I'm embarrassed to admit this, but

[St_Genesius]

It wasn't until very recently, and after years of off/on shopping for them, that I realized there were two distinctly different body shapes for the Flying V. I knew there were various control configurations, and pickguard shapes, and that only some of them had that cool V-shaped plate behind the bridge, but I never noticed the difference in the shape of the wood until a couple of weeks ago

 

[playas]

News to me too

 

[Hsb]

I can see the difference at the shoulders above the neck pickup, am I missing anything else. By the way , of the two, I like the looks of the yellow one best.

 

[beaubrummels]

later models had more of a neck join

 

[St_Genesius]

AFAIK, it's just the shape of the neck join/ shoulders.

I don't mind the extra shoulders on the '67, but all of the other changes were, imo, for the worse. They lost the cool tailpiece, totally effed up the control layout and made an...okay...pickguard shape WAY clunkier.

I can see the difference at the shoulders above the neck pickup, am I missing anything else. By the way , of the two, I like the looks of the yellow one best.

 

[ICTGoober]

There were 2 different body thicknesses, too.... Some were only as thick as an SG, others as thick as a Telecaster or non-carved Les Paul.

 

[Mincer]

I wonder if the sturdier neck joint was due to breakage? Or just a normal re-design.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

What doesn't show is that the originals (along with the Heritage series reissues and boutique builds) have a long tenon neck.
Doesn't affect actual tone character much (if at all) but it's sturdier and it ordinarily makes for a livelier guitar.

While I bought a korina Moderne in '82, I've never owned a Vee. Didn't realize some were thinner.

 

[St_Genesius]

I got an Epi Snow Falcon (67 shape, but a lot of other weirdnesses) for Xmas and have been so impressed by it I keep thinking about getting one of their '58s as well.

What doesn't show is that the originals (along with the Heritage series reissues and boutique builds) have a long tenon neck.
Doesn't affect actual tone character much (if at all) but it's sturdier and it ordinarily makes for a livelier guitar.

While I bought a korina Moderne in '82, I've never owned a Vee. Didn't realize some were thinner.

 

[beaubrummels]

I wonder if the sturdier neck joint was due to breakage? Or just a normal re-design.

In my experience, a thicker neck join improves tuning stability while playing. If I merely lean forward with my '65 Firebird (reissue), it goes out of tune. With an SG with the thicker neck join, it's stable no matter how you throw it around.

 

[Mincer]

In my experience, a thicker neck join improves tuning stability while playing. If I merely lean forward with my '65 Firebird (reissue), it goes out of tune. With an SG with the thicker neck join, it's stable no matter how you throw it around.

Yeah, I was just wondering if stability was an issue that frequently came up.

 

[Bill Dennis]

THRASH HIM!!!!!

 

[Demanic]

Neither of those v's are pointy enough.

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[NegativeEase]

It wasn't until very recently, and after years of off/on shopping for them, that I realized there were two distinctly different body shapes for the Flying V. I knew there were various control configurations, and pickguard shapes, and that only some of them had that cool V-shaped plate behind the bridge, but I never noticed the difference in the shape of the wood until a couple of weeks ago

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Don't feel bad, I've owned several vintage V's and noticed slight shoulder and thickness differences between a few but never put 2 and 2 together in any kind of knowledgeable sense.

 

[St_Genesius]

I probably should have specified that I was talking about Gibson (and direct descendents of their V designs). Obviously, other companies have made much more noticeable alterations to the shape of the body.

To the best of y recollection, the only pointier V I've actually played was a Jackson Rhoads. It seemed truly UNSUSTAINABLY pointy. Like there was no way I wasn't gonna blunt those tips by banging into something. It was also nearly as uncomfortable for me to play seated as most people say the normal V is.

Of course, now that I'm middle aged and getting thicker by the year, the more obvious choice would be the Kerry King V...

Neither of those v's are pointy enough.

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