Flying V

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LEFT: Lonnie Mack on 5/3/85 in Chicago, Il. RIGHT: Stevie Ray Vaughan poses backstage at the Meadow Brook Music Festival during his "Soul to Soul" world tour, on July 31, 1985, in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Lonnie Mack's Flying V — played through Stevie Ray Vaughan’s rig — heads to auction

By Phil Weller Published

The No. 7 1958 Gibson Flying V has a $300,000 starting bid — and a special connection to Vaughan, who helped Mack make his 1985 comeback

Guitarists
Jimi Hendrix Love Drop Epiphone Flying V
Come on (let the good times roll): The Epiphone Jimi Hendrix "Love Drops" Flying V is $300 off

By Scott Rowley Last updated

As offers go, it's fire

Gear
Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Jimi Hendrix Love Drops Flying V
Epiphone launches Inspired by Gibson Jimi Hendrix Flying V

By Phil Weller Published

The Flying V is a recreation of the instrument Hendrix played extensively in the 1960s, having painted its psychedelic patterns onto the guitar by hand

Electric Guitars
Gibson Flying V electric guitar and Gibson GA79-RV amplifier
The History of the Gibson Flying V

By Chris Gill Published

A failure when introduced in 1958, the Flying V eventually became one of Gibson's most iconic electric guitars

Guitars
Joe Bonamassa plays Albert King's 1971 custom-built "Lucy" Flying V-style guitar made by Dan Erlewine.
Watch Joe Bonamassa Play Blues Legend Albert King’s Flying V

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Video JB honored the great bluesman on his Three Kings tour with a knockout rendition of "I'll Play the Blues for You"

Video
Slash and 'Victoria' Gibson Les Paul goldtop
The Slash Guitar Collection: 8 Rare Treasures From Guns N’ Roses History

By Richard Bienstock Published

Slash selects the models he treasures most and traces their journeys through his career and hits

Guitarists
Gibson Certified Vintage
Vintage, Rare, NOS and Prototype: Mark Agnesi Introduces More Stunning Gibson Certified Vintage Guitars

By Rod Brakes Published

The second batch from Gibson’s groundbreaking program comprises a quintet of vintage beauties from across the decades

Guitars
Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V
Gibson Launches the Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V

By Rod Brakes Published

This limited-edition model is the Custom Shop's latest recreation of the Metallica guitarist’s famous Gibson axe

Guitars
Larry McCray
After 20 Years in the Wilderness, Larry McCray Returns in Style With 'Blues Without You'

By Mark McStea Published

Thanks to a restart and a new album his future looks brighter than ever.

Music
Gibson Master Artisan Leo Scala Super ‘58 Flying V
“It’s About Celebrating People’s Skills, Experience and Depth of Knowledge”: Cesar Gueikian on Gibson’s Groundbreaking Master Artisan Collection

By Rod Brakes Published

The iconic firm’s brand president discusses their new Leo Scala Super ‘58 Flying V guitars.

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