Gibson dubbed it the Flying V. But it landed with a thud. The new guitar was immediately lambasted as ugly. Even laughable. Arthur ordered one in spite of the initial negative reaction.

The growing legend of the 1958 Gibson Flying V guitar dubbed "Amos" is a mash up of fairy-tale story lines: Ugly duckling leaves home and later develops into a beautiful swan, which is taken ...

Even now, the Flying V's iconic outline stands out from the herds of hourglass-aping guitar bodies. It's hard to believe, then, that this extreme instrument was introduced way back in 1958, along with ...

During its time with Harris, the “Amos” V appeared in a number of vintage guitar books, and, amazingly, This is Spinal Tap. Even amongst as rare a breed as '58 Flying V's, “Amos ...

The amazing Flying V-style of guitar has been around since the late ’50s when Gibson started making the first version. Since then, the Flying V-style guitar has been popular among hard rock and ...

Epiphone has honored Jimi Hendrix by unveiling a recreation of his legendary ‘Love Drops’ Flying V. Aside from his vast array of Fender Stratocasters, the late trailblazing guitar legend was ...

The outlier was “You Shook Me.” According to a Guitar World interview, Page took a Gibson Flying V for a test drive and used it to record the song. The tune includes one of Page’s best solos ...

Paul Stanley with Matt's Guitar Shop holding his Gibson Flying V.

Serena Maria Daniels is a former editor for Eater, Midwest region, responsible for coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. She's a longtime Detroiter, by way of the West Coast and has ...