The post Flying V Guitar Documentary Features Members of Metallica, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Slayer, and More appeared first on Consequence of Sound. The Flying V guitar is one of the most iconic ...

At long last, someone has finally made a documentary on the legendary "Flying V" guitar model. It's been a staple of heavy metal guitar playing for decades and is perhaps the most iconic non-standard ...

One of the most distinctive electric guitars ever made will celebrate its 60th birthday Sunday, having served three generations of blues, rock and heavy metal players. The Gibson Flying V received a U ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Consequently, Gibson’s sales began to suffer. In 1957, Gibson president Ted McCarty decided that Gibson needed to restore its ...

Some of our esteemed guitar aficionados and purists looked with disdain upon our post the other day about that limited-edition inverted Gibson Flying V guitar, but maybe this one will suit their fancy ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Music store owner Amos Arthur took a chance in 1958 and ordered a new, odd-shaped electric guitar. The instrument made by Gibson didn’t have the gently rounded body that had been the ...

Nearly six decade after Indianapolis music store owner Amos Arthur sold an odd-looking Gibson electric guitar, the now-classic instrument and its amazing backstory continue to draw international ...

In a new video on Metallica's YouTube channel, James Hetfield talks about his childhood love of white Flying Vs and takes a look at his new purple Snakebyte guitar. "As most kids who love certain ...

"The Flying V" certainly helped the guitar industry take off in a new direction, but can the "Flying V" actually fly? Dutch airline KLM has teamed up with researchers at Delft University of Technology ...