Gibson Releases Flying V Bass
In conjunction with the release of the new Explorer Bass, Gibson has introduced a new Flying V Bass. With a 30.5″ scale, the bass is a “mean and meaty” instrument that the company says perfect for players with shorter arms and hands, as well as beginners, students, and those more familiar with six-string guitar lengths.
The Flying V body is made of Grade-A mahogany with a high-gloss Cherry nitrocellulose finish and fit with a white, four-ply pickguard. Similar to the Explorer, it has a glued-in, quarter-sawn maple neck topped with a Precosia fingerboard. The neck has a slim profile, measuring .850″ deep at the 1st fret and .900″ at the 12th, with a width of 1.60″ across its PLEK-cut Corian nut.”
The Flying V bass features a pair of the company’s high-output Thunderbird Bass pickups, while the hardware is rounded out with a three-point bridge with individually adjustable saddles and Grover “Shamrock” tuners. The bass is available now with a retail price of $2,129.
Gibson Flying V Bass Specs:
| Body: | Mahogany |
| Neck: | Quarter-sawn Maple, Slim Profile |
| Fingerboard: | Preciosa |
| Frets: | 20 |
| Inlays: | Acrylic Dot |
| Scale: | 30.5″ |
| Nut: | Corian, with Gibson PLEK Slots |
| Tuners: | Grover Shamrock with 20:1 Tuning Ratio |
| Bridge: | 3-Point with Adjustable Saddles |
| Pickups: | 2 Thunderbird Ceramic |
| Controls: | Volume, Volume, Tone |
| Finish: | Cherry |
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No sitting down to play this one.
As one with “shorter arms & hands”, I approve. Definitely not to be played sitting down…….
I have a v bass, sitting down is a little uncomfortable.
But if you hook your right leg around in the v.
It’s easier than you would think.
Too much money $$$.
$2,129 for a bass for beginners? Good luck with that.
http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2011/11/06/gibson-usa-releases-new-explorer-bass/ Explorer shape for me any day.
Now, you’re getting close… Bring back the Triumph in a 5!
Gibson needs to stop making hideous short scale basses that sound like ass.
I’d like a decent Thunderbird or a Grabber / Ripper. That is all.
I have an Epiphone version of this bass… Worth around 600 with the modifications put it. Helps me play stuff that I can’t play on my ESP LTD F (Tom Araya Signature).
not worth 2000.
shiiitttt im gonna play that
i play on several 81, 82 models. this feels like a toy and it has that cheap epiphone look. not even close to the coolness of the early 80’s v bass… which there were only 350 made. gibson call me… i
As one other person just said: Thunderbird, Ripper, and Grabber basses!! Keep all the short-scale crap for yourself, Gibson!!
I’d grab a rick, or music man for some chunkin
well it would be desirable if it were not for the less that spectacular 3 point bridge, i mean c’mon for the price , which I’m sure is astronomical they should in very least have put a Babix or Shcahaller style bridge on the V and the fact that they did not is unacceptable and therefore i will not even consider it not to mention I could probably not afford the ridiculous price tag that I’m sure is attached