Gibson V-Factor X: If You Think About It, It's Really More Like An Upside-Down Y
To match my playing style, Gibson hooked me up with a custom V-Factor X guitar. It's the same as a regular V-Factor X, but I dropped it and replaced the vintage style tuners that broke off with cheaper tuners and bypassed a wiring problem with a matchbook.
Cosmetic alterations aside, it sounds the same. Hear it clean, here.
J. IRVING-GILES: Hi. I'm J. Irving-Giles here with Gearwire.Com and I have the Gibson V-Factor X with me. Gibson V-Factor X comes with two pickups. It's got the both ceramic humbuckers, one is the 500T and one is the 496R, and it's got Grover kidney tuners although as you see on my particular version, two of them have come off in a tragic accident. Also on this one, the electronics are kind of funny so we've got a temporary fix here by jamming a matchbook under the loose volume pot, and that for the most part keeps things in shape. It's got a three-way toggle switch here. It's mahogany body, mahogany neck, and a rosewood fingerboard, and let's start off. Let's give the bridge pickup a shot.
[J. IRVING-GILES PLAYING ON THE GIBSON V-FACTOR X, BRIDGE PICKUP]
All right, and switch that out. We'll try the middle position now. We'll get a blend of both.
[J. IRVING-GILES PLAYING ON THE GIBSON V-FACTOR X, BRIDGE AND NECK PICKUP]
And finally, the neck pickup.
[J. IRVING-GILES PLAYING ON THE GIBSON V-FACTOR X, NECK PICKUP]
All right. That's the Gibson Flying V. You've watching Gearwire.Com.
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Interesting information about activation
I think this board is the proper place to ask you about the activation proccess. My link is not working properly, do you know why it is happening? http://www.gearwire.com/?96346a76f7788fb9d1a9bb329b0,
Amp?
I really like the sound of the bottom end ... but I can't help but wonder if its partially the amp you're using. What are you plugging into?
It's going through a Line 6
It's going through a Line 6 Flextone III XL -- really stripped down clean setting.
I always thought flying v's
I always thought flying v's had terrible tone and this video supports that.
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