midiman56 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Have you ever had a guitar that was not even on your radar sneak up and put the bite on you? It happened to me yesterday … I mentioned in the Gibson Bus thread that I had some time to kill owing to having been given the wrong times by a Sam Ash employee. I spent part of my time over at Cowtown guitars. This is the shop where I picked up my Epi Firebird VII a few weeks ago. They are no longer going to be an Epiphone dealer (just Fenders and various other smaller brands as well as their trade in used and vintage instruments) and have been closing out all of their remaining stock at great prices. To make a long story short, I played a ’58 Korina Flying V for the first time … and I loved it! I always thought they would be uncomfortable to play seated, but I just didn’t find this to be the case. In fact, holding the guitar with the lower point between my legs (shut up!) leaves the neck at a really great angle! The sound is nice and bright and the action and neck are wonderful! It’s a 2007 Un Sung, was brand new and still had the plastic on the pups, bridge plate and pickguard. I got it for $375 out the door … not a bad price compared to GC, MF and just about every place else. Anyway, it was a complete surprise to me. Probably something I should have passed up money-wise, but good deals on snappy guitars don’t come along ever day! Here are a couple of pics: Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 That is a good deal... House of Guitars wouldn't even beat that - they're selling the Korina and the Gibson Faded for $450. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.E.B.1281734147 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Nice buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Oh, Midiman...you and your "Excuses," for buying new guitars! LOL! (Just kidding) Good score, and congratulations! Looks great! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSDx Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 SWEET !!!! Have never been a fan of the V looks, but that finish perhaps makes me reconsider - looks sharp !!! HNGD, and ENJOY !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelligentAl Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Very cool, and that's a great price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Haha! Excellent buy. You better bust out some Dave Davies riffs on that! Great little find. Sorry to hijack your thread now but these are the only pics that have ever inclined me to get a bit of Flying V Gas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Not a hijack at all, Clark ... actually almost another "justification"! Like whenever I see a picture of Brian Jones playing his Firebird VII! LOL Thanks, Clark! JIm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Summerisle Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Haha! Excellent buy. You better bust out some Dave Davies riffs on that! Great little find. Sorry to hijack your thread now but these are the only pics that have ever inclined me to get a bit of Flying V Gas! Always nice to encounter another Kinks fanatic. If I really wanted to start an argument here' date=' I'd express the opinion that Ray Davies was [i']the[/i] champion British (specifically English) songwriter of his generation, (a generation that included Messrs Jagger, Richards, Lennon, McCartney, Townshend, Lane, Marriott, Barrett et al, ad infinitum). Which is by the by...Yes, I agree with you. I have little GAS for Flying Vs, but Dave Davies put his to good use. Curiously, Dave claims it's a non-standard V...some kind of prototype: "It's a slightly different shape from the Flying V because it was in fact a prototype V. The story behind it was, I used to play a Guild custom built guitar and the airline lost it on our first American tour in '64 or '65. In those days I used to only carry one guitar around and I had to get a replacement quick. I went into a store and they didn't have anything I liked. I saw this dusty old guitar case and I said 'What have you got in there?' he said 'Oh, that's just some silly old guitar.' He got it out and I bought it for about $60." Source: http://www.davedavies.com/guitars/guitars2.htm#guitar8 To return to the original topic of the thread...Nice guitar Jim, and a good deal. HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Ah, yes...... Wonderful Guitar, nice price! A Flying V would be Max Cool to own!!! Congrats!!!! I hate you..... (heh, heh, heh,,,) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 [i think that Ray Davies is easily up there with Lennon and McCartney (and I don't think any else are) and definitely the most quintessentially British songwriter of all time. Imaginative and Unpredictable but always likeable. Almost too good at times... I could go on all day about the Kinks' underrated albums/tracks. Village Green, Arthur, Muswell Hillbillies, Preservation Act 1 etc etc] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ef_in_fla Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Some guitars you just *have* to buy. It happens to me all the time. Wives don't always understand, but we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Summerisle Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Another interesting Flying V... Albert King's "Flying Arrow...." Subsequently owned by Keith Richards: And unfortunately stolen from Keith by a drug dealer in the south of France, during the recording of Exile on Main St. in 1971. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Some guitars you just *have* to buy. It happens to me all the time. Wives don't always understand' date=' but we do.[/quote'] I do believe, with careful choice of words to conserve space, YOU have just designed my next Summer T-shirt!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniak Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Congrats Midiman,,nice deal!!! They are sweet axes and fun to play. I love my 98,,got it in 2000. Of course it wasnt half as much fun till i got the Explorer to match in 2001,and then of course last year when i found out there was a Korina Sg too,,> Face it ,,it never ends ,,and that my friend is the fun of it. HNGD!!!! Enjoy it!!!,,Maniak MY Noisemakers: Epiphone 2008 Sg Custom Prophecy GX Epiphone 2003 Korina G-400 Sg Epiphone 1998 Korina Explorer Epiphone 1998 Korina Flying V BC Rich 1981 Maple Mockingbird Handmade Ibanez 1976 Stratocaster Gibson 1968 Les Paul Custom Charvel Fretless Bass Washburn Lyon P bass Guild Madiera P-600 Jumbo Acoustic Applause A-25 Acoustic Carlo Robelli 5 string Banjo Carlo Robelli Electric Violin Kay Electric Mandolin Lignatone Mandolin Midiman Radium Keyboard 2 Marshall JTM-612 60 watt 1 12 Combos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxxymary Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 A great acquisition to an already great & growing collection. A very HNGD to you Midiman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe2Grind123 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 It's weird, I hate flying V's but I love this one - great find & enjoy! Reminds me of the only other 'V' I ever thought looked cool . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledge57 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 and here I thought wearing flower pots on yer head originated with DEVO.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 Thanks, guys! I resisted the urge to bring it to work with me tonight ... I'm not that comfortable with it yet! I have been putting it through it's paces at home though and having a lot of fun! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak show Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Beautiful guitar! Those V's look fantastic in natural. I always thought they would be uncomfortable to play seated' date=' but I just didn’t find this to be the case. In fact, holding the guitar with the lower point between my legs (shut up!) leaves the neck at a really great angle![/quote'] Just curious, since I've never played a V seated or standing, but does that mean you hold it sort of like Bill Wyman holds his bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 Recommended viewing: JIm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Congrats Jim..good score! gonna leave it stock? Due to my back, I also play a good bit while sitting, and have never had a problem making it work with my V. If you don't want to toss the $60 to get a V-stand, heres a pic or 2 of what you can build for about $15 and 2 hrs time tops..........it works GREAT ! Give me a shout if you want/need a parts list & dimensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I borrowed a V from a friend when I was about 16 and found it very hard to play sitting down! but i must admit I didn't really give it a chance. One moment of awkwardness and it was straight back to my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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