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Flying V..... Anyone owned one?


highwayone
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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 B) they're terrible and that's why there's none about!! Cheers.

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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.

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[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
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I'd read that about the Epiphone, that's the bass that I was tempted to buy.

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