It's back to the V-Factor future with the new Worn Cherry finish. It gives this classic but futuristic model the look of a well-worn, well-loved vintage instrument.
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unregistered, on november 30, 2005 2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Music 123
Features: Made at Gibson's Factory in Tennesse, this guitar features a fat 22 fret mahogany neck set into a mahogany body. Has faded satin finish which looks great and makes it look more expensive than it actually is. Grain of wood shows through really nicely which was much different to pictures I had seen on the internet. Comes with a fixed Tune-O-Matic Bridge which I found great for re-stringing, and cleaning up. Has 2 volume controls (1 for each Humbucker) and a tone conrol. On previous guitars I have found volume controls can sometimes create fuzz but none of that here, tuners are Gibson Green Key which are really solid and hold their tuning well enough for me. // 8
Sound: Haven't come accross a style of music this guitar can't cope very well with. I play lots of classic and progressive rock with some metal. The pickups can be tweaked to deliver huge drives or very clean tones according to your style. I use a Peavy Rage Practise amp, usually through a Boss distortion pedal but have used it in others as well and it sounds great. Pickups can be noisy when selecting the bridge pickup on clean tone but I'm sure that's as much down to the amp as the guitar. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: Only tested factory action briefly as I prefer to send all my guitars for set up very soon after buying them, but can't remember experiencing any major problems with it. I was suprise with how low the action was allowed to go before fret buzz came into play, it makes the neck a lot faster. Neck is really fat which is great for improved sustain and chords. Found access to higher frets a little resticting compared to a thru-neck but no more so than any other set necks I have played. As for fit and finish, I've heard some real horror stories, as with all Gibson's these days, which made me think very carefully about parting with my money, but when it arrived the fit and finish were pretty flawless, watch out for dodgy fret work. finish is really nice and can't think why it's so much cheaper than some of the other finishes this guitar is available in. Control knobs are a little cheap and I found they can sometimes come off without much persuasion. // 9
Reliability & Durability: This guitar has withstood some live outings, which is a relief as it is kind of the whole point of it! Hardware seems solid as do the strap buttons, however I wasn't too impressed with the positioning of the neck strap button as I found it resticted access to the upper frets when a strap was fitted. I have been able to depend on it for almost a year now and it should hopefully last a good deal longer yet. Finish seems good enough to last, not that it's important with this finish. // 9
Impression: When I began playing guitar a few years ago, I always dreamed of being able to own a Gibson Flying V but was worried about the high price, and wasn't prepared to settle for an imitation or a Korean made Epiphone V. When I found this guitar I was understandably very exited and bought it very quickly. I'd read some pretty average reviews but had played cheaper Epiphone models and was more than happy with sound and construction of them. Compared to Epiphone Vs, this has much better pick ups and a much nicer finish, also has the added bonus of haveing Gibson on the amazing headstock, however it isn't as respected as other models mainly as it is from the faded series and after the musicmaker, is the second cheapest Gibson. Don't buy one if you only intend to practise on it as playing sitting down can be very awkward, however if you want great sound and presence on stage, on a budget, than I've played no better guitar. // 10
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jamesdjharrod, on september 17, 2007 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 1006.5
Purchased from: MJ's Music
Features: Made in Tennessee, between 2005 and 2007. 22 Frets of wonder, really nice low action for lead work, but no fret buzz means chords sound really full and rich. It's got the Standard Gibson 24.75" scale length, which did feel quite different after I'd been using a Strat for the past year. The body and neck are mahogany according to the Gibson site, but my guitar teacher says it feels more like korina, and it certainly sounds too rich to be mahogany. The finish is very good, it lets the grain show through well. The finish does look a lot darker than the pictures on the Gibson site, but that adds a classic look to it. However, it is quite soft and so you'll probably not want to put it in a soft case to avoid damage. The bridge is a Tune-O-Matic, as on most Gibsons which makes re-stringing really easy, and increases the already great sustain. The only problem is that the saddles seem a bit loose at first so you lose some intonation. But that's nothing a screwdriver won't fix. Of course, a big selling point is the electronics. At the neck position is a 496R ceramic humbucker, and at the bridge is a 500T ceramic humbucker. The bridge pickup does come set very high, which gives two really good distinct tones, but can cause tone problems. The controls are two volume and one tone, with a 3-way switching configuration (bridge, neck or both). The tuners are Gibson Deluxe Greenkeys which hold the tuning well enough. The guitar came with a soft case, but I do suggest using a hardcase instead, because it's a nice guitar and you don't want it to break. But mine did come with strap locks on it, but I think that might have been done by the guitar shop rather than the factory. // 9
Sound: Oh the sounds! It sounds better than anything ever! I mainly play blues (it works great because of the sustain), rock (it works great because of the tone), and metal (it works great because of the rich harmonics), but it also works for punk and I'm sure it would work fine for jazz or country or anything. I play it through either a Carlsbro Kickstart 10, which is my practice amp, or a 100-watt Fender Vibroverb if I'm gigging. I don't use many effects, just a Dunlop Crybaby and an old MXR overdrive pedal. It's completely noiseless, and on the bridge pickup setting it really sings. On the neck pickup setting it's still awesome, but gives a much chuggier sound. And when you do tapping it sounds like the best thing ever. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar's action was great straight away, really low and really nice for bending and tapping. The pickups were set up perfectly, and the bridge (apart from two of the saddles) is great. It's easy to reach the high frets, and having mainly played a Strat, it's much easier to play solos. // 10
Reliability & Durability: Since I got this guitar, it's been the only thing I've played with live, because it's actually been the only one I've needed. I use my Strat or my Kramer Vanguard as backup, but I haven't needed to use them at all. The strap locks are great, and the finish seems soft but durable. // 10
Impression: I play classic rock, classic metal, blues, and proper, Ramones-style punk. At the moment, this is probably the best looking sounding and feeling guitar for these genres. I've been playing for about 3 years, and I also have a Fender Stratocaster, a Kramer Vanguard, an Epiphone Hummingbird, and I've got an Epiphone Dot on order at the moment. If I did lose it or it was stolen, I would either buy another one or get an Explorer, because when I was buying this it was a toss up between the two. I love the style of it, I used to hate playing it sitting down, but now I've got used to it. In comparison to my Kramer, it wins hands down, in comparison to my Fender it's much better for rock, and I've played Les Pauls and I prefer it to them. // 10
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MusicalMinority, on february 04, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: My Faded Vee was made in 2002 in the USA. 22 frets, as with all Standard Gibson necks. I won't go into much more detail on its features, as they're all there on the Gibson website. It's pretty much a stripped-bare guitar with some amazingly awesome features, which might sound like an oxymoron. It's not. It's got all the important features, and no fancy-bull at all. Of course, it's got no finish anywhere. No binding. This, in my opinion, really lets the guitar get it's rich tonality. The unfinished neck is a shredder's dream, honestly. No match for a Wizard neck or something, but still one of the faster Gibson necks I've tried. The Tune-O-Matic bridge and the factory tuners are great. It really doesn't go out of tune easily at all, unless you're a Kurt Cobain, in which it might after some serious pounding. There's a 3-way selector switch, two volume knobs, and a tone knob that doesn't really do much. (I have to this day never seen a tone knob that enhances tone in any way). Using this configuration, you can get some pretty interesting sounds, and even use the pickup selector as a temporary killswitch. It comes with a gig bag, but I'd get a hard case. It also comes with a handy Tool that's a screwdriver and a truss rod adjuster. // 9
Sound: I often joke that there's not a genre of rock I don't play; this is actually close to the truth. I play classic rock, blues/blues rock, hard rock, soft rock, heavy metal, thrash metal, glam rock/metal, funk, punk, pop-punk, a bit of German metal and British Invasion, alternative, and progressive. This guitar is truly amazing as it tackles all those genres extremely well, even through a Marshall MG15CDR. I usually don't have any effects or EQ on, besides the built-in reverb and distortion. It gets a little bit noisy sometimes when I'm not touching the strings, but I think that's just a grounding issue. A decent noise gate probably would eliminate all the excess. It gets a good AC/DC tone, great Bad Religion, a halfway decent Black Sabbath, a good Blue Oyster Cult, an awesome Boston, a great David Bowie, okay Green Day, great Guns N' Roses, an alright Jimi Hendrix, a rocking Metallica, a decent Nirvana, a good Randy Rhodes, a simply righteous Pink Floyd, a good Queen, good Ramones, amazing Red Hot Chili Peppers clean, a great Scorpions, and a passable Who. These humbuckers are just simply amazing. The best sounds they get are classic rock, metal, punk, hard rock, and (general) rock. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: The factory setup was alright, but I was a n00b back then, and I can't really remember how it felt. It took a fairly long time to find the kinds of sounds I wanted, as far as pickup adjustment went. I'm pretty sure everything else was perfect, until I stuck some .11s on it. I think it was factory-set for .09s, Heaven forbid. The fretboard feels a little rough compared to other Gibsons I've tried, including Les Pauls, SGs, and Explorers. Oh, and the switching pickups makes a little clicking noise. Not sure if all guitars do it or not. // 9
Reliability & Durability: It's unfinished. And one would think it can't take a beating. However, it's encounters with my desk have left little scratches on my guitar and dents all over my desk. It's pretty tough and reliable. The strap buttons are as solid as you'll get for non-locking ones. I'd definitely gig with it. As long as I'm not throwing it across the stage, I'm sure it'd be fine. // 9
Impression: This is pretty much a good match for almost any genre you can think of. I've been playing 2 years. I've got no regrets at all. If it was stolen. Well, let's just say it can't be. But if it was, I'd get a new one or find whoever did it and beat 'em up. Overall, a great guitar. // 9
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unregistered, on march 27, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 472.5
Purchased from: Buffalo Creek Guitar
Features: The Gibson Faded V I own was made in 2003 in Tennessee. It is top notch for American quality guitar at an affordable price. The guitar comes Standard with a set neck, 22 frets, and an ebony fingerboard. The guitar has a faded cherry finish that makes the wood grain really show which is nicer then a paint finish. It has a mahogany body, mahogany neck, and ebony fretboard. The tuners are basically Gibson tuners, not grovers (to keep the price low). It has a Tune-O-Matic bridge which helps sustaine alot. The pickups are a 496R and a 500T by Gibson, Standard for most Gibson guitars. It has 3 knobs, 2 volumes for your pickups and a tone knob. // 8
Sound: The guitar is very good for blues, up to classic rock. It has a sort of nasally sound though on the higher frets because of the ebony fretboard probably. It is not very good with lower tunings for some reason. It sounds good but not as good as a real metal guitar (B.C. Rich, ESP, Jackson, ect). It has a great sound for those really classic pentatonic leads and heavy rhythms. It sort of lacks in the death metal department though. It just can't get that death metal sound just right. It is not noisy at all if you keep your gain not at 10, and you can roll the volume knobs off some to make it a cleaner sound. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was not set up in the factory as it was used. I had to adjust the bridge height and now the intonation. The pickups are a lil high but that's okay. The bridge is fine, there are no problems there besides the intonation. The only real problem I can say for this guitar is the tuners are pretty crappy. You might wanna change them for some grovers. They really have a hard time staying in tune long. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I have never played this guitar live yet. The hardware kinda sucks so I got straplocks on it and may get some new tuners for it. I would probably have a backup guitar just in case, but it does feel pretty solid. But I haven't had it long enough to trust it fully. // 7
Impression: I play all kinds of music from classical to death metal. I've been playing quite a number of years and have a Warlock, 74' Gretsch Chet Atkins, '89 Ovation Celebrity Elite, and a Washburn classical guitar. I would probably buy it again if it was stolen, but there are better guitars out there. This one is good but not the best by far. I personally like my Warlock's feel more then this one but it has a lot of sustaine and punch which gives it an edge over the warlock. // 8
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dbark88, on may 15, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: This beauty of a guitar was made in the USA, not sure what year (probably 07 or 08 since I purchased it new). It has 22 near perfectly sized frets on a thin and wide neck which make for great comfort and speed. The finish is a satin worn cherry on a classic mahogany v-shaped body and neck, with a rosewood fretboard. The pickups are stock Gibson 496 bridge and 500 neck humbuckers. It has a tune-o-matic bridge, stop-bar tailpiece, and Gibson deluxe tuners all are chrome and hold the tune quite well. There are two volume, one tone, and one 3 way pick-up Switch. The only included accessory was a padded gig bag. // 9
Sound: The Faded V sounds great distorted and holds it's own clean even through my Fender Bullet dsp 150. There is little feedback unless I have the amp turned all the way up (more of an amp problem). The two pickups contrast eachother well. The bridge gives a good deep punch perfect for the metalhead in me, and the neck gives more of a bright sound perfect for higher frets. I have played varying styles with it, and it has handled all of them well, especially any rock or metal. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: This is where the only problem I had with the guitar came up. The action was set up well, and the electronics were perfect. The finish is absolutely gorgeous no imperfections yet. The strings were absolutely dead. The guy at my local guitar shop even stated that they should never have shipped it with such poor strings. Also the bridge pickup was way too high to the point where I was getting pickup buzz. With a little set-up and strings replaced, this thing was perfect. Ever since the new strings were stretched out I haven't even had to tune for like a week. // 8
Reliability & Durability: I have only had the guitar for 2 months but it has proved itself so far. I'm not good enough to play Live, but I'm confindent in this baby to put on an awesome show. I have had a strap on it since I bought it, and have had no problems with the buttons. I'm not sure about how long the finish will last, but I'm pretty careful with it so it won't be a problem. // 10
Impression: Being a beginning rock/metal player this guitar is absolutely even more than I could need. There is only one guitar I have seen since buying this that I think I would have purchased instead (if you really want to know it is a Schecter V-1 Hellraiser FR); however, I have no regrets. I love everything about this gorgeous piece of ART, especially the comfort (even sitting down). If it were stolen the thief would rue the day they were born, and I would most likely buy it again if I had the money. I highly recommend this guitar to anyone looking for a good guitar that can handle a wide variety of rock music. // 10
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adg77, on march 28, 2007 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 559
Purchased from: guitar center
Features: // 8
Sound: This guitar is just great for the kind of music I play, which is mostly rock and blues. I run it through a bedrock half-stack and it sounds awesome, you can get a real nice clean sound with the neck pickup or switch to the bridge pickup and turn on the distortion to get a true rock and roll crunch. This guitar can make a wide variety of sounds and appeal to all styles of music, but I'm sure some people would disagree. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: The action was perfect on this guitar, no fret buzz. The pickups are very nice and were adjusted fine, just slightly loose but it doesn't bother me and shouldn't bother anyone else. The guitar was perfect, no scrathces, no nothing but I've only owned it for about a 2 months. The wood is very nice and the guitar is pretty light. This guitar was very well made and is just perfect. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This guitar will definitely withstand live playing and the sound has not changed since the day I have bought it and I think that as long as your not messing around with the pickups or if you accidentally drop it then it wont change. I depend on this guitar but when I ever go to a gig I always bring a back up regardless. // 9
Impression: This guitar is a good match for all kinds of music and I have been playing for a few years now and this guitar surpassed my expectations for the price. If this were stolen or lost I would definitely buy a new one exactly like it. I love everything about this guitar except it's kind of awkward to sit down and play with it, but the trick is to put the V in between your thigh and I kinda like to put the end of the bottom half of the V and wedge it behind my calf to get a better grip. This guitar looks awesome. I also own a really nice Ibanez, Jackson, and an old B.C. Rich and this guitar is right up there and is one of my favorite guitars. I highly reccomend this guitar to anyone for it's great sound, looks, and affordable price // 9
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lagunasunrise, on january 31, 2007 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: // 9
Sound: Works great with classic rock, hard rock and heavy metal. I use it with a Marshall MG15DFX (going to buy the half-cab version because they are sounding so nice together), Boss Distortion and a DigiTech RP50 Effects Box. If you turn up the tone and distortion all the way on thr bridge pickups, you get some feedback. Pinch harmonics and artifcial harmonics work well giving you a good squeal and by changing the pickups, it gives you a more crunchy sound. All sounds from country to metal. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: The pickups were set very nicely, they aren't loose and wont fall out or in on you. The bridge wasn't offset. It is perfect alignment with the neck. No flaws with the construction of this instrument. There were no signs of misaligned bracing, poorly filed fretwire, finish flaws, poor quality wood, rusted or oxidized hardware, loose tuning pegs, poorly cut nut, poorly fit saddle, noisy pickup selector or loose controls. // 10
Reliability & Durability: The guitar will do well in Live playing, I have spilt water and droped mine several times with no affect to the sound. The only hardware that I might need to change would be the rubber knob on the swich, it screws off sometimes. The strap buttons are solid. I wouldn't throw it around my neck, but they will hold the weight of the guitar no problem. When I play, this is the only guitar I use. No need for a backup. There is no real finish on the guitar, just painted wood. I have already scratched it and got nicks in it too (from dropping it). // 8
Impression: I play classic rock, hard rock, metal, blues and everything inbetween. This guitar works good with everythign I play. I have been playing 8 months and my only other guitar is a Fender Starcaster (not a Strat). If I lost this, I would buy it again. The faded SG is exactly like this guitar but with a different body, so I might buy the SG just to get a different look. I love the feel of the neck more than anything else on this guitar. I've played true Flying Vs and I hate the neck on those. Real wod is the way to go. The only thing I hate about this guitar is that the wood is soft. I have already have had a number of nicks and dents in it. If you compare it to a Jackson Rhoades guitar, it is easy to play sitting down. You can sit down and play this guitar with your thigh between the V. I love soloing, I wish this guitar had more frets. // 9
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unregistered, on march 28, 2005 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 1098
Purchased from: N/A
Features: This guitar was made in 2004 in USA it is stock (refer to Gibson site for spec) apart from adding pick up surrounds as it looked a little cheap the way the pick ups come through the scratchplate, this has improved the look a lot. I may change the tuners at a later date. Gig bag (replaced with hardshell case) good accessory pack, strap, excellent quality lead, polish, cleaning cloth, stringwinder and picks. // 8
Sound: This guitar is great for what I play which is rock and blues. I am using this through a Marshall TSL122 100 watt combo without effects as I play mostly rythmn. This guitar has a good range which varies from very hot rock using the 500T at the bridge to nice warm mellow bluesy tones using the 496R at the neck. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was set up nicely but I have had it set up by a tech which has made a bigger improvement. Pickups were adjusted ok but again more tweaking has made it better. The only flaw I could find was on the bottom of the fretboard where some stain was missing but other than that it was fine. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This guitar will withstand playing live, the combination of this with my amp is awesome. The hardware seems fine only time will tell. Strap buttons are solid but add sraploks. I would depend on this guitar but would never gig without a backup. The finish is good and it looks cool faded but already it is starting to Shine where it rubs and where my hand rests but that is not an issue. But, as this has no laquer take extra care as this will not take any knocks I already have a few small dings on it. // 8
Impression: I play rock and blues so this is a great match. I also own an Epiphone Explorer with Korina finish this is another nice guitar but have recently added Gibson 500T and 496R to this guitar as this is a great combination of pick ups. I think the V is a great guitar I chose it for price (but I should have bought it from the USA even with import duty I still could have saved money), secondly for the sound the pick ups are fantastic, there is nothing I don't like about it, also it is very light compared to my Explorer so it is comfortable to use over long periods. If it were stolen I would buy another (I may even trade my Explorer and get another V anyway). If you want a cool looking Gibson for a great price you wont go far wrong to buy this guitar. // 8
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unregistered, on april 09, 2005 0 of 2 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 552
Purchased from: Tom Lee Music
Features: The Faded V was made in 2000, USA. It had 24 thin frets with the neck made with mahogany. It had a Tune-O-Matic bridge and had 2 volume controls and 1 tone. // 10
Sound: I play a bit of classical but mainly rock and metal, I found that the guitar was very versatile because it could play all those types. I have a Boss Metal Zone pedal and I found it worked great with it, I have a Cube 15 amp which is great with the guitar, the guitar's sound was amazing. I have a Squire Telecaster and when I play my Faded V I can tell the difference between sounds instantly. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: When I bought the guitar it was flawless, nothing much to say here because it was perfect. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This guitar can definitly withstand live playing. The guitar feels as if it is still new even though I bought it for 2 years already. // 10
Impression: Overall this guitar is great with anytype of music, but I wouldn't suggest it to classical players because it isn't very comfurtable playing while sitting down. I like the looks of the guitar, the sound, the features and the finish of the guitar. Gibson really does great jobs on making guitars. I would have really like a Faded V with a floyd rose bridge though because playing with the tremelo is fun. When I play my Faded V I feel like as if the Faded V owns my Telecaster. // 10
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hardrock1315, on may 30, 2005 0 of 9 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: 2
Features: // 4
Sound: The sound on this guitar is not bad. It suits my playing, which is punk, classic rock, blues, some metal, and most other styles of rock (besides pop-punk and emo). It has a very chunky sound - not for Strat lovers. It is a relatively quiet guitar, though. The worst thing about the sound is the clean tone - not good at all. // 6
Action, Fit & Finish: The craftmanship and finish on this guitar is substandard. In person, it looks not red, but pink. it is a very ugly, flat color despite being transparent. The neck is a piece of crap. The sides of the neck were rough and the neck was huge (width) and not very fast at all - very hard to play. No real flaws - everything was in order. The body style looks awesome. That's the only thing I like about this guitar. The feel is just horrible. // 4
Reliability & Durability: // 4
Impression: First I will say I am not a fan of Gibson. Only their high-end guitars are decent, as are the studios (all overpriced, though). This guitar costs about 700 USD. For that, you can get a great guitar instead of this. I did not buy this guitar, but have played different ones many times and every time had the same result: bad craftmanship. I do not recommend this guitar. // 4
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gpderek09, on may 12, 2004 2 of 5 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: sound vibrations
Features: This guitar was made sometime before 2003 because it has the cresent moon inlays which really complement the looks of the guitar. Here are the rest of the feaures.
Sound: This guitar is awsum. Sounds worth more than wut i paid. I play every thing from blink 182 to pantera to nirvana. This fits it all with just a twist of the distortion knob. (boss ds-1[also an awsum pedal]) that then a Fender Stage 160, I dont use any FX and this guitar is only nosiy with the distortion and tone way up. I play alot of grunge, punk rock, and metal. This guitar handels all perfectly. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: This guitar came perfeclty from the shop. Nothing was wrong wiith it. The action is perfect, every thing came perfect. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This guitar will sertinly with stand live playing as long as I get a new strap. Once the strap fell and the the guitar dropped on the cement(in the garage). And 2 tuners busted off and the tone knob shaterd. i took it back to sound vibes and they fixed everying thing up good as new and put strap locks on there for me. So now I think its all good to go. The finish came faded and it seems like it will last. The hard where is still fine from the drop and im sure I can depend on it w/o a back up at a gig but i'd take my ESP n e ways for variety. // 8
Impression: This guitar is a perfect match for every thing i play. All genres of rock. Grunge metal industrial punk punkrock, this guitar rules. I've been playin a little while longer than a year now and this is my favorite guitar yet. This guitars got every thing it needs. If it were stolen or lost I'd want another one but im poor and ghetto and i wouldn't have enough money to get a new one so I watch over this guitar every second I can. This thing rules. // 10
separanets
: I own an SG and I wonder if this Faded V is a guitar of the same class. If not, what else can I regard from this range for some heavy metal style? I'm hesitating to buy a Gibson V or a similar Hamer V. Neither of the reviews read have been very helpful for me this time. POSTED: 07/05/2006 - 02:34 pm / quote|
hardrock1315
: An SG is fine for metal, but if you just want the V styling, I'd get the Hamer, similar quality and much less money. POSTED: 08/21/2006 - 04:24 pm / quote|
mr_j_o
: I owned a Faded V for about three weeks, i'll be honest. This guitar is NOT built for metal or hard rock. my rig is a XXX Peavey full stack. and i've bought many guitars which only require plug and play from the store. for some reason when i plugged it in it gave me horrible feedback and annoying humming sound although it sounded fine at the store.i tried different settings and the guitar sounded great in cleaner settings. I really wanted an all around V so i sold it and got me a regular flying V (an extra $400).what a difference!! So if your thing is MEtal and hard rock think twice and really playing the **it out of the guitart at the store if it really suits your style go ahead and buy it. my personal rating is a 6.5 . you know what they say diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folk. POSTED: 09/30/2006 - 12:06 am / quote|
Manji
: Actually, I find that the V is perfect for metal, the heavier the better. It all depends on how you set up the amp, but I use a Line 6 with plenty of distortion and the Faded V takes it all in it's stride and repays me double. I did find that pinch harmonics were a little hard to squeeze out, but I recently replaced the neck pickup with a Bare Knuckle handmade one (http://www.bareknucklepickups.com) and the result is incredible, it sounds even more amazing than it did. POSTED: 01/31/2007 - 07:55 am / quote|
fantomas2599
: The gibson faded V is perfectly good for metal, and it is also a good seller for gibson. What is it, about the same price as a les paul. If you're buying this guitar, remember your paying for the name. It might have good quality, but i wouldent hold my breath for it. I give it a 7.5 out of 10. POSTED: 01/31/2007 - 08:12 am / quote|
deathdemon
: playing a v sat down isnt that bad POSTED: 01/31/2007 - 11:22 am / quote|
untitled039
: This guitar is one of Gibson's cheapest models along with the Faded SG. In my opinion, the Faded V and the Faded SG are the same guitars, just in different bodies. POSTED: 01/31/2007 - 12:54 pm / quote|
JC13
: V's are cool,and i do listen to metal, but i really dont like radical shapes..Im not sure why, SG's are cool, So are some ESP's and some LPs. I dont really dig V's POSTED: 01/31/2007 - 01:02 pm / quote|
Brok3nx3mo
: Im useing a strat. right now -_-
but hey, it's my first guitar and i just started playing not to long ago.
codybc1991
: Knibb High Football Rules! POSTED: 01/31/2007 - 05:09 pm / quote|
SURFraptor7
: ^^ hahaha great movie POSTED: 01/31/2007 - 09:27 pm / quote|
Metallica12_12
: Faded V's and Faded Sg are both Korean made, basicly they are an Epiphone Model, same with the Menace model's, theough the first run of the Menaces are from CHINA . Dont beleive me? I work at music store and talked to the rep, they are made by same people as Epiphone. POSTED: 02/01/2007 - 12:26 am / quote|
Korzack
: Hmm... Explains why I can't figure the difference between the faded V & the regular from looking at the specs. Still, t'is Gibson quality gear, which has gotta be better than Epiphones gear. Doesn't bother me that much if they're same guys as the Epiphones, they're damn well built for a budget guitar - got a Les Paul & a SG with a floyd rose on it, & they're both Soundly built & easy as piss to play. Sounds are good too, but are a lil too metal-orientated for my liking (mind you, that could be the Marshall it speaks through) POSTED: 02/15/2007 - 02:49 pm / quote|
grim1
: I just checked and it says that it is manufactured in Nashville TN. I know gibson has lacked some quality lately, but i like to think that everything with the Gibson name is made in good ole USA. POSTED: 03/28/2007 - 02:14 pm / quote|
USAPeavey
: The faded V and the Faded SG are not even close in terms of sound. The SG is alright I guess, but nothing special. This V, on the other hand, sports Gibson's ceramic humbuckers, which IMO are one of the best pups Gibson makes. POSTED: 03/28/2007 - 10:08 pm / quote|
slayerrules
: USAPeavey wrote: sports Gibson's ceramic humbuckers,
No shit What parts of them are ceramic?
I have the Gibson SG Faded Glory. It's a nice piece. But I would love to play the V. POSTED: 03/29/2007 - 01:06 am / quote|
Korzack
: Aye, I've got the faded SG as well - Only Gibsons you can get in my neck of the world without gambling with online. Even for an entry-level axe, it's very damn worth it - Somehow manages to make any amp I've used it in so far shine, and to be fair, a lot of it may have been with the name(you wanna feel like you're good enough to be able to properly play one of these things at times), but it's encouraged me to try & be a bit more adventurous with my playing. Want to try & get the V next, but I'll wait to try it & the ceramics before I buy, the samples aren't too convincing POSTED: 09/11/2007 - 11:20 am / quote|
Kalas
: fcking noobs, one guy who wrote a review here said his only other guitar was a "starcaster" which a cheap piece of sh*t from costco.
InvaderTSN
: Kalas, you do know that a Starcaster is a semi-hollow guitar made by Fender, right? POSTED: 11/06/2007 - 12:40 am / quote|
thunderstruck56
: both of you are right. The starcaster was a semi hollow guitar made by fender during the 1970's, and it is also the name of a cheap S*** stratocaster knock off brad name guitar too. Bu due to the old starcaster's unpopularity, it was taken off the market faster than you can say dimebag darrell. Judging by his ammount of playing time, he does not have the old semi hollow starcaster. He has the pos costco-caster. POSTED: 11/14/2007 - 05:41 pm / quote|
Iheartnirvana
: Is it just me, or is the explorer really overrated? POSTED: 11/16/2007 - 09:08 pm / quote|
ToNyRaWk
: i hav this guiatr and i love it
PERFECT RATING!!!!! POSTED: 12/10/2007 - 05:29 pm / quote|
kerguitar08
: Amazing guitar for an amazing deal. I bought mine last year with a tri-guitar stand for $700-ish and it's incredibly fun to play. The only letback for me is that the humbuckers didn't come with covers on them so you have to buy and solder them on yourself/have someone do that for extra money. And recently, I found the guitar with everything I wanted on it so it's been sitting there looking pretty, although the other guitarist in my band plays the V since his guitar is messed up. POSTED: 01/21/2008 - 05:40 pm / quote|
flyingv91
: i bought 1 a few years back, and it is very awesome. out of curiosity, i played the same, but more recently made model, and found it wasn't as good. did i get lucky, or are gibson faded v's losing their quality? POSTED: 03/08/2008 - 09:36 am / quote|
Spazzy212
: why does it never say the price?
like price paid = 0
are u like celebrities? POSTED: 03/27/2008 - 04:15 am / quote|
King ofKumbucha
: I guessit's just not my style but I never understood why anyone would want a "Faded" instrument. POSTED: 03/27/2008 - 11:28 am / quote|
Vykk Draygo
: It's not really faded, just no clear coat. It's really nice, unless you like your guitars super shiny.
My Faded V has been great to me. Aside from a dirty pot (bridge volume), I've had no problems with it at all. POSTED: 03/27/2008 - 12:05 pm / quote|
HeartaGramFan
: Hey i got this guitar and i love it. I get a great sounds throught my Vampire ill admit its a lot better for clean but u cant pull off some of the gain that u can with the non faded v oh yea i paid 900$ canadian before taxes(no hardshell case ) POSTED: 03/27/2008 - 04:05 pm / quote|
Phil ze impaler
: This guitar is really good!
i was a bit skeptical at first becasue its so cheap
but its american made and a top notch guitar
i recently replaced the bridge pick-up for an sh-2 and now its a beast!
However the new ones are supposedly made in China so...careful
can anyone confirm this for me? POSTED: 03/27/2008 - 04:10 pm / quote|
yeah after you get used to it its quite easy to play. I hate when people say that Flying V's are good just because they don't want to take the time to get used to it or have only played it once and they couldn't do it. POSTED: 03/27/2008 - 04:31 pm / quote|
Cobalt Blue
: to the guy who reviewed on march 27th 08, I'm pretty sure it's a rose wood fret board.. unless your's is a different model than mine. only thing I don't like about the finish is you can easily see where the different pieces are put together. POSTED: 03/27/2008 - 05:03 pm / quote|
CJRocker
: I would NEVER own one of these after finding an anchor for plaster walls in the strap button holes. Great quality wood there Gibson. POSTED: 05/15/2008 - 01:36 pm / quote|
I would NEVER own one of these after finding an anchor for plaster walls in the strap button holes. Great quality wood there Gibson.
lmfao u serious???
and yea i have heard taht the Gibson quality is dropping, quite sad really POSTED: 05/15/2008 - 05:55 pm / quote|
moonshot
: O.K I just bought one of these at guitar center for $629.00 on sale. For the price you cannot beat the quality and tone!This axe can play anything from melt your face blues to thundering rock to punk, metal and beyond. POSTED: 05/27/2008 - 10:40 pm / quote|
Faded V's and Faded Sg are both Korean made, basicly they are an Epiphone Model, same with the Menace model's, theough the first run of the Menaces are from CHINA . Dont beleive me? I work at music store and talked to the rep, they are made by same people as Epiphone.
Faded V's and Faded Sg are both Korean made, basicly they are an Epiphone Model, same with the Menace model's, theough the first run of the Menaces are from CHINA . Dont beleive me? I work at music store and talked to the rep, they are made by same people as Epiphone.
moonshot wrote:
O.K I just bought one of these at guitar center for $629.00 on sale. For the price you cannot beat the quality and tone!This axe can play anything from melt your face blues to thundering rock to punk, metal and beyond.
moonshot
: So the USA engraved on the back of the headstock of my faded flying V means United States of Asia? I think your totally Fu*ked up! I believe my guitar is made in Nashville Tennesee and I dare you to prove me wrong! POSTED: 06/03/2008 - 01:38 am / quote|
per-rock
: really nice but i think about reverse flying v to much when i see it so not so cool anymore gibson(srry) POSTED: 06/26/2008 - 10:28 am / quote|
highwayone73
: The shop I work at just got a used one in I played it for an hour or so through a little tiny terror and a couple different local custom hiwatts (some dude in the next town over has a custom amp shop and we sell his stuff). This is a pretty solid axe I a/b'd it with a usa razorback, a mid level ml, and a cadillac and this thing more than held its own. Totally buying this thing on monday. POSTED: 09/07/2008 - 04:18 am / quote|
highwayone73
: Just thought I should add that I am in no way impressed with most of Gibson's products. Lately their quality control people have been sleeping on the job. Most of their products are overpriced and poorly set up. This guitar just happened to click for me. POSTED: 09/07/2008 - 04:24 am / quote|
J.J.G.
: yeah its kinda sad that that the quality is droping.
I wouldnt mind paying a bit more just for the "name" but if it doesn't come with a good set up, then gibson can kiss my @@s.
i think i'll buy a nice PRS instead. POSTED: 09/09/2008 - 06:54 pm / quote|
Fuzzbox91
: got one of these. love it to death!!! the neck is smooth as all hell, the pickups are versitle and amazing! i had some intonation problems at first but after a set up its fine. and considering i got it for 450 even with the setup it costs less than i would have gotten it new and a hell of a lot less than a standard gibson. i have no problem with it sitting down at all. in fact i like the classical postion, and i play i sitting down at least 50 percent of the time. the only problem is its hard to sit on flat surfaces and play unless you rest one of the horns on the surface but then the fretboard comes up to your shoulders, but im used to playing it really high up anyway. POSTED: 09/27/2008 - 07:53 am / quote|
Just thought I should add that I am in no way impressed with most of Gibson's products. Lately their quality control people have been sleeping on the job. Most of their products are overpriced and poorly set up. This guitar just happened to click for me.
gibson has gone way down, but there are still great gibsons out there. this one beat the shit out of the ESP EC 1000, the ALexi 600. and the Jackson DK2M, and the KE3, the only thing i liked a little better was the gibson standard explorer and a Jackson RR5, but i didnt have nearly enough money for those and this still held its own against guitars more than twice its price so i got it. i also have a gibson SG from 05 (or 06 i cant remember) i got for 800 because there was a ding in the headstock (it was so small it didnt even break the paint). its also been a great guitar. my guitar teacher said its one of the best standard gibsons hes played. theres no way in hell id pay the current prices of SGs though, those things went way up! they are nearly twice as much as i paid for mine. all in all i like gibsons guitars but i dont like them as a company. POSTED: 09/27/2008 - 07:58 am / quote|
I guessit's just not my style but I never understood why anyone would want a "Faded" instrument.
i have one myself and it looks great. faded is probably the wrong word, and i believe it looks more like an instrument than the tacky shiny V's. i actually compared the two at the shop and whilst the shiny one was more expensive, it LOOKS cheaper. POSTED: 12/17/2008 - 08:41 pm / quote|
really nice but i think about reverse flying v to much when i see it so not so cool anymore gibson(srry)
yeah,um they actually dont look anything alike.
the reverse one is backwards so it looks totally different.and this one looks alot better POSTED: 12/24/2008 - 01:34 am / quote|
Just thought I should add that I am in no way impressed with most of Gibson's products. Lately their quality control people have been sleeping on the job. Most of their products are overpriced and poorly set up. This guitar just happened to click for me.
shut up you damn tool.you shouldnt even have a right criticizing gibson considering your name.its pretty obvious that all you here to do it bash gibson. so get lost POSTED: 12/24/2008 - 01:36 am / quote|
bv310
: Fine, then I'll say it. GIBSON'S QUALITY CONTROL SUCKS! My friend just bought a Gibson SG and I have NEVER seen such a poorly set up guitar! The TOM wasn't set up, two of the tuners were broken, and the nut fell right off when he tried to restring it. POSTED: 01/19/2009 - 06:12 pm / quote|
minchew
: Seriously, gibson quality has went way down. I have this guitar, and it's been a constant struggle to keep it working. I've retired this guitar and replaced with a PRS SE Santana and a Schecter Damien 6. This guitar gets owned by both of these. POSTED: 03/08/2009 - 08:12 pm / quote|
iamawsomeguitar
: Its actually very funny for one 1 end to see people hate gibson because they cant afford one, But then on the other end the other people are arguing to justify there purchase because they dont really like them either for the price they paid! POSTED: 06/19/2009 - 06:13 am / quote|
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