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The Gibson Flying V guitar started out in the year of 1957 as prototypes first crafted of mahogany and then revise to be made from African specialty wood called Korina. Three main V designs were made by President of Gibson Ted McCarty. They were the Flying V, Modern and the Futura designs. Ted thought that these new futuristic looks would move Gibson on into the next decade of music and musicians with ease. Unfortunately his vision was off at this specific time and after 2 years in 1959 they were discontinued and taken of the markets.
McCarty named the Flying V because of the shape and its likeness to the letter V. Due to the special wood it was made out of some were even called the Korina. The Korina wood tends to have a blond color to it hence the name Korina of the V's of this era. Many famous people who played guitars in the 50's and the 60's loved the V's styling and design they used them in all their musical performances. Some names you may recognize include Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Dave Davies and Lonnie Mack.
The reemergence of the Flying V happened in the year 1967. The only difference between these models and the 1958 models were these were made of mahogany not the Korina wood. The other slight differences included a stop-bar tailpieces instead of the strings coming into the back for the original bridge work and the pic-guard is larger than the originals. The heavy metal genre helped the V make a rising come back into the music industry KK downing was one such artist that made this Gibson work of art known to even more new guitarists and guitar enthusiast.
In tribute to Jimi Hendrix V he used Gibson made one in a signature series just for him called the Jimi Hendrix V. There is also one in tribute to Lonnie Mack called the Mack. This Mack V included the same exact set up as he carried on his through his rocking career. It had the immaculate Tremelo arm and the comfort of the Bigsby tail-piece. Guinness Book of World Records even has a Flying V record within it. Scott Rippetoe had an amazing idea to make one of the largest V's ever which could be played and looked exactly like the Flying V's on the markets in 2000. It ended up being a whopping forty three feet big winning the record for the largest and being entered into Guinness.
Copies of the Flying V's were popping up all over the place once they reemerged. Enough details were changed about them that there were no infringements on any Gibson copy rights. The Concorde is one of the most known. It was designed and specially made for the powerful guitarist Randy Rhoads. After his tragic and untimely death they renamed in in honor of him to the Jackson Rhoads model.
Instead of the symmetrical cut the real V's had the Jackson Rhoads models contained an asymmetrical one. Ratt's guitarist the talented Robbin Crosby had the King V dedicated to him for his great accomplishments in the rock and roll world too. Companies such as Ibanez, Antares and Cort made replica copies as well which differed enough to dodge the copy right issues with the Gibson Flying V guitar.
For new and used Gibson flying v guitars visit http://flyingv.org
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JIMI HENDRIX:DELUXE EDITION BY HENDRIX,JIMI (DVD) $26 The longawaited Deluxe Edition of the 1973 theatrical documentary. Jimi Hendrix is loaded with extras and completely remastered and remixed to provide exceptional sound and picture quality. This is the biography of Jimi Hendrix, the world famous guitarist who died much too young. Featuring the guitar wizard on stage and behind the scenes, classic concert footage is interspersed with interviews with friends and prominent musicians giving firsthand recollections, including Pete Townshend, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Little Richard, Lou Reed, Buddy Miles and more. Artist: HENDRIX,JIMI Genre: Documentary Rating: R Release Date: 28JUN2005 |
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Jimi Hendrix:Deluxe Edition $15.01 Rated: NRSynopsis: The long-awaited Deluxe Edition of the 1973 theatrical documentary Jimi Hendrix is loaded with extras and completely remastered and remixed to provide exceptional sound and picture quality This is the biography of Jimi Hendrix, the world famous guitarist who died much too young. Featuring the guitar wizard on stage and behind the scenes, classic concert footage is interspersed with interviews with friends and prominent musicians giving first-hand recollections, including Pete Townshend, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Little Richard, Lou Reed, Buddy Miles and more. Includes songs "Hey Joe," "Rock Me Baby," "Like a Rolling Stone," "A Star Spangled Banner" from Woodstock `69 and many more, from his beginnings to his Monterey, Woodstock and Isle of Wight performances. |
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Jimi Hendrix Framed Print $11.99 Jimi Hendrix framed classic commemorative measures 10 1/4" x 8", and features a 4" x 6" glossy photo of the musician. Hendrix is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician who has his musical roots from various genres including blues, R&B, soul, and rock among others. Some of his most famous songs include Purple Haze, Gypsy Eyes, Voodoo Child among many. Commemorative features a written description with a photo of Hendrix. Elegantly set against a shiny black backdrop with opulent outlines. |
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Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Hear My Music Pick Tin with 6 Medium Picks $5.95 The Jimi Hendrix Hear My Music Pick Tin contains six picks with unique images of Jimi playing the music that made him famous. Gauges: Medium. |
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Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Hear My Music Pick Tin With 6 Medium Picks $5.95 The Jimi Hendrix Hear My Music Pick Tin contains six picks with unique images of Jimi playing the music that made him famous. Gauges: Medium. |
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Jimi Hendrix - The Dick Cavett Show (DVD) $28.77 When rock god Jimi Hendrix made his debut on American network television, he did so on the famous Dick Cavett Show. This special collection features Hendrix`s 2 appearances on Cavett`s show, during which he intimately chatted with the host, revealing his modesty, intelligence, and humor. In addition, an hour-long behind the scenes documentary which contains interviews with Hendrix`s drummer Mitch Mitchell and his bassist Billy Cox, gets even deeper into Jimi`s mind and mood during those appearances. 3 live performances are also included. |
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