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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In an episode of Gibson TV's The Collection, Hammett revealed how a part-time job at Burger King, of all places, helped him fulfill his early guitar dreams. Reflecting on his first Flying V ...

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