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The Gibson Flying V is an electric guitar model that was originally introduced by Gibson in 1958. The Flying V offered a brand new, radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its siblings: the Explorer, which was released the same year, and the Moderne, which was designed in 1957 but not released until 1982.
In 2024, Gibson released an extremely limited edition Collector’s Choice clone of Amos that was scanned for exact measurements and aged by the Murphy Lab. Joe Bonamassa continues to play the guitar in concerts. [1] In 2023, The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide listed the value of a 1958–59 Flying V at US$335,000 to US$435,000. [7]
A Gibson Firebird V played by Johnny Winter onstage in 1990. Gibson had made forays into radical body shapes — the Flying V and Explorer in the 1950s — which met limited initial success. The president of Gibson, Ted McCarty, hired car designer Ray Dietrich to design a guitar that would have popular appeal. [1]
The Gibson Explorer is a type of electric guitar model by Gibson guitars, released in 1958. The Explorer offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its siblings: the Flying V, which was released the same year, and the Moderne, which was designed in 1957 but not released until 1982.
King played a second Flying V, a 1966 model, after his 1959 model was stolen. Reportedly this one was given to him by Gibson; this is the guitar he used to record " Born Under a Bad Sign ". [ 2 ] The 1959 V was recovered and it was retired in 1974, to make way for the second Lucy.
The design spread the mass of the guitar over a wider area than most guitars to maximize sustain. The V-shaped headstock and "string-through-body" were also intended to increase sustain and improve tone. The Dean ML's body shape resembles a Gibson Flying V combined with the upper half of an Explorer.
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Lucy – George Harrison of the Beatles named a red Gibson Les Paul guitar he received from Eric Clapton in August 1968 "Lucy." Clapton played the guitar on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". [citation needed] Lucy – blues guitarist Albert King gave this name to his Gibson Flying V style guitar built custom for him by famous luthier Dan Erlewine.