As Guitar Aficionado notes ... In 1956, Gibson president Ted McCarty commissioned some new designs, and the Flying V was the only one that survived the process intact. A patent was issued on ...

At long last, someone has finally made a documentary on the legendary "Flying V" guitar model. It's been a staple of heavy metal guitar playing for decades and is perhaps the most iconic non ...

Some of our esteemed guitar aficionados and purists looked with disdain upon our post the other day about that limited-edition inverted Gibson Flying V guitar, but maybe this one will suit their ...

Gibson dubbed it the Flying V. But it landed with a thud. The new guitar was immediately lambasted as ugly. Even laughable. Arthur ordered one in spite of the initial negative reaction.

One of the most distinctive electric guitars ever made will celebrate its 60th birthday Sunday, having served three generations of blues, rock and heavy metal players. The Gibson Flying V received ...

Even now, the Flying V's iconic outline stands out from the herds of hourglass-aping guitar bodies. It's hard to believe, then, that this extreme instrument was introduced way back in 1958, along with ...

If you were ever going to buy your dream guitar, now’s the time. Experience the legacy of metal history with the Gibson Custom Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V—a masterpiece recreated to honor the ...

Epiphone has honored Jimi Hendrix by unveiling a recreation of his legendary ‘Love Drops’ Flying V. Aside from his vast array of Fender Stratocasters, the late trailblazing guitar legend was ...

Epiphone has unveiled the latest top-of-the-range electric guitar from its collaboration with the Gibson Custom Shop and it is the Jimi Hendrix Love Drops Flying V, a stunning Ebony finished model ...

The amazing Flying V-style of guitar has been around since the late ’50s when Gibson started making the first version. Since then, the Flying V-style guitar has been popular among hard rock and ...

“I am extremely honoured to be able to put out an Epiphone Flying V today,” Hammett said in a press release. “Epiphone represents great sounding guitars at accessible prices, which is ...