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$700 For a 2012 Gibson Flying V is a good price, right?
« on: October 16, 2015, 12:05:22 PM »
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Re: $700 For a 2012 Gibson Flying V is a good price, right?
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2015, 02:47:58 PM »
I know Comrade Hornung does not hold them in high regard... I think...
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Re: $700 For a 2012 Gibson Flying V is a good price, right?
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2015, 03:00:22 PM »
But it looks really cool.
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Re: $700 For a 2012 Gibson Flying V is a good price, right?
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2015, 05:50:51 PM »
  That looks like a great bargain!
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Re: $700 For a 2012 Gibson Flying V is a good price, right?
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2015, 06:26:55 PM »
Sold. Did you get it, Ilan?
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Re: $700 For a 2012 Gibson Flying V is a good price, right?
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2015, 10:27:04 PM »
Nope. Someone else was more decisive.
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Re: $700 For a 2012 Gibson Flying V is a good price, right?
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2015, 12:03:26 AM »
Quote from: Highlander on October 16, 2015, 02:47:58 PM
I know Comrade Hornung does not hold them in high regard... I think...

I'm not sure about that. It's the original "V" Bass that Uwe does not like too much. The Ripper pickups in combination with the body shape make the old "V" sound somewhat meek.
But this reissue Flying V bass has TB + humbuckers. They should make the bass sound more authoritative.

Right Uwe?
« Last Edit: October 18, 2015, 12:50:30 AM by Basvarken »
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Re: $700 For a 2012 Gibson Flying V is a good price, right?
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2015, 02:08:33 AM »
Right, the 80/81 Flying Vs take a lot of work to make them sound even decent (meek pups, unremarkable woods), but the all-maho reissues of a few years ago sound fine out of the box. Ballsy and with warmth. You won't get a Chris Squire sound out of them, but if you go for a blurry tone, slightly more aggressive than a modern day SG bass would sound, then you will have nothing to complain about.
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Re: $700 For a 2012 Gibson Flying V is a good price, right?
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2015, 03:33:44 PM »
Like all good legal-types, I placed the caveat in plain sight... ;)
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Re: $700 For a 2012 Gibson Flying V is a good price, right?
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2015, 08:54:39 PM »
IIRC these retailed for about $1300-1400. Somebody got a good deal.
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