard said: Here's a question for you all: Has anyone ever seen a black Victory MVX? Any ideas on why this guitar was made? Are there any other black Victory's out there? 1/ There were black vic basses. Didn't know there were black 6 strings. 2/ Gibson were presumably probing the Fender market. They've done it a few times. Fender have vice versa also. Its been fun reading this old thread again, -except for people getting upset of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 On 5/15/2020 at 10:18 AM, merciful-evans said: Its been fun reading this old thread again, -except for people getting upset of course. Those were the parts I liked. I was hoping me and Sgt FZ was gonna get a-fightin' over the string gauge/B standard tuning thing, but it failed miserably. Probably because we're both rebels without a cause and so hardcore we even saw Metallica in the early 90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukecrev Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 I have a factory black MV-X. It’s at my luthiers right now so I don’t have serial # handy but it’s a 1981. It also has a Gibson tremolo. I don’t know if it’s also factory installed. The bridge pickup is factory too but it’s not the zebra striped. A lot of mystery with it as the previous owner knew nothing about where it came from. Claimed they got it a pawn shop in LA. I’ve also got the 82 MV-2 and the other is a 1985 GCS Q-3000 which is what they used the leftover Victory bodies for. Here’s a link to a pic on IG https://www.instagram.com/p/BCspjiZsmXA/?igshid=17uapgycy3a4y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkKitty Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 On 5/17/2016 at 1:52 PM, Hearselover said: Hi there everyone I'm new to the board and I believe that I own one of the holy grails of these guitars I have a victory mvx made in late 1980 it's stamped original Gibson prototype and the serial number is 07 it's also an unusual tobacco burst finish it's the original color the guitar is completely original and I love it I got it from a pawn shop in San Francisco in 1992 and I only paid $240 for it I would love to hear from other victory owners and hear all your victory stories I'm sad this guitar never caught on I'm always asked at gigs is it really a Gibson? Anyway I hope to hear from my fellow victory owners later all Time to resurrect a dead thread. I just bought prototype number 10 yesterday at a pawn shop in Chicago. This guitar has the lowest action that I've ever seen. Cool instrument. All original except for the coil split switch. That was broken so I replaced it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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