The Best V Guitar Of All Time.

[mmr007]

I still have mine and after some mods and a tons of shows with, it's still one of my favorite guitars and I've a lot of them.
I played it so much that the neck feel like home for me and this guitar will stay forever tune in B with some Blackouts.
My best friend have one too (Transform it to left handed ans silverburst) and both sound lound and clear unplugged, but we both have change the (hollow) plastic nut and tuners and the change was pretty drastic.

I'd be curious to see that custom burst finish your friend did.

 

[mmr007]

so....this guitar breaks every "rule" I have about Vs.
1. It is string thru
2. It doesn't have a pickguard
3. It has an ugly headstock
4. It's a dean
5. I (mostly) hate graphics on guitars (the Lynch ESP Skulls and Snakes being one notable exception)
6. I haven't cared about Megadeth or Mustaine since anything after Countdown...

BUT....I REALLY do love this guitar and would like to have one but I don't know that I wanna spend money for a USA made version (pricey) and import Deans I have played have not been to my liking. I recently thought several times about getting the lightning bolt Dime dean ML because....Dime (I actually hate the shape of the guitar) but the import version felt like it was made of balsa wood so my impression of import Dean has not improved.

I guess I'll stick with the more traditional Vs anyway. When I was kid I loved the "METAL" look of the Gibson (and Hamer) Vs of KK Downing (before he went to the custom mini-V that was covered in brass buttons like the arm of an old fashioned sofa)... and it worked for early Metallica and the thrash bands and yet is equally at home on your lap in a jazz club so....

 

[Ataraxia2320]

I have pretty much the same rules and I hate the headstock too, but damn I also really like the look of that particular V also. You're not alone.

 

[Kagami]

I don't know about the best of all time, but the ESP Sexy Finger V-II gets points for style:

I've got the red version of this and it is a nice guitar, not entirely convinced on the middle pickup though.

 

[Korneo]

I'd be curious to see that custom burst finish your friend did.

It's pretty hard to find a pic but this is one live

 

[maliciousteve]

how about this one

I love these, the orange/red flamed model too. I've only ever seen one in a store about 20 years ago. A shame they were so rare and so expensive.

 

[mmr007]

It's pretty hard to find a pic but this is one live

Nice. Thanks for posting. Making it a lefty really worked out. Now it has a true reverse headstock. It's cool that he moved the input jack to the opposing wing to maintain the functionality of having it on the upper rather than lower wing once flipped. BTW your friend looks like Dave Murray

 

[Mboogie7]

I love these, the orange/red flamed model too. I've only ever seen one in a store about 20 years ago. A shame they were so rare and so expensive.

Same man. I remember back in 2003 in a guitar world, they had a picture of the that V and his grinch viper. As a complete guitar newb at that time, those were the holy grail guitars for me.

 

[Musiscience]

So funny story. That was gonna be the sig guitar of Morgan Lander of Kittie but she turned it down. They then gave it to Dave

That's interesting!

I played one way back (mid 2000?) and really liked it. Never knew at the time it was Mustaine sig, the sales person just put one in my hands like: try this out!.

 

[remorse is for the dead]

The best V I've seen is that from that one guy who posts here. A Jackson RR with a reversed headstock. Has two, I think.

 

[manu80]

I read too fast I saw Logan mader instead of Morgan Lander. !!! An alias maybe ?

 

[Seabeast2000]

 

[Zhysick]

That's not a V


THAT'S NOT A V



NOT

A

V

Ok, I like it anyway (if it didn't have the graphic)

 

[Seabeast2000]

That's not a V


THAT'S NOT A V



NOT

A

V

Ok, I like it anyway (if it didn't have the graphic)

It is an OSHA-approved V.

 

[exo]

I’m just gonna toss out the BCR JRV7 as a sleeper nominee, this one is mine (and apologies for needing to give it a nice clean and polish....)

 

[BigViolin]

It is an OSHA-approved V.

That's it, from now on all non pointy Vs will be referred to as "safety Vs".

And no more running onstage with the pointies!

 

[Crumbling]

Why is it called a Jr.V anyway? Those things are massive.

Great looking finish though, I'm a sucker for purple, and unlike the new ones it isn't blinged out in Abalone.

 

[odibrom]

Just found this one for sale in facebook, thought it deserved a spot in this thread. The link is - https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/1303530460005659/?media_id=0&ref=share_attachment

The sale was posted on the Ibanez buy/sell group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/839134716183601/

 

[mmr007]

Just found this one for sale in facebook, thought it deserved a spot in this thread. The link is - https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/1303530460005659/?media_id=0&ref=share_attachment

The sale was posted on the Ibanez buy/sell group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/839134716183601/

why does it have scratch plates in the only places that would never see scratches?

 

[Wuuthrad]