The Gibson Reverse V has a solid mahogany reverse body, with a set neck and ebony fingerboard. The neck profile is a hybrid between a 50′s/60′s shaped neck. The guitar ships with the vintage ’57 classic pickups & one volume control.

Meet Gibson’s Reverse Flying V Electric Guitar.

Innovative. Groundbreaking. Daring. Revolutionary. Those are the words most commonly used to describe Gibson’s legendary Flying V, first introduced in 1958. In 2007, when Gibson took it a step further with the bold and fearless Reverse Flying V, people coudn’t believe their eyes. Smart guitarists grabbed one while they could, nabbing one of the most popular and collectible Gibson electrics of the past 20 years. Now, in response to a popular demand that has increased ever since the original run, Gibson USA is proud to once again offer the Reverse Flying V, in a very limited edition.

Features of Gibson’s Reverse Flying V Electric Guitar
The new limited edition Reverse Flying V features a solid mahogany, V-shaped body, four-ply pickguard, Kluson-style green key tuners, and retro-style V-shaped gold tailpiece. The neck sports the traditional Flying V profile, a hibrid between the classic ’50s rounded contour and the popular ’60s slim-taper. The ebony fingerboard and gold-plated truss rod cover round out htis testament to Gibson’s bold and pioneering design tradition. With a pair of ’57 Classic humbuckers, for legendary vintage Gibson tone, the limited edition Reverse Flying V is available in Classic White, Ebony, and Natural.

Solid Mahogany Body
Probably the most central of the Reverse Flying V features is its V-shaped, solid mahogany body. The solid mahogany body provides tone, sustain, and performance. The mahogany goes through the same rigorous selection process as all of Gibson’s woods, and is personally inspected and qualified by Gibson’s team of skilled wood experts before it enters the factories.

Set-Neck Construction
Like all classic Gibson guitars, the necks on the new limited edition Reverse Flying Vs are distinguished by one of the more traditional features that have always set them apart–a glued neck joint. Gluing the neck to the body of the guitar insures a “wood to wood” contact, no air space in the neck cavity, and maximum contact between the neck and body, allowing the neck and body to function as a single unit.

The result? Better tone, better sustain, and no loose or misaligned necks.

Neck Profiles
No guitar neck profiles are more distinguishable than the neck profiles employed on the Gibson models of today. The more traditional ’50s neck profile is the thicker, more rounded contour, emulating the neck shapes of Gibson’s iconic models of the late 1950s. The ’60 neck profile is ocnsidered the more modern, slim-tapered contour most commonly associated with the Gibson models of the early 1960s. The neck on Gibson’s new limited edition Reverse Flying V has the best of both worlds–it is a hybrid between the ’50s rounded countour and the ’60s slim-taper profile. As with all Gibson necks, it is machined in Gibson’s rough mill using wood shapers to make the inital cuts. Once the fingerboard gets glued on, the rest– including the final sanding–is done by hand. That means there are no two necks with the exact same dimensions. So while it still has the basic characteristics of its  respective profile, each neck will be slightly different, with a distinct but traditional feel.

22-Fret Ebony Fingerboard
Ebony has always graced the fingerboards of the word’s finest stringed instruments.  The fingerboard on Gibson’s new limited edition Reverse Flying V is constructed from the highest grade ebony on the planet. The ebony is personally inspected and qualified by Gibsno’s team of skilled wood experts before it enters the Gibson factories to be fitted. The resilience of this dense and durable wood makes the fingerboard extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note unparalleled clarity and bite. The 12-inch radius of the fingerboard provides smooth note-bending capabilities and eliminates “dead” or “choked out” notes, common occurences on fingerboards with lesser radiuses. Resilient and less porous, ebony absorbs oils well, allowing it to preserve its rich, beautiful color.

’57 Classic Pickups
Gibson pickups have been setting the standard for the guitar industry since 1935 when the company introduced its first electric model, the E-150 Hawaiian lap steel. Add the pioneering introduction of the revolutionary double-coil “humbucking” pickup invented by Gibson’s own Seth Lover in 1957 and you can clearly see that Gibson has dramatically influenced the evolution of popular music in all genres, from the warm jazz tones of Charlie Christian, to the world-shaking rockabilly of Scotty Moore and the crunching rock of Jimmy Page. The pickups in the new limited edition Reverse Flying V are Gibson’s ’57 Classic humbuckers. With alnico II magnets and balanced coils, these pickups deliver an unmistakable vintage vibe with warm, rich tone. They are carefully hand-wound at Gibson USA in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tune-O-Matic Bridge
The tune-o-matic bridge, aslo known as the ABR-1, was the brainchild of legendary Gibson president Ted McCarty in 1954. At the time, it was a true revelation in intonation, and set a standard for simplicity and functionality that hsa never been bettered. This pioneering piece of hardware provides a firm seating for the strings, allowing the player to adjust and fine-tune the intonation and string height in a matter of minuets. It also yields a great union between the strings and body, which results in excellent tone and sustain. It is combined with a separate “stopbar” tailpiece, essentially a modified version of the earlier sustain. It is combined with a separate “stopbar” tailpiece, essentially a modified version oft he earlier wraparound bridge. To this day, the Tune-o-matic remains the industry standard. It is the epitome of forma nd function in electric guitar bridge design, and is one of the most revered and copied pieces of guitar hardware ever developed.

Electronics
When it comes to guitar electronics, less is definitely better. And that certainly holds true with Gibson’s new limited edition Reverse Flying V. Gibson has chosen to install only one volume control, which translates into less resistance between the pickup and the acutal output. This means you end up with nothing but pure tone from the pickup, and one flat-out screaming rock and roll machine.

Price: $1,999.00