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Offline Bobgt

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What are the benefits of a flying V
« on: March 05, 2006, 03:00:33 AM »
does a flying be guitar do anything better or different than a strat?
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What are the benefits of a flying V
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2006, 08:02:36 AM »
Slightly more meaty tone - considering it has humbuckers.

Very easy access to the higher frets and the fretboard is extremely slick on the Flying V.

Depends what you want from a guitar - strat offers more blues kind of music, Flying V offers more metal style.
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What are the benefits of a flying V
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2006, 08:12:44 AM »
Quote from: Kilamite
Slightly more meaty tone - considering it has humbuckers.

Very easy access to the higher frets and the fretboard is extremely slick on the Flying V.

Depends what you want from a guitar - strat offers more blues kind of music, Flying V offers more metal style.
Completely Wrong, Flying V IS The Model Of The Guitar, NOT The Sound, Fretboard, Style Or Whatever. Flying V Is Associated With Metal Though, If You Need a New Sound, Put In Some New Pickups or Buy a new amp or a footpedal. Then You can Make Anything Sound Like Anything. :D
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What are the benefits of a flying V
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2006, 08:15:58 AM »
Quote from: "Fenderjaguar213"
Slightly more meaty tone - considering it has humbuckers.

Very easy access to the higher frets and the fretboard is extremely slick on the Flying V.

Depends what you want from a guitar - strat offers more blues kind of music, Flying V offers more metal style.
Completely Wrong, Flying V IS The Model Of The Guitar, NOT The Sound, Fretboard, Style Or Whatever. Flying V Is Associated With Metal Though, If You Need a New Sound, Put In Some New Pickups or Buy a new amp or a footpedal. Then You can Make Anything Sound Like Anything. :D


strats have totally different sound compared to any flying V...

what kilamite said was 100% correct
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2006, 08:25:14 AM »
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Slightly more meaty tone - considering it has humbuckers.

Very easy access to the higher frets and the fretboard is extremely slick on the Flying V.

Depends what you want from a guitar - strat offers more blues kind of music, Flying V offers more metal style.
Completely Wrong, Flying V IS The Model Of The Guitar, NOT The Sound, Fretboard, Style Or Whatever. Flying V Is Associated With Metal Though, If You Need a New Sound, Put In Some New Pickups or Buy a new amp or a footpedal. Then You can Make Anything Sound Like Anything. :D


strats have totally different sound compared to any flying V...

what kilamite said was 100% correct


The Body of The Guitar Doesnt Change The Sound, The Pickups Do. The Body Of The Guitar is To Be Comftable To Play,(I Don't Know How U Can Play A Flying V Comftable Though). Pickups and the amp make the Sound. :finger:
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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2006, 08:33:08 AM »
Quote from: "Fenderjaguar213"
Slightly more meaty tone - considering it has humbuckers.

Very easy access to the higher frets and the fretboard is extremely slick on the Flying V.

Depends what you want from a guitar - strat offers more blues kind of music, Flying V offers more metal style.
Completely Wrong, Flying V IS The Model Of The Guitar, NOT The Sound, Fretboard, Style Or Whatever. Flying V Is Associated With Metal Though, If You Need a New Sound, Put In Some New Pickups or Buy a new amp or a footpedal. Then You can Make Anything Sound Like Anything. :D


strats have totally different sound compared to any flying V...

what kilamite said was 100% correct


The Body of The Guitar Doesnt Change The Sound, The Pickups Do. The Body Of The Guitar is To Be Comftable To Play,(I Don't Know How U Can Play A Flying V Comftable Though). Pickups and the amp make the Sound. :finger:


sorry but the wood in the guitar makes the sound... I'm not saying that pickups dont affect your sound......but wood affect your sound the most
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« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2006, 08:38:14 AM »
First - you need to learn how to quote people properly.

Second - you need to learn what makes the overall tone of a guitar.

I never said it was the shape of the guitar that affects the tone - its the build and materials used, and over all mass of the body.

A strat has a very light body and build, so the tone carries little sustain giving you a perfect tone for blues music (even with a humbucker, the strat will still provide little sustain unless you overpower it with distortion which will murder the tone of the guitar that makes it unique)

Flying V (depending on the model of the guitar though) has more mass and meat in it. Will provide greater sustain and heavier distortion.

Try it in a guitar shop if you don't believe me.
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« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2006, 08:41:27 AM »
Quote from: "Kilamite"
First - you need to learn how to quote people properly.

Second - you need to learn what makes the overall tone of a guitar.

I never said it was the shape of the guitar that affects the tone - its the build and materials used, and over all mass of the body.

A strat has a very light body and build, so the tone carries little sustain giving you a perfect tone for blues music (even with a humbucker, the strat will still provide little sustain unless you overpower it with distortion which will murder the tone of the guitar that makes it unique)

Flying V (depending on the model of the guitar though) has more mass and meat in it. Will provide greater sustain and heavier distortion.

Try it in a guitar shop if you don't believe me.

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« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2006, 03:18:03 PM »
Quote from: "Kilamite"
Slightly more meaty tone - considering it has humbuckers.

Very easy access to the higher frets and the fretboard is extremely slick on the Flying V.

Depends what you want from a guitar - strat offers more blues kind of music, Flying V offers more metal style.


k thx guys  :D
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« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2006, 03:38:24 PM »
All the positives will never out weigh the BIG downfall in the flying V....its almost impossible to play one sitting down.


Stage guitar only, me thinks..
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« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2006, 04:22:19 PM »
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All the positives will never out weigh the BIG downfall in the flying V....its almost impossible to play one sitting down.


Stage guitar only, me thinks..


i can play it sitting down, a little uncomfortable but still playable.
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What are the benefits of a flying V
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2006, 04:40:24 PM »
You can buy clips Sixx...things that clip onto the bottom and give it a les paul style curve.

You can remove it for standing.
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« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2006, 05:44:19 PM »
shit... really? I've never heard of that before...
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What are the benefits of a flying V
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2006, 11:01:24 AM »
Got reviewed in Total Guitar about a year ago.
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« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2006, 02:46:04 PM »
If you are sat in an upright position, totally straight back supporting itself ( not slumped in a chair like you usually do!), then the V is great. you just stick one 'wing (?)' between your legs and the other over your leg. Its great for sitting down with. The problem is that nobody sits in the proper position. Try it, it does work, just doesnt look very cool.

Didn't know about the add on i must admit, ill google it.

Just as a side issue, i bought that slash doll yesterday! it really looks fucking cool. £15 in virgin if anyone wants on.
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« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2006, 09:43:10 PM »
I think I'll just stand up gigi smack :retard:
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« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2006, 09:45:13 AM »
^ lol, yeah your right. The guy who pointed it out to me was a great player, but in his 60's. I think his back was giving him a bit of jip!
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What are the benefits of a flying V
« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2006, 10:57:47 PM »
Its really really good to smash on the ground.
Breaks really nice..
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