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  1. Got me a new Les Paul

  2. Got me a new Les Paul

    1. MickRohman

      MickRohman

      I had to get a Zoot Suit! I am very glad I did, too! It's an amazing instrument. The richlite fret board is so smooth to bend across, the pick-ups give her a wide range of vocalizations, it's weight feels right and the look is flashy! Worth every cent!

    2. MickRohman

      MickRohman

      I had to get a Zoot Suit! I am very glad I did, too! It's an amazing instrument. The richlite fret board is so smooth to bend across, the pick-ups give her a wide range of vocalizations, it's weight feels right and the look is flashy! Worth every cent!

  3. Hmmm, that may be. The body is definately the same as my Victorys. Did the face plate holding the pick-ups ever get pulled? I ask this because the Victorys were all routed for two humbuckers and one single(which actually is a stacked humbucker in the MVX) with the single being in the center position. Gibson did offer a Kahler system on the Victorys as I have one! It has the Gibson name stamped on it.
  4. Wow! Didn't expect to start a war! HA HA HA As for me, I have no idea what chemical finish is on my guitars! That's the luthier's job and not mine. I just play the damn things! At the time I started this forum I only had the one Victory, an MVX. Well, since then I have acquired 2 more, another MVX and a MVII. The MVX has a Gibson tremolo system on it and I am now trying to see if that was the way the factory made it. Funny, I now have owned .2% of all Victorys ever made! HA HA HA HA Never did I think that would happen! Anyway, as for sound quality and such, I feel the Victorys have an extremely wide range of voices due to the coil tap and type of pick-ups used. As much as I love them though they have more of a treble tone than my Les Pauls do and I believe that is due to them being made from hardrock maple verses the Les Paul's mohagony and maple construction. As to which is better, DON'T ASK! It depends on the song being played as to which guitar I would use. Also on my mood! My personal favorite is my 2001 Les Paul Standard, but that is strictly my personal choice. I love all 8 of my gibsons along with all 6 of my Fenders. If I didn't love them I would not have bought them! Now, on to Victory guitars! I love the way they fit my body while playing and their weight gives them some pretty impressive sustain. I love the feel of the neck and the speed I am able to obtain when playing. I just got the MVX with the tremolo 2 weeks back so I really haven't got to know it as of yet. I have to put new strings on it, my choice that is..... Then I'll see what she can do! I'm hoping for some Van Halenish sounds! By the way, I plug straight into my Marshall Dual Super Lead and use no other effects. I want to play guitar not an effect machine.....
  5. It's not really a Victory. I own 3 Victorys and the headstock on yours is wrong plus the pick-up configuration doesn't match any of what the Victory models offered. It looks to be a one of a kind custom order and seeing the back of the headstock it's from the shop that does those! Also it was made in 1985 and they stopped making the Victorys in 1984. August 8, 1985 to be precise, this is going by the serial number. I hope this helps even though most of what I said was about what it's not..... Sorry.
  6. Has anyone here ever played a Victory guitar? The Vic basses were well known but the guitars seem to be almost unknown! Back in 1982 I bought a MVII, brand new! I loved that guitar! Due to some self-inflicted difficulties I ended up selling it. In the last year I have acquired two in hopes of replacing the one that got away..... HAHAHA One of each model and style of finish offered! A MVX in midnight blue and a MVII in tobacco burst. I love the lok, feel and sound of these guitars! Solid hardrock maple, so they do weight a bit. 10 pounds to be precise but my 2001 LP Standard weighs the same, maybe just a wee bit more. They both have some nice humbucking pick-ups and also a coil tap switch to get a true single coil sound! The pick-ups were also a new design just for the Victorys at the time. I don't know if they used them in any other Gibsons..... But 5 new designs! On the MVX it gives you 10 different pick-up configurations! That's a lot of potential voices. Then they used a bridge that has changable saddles so you could have either a brass or nylon saddle to give move variety to it's sound! It's too bad it didn't sell good enough to continue..... I was told by a customer service rep at Gibson that only 2000 were made and they were distributed world wide. I'd love to hear from any other Vic owner/player!
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