Finished a RR V-style build
Finished a RR V-style build
Maple, Padauk, Ebony.
Neck-through design. Hollow wings, total weight is 6 lbs.
25.3" scale, 14" radius.
Emg 81, Schaller bridge, Grover tuners.
The action is very good.
Clumsy trying to play the thing sitting down.
Dan
Neck-through design. Hollow wings, total weight is 6 lbs.
25.3" scale, 14" radius.
Emg 81, Schaller bridge, Grover tuners.
The action is very good.
Clumsy trying to play the thing sitting down.
Dan
Ever-body was kung fu fight-in,
Them kids was fast as light-nin.
Them kids was fast as light-nin.
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Re: Finished a RR V-style build
Really well done and pretty...
Although i play Vs for decades (my red one has been played really often; it sounds great despite its looks) i am still looking for an idea how to make a good supporting addon. Something that may hold the guitar in the center of the V and hooks to the left upper leg.
A classical guitar foot rest will help a bit. Although i imagine that a RR would be a lot more difficult to hold with the right lower leg than a normal V.Dan Smith wrote: Clumsy trying to play the thing sitting down.
Although i play Vs for decades (my red one has been played really often; it sounds great despite its looks) i am still looking for an idea how to make a good supporting addon. Something that may hold the guitar in the center of the V and hooks to the left upper leg.
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Googling "flying v fold out leg rest" yields a good image of the original solution... seems like the challenge in fabricating one would be keeping the fold-out section thin.
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I think I remember someone saying that a Flying V is a rock and roll guitar.
And Rock & Roll should not be played while seated. If you're playing it properly you should not be able to sit!!
Seriously though, that is pretty guitar. Great combination of woods.
And Rock & Roll should not be played while seated. If you're playing it properly you should not be able to sit!!
Seriously though, that is pretty guitar. Great combination of woods.
I need your help. I can't possibly make all the mistakes myself!
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well, it was originally intended a Jazz guitar, wasn't it?Gordon Bellerose wrote:I think I remember someone saying that a Flying V is a rock and roll guitar.
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Nowadays it is.
But that kind of Rock did not exist in 1958...
But that kind of Rock did not exist in 1958...
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Rock definitely existed in the 50's. Buddy Holly, Elvis, etc., etc.
That is definitely not a Jazz guitar. Those guys are too traditional.
That is definitely not a Jazz guitar. Those guys are too traditional.
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It's got skull knobs, so it will only play rock.
I usually use skull knobs and tell the receipient that if he plays country music on it, it will ruin it.
This design is based on a Randy Rhodes V. I reckon that puts it in the 1990's?
Thanks for the comments guys!
I usually use skull knobs and tell the receipient that if he plays country music on it, it will ruin it.
This design is based on a Randy Rhodes V. I reckon that puts it in the 1990's?
Thanks for the comments guys!
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That was the reason for the lack of commercial success...Barry Daniels wrote:... Those guys are too traditional.
And Dan, Your guitar with only the bridge pickup is clearly a Rock engine...
But it would be fun to see the faces of a linedance group when the musicians were all entering the stage with Vs, wouldn't it?
(Well; You'll definitely have fun on stage if You're playing country with an SG bass, believe, i did it ...)
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Beate, you may be a Shock Rocker at heart!! 

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Well, after a bot of googling i learned that there is actually a genre named "Country-Metal", and it sounds funny...Dan Smith wrote: I usually use skull knobs and tell the receipient that if he plays country music on it, it will ruin it....!
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If the Flying V had come out about 20 years later it might have found a home.
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Indeed.
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Yep!
Ever-body was kung fu fight-in,
Them kids was fast as light-nin.
Them kids was fast as light-nin.
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Re: Finished a RR V-style build
A couple of iconic guitars, Number 7 and Number 1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbfgBlkSoqc
The players aren't too shabby either.
Oh, and nice job on yours, Dan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbfgBlkSoqc
The players aren't too shabby either.
Oh, and nice job on yours, Dan.

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