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Great bang for your buck!
This is a lovely guitar. I didn't like the color at first, it reminded me of the Smurfs hahaha! But once I got used to it and also because I have been wanting a 70s Flying V again since I sold mine way back in 1980, I decided to order the Maui Blue because it ticked all the boxes for me in terms of style. The short head stock that matches the body color and with the large truss rod cover, a volute, no binding, the large pick guard, and the price was just unbeatable.
It took 2 days to get here after ordering, it arrived in perfect condition. Not a spot, mark, dent, scratch, nothing. The only thing was the bridge action, it was set a bit too high. But after changing the strings to my usual hybrid slinky's and setting the bridge right, it was perfect. I intonated the strings and it was ready to play.
Next I hooked it up to an EVH 5150 III w/ 2x12 greenbacks cab and boy let me tell you: this guitar RIPS! Definitely! It can easily be compared to my Gibson or inspired by Gibson Custom Flying Vs that cost 2 or 3 times as much, it's that good. The ebony fret board is smooth, the neck is just perfect for me, not too thick, not too thin, the weight of the guitar is exactly 3 kilograms, and it looks absolutely fantabulous in reality. It's a refreshing contrast against my more standard colored guitars. I'll be having a lot of fun with this one, for sure.
There's 2 cons, that don't really bother me personally, but they should be mentioned:
- it does neck dive a bit, I don't feel it because I play it Michael Schenker style, one end of the V between my legs. That way it's secured and going nowhere that I don't want it to go.
- it doesn't fit in a standard Epiphone V case or in a standard Gibson V case (it will go into the Gibson case but it's not snug and not secure imho). I'm guessing it needs one of those old style 70s Flying V cases, but it would be wise to try first before buying. The gig bag is sturdy but knowing the Flying V reputation for broken head stocks, I'd be reluctant to transport it in a gig bag.
That's all folks, hope it wasn't too boring =/
It took 2 days to get here after ordering, it arrived in perfect condition. Not a spot, mark, dent, scratch, nothing. The only thing was the bridge action, it was set a bit too high. But after changing the strings to my usual hybrid slinky's and setting the bridge right, it was perfect. I intonated the strings and it was ready to play.
Next I hooked it up to an EVH 5150 III w/ 2x12 greenbacks cab and boy let me tell you: this guitar RIPS! Definitely! It can easily be compared to my Gibson or inspired by Gibson Custom Flying Vs that cost 2 or 3 times as much, it's that good. The ebony fret board is smooth, the neck is just perfect for me, not too thick, not too thin, the weight of the guitar is exactly 3 kilograms, and it looks absolutely fantabulous in reality. It's a refreshing contrast against my more standard colored guitars. I'll be having a lot of fun with this one, for sure.
There's 2 cons, that don't really bother me personally, but they should be mentioned:
- it does neck dive a bit, I don't feel it because I play it Michael Schenker style, one end of the V between my legs. That way it's secured and going nowhere that I don't want it to go.
- it doesn't fit in a standard Epiphone V case or in a standard Gibson V case (it will go into the Gibson case but it's not snug and not secure imho). I'm guessing it needs one of those old style 70s Flying V cases, but it would be wise to try first before buying. The gig bag is sturdy but knowing the Flying V reputation for broken head stocks, I'd be reluctant to transport it in a gig bag.
That's all folks, hope it wasn't too boring =/
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