paco's Reviews

Gibson Flying V 98

A very light 2-piece natural mahogany body with rosewood fretboard. The neck on this one is just perfect, a medium C-shape which is just chunky enough to not get cramps but small enough to be able to wrap my hand around and use my thumb to fret. Mine used to belong to the great Canadian blues player Steve Hill. It was modified with Duncan JB in the neck position and Pearly gates at the bridge which IMHO are the perfect combination in a Flying V. Tuners were replaced with gold Ping tuners, which work perfectly and fit in the same holes. This guitar is very light and very comfortable. I was looking for a 50's style V with the ring-mounted pickups, poker chip jack plate and the string-through V-shape bridge plate. I didn't get the V-shape bridge plate but I am very happy with the stop tail-piece. I also own a reverse Flying V which has the V-shape neck-thru body bridge plate and I prefer the the stop-tail piece since the thin body on these tend to vibrate a bit too much when playing hard.