Gibson's new custom shop Zakk Wylde Bullseye Flying V took a lot of fans by surprise. Now that it's official, let's take a look at this limited edition guitar.
Body & Hardware:
– Solid mahogany body
– Ebony finish with white bullseye
– Nickel hardware
– Grover kidney tuners
– Floyd Rose tremolo
Neck & Headstock:
– 1-piece mahogany neck with black finish (updated)
– Rounded neck profile
– 24 3/4” scale length, 1 11/16” nut width
– 22 fret ebony fingerboard
– Pearl block inlays with single-ply white binding
– Custom-style headstock inlay
– Gold Zakk profi le on back of headstock
Electronics & Strings:
– EMG-81 and EMG-85 pickups
– 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch
Serialization:
– ZAKK XXX
Includes Custom Shop case, certifi cate of authenticity, custom care kit.
“Gibson Custom is proud to pay tribute to one of the most influential and distinctive guitarists of the past 20 years with the Zakk Wylde Flying V Custom, part of the Inspired By series. Gibson Custom and Zakk worked closely to build a guitar like no other—just like the guitarist it honors” its says in the product brochure.
According to the Gibson Custom forum, no more than 300 guitars are expected to be produced. Expect to pay around $4500USD.
UPDATE: If you can’t afford the high price tag, then you may be interested to know that Gibson have brought out a standard version: the Flying V Tremolo.
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I Want One!!!!
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this is an awsome guitar 🙂 wooo
I own a Gibson V 67 korina re-issue LTD loaded w/ EMG 81 & 85 and I cherish it! But after seeing this v, hey Zak, wanna trade?!