I'm FINALLY Going to Review This Guitar | 2020 Gibson 70s Flying V Classic White Demo
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📚 Description: The Gibson 70s Flying V was released a little over a year ago and unfortunately, I was too piled up with reviews at that time and had to sell off my first one. When I finally purchased my 2nd one - it arrived with the wrong pickups! Today... I FINALLY review the requested 70s Gibson Flying V from the Original Collection.
Overall, this 70s V isn't "70s" enough for me... but at least they got the neck join style in a similar vein - for that I'm appreciative as I truly believe that is what makes the 70s Vs so special. No volute and T-style pickups... and mystery white binding... but this is a great guitar for someone that likes hot pickups!
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After a few hiccups - I finally got to review this guitar. Oddly enough - the pickup mix-up was likely a blessing in disguise on that 2nd one! haha
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That guitar goes with your playing style for well... best playing I heard from you
What capacitors are in it? Certain capacitors will make it sound muddy or dark.
@@JeighNeither Thanks. I named my channel after my cat. Austin mentioned in the video the pickups sounded dark. I saw a video that showed how different capacitors can make the pickups sound muddy or darker. I'm not an audiophile, but I get why his microphone setup upsets people. He should get help improving it.
I noticed some neck dive.
I'm just glad to know you're feeling good enough to make a video please take care of yourself we need you man there's not very many honest review channels out there and you are the best thanks Austin you the man
Ya need to blast some Kill 'Em All on that!
I was about to say, that guitar looked like the one that James Hetfield has.
@@thenameless3271 I do believe so.
i picture myself playing "the four horsemen"
@@thenameless3271 Yep. It was a 1980 Electra.
Oh yeah , you honestly can’t play a white Flying V and not think of classic Metallica man
Gibson: we are gonna make a 70s style
Us: so you gonna use 70s specs?
Gibson: nahhhhhh
Small v
Looks like they went for what was played in the 70s, not what was made. Cool idea, but the naming is kinda misleading lol.
I always keep some of those pink block pencil erasers around. they work perfect for polishing frets without hurting fretboard. and you don't have steel wool fibers from steel wool. and they polish the frets and remove the least fret material possible. you still have to do a level and recrown on worn frets though.
I bought the same guitar in summer ‘20. I was told by a friend to leave it out of the case for a year because of the curing problems Gibson has with white paints. No problems. Great playing guitar. Incidentally I had a brand new Silver Burst V back in 1979. Traded it for a Marshall 50 watt head. Wish I had held onto it. Those things go for a pretty good dime now.
Sounds like your voice is almost back to normal! Hope you’re feeling better man!
I saw one of those the other day in a music store and never realized how huge those guitars are.
I did a partscaster V (Black, with the big pickguard like this, but bolt on neck (it was like my third partscaster, I couldn’t afford a set neck at the time), and when it was all together I though I did something wrong! “Is this supposed to be this big?” 😂 It probably helps if you’re on the taller side like Trogly (or the Lemmo guy from Norman’s Rare Guitars).
I have this Flying V and an Explorer. Theyre definetly massive yet so comfortable
@@JeighNeither explorers aren’t really that big.
Yeah big but not heavy🙂
@@robb0178 from my understanding is that Les Paul’s are mostly heavy due to the maple cap since maple is a heavier wood then the mahogany.
Austin, you may have found one of the Murphy tricks for aging guitars - using a soft finish that later gets hardened.
My ONLY literal gripe with this thing.
It has literally everything I want in a Flying V except for the stubby headstock like an actual 70s V.
Yeah man me too I’m a big Metallica fan so it’s kinda a bummer i can’t get an exact Flying V like James had but it works for me
I like the pointy headstock more. Just my opinion
@@jeanrunkle1059 me too
@@dylanvogel7124 james h's V was not an original gibson, It was a ripoff
I use to have a 74 V in that antique color. It had a broken headstock repair when I bought it in 1988 and it was a beast. It had zebra DiMarzio's and it was awesome until it was stolen 😔. The pickups ran hot on that guitar. Total metal machine.
Yes Michael Schenker made the V popular in the 70's for sure.
If I could afford it I'd buy one of these for sure and play the daylights out of it.
Love those pickups. The dark sound is my thing.
I have a cherry red 2015 Gibson Flying V made for the Japanese market. It does have all the good specs: neck volute, big pickguard, thin body, smaller headstock and classic 57 pickups with covers (which I prefer actually). I bought it for 819 Eur from Thomann in 2019 with brown hardshell case (purple lining) brand new. I still think it was a steal. It does have a grenadillo fingerboard instead of rosewood but it has grown on me.
Just got a 70s limited edition V from the Gibson demo shop. It has the witch hat knobs, a volute, covered pickups and no binding. Was one of the Japan exclusives from 2015 that eventually made it over here. Sounds like the pecs are more 70s thank the new ones.
This one definitely helped me in a couple of ways. Not likely to spring for this model in particular (partly since I think I'm through with brand new production models for the time being). It's 3/30/21. What I'm thinking strongly of doing when the month of March is through is ordering a V-shaped guitar *kit* w/ this same alpine white finish (though without the gloss). Good compromise for a guy like me who was never transfixed enough by the V shape to empty his wallet for one but isn't truly confident in the alternate brands or varieties.
Thanks for the review Austin, enjoyable as usual.
Graham Oliver had one of those 25pc block inlay and binding V's. Michael Schenker played the guitar and had block inlays inserted on one of his black and white V's.
I’ve been waiting far too long for this! Hyped
A friend of mine in the 70s had one . It had sustain for days !
I just got one and love it! It plays, sounds, looks excellent! The pups are excellent. One of my favorite guitars in decades. My first one did have some quality control issues but my second one was good.
Picked one of these up a few days ago used, i love it i have the explorer version too. both rocking guitars.
Gotta love a V. Any V. :-) But you can pick up a 67 reissue (1989-early 2000's) in perfect shape for a little bit north of a grand, and the 496R/500T pickup combo is totally key, not to mention they had far better quality wood back then.
To me this is the ultimate Flying V! Metallica, UFO, Scorpions, Accept, all my favorite bands from my youth. Greetings from Holland.
Michael Schenker's Flying V had the best paint job of them all, too! Done by Hamer Guitars 🙂
Michael Schenker and Graham Oliver of Saxon got one of the limited edition 25 that had block inlays and binding. Graham Oliver still has his. He's a good lad.
Thanks for the review! I’ve been waiting months for my 70’s Explorer. Are the pickups the same as the V? I’m hoping they are, wanted really hot ones!
I really like the distortion sound of that V, what amp do you use Trogly?
A icon just as much as the Stratocaster. A design nailed spot on, there will always be alternatives but never that nice. I have made my Jackson Rhoads JS32T to stand in the direction of a Gibson Flying V, very nice in my mind but not even close the appeal of the real deal.
Picked up one of the 2015 Japan Vs from the Demo shop because of my love of Priest and KK.
I just bought a 2022 Olive Drab Exclusive 70’s, it’ll arrive tomorrow… fingers crossed there’s nothing needing polish & the finish is fully cured…
I have always liked white guitars.looks cool. Sounds good.
Lot of complaints about QC down below, but you should see the Fender I got. Thing only had four tuners! I expected better QC on a model called the Precision.
Would love to see you get a 60s or 70s drifter stratocaster for a demo. I knew people who had them and swore by them. They even used them in bands.
You’re so right about that soft finish, I did the same thing to my SG with my nail just pulling out the output jack! I was like wtf?!?!?!?!?!
I'm finally getting mine on Saturday. I ordered it 14 months ago! 😯
Yes.
I always liked a black flying v.
My 2021 Les Paul Special has a similarly soft finish. I bought it from guitar center right out of the box that had arrived that day. I think it might take a while for the brand new finish to harden. Be careful with the really new ones.
I love the reissue 70 Gibson Flying V such a fantastic guitar! On wish list and will sell off few unused guitars and amps to fund one.
There's been a lot of non-reverse firebirds coming through the Gibson Demo Shop on reverb. Specifically the satin copper with humbuckers. Do you think they'll revamp this line of guitars? Thanks
Thanks for the video! Ordering this baby on Tuesday :)
My dream guitar really I really want one because the color and the sound.
I have one and I love it.
I noticed that my rear strap button placement is like the 80’s V that you reviewed and not further back.
Any ideas why?
Thanks for the review, Austin. Someone has to call out the shoddy quality Gibson is producing these days.
@@JeighNeither I love it how the Gibson fanboys always assume the critics don't own GIbson products. I actually have owned three in my life, one presently, but why buy more with this crappy construction?
@@JeighNeither Why get mad at me? Austin himself says they put in the wrong pickups and cracked the pickguard. the finish can't stand a tuner being placed on it. We are just pointing out the facts.
@@shanewalton8888 you’re pointing out the wrong facts though.
Trogly admitted it was him who cracked the pickguard. And nitro finishes take time to cure... don’t attach a clip on tuner to one.
If you really understood the QC issues you’d mention the valid ones that Trogly mentions in the review such as the frets that haven’t been properly polished, the slight damage to the finish on the binding on the treble side of the neck and the truss rod cover plastics that still have tooling marks and haven’t been tidied up as they should be.
@@davidburke2132 Pretty cheap pickguard if it can be cracked so easily. Also Austin thinks he may have cracked it. He's not sure.
@@davidburke2132 People need to get over Nitro finishes. It's not 1958 anymore. Live in the now.
How about doing a review on the current Les Paul Tribute? Would be nice to hear and see the differences with the maple neck and modern weight relief compared to the old one. Also I'd like to know if the neck is indeed fatter than the old one as they just call it rounded. I don't much care for the slim taper on Les Pauls.
I ordered my 70s gibson Explorer in white back in December and its been delayed 7 times so far, there saying the 9th April now. Long waits haha
Not having a volute really kills it for me. Such a great thing to have and they got rid of it. Nice guitar though.
Huey Lewis stands up with a megaphone: "Hold it, fellas. I'm afraid you're just too darn loud. Next, please."
Hah! I had to think of that exact scene myself only very recently while listening to his song 'The Power Of Love'! 😀
If they’re gonna call it a 70s V it should at least have the rounded headstock. I think all the Vs should have that pick guard too. I could see why they wouldn’t go with the volute but the rounded head stock is so 70s.
They did reissue the 70's V already. They just didn't tell anyone. I have one, and it's spectacular. Heritage cherry, neck volute, rounded headstock, and it growls. BTW, a white '75 to '79 V in unaltered condition is a lot more than double this price. The few that are on Reverb are asking between 8 and 10 grand, and they're not even in the U.S. They aren't in perfect shape either. I think one is a factory 2nd if it's still there.
Can't get over the look of those pickup rings... A white V's cool factor cannot be denied tho.
Nice...I wish I liked flying v shape. If I did this seems to be a nice one to get.
I bought one of the Gibson Demo Shop Exclusive Modified 2015 Limited Edition Japan Reissue Flying Vs a few months ago. It's the same Classic White as the one in your review, the only difference being (just) the front my headstock is black instead of white like the rest of the guitar. Was that a late '60s Flying V characteristic? What original era were those 2015 Japan Flying Vs a reissue of?
I think my question was answered at 17:13. '67 style Flying V
I had this guitar for a bit and as Trogly mentioned, it sounds dark, like the tone is rolled off a bit. It’s not just the pickups, though, I tried several other bridge pickups, some that have a reputation for being bright, and it was still really dark.
I don’t think it’s the electronics either, it had the same pots as my Antique Natural Flying V and the same value capacitor (the only difference was that one is ceramic and the 70s V had an Orange Drop).
So I guess it comes down to the construction of the guitar. Compared to my other V, 70s V has a thicker body, weighs 1.5 pounds more, has the raised fretboard and acoustically is MUCH louder and boomier.
I still have no idea where the character of the sound of a guitar comes from, certain CZcamsrs would have you believe that two guitars with the same pickup placement and electronics will sound the same, but that hasn’t been my experience at all.
YESS! My finish did the exact same thing on my brand new explorer. Literally I left the tuner clipped on it overnight, the next day I noticed it and it's a shame. Because this was out the box over night like shit.
Not a Gibson but my gloss coating on my guitar had some role over from the factory on the neck. Frustrating stuff. Also some tooling on the fretboard and a piece of glue as well.
I'm almost glad they nixed using the short '76-'81 headstock on these reissues... it makes the original Flying V's more... authentic.
I got mine 2 weeks ago and my pickup selector switch nob is ivory.
Looks awesome. Gratz. It's a keeper Trogz.
Surprising this finish is so soft, but it didn’t smell when you opened the case.
Crispy crunchy goodness!
I have the same guitar with similar issues with the binding? Small punch marks. If I have that right that you were showing at 8:31mark. Also the finish is chipped a bit at the nut. I was looking at other Gibson's at the store and they all seemed to have a rough finish where it meets the nut
Hey trog I know you love your V's is there any chance you would ever a dunable asteroid? My personal fave was there big muff inspired green burst and also there tobacco burst
if I ever get this guitar the first thing I'm playing on it is the entire kill em all album.
there is also a 2020 white Gibson Explorer!
Great demo..
Is there any point in buying this if I already have the 2019 B-2 satiny Ebony with the dirty fingers plus pickups? I ask because your saying that these pickups are almost as hot as the dirty fingers. Only difference is these pickups aren't ceramic like the dirty fingers and they have two volume knobs for the pickups instead of just one master volume like the B-2.
When I received my new SG the neck had been stamped about a month before I got it. The same thing happened to me with the tuner but now after having it for a few months it has not happened again.
Ok been watching and enjoying your videos, so I now just subbed and liked... Thanks for your content..
Don't forget Andy Powell. He used pu rings before.
Inspired the Schenker bros and prob KK, too.
With all these 70’s models, I really hope they put more T-top style pickups in these guitars. A bit disappointed they didn’t put them in this. There’s a crap ton of PAF variants and clones, but the T-tops don’t get enough love. CME has had the Gibson SG with the T-style pickups for a while now, they should make the T-style pickups more widely available.
Those T-Types are now also on 335 models so they will start to be commonplace on the used market. Great pickups.
@@lowqualityguitarvideos That’s great news, I really want to try them in my Les Paul. The originals are getting so high in price.
@@rocktorrocks They are perfect in my 89 les paul. I actually prefer them to original T Tops because they are potted and dont squeal at loud volumes/high gain.
@@lowqualityguitarvideos Oh wow, that’s even better, I like to use a lot of gain, particular for the 80’s hair metal stuff. Gonna keep my eye out on the used market.
The black pickup rings with the black pick ups, make guitar look a little bit weird at a distance. Chrome covers is an easy fix, though. Luckily the finish on my white 1995 V is cured by now 😅
Finally, an early upload.
Great video!! Looking for a 3 screw BWB with silver Gibson truss rod cover for a 120th anniversary. Could use some help.
Man I ordered a 70s explorer in classic white. Took months to get it and it had a crack in the neck. Took it back to guitar center and they told me gibson said it would be a year wait. Heartbreaking. I ended up getting a les paul traditional pro v instead but damn I was in love with that explorer and while I really like my new les paul I kinda wish I just waited
@@raleighyd yeah I thought that as well so I took it to a Luthier I trust and he said it seemed more serious than just a finish crack. He said it looked like it got dropped really hard when it was shipped
Man now I need to make room for one in my collection
What songs are you playing on your tone demo
That thing sounds SICK distorted. Wow. Really classy looking though
That guitar would look super cool with a couple of double cream DiMarzio pickups and some appropriately aged or matching pickup rings.
Let's face it, any guitar looks cool with a set of double-cream DiMarzio's lol
The Flying V tribute model from ams that’s green is super light
I bought one and thankfully it was in pristine condition. There were no paint or fret flaws. It's definitely an eye catcher. Whenever anyone walks into my living room they comment on how awesome it looks 👍.
Same here, and I didn’t have to wait but a month from Sweetwater. Mine is also flawless. Great workmanship with no QC issues. I did leave it out of the case for over a year because I have always heard of Gibsons curing issues with white paint. Great guitar. And I like the hot pickups.
I think the pickups uncovered really makes them hotter and more aggressive sounding.
Kick ass review man
15:17 Don't blame the guitar for that. Those pickups look very high to me, and this rolls off treble frequencies. Lower those pickups, and you'll get "clear and bright" with that guitar for sure, especially since they are alnico pickups. Ceramic tend to sound muddier in my experience
Nice v trog worth the Waite.good vidio.
*Can you review and pick apart one of those Gibson SG GT models with that giant tailpiece covers?*
I love it, it's awesome.
So this guitar has QC issues too? Seems like 90 percent of the Gibsons I've seen on this channel have problems.
Why would anyone waste their money on a Gibson? when they could buy a quality guitar from PRS. probably for less money to its a no thinking thing.
@@harryrenner4016 Does prs have cool sg's or Les Pauls?
@@eric-miles4025 No SGs, but the McCarty 594, which can surely scratch the Les Paul itch, but with far better quality control and much better hardware.
@@eric-miles4025 As a matter of fact yes they do.
Does it have a treble bleed on it? Regarding the frets, I’ve recently discovered the fret rubbers from Crimson Guitars and they’re a revelation. No more wire wool 😎
reaaaallly want one of these, i just hope they wont be sold out when i can afford one 😅
My 70’s Explorer just arrived last week after ordering it in May 2021. When I opened the case the Nitro fumes hit me so hard in the lungs I felt like I just huffed a bag of Krylon. I was afraid to touch it and get paint on my hands.
Soooooo do you have the Adam Jones Silverburst V ordered?
That is a beautiful guitar
I’m saving up to buy the v and explorer so I can have a matching set
I'm truly disappointed with Gibson lack of QC...It's a shame...
FLYING V REVIEW LETS GO!
(I like it resembles James Hetfield V copy)
You should review the new USA made Epiphone Casino. First made in USA Epiphone electric guitar in a long time, and also when compared to the ES 335 and 330 it’s cheaper. Also it’s a guitar with a lot of history that needs more attention.
I'm surprised you didn't you know Gibson did a limited run of proper 70's reissue V's exclusively for Japanese dealers in 2015! You should try to get your hands on one. Great quality guitars!
Yes. They came with the era-correct headstock and volute. Clearly Gibson knew what they were doing by issuing these tributes - they will be followed by a more accurate, maybe burst version with correct attributes.
Yes I have a 2015 70’s Flying V made for the Japanese market in cherry red , best V I ever played and own 🎸
I bought a brand new Gib V in '04. It was lacking solder on the pickups at the pots and the truss rod was fully run out, with no way to get the back bow out of the neck. I sent it back. After 3 more tries, I finally got one that was, at best, acceptable. I eventually got a brand new Edwards E-FV 120D and it is infinitely superior to Gibson. Want a '70's spec V? Go with an Edwards V.
I actually really dig the way this V looks at least
An interesting story in delayed quality not being better quality sometimes. Still too many complaints like an soft finish is unacceptable. That doesn't mean its new, it means its been cured poorly. On the other hand I just got my delayed Epiphone 59 LE Les Paul and IMO whoever did the finish work on it is trying to get Gibson to get them a Green Card. Its impeccable.
I love my 2008 white Flying V
Friend of has a 1976 white V hard tail has covers over the pups . Plays good sounds good . He wont sell it or price it even , iv been on em since he got it , no good . Love the channel .
Finally!!!!!, My favorite guitar ever!