Here’s a well-priced, bona fide Flying V that’s loaded for bear: the Gibson Flying V B-2. This design takes the radical look and scorching tones of the standard V to unseen heights. A black-on-black finish and simplified control scheme, powered by twin high-gain Dirty Fingers pickups, ready this iconic axe for all forms of modern rock and metal. Just like the standard issue, the Flying V B-2 proudly features a mahogany body and neck for warmth and sustain, married to a comfortable, rosewood-topped SlimTaper mahogany neck that offers unfettered access to the highest frets. Whether you play rock or metal, no shredder’s collection is complete without a Gibson V. Arm yourself with the Gibson Flying V B-2.
You just can’t beat this SlimTaper neck
The Flying V B-2 gives you the smooth feel and fast action of Gibson’s SlimTaper profile neck. Early Les Pauls had huge necks, but by 1960, the neck underwent several modifications to become the standard SlimTaper carve. And when you add to that the ultra-smooth feel of its rosewood fingerboard, you get the best of both comfort and performance. In fact, the comfortable playability of its SlimTaper neck is, at least in part, the reason for the Flying V’s long-standing popularity on the metal scene.
Dirty Fingers ceramic pickups pack massive tone
The Flying V B-2 is loaded with Dirty Fingers neck and bridge humbuckers for in-your-face rhythms and attention-commanding leads. These overwound ceramic pickups are inspired by a pair of super-hot Gibson pickups from the 1970s, today packing endless sustain, an aggressive bite, and a buxom low end. The Flying V B-2’s Dirty Fingers feature adjustable pole pieces to allow each player to balance their own tonal contour from string to string. Wax potting minimizes the possibility of microphonic feedback (the bad kind).
Features:
- Comfortable, lightweight design lets you rock all night long
- Slim mahogany body won’t tax your back
- SlimTaper mahogany neck feels great and provides fast action
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays is visually clean and sonically rich
- High-output Dirty Fingers humbuckers equip the Flying V B-2 for modern forms of rock and metal
- Simplified control scheme
- Plek’d for precision playability