Metallica, Slayer and Judas Preist members to appear in new ‘Flying V’ guitar documentary
nme.comSlayer‘s Jerry King, Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine, Metallica‘s James Hetfield, Judas Preist‘s K.K. Downing and more, all of whom helped establish the guitar’s reputation as one of the most iconic instruments in metal.The Flying V was first manufactured by Gibson in 1958, along with other unconventionally-shaped, angular guitars like the Explorer and the Moderne.Initially unsuccessful, with only 100 originally manufactured and sold, original Flying Vs were eventually picked up by the likes of blues legend Albert King and The Kinks’ Dave Davies, and it re-entered production in 1967.In 2011, it was reported that one of the 100 original Flying Vs would be worth between $200,000 and $250,000.In the late 1970s the guitar’s extreme look stood out to a.
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