highwayone Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Have been toying with getting a Flying V bass for a bit o' fun for a rock covers band and wondered if anyone on here has one or has had one and what their opinions were. There's not many about second hand so that either means that a) they're very good and no one wants to part with them OR they're terrible and that's why there's none about!! Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Has a V guitar once and it felt really weird. Much preferred a traditional body. You might find a V comfortable though, you'd have to give it a try and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icunningham Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I've played the new gibson one and was surprised at how good it played and sounded. Would have been tempted if I had the cash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I had a black Epiphone bass version back around 2004. Looked the part but really weak sounding pickups. If I owned it now I'd definitely be looking to beef up the sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapbassSteve Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I had a Wesley Nimrod flying V bass for a couple of years, pretty sure it was under £100 new and very nicely made for the money. V's are a bit marmite and pretty rare s/h, and I ended up selling mine because I simply couldn't justify using it with my covers band because it looked a bit too metal and it was impossible to get a case for. Also had a Stagg flying V guitar once, easily the worst 6-string I've ever owned. Not bad to look at(the finish was boss), but the worst pickups I've ever found in a guitar, and a horrendous cricket bat neck(it was wider at the nut then the body joint... is that even possible..?) so if Stagg still make a V bass I wouldn't recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highwayone Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 [quote name='BurritoBass' timestamp='1357430408' post='1922699'] I had a black Epiphone bass version back around 2004. Looked the part but really weak sounding pickups. If I owned it now I'd definitely be looking to beef up the sound [/quote] I'd read that about the Epiphone, that's the bass that I was tempted to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Are the Gibbo's full length scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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