DISC Gibson Flying V 2018, Aged Cherry

Full Description

Legendary Flying V Design

The classic Gibson Flying V body shape has become popular with rock guitarists around the world due to its unique and exciting shape. First released in 1958, the Flying V shape was often considered to be a futuristic design, and was adopted by rock guitarists such as Marc Bolan (T.Rex), Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Jimi Hendrix and many others.

Slim Taper Mahogany Neck

This Gibson guitar features a slim tapered neck profile to deliver an incredibly comfortable performance. The mahogany neck provides the ultimate comfort with its slim profile, and allows for fast and comfortable soloing. As well as providing fluid hand flexibility, the mahogany helps enhance the natural warmth of the body, creating a high-end saturated in sparkling sweetness and a thick low-end response.

Torrefied Granadillo Fingerboard

Its fingerboard is crafted from stunning granadillo, delivering an incredibly bright response with an enhanced natural sustain and a ringing, bell-like tone. Its rosewood-like qualities make it perfect for a wide range of playing styles, offering singing notes with plenty of punch and high-end sparkle. The fingerboard's 22 frets have been cryogenically treated to provide extra strength and durability for added resistance against abrasive wear.

BB2 & BB3 BurstBucker Pickups

These two BurstBucker humbuckers are designed to recapture the magic of the original ‘’Patent Applied For’’ humbuckers of the 1950s, featuring a classic build and small construction errors which gave them their unique tone. The medium output of the neck BB2 pickup works well with the high output of the bridge’s BB3 pickup, allowing preamps to be driven hard to create a natural sounding breakup. Their asymmetrical coils are designed to be true to the original PAFS, supplying a more open sound than standard humbuckers for a truly vintage sound. Independent volume controls and a master tone control provides players with everything they need to dial in amazing tonal possibilities, with the addition of a toggle switch for selecting different pickup configurations.

Aluminium Tune-O-Matic Bridge

The Tune-O-Matic bridge offers stability, reliability, a comfortable playing position, and impressive sustain. Adjusting the string action and intonation is extremely simple with a tune-o-matic bridge, as you simply adjust its height with the mounting rods to alter the action, and screw the bridge saddles in or out to achieve perfect intonation. The separate "stop bar" tailpiece is designed to further enhance the connection between the strings and the body, offering greater vibration transfer for enhanced resonance.

TekToid Nut

The addition of a TekToid graphite nut offers increased harmonics in the middle and upper frequency range, perfect for creating a rich and detailed tone. TekToid graphite is the best high-tech cure for eliminating undesirable friction within the nut, which can cause tuning problems. It is the ideal choice for a guitar nut, as it has excellent conductive qualities which benefit a guitar’s tone and sustain.

Specifications

Body & Bridge

• Shape: Flying V
• Body: Mahogany
• Bridge: Aluminium Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece: Aluminium Stop Bar
• Construction: Set-In
• Finish: Aged Cherry

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck: Mahogany
• Profile: Slim Taper
• Scale Length: 24.75”
• Fingerboard: Torrefied Granadillo
• Frets: 22 Medium, Cryogenically Treated
• Inlays: Acrylic Dots
• Nut: Tektoid
• Nut Width: 1.695”

Electronics & Hardware

• Bridge Pickup: BurstBucker 3
• Neck Pickup: BurstBucker 2
• Controls: 2 x Volume, Master Tone, Toggle Switch
• Tuners: Kidney Grovers
• Control Knobs: Black Top Hats w/Silver Inserts
• Pickguard: 3-Ply White/Black/White
• Hardware: Nickel
• Case Included: Hardshell