NBhunter80 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Some beautiful guitars here! Here's my 2000 Flying V with my 1981 Marshall JCM800 2204 (EL34's). Sorry about the poor quality pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plexipaul Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 hi, first time poster here. It`s good to be back in the Gibson camp again :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-man Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 A few of mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewddawg Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Here's a photo of my recent purchase of a used Schecter V with Blackout pups and FR trem. Sorry about the pic not a great photographer. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 ... V-man, those are all awesome. The one on the left with the P90(??? I can't tell) is really cool. Kinda reminds me of this V Leslie West played: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-man Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Thanks, Twiz. The V90 has twoEMGs that I am going to swap out and the white '67 RI actually has a lone Seymour Duncan P-rail. By default you have a fairly hot humbucker. Pull the volume pot and you have a P90. Pull the tone pot and you have a single coil. Pull both and you have the Humbucker out of phase. That axe is wild though. He even pulled the Maestro too. I added a NOS German Schaller TOM & Tailpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padilha Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 2008 Flying V - All Stock. Soon some burstbuckers will power it up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Nice V Padilha. Is that in black or the cherry finish? As for the Burstbuckers, let us know how you like them after you change them out. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padilha Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 thanks twiz! it's the cherry finish, the pic is a bit dark in fact i'm going to feedback you about the pickup change for sure! i've got with me a bare knuckle pickup set (the mule neck and black dog bridge) and was going to install the bursbucker set of my LP on the V and then place the bare knuckles in my LP... but the LP sounds so freakin' awesome with the BB set... what if I install the bare knuckles in this V??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 ...what if I install the bare knuckles in this V??? Sorry for the late reply. I haven't checked this part of the forums in a bit. Hmmm, that would be the first I've heard of a V with Bare Knuckles pups. If you like the sound of your LP with the Burstbuckers, I wouldn't change 'em. Maybe try the Bare Knuckles in your V, and if you don't like it, get a set of Burst Buckers? I'd get a set with the covers. -Just my opinion though. I think V's look sweet with covered pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 thanks twiz! it's the cherry finish, the pic is a bit dark in fact i'm going to feedback you about the pickup change for sure! i've got with me a bare knuckle pickup set (the mule neck and black dog bridge) and was going to install the bursbucker set of my LP on the V and then place the bare knuckles in my LP... but the LP sounds so freakin' awesome with the BB set... what if I install the bare knuckles in this V??? Bare Knuckles go great with a Gibson, you can't go wrong with them. What are you running the V through, amp wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 V-man, those are all awesome. The one on the left with the P90(??? I can't tell) is really cool. Kinda reminds me of this V Leslie West played: I want to recreate that V but it got be thinking, isn't the action going to be quite a bit high? Because the P-90 it self is a pretty thick pickup and i believe he has it laying on the pickguard. Worth a try if i ever get my hands on a Faded V though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I want to recreate that V but it got be thinking, isn't the action going to be quite a bit high? Because the P-90 it self is a pretty thick pickup and i believe he has it laying on the pickguard. Worth a try if i ever get my hands on a Faded V though. You know, that's right. I never thought of that. The action on Mr. West's V had to be really high, or the strings were right on top of the pickup. Hmmmm. Weird. For a more practical (and probably easier) solucion check out page 8 of this thread and look at V-man's axes. One of them has a Seymour Duncan P-rail. Pretty slick. -It's even the same size as a humbucker. If you wanted a cleaner look, I guess you'd need a new pick guard with just one hole for a pup. Or you could just leave the hole in there and get some Malcolm Young mojo while you're at it. If you do decide to go the authentic route and make an accurate copy of Leslie's V, keep us posted on your progress. I bet it will be really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padilha Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Sorry for the late reply. I haven't checked this part of the forums in a bit. Hmmm, that would be the first I've heard of a V with Bare Knuckles pups. If you like the sound of your LP with the Burstbuckers, I wouldn't change 'em. Maybe try the Bare Knuckles in your V, and if you don't like it, get a set of Burst Buckers? I'd get a set with the covers. -Just my opinion though. I think V's look sweet with covered pickups. I just set in the Bare Knuckles. The Mule neck and Black Dog Bridge. I'm astonished with the result in the neck position! It sounds BIG. Woody, warm, dynamic, beautiful pickup. When it comes to the Black Dog, it sounds VERY midrangey with the Flying V. Before thinking on changing it, gotta change the capacitor and pots and play with it for a while, since these are my first impressions and I played it clean and with a Keeley-Boss SD-1. My amp is single channel and I can't crank it up at home, so gotta wait 'till I play with my band. here it is: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padilha Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Bare Knuckles go great with a Gibson, you can't go wrong with them. What are you running the V through, amp wise? I'm running it through a single-channel 30 watt tube amp, with four EL84 in the power amp and 12AX7 in the preamp. It's made by a brazilian manufacturer called AcedoAudio and it resembles a Vox voiced amp. I'm impressed with the sound quality of the Bare Knuckles, especially the Mule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 ...here it is: That really turned out killer! Nice work man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPNfan Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 How much work is involved in changing the pick guard on the 68 Flying V? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 How much work is involved in changing the pick guard on the 68 Flying V? It's not very difficult, but can get tricky fast if you don't keep track of everything. You'll have to take off the strings, remove the bridge and tail piece (either tape them back in place once the strings are off, or measure their height with a machinist scale so you don't have to tweak too much once you put strings back on). Carefully remove the volume and tone knobs, remove the screws holding the pick guard to the body. -When you take the screws off, I'd recommend covering any exposed part of the body with a towel or something in case you drop the screw driver. You don't want to put a ding in the finish. Once the screws are out, slowly pull the pick guard off. The pickups and electronics (the pots and switch) will be attached to the pick guard. There is going to be a wire going into the body of the guitar, don't touch that, it's the ground. Don't let the pick guard hang by that wire or anything like that. Taking the pickups out is a little tricky, the two screws on either side need to be removed completely. Make sure you don't lose the springs. -The springs keep the pickups from sinking inside the body once the pickups are installed. I'd recommend taking a height measurement of the pickups (how much they stick up above the surface of the pick guard) as well before you remove them. To remove the pots I use a small ratchet. Be careful that the pots don't spin when you're loosening the nut, you don't want to damage a solder joint. Just take your time, and be careful. Keep track of all the little parts as you remove them. You can probably find videos on how to do this stuff on YouTube. If you're not comfortable with this, you should go to a luthier and have them do it for you. It shouldn't cost too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennis Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 when I saw this model on gibson.com I knew I had to have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 when I saw this model on gibson.com I knew I had to have it How do you like the Floyd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennis Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 How do you like the Floyd? It's great. I've always wanted to own a guitar with one, and what better than a Gibson V :lol: I'll admit it's been a while since I've played with Floyds on other guitars, but it seems a bit heavy to me. And the bar keeps hanging loose too easily when I want it to stay put close to my picking hand. maybe it's something I can tinker with, but on the whole it's a great addition to a great instrument. The extra body cavity for the springs makes it really lightweight too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydra26 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 If it's a regular floyd, you should be able to hand tighten the nut that is around the arm down to where it creates enough friction so the arm stays where you put it. I haven't played one of these but I've had a few floyds in my life, only one at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennis Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 If it's a regular floyd, you should be able to hand tighten the nut that is around the arm down to where it creates enough friction so the arm stays where you put it. I haven't played one of these but I've had a few floyds in my life, only one at the moment. Yea, I keep doing that. guess I'll just have to tighten it harder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Riffster Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I finally joined the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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