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Remember Nepco’s Danelectro-inspired V-style guitars? Well, Gibson has issued it a cease and desist, so you won’t see any more of them
By Matt Parker published
Nepco has pivoted away from V-style builds after Gibson’s lawyers got in touch. Now meet the next shape in line for the Dano-gone-lux treatment

Gibson’s Richie Faulkner Flying V Custom is finally here – and its first batch sold out in under 24 hours
By Matt Parker published
The Judas Priest guitar hero has teamed up with the Custom Shop’s finest for this extremely limited signature model

Gibson adds possibly the first ‘59 Les Paul reissue ever produced and a near-perfect ‘61 Les Paul SG Custom to Certified Vintage collection
By Matt Owen published
A '58 Black Beauty Les Paul Custom and Designer Series Flying V from 1985 are also included in the drop, which offers consumers the chance to own some of Gibson's rarest and most collectible guitars

Epiphone 1958 Korina Explorer and Flying V review
By Neville Marten published
This intriguing collaboration between Epiphone and Gibson’s fabled Custom Shop has produced faithful reproductions of two of the most brilliantly radical guitars ever devised

Gibson unveils the Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V, paying tribute to “one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time”
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The $15k Custom Shop model is Murphy Lab aged to match the guitar played on classic Metallica albums including Master of Puppets, …And Justice for All and The Black Album

Epiphone unveils mid-priced versions of Gibson's ultra-exclusive 1958 Korina Explorer and Flying V guitars
By Jackson Maxwell published
The new, mass-market versions of the ultra-rare models feature Gibson Burstbucker pickups, gold hardware and Korina bodies and necks

Gibson and Dave Mustaine team up once again for another, limited-edition Flying V EXP guitar
By Jackson Maxwell published
Aside from a handful of classy cosmetic updates, these new Mustaine Vs, notably, feature a familiar-looking string-through-body Chevron tailpiece

Gibson expands its Exclusives Collection with new-look Olive Drab '70s Flying V
By Matt Owen published
The axe, which joins the similarly styled Les Paul, Les Paul Special and ES-335 models, is available only from the official Gibson website
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